Wake Forest University
Arizona
Wake Forest Downs Arizona 70-58
11/26/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 26, 2013
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By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWBB)
TUCSON, Ariz. - Chelsea Douglas scored 22 points and Dearica Hamby chipped-in with 18 as Wake Forest claimed its first road victory of the season with a 70-58 win at Arizona.
The win improves the Deacs to 4-2 on the season while Arizona drops to 1-5.
Douglas hit five three-pointers and dished-out a team-high tying four assists in the game. Hamby notched her fourth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four steals and two blocks.
Freshmen Ataijah Taylor and Jill Brunori also had good games for the Deacs. Taylor scored nine points and grabbed a season-high five rebounds. Brunori finished with eight points, two rebounds and one block.
Senior Lindsy Wright gave the Deacons great minutes off the bench. She finished with five points on 2-of-2 from the floor and also grabbed a pair of rebounds.
Kama Griffitts led the Wildcats with 16 points on 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. Erica Barnes went 9-of-10 from the free throw line and finished with 15 points and three rebounds.
The Deacs had another solid game shooting the ball, making over 45 percent from the floor. They also stepped-up on the defensive end and held Arizona to just 28.8 percent shooting and forced 16 turnovers.
Both teams opened the game 2-of-10 from the floor and were tied 7-7 at the 12:10 mark. Wake led 15-14 at the under-eight media timeout before a pair of Douglas threes and a lay-in by Brunori pushed the Deacon lead out to 23-14. Arizona then closed the half on a 9-4 run over the final five minutes to send the teams to the locker room with the Deacs in front 27-23.
Douglas led all scorers at the break with nine points. After a slow start, the Deacs shot 33 percent in the opening half while holding Arizona to just 21 percent.
The game stayed close at the onset of the second half before Arizona got some momentum from the crowd and pulled within one at 40-39 with just under 15 minutes to play. A three-pointer by Douglas then sparked a 15-1 run that gave the Deacons an insurmountable 55-40 lead with 8:58 to play. Douglas started the run with a three and also capped the run with a three from the top of the key. Wright and Hamby also had lay-ins during the spurt.
The Wildcats climbed back within six at 58-52 but Hamby converted on four-straight lay-ins off of feeds from Douglas and Millesa Calicott to shove the lead right back out to 66-52 with 2:06 left. The Deacons then sealed the game at the line and picked-up their first road win of the season.
Wake Forest will now head north to Reno, Nev., for the John Ascuaga's Nugget Classic this weekend hosted by Nevada. The Deacons will open the tournament on Friday, Nov. 29, against No. 20 Cal and will then play either Nevada or Idaho on Saturday, Nov. 30. Tip off for the game against Cal is set for 10:30 p.m. ET.
