Women's Basketball Game Notes - Wake Forest vs. Howard
12/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 15, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest finishes out its three-game home stand by hosting Howard on Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Tip off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
How to Catch the Game
• The game will be streamed live online on WakeForestSports.com and can also be heard on the Wake Forest Sports Network from IMG College. Cabell Philpott (play-by-play) and Roper Halverson (analyst) will have the call.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest dropped just its second game of the season to No. 22 Delaware 70-57 last Sunday.
• The game was tied 36-36 at halftime but the Blue Hens held Wake without a field for over an 11 minute span in the second half. UD went on a 19-3 run to build an insurmountable 16-point lead.
• Delaware's Elena Delle Donne, the nation's leading scoring, had 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
• The Deacs were led by sophomore point guard Chelsea Douglas, who finished with 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc.
• Senior Secily Ray and junior Sandra Garcia each chipped-in with 10 points while sophomore Lindsy Wright grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Meet the Bison
• Howard is 4-5 on the season but has started MEAC play with a pair of victories.
• The Bison come into the game winners of their last three, including a 60-50 victory over Navy last Sunday.
• Junior guard Tamoria Holmes led HU with a season-high 27 points in the win over Navy.
• Holmes leads the team in scoring at 18.2 points per game and has dished-out 25 assists.
• Inside, Saadia Doyle is averaging nearly a double-double with 14.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
• Howard head coach Niki Reid Geckeler is in her fourth season with the Bison. She has an overall record of 45-59. Reid Geckeler graduated from Georgetown and was an assistant coach for the Hoyas alongside current Demon Deacon assistant coaches Natasha Adair and Bob Clark from 1998-2002.
Series History
• This will be just the second meeting all-time between Howard and Wake Forest.
• The Deacs won the only previous meeting, 82-66, in the 1990-91 season-opener. That game was played at the VCU Invitational in Richmond, Va.
Next Up...
• The Demon Deacons will head out on the road for just the second time this season to take on SMU. The game is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 21 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
