Women's Basketball Game Notes -- Wake Forest vs. Kansas

Nov. 16, 2012

Wake Forest will head to Lawrence, Kan. to take on the Kansas Jayhawks on Sunday, Nov. 18.
Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. ET at Allen Fieldhouse.

Where to Listen

Sunday's game will be broadcasted online at WakeForestSports.com. Athletic Communications intern Nick Sebesta will have the call.

Last Time Out

The Demon Deacons held on down the stretch and survived a last-second three-point attempt to claim a 60-59 victory over UNC Wilmington last Wednesday.
Senior Lakevia Boykin led four Deacons in double-figures with 18 points on 3-of-8 from the beyond the arc.
Junior point guard Chelsea Douglas finished with 14 points and three assists. She leads the team with a scoring average of just over 18 points per game.
Sophomore Dearica Hamby had a solid all-around game for the Deacs, scoring 10 points, grabbing eight rebounds, notching six steals and dishing out three assists.
UNC Wilmington's last lead was with 14:20 to play in the first half but the Seahawks were within striking distance all game.
A missed free throw on the Deacons' end led to a final possession for the Seahawks with 25 seconds left. Tawanna Lee found herself open on the wing but her three-pointer as time expired rimmed-out.

Today's Opponent

Kansas has started the season 2-0 with win overs Idaho State and Southeast Missouri State.
Carolyn Davis scored 27 points on 12-of-16 from the floor in the Jayhawks 68-58 victory over Southeast Missouri State last Wednesday.
Davis leads the team in scoring at 18.5 points per game.
Tania Jackson has averaged nearly a double-double through the first two games with nine points and 10 rebounds per contest.
Kansas is coming off a 21-13 season a year ago which featured a run to the Sweet 16.

Series History

This will be just the third all-time meeting between the two schools.
Kansas has won each of the previous two meetings.
In last year's contest, a runner by Jayhawk Kenna Mays with five seconds remaining allowed Kansas to sneak out of Winston-Salem with a 74-73 victory.

Next Up...

There will be no rest as the Deacons will have one day off before heading to the US Virgin Islands for the 2012 Paradise Jam on Tuesday.
Wake Forest will practice on Wednesday before opening the tournament on Thursday. No. 2 Connecticut. Wake will then play No. 14 Purdue on Friday and Marist on Saturday.
The Deacons are 0-2 all-time against UConn, 2-1 all-time against Purdue and will be meeting Marist for the first time.

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