Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest at Virginia
1/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Gameday Central >> Wake Forest at Virginia | ||
| Game 16 | Thursday, January 8, 7:00 p.m. | |
| Location | Charlottesville, Va. (JPJ Arena) | |
| Coverage |  | Live Video  | |
| Game Notes | Women's Basketball Game Notes  | |
| Twitter Updates | @WakeWBB  | |
Wake Forest at Virginia >>
• Wake Forest travels to Charlottesville to face Virginia on Jan. 8.
• Tip-off at 7 p.m. at JPJ Arena.
Last Time Out >>
• Wake Forest opened ACC play with a 70-63 loss at No. 10 Duke.
• Wake Forest started the game on fire, opening up a 10-0 lead through the first four and a half minutes of play and led by as many as 16 points in the first half.
• Ataijah Taylor had a career-high eight assists and tied her season high with 11 points.
• Dearica Hamby finished one rebound short of a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.
• Nicole Floyd scored in double figures for the fifth time in the last six games.
• Duke has won the last 41 meetings with Wake Forest with the last Demon Deacon win coming in the 1993 ACC Tournament.
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 10 of Wake Forest's 15 games. She is the only player to start all 13 games this season.
• Dearica Hamby is third in the ACC in scoring (20.3 ppg) and is third in rebounding (10.4 rpg).
Series History >>
• The Cavaliers lead the all-time series 64-5, including a 29-2 record in Charlottesville, Va.
• Wake Forest last traveled to Virginia on Feb. 25, 2013 and beat the Cavaliers 73-68.
• The last five meetings between the teams have all been decided by six points or less.
Next Up... >>
• 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.
• This is the first-ever meeting between Wake Forest and Louisville, the ACC's newest member.
• The Cardinals are 2-0 in league play with wins over Georgia Tech and Pitt.
