Women's Basketball Game Notes - Wake Forest vs. Minnesota
11/30/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 30, 2011
Wake Forest will host Minnesota on Thursday, Dec. 1 as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Tip off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
• Wake Forest head coach Mike Petersen is looking to become the all-time winningest women's basketball coach in school-history. Petersen is currently tied with Joe Sanchez with 109 career victories at Wake Forest.
How to Catch the Game
• The game will be streamed live online on WakeForestSports.com. Alex Vispoli will call the action while Roper Halverson will be the analyst for the broadcast.
Last Time Out
• The Demon Deacons capped their Thanksgiving with an 83-54 victory over visiting Jacksonville.
• Wake got off to a bit of a sluggish start but a 15-0 run midway through the opening half set the tone for the rest of the game.
• Sandra Garcia enjoyed her best game of the young season, finishing with a game-high 20 on 10-of-12 from the floor.
• Junior forward Asia Williams provided a spark off the bench, scoring 15 points and dishing out four assists.
• Point guard Chelsea Douglas dished-out a career-high seven assists to go along with her three steals and four rebounds.
Meet the Golden Gophers
• Minnesota comes into the game with a record of 4-3 overall.
• The Golden Gophers went 1-1 at the St. Mary's Hilton Tournament in Moraga, Calif., last weekend.
• Kiara Buford is leading the Gophers offensively, averaging 12.9 points per game. She has made as many field goals (29) as she has free throws (29) so far this season. • Rachel Banham is also averaging in double-figures with 11.6 points per game to go along with a team-high 24 assists.
• Head coach Pam Borton is in her 10th season with the Golden Gophers. She has a career-record of 181-111 at Minnesota.
Series History
• This will be the first-ever meeting between Wake Forest and Minnesota on the hardwood and it will also be the first meeting for the Demon Deacons against a team from the state of Minnesota.
• Wake Forest holds a 4-8 record all-time against teams from the Big Ten.
Next Up...
• Wake Forest will head out on the road for the first time this season when it travels to Seton Hall on Sunday, Dec. 4. The game is set to tip-off at 1:00 p.m.
• Wake Forest lost it's only previous meeting with Seton Hall back in 1990.
