Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Coppin State & Kansas
11/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 18, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest will continue the home stand this weekend with a pair of games. The Deacs host Coppin State on Friday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. and Kansas on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2:00 p.m. Both game will be at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
How to Catch the Game
• Cabell Phillpot (play-by-play) and Roper Halverson (color) will call the action for both. Friday's game can be heard on the Wake Forest IMG College Sports Network.
• Both games will also be streamed live online at WakeForestSports.com.
Last Time Out
• The Demon Deacons opened the regular season with an 88-54 victory over visiting Monmouth.
• A 13-2 run over the last five minutes of the first half helped Wake build a 22-point halftime lead. The Hawks cut the lead back down to 12 in the first three minutes of the second half but a 22-7 Deacon run put the game away.
• Secily Ray recorded her 11th-career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
• 12 of the 14 Demon Deacons that played in the game scored at least one point.
Meet the Eagles
• Coppin State is coming off a 13-17 season in 2010-11 and has started this year 1-1.
• The Eagles lost their opening game to Robert Morris but rebounded with a 68-60 victory over Maryland-Baltimore Country on Wednesday.
• CSU returns all five starters from last season, including MEAC Rookie of the Year Larrisa Carter.
• The Eagles are coached by Derek Brown, who is in his 13th season at CSU and has a career record of 194-158.
• Wake Forest holds a 5-0 record all-time against Coppin State.
Meet the Jawhawks
• Kansas comes into the weekend at 2-0 on the year after wins over Western Michigan and Creighton.
• The Jayhawks return four of five starters from a team that went 21-13 a year ago and made an appearance in the WNIT.
• Kansas head coach .Bonnie Henrickson is in her eighth season and has a career-mark of 119-108.
• Kansas won the only meeting with Wake Forest 105-100 in overtime in 1988.
Next Up...
• The Demon Deacons will continue their home stand next week when they host Mercer on Nov. 23 and Jacksonville on Nov. 25.
