Game Notes: Wake Forest vs. Marquette

Nov. 8, 2013

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Wake Forest will open the 2013-14 season on the road as it travels to Milwaukee, Wisc., to take on Marquette on Saturday, Nov. 9.
The game is set to tip off at 2:00 p.m. ET from the Al McGuire Center.

Last Time Out

The Demon Deacons fell to Wingate in exhibition action last Saturday 69-66 at the Joel Coliseum.
Dearica Hamby posted a double-double of 20 points and 17 rebounds. She also had two blocks and five steals.
Senior point guard Chelsea Douglas made five three-pointers and finished with 25 points, six rebounds and three assists.
The Deacons trailed by eight at halftime and by as many as 11 in the second half but used a 15-3 run to take a 56-55 lead with 6:32 to play in the game.
Wingate hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with just over a minute to play to take a 66-64 lead and held on in the waning seconds.

Wake Forest Storylines

Senior Chelsea Douglas is the top-returning scoring point guard in the ACC. She is currently 17th in school history with 1,134 career points and is also 4th with 171 career three-pointers.
The Demon Deacons are opening the season on the road for the first time since 2004. Wake is 9-1 all-time in season-openers on the road with its only loss coming in 1981.
Head coach Jen Hoover is in her second season at the helm of the program.

The Opposition

Marquette is coming off a 16-16 season that saw the Golden Eagles make a WNIT Tournament appearance.
Marquette returns nine letterwinnwers, including four starters, and five of its top-six scorers from a year ago.
The Golden Eagles were 7-9 in the BIG EAST last season and were picked to finish fifth in the conference's preseason poll this year.

Series History

This will be just the second meeting all-time between Wake Forest and Marquette.
The Demon Deacons won the first meeting 92-45 in a neutral site matchup in Deland, Fla., on Jan. 6, 1986. Amy Privette scored 20 points and dished-out seven assists in the win.

Next Up...

The Demon Deacons will host Campbell in their home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Wake Forest won last year's meeting with the Fighting Camels 84-68 at the Joel Coliseum.

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