Deacons Open ACC Play Saturday Against Miami

Jan. 3, 2014

Wake Forest is riding a five-game win streak as it opens ACC play this Saturday at home against Miami.
Tip off is scheduled for 4 p.m. from the LJVM Coliseum.
Saturday is Youth Sports Day at the Joel and all fans wearing a youth sports jersey will receive free admission.
A live stream of the game can be found on WakeForestSports.com. Phil Brame and Roper Halverson will have the call.

Last Time Out

Behind a school-record 48 points from senior Chelsea Douglas, Wake Forest defeated Florida International 86-79 to win the FIU Sun & Fun Classic on Dec. 29.
Douglas scored 26 points in the first half and finished the game with a career-high and school-record nine three-pointers. Her 48 points were two-shy of the ACC record and her nine three-pointers tied the ACC single-game record.
Doulgas dueled all game with FIU's Jerica Coley, who was the nation's leader scorer a year ago. Coley finished the night with 47 points.
Junior Dearica Hamby scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for her eighth-straight double-double.

Wake Forest Storylines

Senior Chelsea Douglas scored a school-record 48 points against FIu on Dec. 29. She also made a school-record nine three-pointers in the game. 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 (21.5) and three-pointers made (49).
Dearica Hamby has notched a total of 11 double-doubles this season and has had a double-double in each of the last eight games. She was named to the All-Tournament Team at both the Nugget Classic and the FIU Sun & Fun Classic and is currently second in the ACC in scoring at 21.3 points per game.
Douglas is currently sixth in school history with 1,413 career points and also second with 220 career three-pointers.

The Opposition

Miami comes into the game with an 8-5 record after having fallen to Penn 67-66 at home on Jan. 1.
Caprice Dennis leads the team in scoring at 14.1 points per game.
Keyona Hayes (11.5) and Suriya McGuire (10.4) are the other two `Canes averaging in double-figures.

Series History

The Demon Deacons cling to a narrow 7-6 edge in the all-time series with Miami.
The Hurricanes have won three of the last four meetings with the lone Deacon win coming in the 2012 ACC Tournament when Wake knocked-off No. 7 Miami 81-74. That is still tied for the highest-ranked team Wake Forest has ever beaten.

Next Up...

Wake Forest hits the road to take on No. 8 Maryland on Thursday, Jan. 9.
The Terps have won 15-straight meetings between the two teams.
Wake Forest took Mayrland to the wire in the ACC Tournament last season, falling 92-81 in overtime.

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