Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. James Madison

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest vs. James Madison
Game 11	Monday, Dec. 17, 11:00 a.m.
Coverage	Live Stats
Location	Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum) - Facility Info \| Tickets
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @WakeW BB

The Matchup
• The Wake Forest women's basketball team returns to action following an eight-day break for final examinations to face James Madison on Monday, Dec. 17, in the team's annual School Day game.
• Last year in the Deacs' School Day game, the team welcomed a record-setting 10,011 fans to the LJVM Coliseum as Wake Forest defeated Charlotte, 71-69, on Ariel Stephenson's game-winning layup with two seconds remaining.

Last Time Out
• The Deacs won their third consecutive game and improved to 6-4 on the year with 78-67 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on Sunday, Dec. 8.
• Ona Udoh recorded her second double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while going 7-of-8 from the field. Elisa Penna added a team-high 23 points while Ivana Raca contributed 15 points.
• Gina Conti dished out nine assists, her second game of nine assists this year.

Wake Forest Storylines
• Ona Udoh leads the league in field goal percentage and ranks eighth nationally, shooting 65.4 percent from the field to average 11.5 points per game. She is fifth in rebounding at 9.2 boards per game and fourth in blocked shots (1.8).
• Elisa Penna is 11th in the ACC in scoring, averaging 16.3 points per game.
• Gina Conti ranks second in the ACC in assists per game (5.6) and leads the league in minutes played per game (36.3). She is one of three Deacs to rank in the top eight in the ACC in minutes per game, joined by Elisa Penna (2nd - 35.6) and Raca (8th - 34.1). Her 56 total assists are 21st in the country.

Opponent & Series History
• James Madison enters Monday's game 6-2 overall and are led by third-year head coach Sean O'Regan.
• Kamiah Smalls leads the Dukes, averaging a team-best 19.4 points per game.
• James Madison leads the all-time series, 6-4, and has won four consecutive meetings between the two schools.

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Players Mentioned

Gina Conti

Elisa Penna

Ivana Raca

Ariel Stephenson

Ona Udoh

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