Post Game Notes
12/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 21, 2003
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Wake Forest Postgame Notes
Dec. 21, 2003 -- vs. East Carolina
Wake Forest's loss this afternoon ...
... Gives the Deacs a record of 6-4 on the season
... Snaps the Demon Deacons' winning streak at three games
... Improves the Pirates winning streak in the all-time series to three games
... Drops the Deacs to 2-6 all-time against East Carolina
... Drops the Demon Deacons to 11-12 all-time against current members of Conference USA
... Gives Curtis an all-time record to 223-266
... Improves Curtis' record at Wake Forest to 61-116
... Makes the Demon Deacons 346-470 all-time
Sophomore Liz Strunk
... Strunk, who missed all six of her field goal attempts against Princeton on Dec.19, knocked down her first two shots against East Carolina on Sunday.
... After scoring double figures in six of the first eight games, Strunk has failed to reach 10 points in each of the last two games.
Redshirt Freshman Porsche' Jones
... Jones made her fourth consecutive start at point guard.
... The Deacs are 3-1 since Jones entered the starting lineup.
... Jones connected on a pair of 3-point field goals in the first half and three in the game against ECU. It was Jones' first ever game with more than a single 3-pointer.
... Jones established a new career high with 12 points on Sunday against East Carolina. Her previous career high was nine points against Florida A&M on Dec.15.
Senior Tonia Brown
... Brown entered the game with East Carolina on a streak of five consecutive games with double figure points, but the senior managed just seven points against the Pirates.
... With her seven points on Sunday against East Carolina, Brown moved over 900 points for her career. Brown has 902 points in a Demon Deacon uniform.
Junior Erin Ferrell
... With her 18 points on Sunday against East Carolina, Ferrell has now registered double figures in five consecutive games.
... The 18 points were a career-high for Ferrell, besting her previous high of 16 points.
Miscellaneous Notes
... Wake Forest used a three-guard lineup (Tonia Brown, Bianca Brown, Porsche' Jones) for the fourth consecutive game. The Deacs are 3-1 since going to the three-guard lineup.
... With the game Sunday afternoon against East Carolina, Wake Forest finished up a stretch of four games in eight days.
... East Carolina entered the game among the nation's best with a +10.3 rebounding advantage, but the Deacs out-rebounded the Pirates, 35-34, including 18-10 on the offensive glass.
... Wake Forest forced 29 East Carolina turnovers. The Deacs have forced 66 turnovers in the past three games.
... The 23 first half points were tied for fewest by Wake Forest in any first half. The Deacs managed only 23 points in the opening half against Duke on Dec. 5.
... The 32-23 halftime deficit Sunday against East Carolina was only the second time that the Deacs trailed at halftime all season. Wake Forest trailed Duke, 42-23, at intermission on Dec. 5.
... The Demon Deacons managed only seven assists in the entire game against Princeton on Dec.19, but the Deacs equalled that number in the first half against East Carolina.
... Wake Forest will not return to action until Saturday, December 28-29 at the Lady Luck Classic in Blacksburg, Va.