Wake Forest University
Charlotte
Hamby Leads Wake Forest Past Charlotte
11/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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By Erika Carrubba, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWBB)
CANCUN, Mexico - Dearica Hamby recorded her third double-double of the season to lead Wake Forest past Charlotte, 65-58, on Friday at the Cancun Challenge.
The Demon Deacons (5-1) trailed by as many as 11 points before they rallied past the 49ers in the final six minutes of the game. Hamby filled the stat sheet with 25 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block. She was 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
Wake Forest scored nearly half its points off Charlotte turnovers, totaling 30 points off 24 Charlotte turnovers.
Freshman Taylor Gordon added eight points and senior Millesa Calicott chipped in seven points including a timely three-pointer late in the second half.
The Demon Deacons stormed out to a 11-0 lead in the first three minutes. Gordon capped the run with a three-pointer from the left corner. Charlotte got hot from the perimeter and used back-to-back threes from Ciara Gregory to take a 16-15 lead midway through the half.
Hamby hit a jumper to keep Wake Forest within one, 17-18, but it was the last field goal for the Deacons for over two minutes as Charlotte opened up a 28-17 lead. Mykia Jones scored the last basket of the half, a layup with just under a minute remaining to cut Charlotte's lead to 35-29 at halftime. The 49ers were 7-of-13 from three-point range in the opening half.
Wake Forest scored the first six points of the second half to tie the game 35-35. It was the first of four ties in the second half. The Deacons took the lead for good with just over five minutes left in the game when Jones found Hamby down low for a layup that put Wake Forest in the lead, 51-49.
Calicott gave Wake Forest its biggest lead of the day, 58-49, when she hit a three-pointer from the left corner. Charlotte answered with a seven-point run to get within two with less than a minute remaining. The 49ers were forced to foul to extend the game and Calicott and Hamby both hit their free throws to secure the 65-58 victory.
The Deacons kept Charlotte scoreless from three-point range in the second half.
NOTES:
• Hamby recorded her third double-double of the season and the 28th of her career.
• It was the fourth 20-point performance for Hamby this season.
• Wake Forest scored 30 points off 24 Charlotte turnovers, accounting for nearly half the Deacs' 65 points.
• Charlotte shot 53.8 percent (7-13) from three-point range in the first half but the Deacons kept them scoreless from beyond the arc (0-3) in the second half.
NEXT UP
• Wake Forest will wrap up the Cancun Challenge against Montana on Saturday at 6 p.m.
• This is the first-ever meeting between Wake Forest and Montana.
