Wake Forest Athletics
Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. No. 6/7 Louisville
1/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Gameday Central >> Wake Forest vs. No. 6 Louisville | |
| Game 17 | Sunday, January 11, 2:00 p.m. |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum) - Facility Information | Tickets |
| Coverage |  | Live Video  |
| Game Notes | Women's Basketball Game Notes  |
| Twitter Updates | @WakeWBB  |
Wake Forest Hosts No. 6 Louisville >>
• Wake Forest hosts No. 6/7 Louisville in the ACC home opener on Sunday.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. at LJVM Coliseum.
Last Time Out >>
• Virginia's Mikayla Venson made two free throws with one second on the clock to beat Wake Forest 72-70 on Thursday in ACC play.
• Wake Forest led by five with three minutes remaining in the game. Venson scored eight-straight Cavalier points, including back-to-back three pointers to give Virginia a 70-69 lead with 1:09 to play. Dearica Hamby made the first of two free-throw attempts to tie the game 70-70.
• The Demon Deacons had the ball with 17.2 second remaining but Sarah Imovbioh stole the ball from Nicole Floyd. Floyd hustled to get back on defense but fouled Venson with one second on the clock. Venson made both free throws and Wake Forest's look at a last-second three came up short.
• Hamby led Wake Forest with 27 points on 12-of-18 shooting from the floor.
• Amber Campbell scored a career-high 18 points, including 16 in the second half. Campbell also had a career-high eight rebounds.
• Kelila Atkinson added 12 points and six assists.
• The last six meetings between Wake Forest and Virginia have been decided by six points or less
• Wake Forest outscored Virginia 52-20 in the paint. The Demon Deacons scored 26 of their 31 first half points in the paint.
Wake Forest Storylines >>
• Dearica Hamby grabbed her 800th career rebound in the win over American. She is just the 4th Demon Deacon to record 1,000 career points and 800 career rebounds along with Jen Hoover, Tracy Connor and Secily Ray.
• Dearica Hamby has been named to all three preseason watch lists for National Player of the Year. In addition to the Naismith, she is on the Wade Watch and Wooden lists.
• Dearica Hamby has seven double-doubles this season and 32 for her career.
• Freshman Amber Campbell has scored in double-figures in 11 of Wake Forest's 16 games. She is the only player to start all 16 games this season.
• Dearica Hamby is second in the ACC in scoring (20.7 ppg) and is third in rebounding (10.1 rpg).
Series History >>
• This is the first-ever meeting between Wake Forest and Louisville, the ACC's newest member.
Next Up... >>
• Wake Forest heads back on the road for a midweek ACC contest at Syracuse.
• Thursday's tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.
• This is just the second-ever meeting between Wake Forest and Syracuse.
• The Orange beat Wake Forest 64-54 last year in the final game of the regular season at LJVM Coliseum.
