Deacons Look To Get Back On Track Against Belmont

Dec. 3, 2013

Deacs Look to get back on Track against Belmont

After a pair of losses out west, Wake Forest returns home looking to get on track against Belmont.
The game is set to tip off at 7 p.m. ET from the LJVM Coliseum.
A live stream of the game can be found on WakeForestSports.com. Cabell Philpott and Roper Halverson will have the call.

Last Time Out

A late second half rally by the Demon Deacons came up a little short as host Nevada hung on for a 95-87 victory last Saturday at the Lawlor Events Center.
Playing the majority of the second half without Chelsea Douglas, the Demon Deacons cut an 18-point deficit down to three on a couple of occasions but wasn't able to get over the hump.
Junior forward Dearica Hamby scored 25 points and had 10 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season.
Fellow junior Millesa Calicott made a career-best five three pointers and finished with a career-high 17 points. She also grabbed three rebounds and dished-out a pair of assists.
Freshman Mykia Jones had her best game of the season, making three three-pointers, dishing-out five assists and netting 13 points - all season-highs.

Wake Forest Storylines

Dearica Hamby has notched double-doubles in each of the last four games and has six double-doubles this season. She was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Nugget Classic and currently leads the ACC in scoring at 20.8 points per game.
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 second in the ACC in scoring (20.3) and three-pointers made (29).
Douglas is currently 10th in school history with 1,296 career points and also second with 200 career three-pointers.

The Opposition

Belmont comes into the game with a record of 3-5 overall.
The Bruins had a solid win at home on Nov. 24 against Kent State but fell in their last contest on the road at Georgia State.
Jordyn Luffman leads the team in every major category. She is scoring 15.0 points, grabbing 8.5 rebounds, dishing-out 2.1 assists per game while also notching 13 steals.
Katie Carroll is second in scoring at 8.6 points per contest.

Series History

Next Up...

Wake Forest break for final exams before returning to action at home on Monday, Dec. 16, against UNC Wilmington.
The Demon Deacons are 8-0 against The Seahawks, including a 60-59 victory last season.

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