Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. ETSU
11/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Gameday Central - Wake Forest vs. ETSU | |
| vs. ETSU | Sunday, Nov. 15, 2:00 p.m. |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum) - Facility Information |
| Tickets | Buy Online |
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| Twitter Updates | @WakeWBB  |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | ETSU Notes (PDF) |
Wake forest Hosts ETSU
• The Demon Deacons host East Tennesse State University on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the LJVM Coliseum.
• The game is the second of three home games in five days to open the 2015-16 season.
Wake forest Storylines
• Wake Forest opened the season with a win for the 14th time in the last 16 seasons.
• Freshman Ariel Stephenson scored 21 points in her collegiate debut against LSU.
• Eight Demon Deacons saw action in the season-opening win over LSU. Four of the players were new to the program in freshmen Ariel Stephenson, Kortni Simmons and Destini Walker along with graduate transfer Keyonna Allen.
• Newcomes were responsible for 40 of Wake Forest's 60 points in the victory of the Tigers.
• The Demon Deacons were picked to finish 14th in the ACC this season by both the Blue Ribbon Panel and the coaches' preseason poll.
• Wake Forest posted a 13-20 record last season with a 2-14 mark in conference play, which tied the Demon Deacons for 14th in the conference.
• The Deacs made a run in the ACC Championship last year, posting victories in the first two rounds over Boston College and No. 22 Syracuse before dropping a nine-point game to Duke. With the wins, Wake Forest is the only team in the league to have won a game in the tournament each of the last seven seasons.
• Wake Forest is without All-American Dearica Hamby who graduated as the program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder. Hamby was the first Deac ever selected in the WNBA Draft when she went sixth overall to the San Antonio Stars.
Last time Out
• The Demon Deacons opened the 2015-16 season with a 60-57 win over LSU at home.
• Wake Forest has now won the season-opener 14 of the last 16 years.
• Freshman Ariel Stephenson led the Deacs with 21 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Kortni Simmons added 15 points and three assists. Simmons drained a pair of free throws with 10 second remaining to ice the game.
Series History
• Wake Forest holds a 5-2 advantage in the all-time series with ETSU.
• ETSU won the first two meetings between the two teams with Wake Forest claiming wins in the last five.
• The two schools last met on Dec. 28, 2008, a 72-66 home win for the Demon Deacons.
Next Time Out
• Wake Forest wraps up its string of three-straight home games with a Tuesday game against Davidson. The contest will tip-off at 7 p.m.
