Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest at Michigan
12/2/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Gameday Central >> Wake Forest at Michigan | |
| Game 8 | Wednesday, December 3, 7:00 p.m. |
| Location | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) |
| Coverage |  | BTN Plus  |
| Game Notes | Women's Basketball Game Notes  |
| Twitter Updates | @WakeWBB  |
Wake Forest travels to Michigan for ACC/Big Ten Challenge >>
• The Deacons travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to face Michigan as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• Tip-off on Wednesday is set for 7 p.m. at the Crisler Center.
• This will be the Demon Deacons' sixth appearance in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Wake holds a record of 2-3 in its previous five appearances. The Deacons last played in the challenge in the 2012-13 season when they fell at Illinois 95-82.
Last Time Out >>
• Dearica Hamby scored a career-high 40 points to lead Wake Forest to a 73-60 win over Montana at the Cancun Challenge.
• Hamby finished with a career-high 40 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor. She was 14-of-16 from the free-throw line and grabbed eight rebounds in the game.
• Freshman Amber Campbell added a career-high 17 points, five rebounds and four steals. Campbell scored 13 points in the second half including a crucial three-pointer that allowed Wake Forest to pull away from Montana.
• Hamby and Campbell were named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team..
Wake Forest Storylines >>
• Dearica Hamby was named the ACC Player of the Week after her 40-point performance against Montana. Hamby averaged 24.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in three games at the Cancun Challenge, including wins over Charlotte and Montana.
• Dearica Hamby has three double-doubles this season and 28 for her career.
• Freshman Amber Campbell has scored in double-figures in five of Wake Forest's first seven games.
• Sophomore Jill Brunori has started all 38 games in her career. Brunori's 38 consecutive starts is the longest streak for any active Wake Forest player.
• Dearica Hamby leads the ACC in scoring (24.8 ppg) and is fourth in rebounding (9.8 rpg). Jill Brunori leads the league with 3.6 assists per game.
Series History >>
• Michigan and Wake Forest also faced-off in the 2010-11 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Wolverines came out of the gate on fire and would shoot 66 percent for the game en route to a 91-58 victory on Dec. 1, 2010, in Ann Arbor. That was the only previous meeting between the two schools.
Next Up... >>
• Wake Forest returns home to host Arizona at the LJVM Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m.
• The Demon Deacons are 1-1 all-time against Arizona.
• Last year Wake Forest traveled to Tucson, Ariz. and picked up a 70-58 win over the Wildcats. Chelsea Douglas scored 22 points and Dearica Hamby chipped-in with 18 in the win.
