Women's Basketball Gameday -- Wake Forest vs. Virginia

Feb. 24, 2013

Wake Forest will be looking for a rare win in Charlottesville when it takes on the Cavaliers of Virginia on Monday evening.
Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. from John Paul Jones Arena.

Where to Watch & Listen

The game will be televised on the Regional Sports Network. Tom Werme (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) will have the call.
Audio of the game will also be streamed live online at WakeForestSports.com. Wake Forest Athletic Communications Intern Nick Sebesta will call the action.

Last Time Out

Georgia Tech used two big runs in the first half to take control and down Wake Forest 82-64 last Thursday evening in Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest senior Sandra Garcia notched her second-straight double-double with 16 points and a season-high 15 rebounds.
Lakevia Boykin was the other Deacon in double-figures as she finished with 14 points.
Asia Williams dished-out a game-high eight assists to go along with eight points, five rebounds and four steals.
The Deacons grabbed a season-high 50 rebounds, including a season-high 22 on the offensive end.

Monday's Opponent

Virginia enters the contest with a record of 15-11 overall and 7-8 in the conference.
The Cavaliers have lost five out of its last six games.
Ataira Franklin tops the team in scoring at 13.6 points per game and she has made a team-high 38 three-pointers. She has also blocked 17 shots and has 54 steals, both team highs.
Kelsey Wolfe was averaging over 10 points per game but suffered a knee injury and will miss the rest of the season.
Telia McCall is averaging 8.5 points per game and leads the team in rebounding at eight per contest.

Series History With Virginia

This will be the 68th all-time meeting between the two schools.
Virginia holds an astounding 63-4 edge in the series
Two of Wake Forest's four wins have come in the last five meetings.
Wake's lone win in Charlottesville came on Jan. 13, 1978.
Virginia had won 49-straight games in the series from 1979-2002 until Wake Forest stopped the skid with a 77-66 victory at home in 2003. That was the longest losing streak for the Deacons against any opponent.

Next Up...

Wake Forest returns home for Senior Night this Thursday against Virginia Tech.
The Deacons will honor its five seniors prior to the 6:30 p.m. tip off.
Virginia Tech won the first meeting of the season between the two teams in Blacksburg.

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