GAMEDAY: Deacons Seek Revenge Against The Pack

Feb. 5, 2014

Wake Forest will be looking to avenge an earlier loss when it takes on NC State in Raleigh this Thursday.
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. from Reynolds Coliseum.
The game will be broadcast on the Regional Sports Networks. Mike Hogewood (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) will have the call.

Last Time Out

Wake Forest enjoyed its largest margin of victory over a ranked team in program history as the Demon Deacons blew past No. 23/25 Florida State, 78-54, last Sunday.
It was an easy Sunday afternoon for the Deacs, who led wire-to-wire against an ACC for the first time since 2010.
Senior Chelsea Douglas led the Deacons with 32 points and four assists for her second-highest scoring game of the season. Fifteen of her points came from beyond the arc, where she shot 5-for-12.
Junior Dearica Hamby, who leads the ACC in scoring and rebounding, had 22 points and 10 rebounds for her 18th double-double this season.
Freshman Jill Brunori outperformed everyone on the boards, pulling down a season-high 15 rebounds to go along with six points.
The Deacons shot a season-best 50 percent from the floor and held FSU to just 33.8 percent. Wake also dominated on the boards 46-37 and limited the `Noles to 1-of-16 from beyond the arc.

Wake Forest Storylines

Dearica Hamby has notched a total of 18 double-doubles this season. She currently leads the ACC in scoring (21.2) and rebounding (11.3) and is just two double-doubles away from tying the school-record of 20 double-doubles in a season.
Senior Chelsea Douglas has moved into fifth place for career scoring in school history. She has 1,550 career points and is also second in school-history with 238 career three-point field goals.

The Opposition

The Wolfpack roll into the game with a 19-3 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the ACC.
NC State has won three-straight games and has not played since a 72-63 upset of No. 8/9 Maryland on Jan. 30.
The Pack leads the ACC in three-pointers per game at 7.9.
Markeisha Gatling tops the team in scoring at 16.9 ppg and leads the conference in field goal percentage, making over 69 percent of her shot attempts.
Myisha Goodwin-Coleman has made a team-best 63 three-pointers on the year.

Series History

Next Up...

Wake Forest heads to Pittsburgh this Sunday for its first ACC game against Pitt.
The two teams have met just one time previously with the Panthers taking a 53-46 victory on Dec. 28, 1998.

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