GAMEDAY: Wake Forest Hosts Virginia This Thursday

Jan. 29, 2014

Wake Forest returns home this week to host a pair of games starting with Virginia on Thursday.
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Joel 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

Wake Forest erased a nine-point deficit over the final 6:35 to pull-off a 56-50 comeback victory over Boston College on Jan. 26.
The Demon Deacon defense stepped-up down the stretch and held Boston College to just two points over the final six and a half minutes.
Junior Dearica Hamby notched her 16th double-double of the season, finishing with 21 points, 16 rebounds and four assists.
Senior Chelsea Douglas was 6-of-6 from the free throw line and finished with 18 points.
Junior guard Millesa Calicott also came-up big for the Deacs as her second three-pointer of the game gave Wake Forest a 49-48 with 2:30 to play. She finished the game with 10 points which is her first double-digit point game since Nov. 30, at Nevada.
Freshman Jill Brunori scored just three points but she held her own on the boards, grabbing nine rebounds.

Wake Forest Storylines

Dearica Hamby has notched a total of 16 double-doubles this season. She was named to the All-Tournament Team at both the Nugget Classic and the FIU Sun & Fun Classic and currently leads the ACC in scoring (21.1) and rebounding (11.5).
Senior Chelsea Douglas is just four points away from moving into the top-5 in school history in career scoring. She has 1,503 career points and is also second in school-history with 229 career three-point field goals.

The Opposition

Virginia is an even 10-10 on the year and 3-4 in the ACC after falling at Syracuse 84-75 last Sunday.
The Cavaliers' biggest win of the season was an 86-72 victory over No. 6 Maryland on Jan. 23.
Four Cavaliers are averaging over 10 points per game led by Ataira Franklin at 13.2 points per game.
Sarah Imovbioh is averaging 11.7 points per game and a team-leading 8.4 rebounds per game.

Series History

Virginia has dominated the all-time series with Wake Forest, winning 63 of the 68 meetings.
The Demon Deacons have won three of the games since 2010, including a 73-68 victory last season in Charlottesville.

Next Up...

Wake Forest remains at home to host Florida State this Sunday at 2 p.m.
Last season, the Demon Deacons knocked-off No. 18/22 Florida State in Tallahassee for its first victory over a ranked opponent on the road since 1996.

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