Deacons Face Tough Challenge Against No. 20 Cal

Nov. 28, 2013

The Demon Deacons will open the John Ascuaga's Nugget Classic against No. 20 California on Friday, Nov. 29.
The game is set to tip off at 10:30 p.m. ET from the Lawlor Events Center in Reno. Nev.

Last Time Out

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
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.
Freshman Ataijah Taylor scored nine points and grabbed a season-high five rebounds. Jill Brunori finished with eight points, two rebounds and one block.
The Deacs shot a season-best 45.6 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.

Wake Forest Storylines

Senior Chelsea Douglas was the first player in school history to score 20 or more points in the first three games of a season. She leads the ACC in scoring (23.0) and three-pointers made (26).
Douglas is currently 10th in school history with 1,272 career points and also second with 197 career three-pointers.
Dearica Hamby has notched four double-doubles this season and now has seven for her career.
The Demon Deacons have won 24 games against ranked teams. The last win came at 18/22 Florida State last season.

The opposition

Cal comes into the game with a record of 3-2 overall. The Golden Bears' losses came against No. 2 Duke and at George Washington.
Reshanda Gray tops the team in scoring at 16.4 points per contest. She led the Bears with a double-double against Northwestern in their game.
Courtney Range is grabbing over 11 rebounds per game and has 22 offensive boards.

Series History

Wake Forest and Cal have met just twice previously but not since 1999.
The Deacons have won both of the first two meetings including a 57-48 victory in Winston-Salem on Dec. 28, 1999.

Next Up...

Wake Forest play either Nevada or Idaho on Saturday, Nov. 30. on day two of the John Ascuaga's Nugget Classic.
The Deacs are 1-0 against Nevada and have never faced Idaho.

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