Wake Forest University
Nc Asheville
Women's Basketball Downs UNC Asheville, 76-46
12/18/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 18, 2001
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women??s basketball team improved its record to 5-4 with a 76-46 victory over UNC Asheville on Tuesday in front of a season-high crowd of 4,198 at Joel Coliseum.
As part of ??Middle School Day?? festivities, 3,500 youth from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and surrounding areas attended the game.
The win was Wake??s most lopsided of the season and widest margin of victory since defeating High Point, 74-43, two years ago (Dec. 15, 1999).
UNC Asheville drops to 0-9 with the loss.
Wake Forest jumped out early, building a 15-0 lead by the 15:14 mark. The Deacs led by as many as 29 points in the opening period before taking a 44-16 lead into halftime. Wake Forest totaled 41 rebounds by the break, more than their season game average (39.4).
??We knew we did not want this to be UNC Asheville??s first win, and we were pleased with our start,?? said Wake Forest head coach Charlene Curtis. ??The crowd with the middle-schoolers was great. We would love to have that kind of enthusiasm at every game.??
Every Deacon in uniform saw action and scored at least two points against the Bulldogs. Sophomore Tonia Brown (Roanoke, Va.) recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Junior Tiffani Listenbee (Clinton Township, Mich.) also posted double-figure scoring with 10 points.
Wake senior LaTisha Pearson (Birmingham, Ala.) also recorded career highs with eight rebounds and six points in 14 minutes of action off the bench. Sophomore Tracy Alston (Raleigh, N.C) tied her career high of 10 rebounds to go along with six points and four assists.
Wake Forest heads north later this week for games at Western Michigan (Dec. 21) and Valparaiso (Dec. 22). Both games are set to tip off at 7:00 p.m. The Demon Deacons?? next home game is Sunday, Dec. 30 at 1:00 p.m. against ACC rival NC State.
