Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Norfolk State

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest vs. Norfolk State
Game 13	Sunday, Dec. 30, 1:00 p.m.
Coverage	Live Video \| 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 closes out the 2018 calendar year and wraps up nonconference play on Sunday, Dec. 30, as the Demon Deacons play host to Norfolk State
• Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m. inside the LJVM Coliseum.

Last Time Out
• The Deacs won their fifth consecutive game and improved to 8-4 on the year with a 58-44 victory over South Carolina State
• Alex Sharp had her second consecutive double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Ona Udoh tallied her team-leading fourth double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Deacs past the Bulldogs.
• Elisa Penna added a game-high 16 points while the Demon Deacons held South Carolina State to 25.4 percent shooting for the game.

Wake Forest Storylines
• Ona Udoh is third in the league (12th nationally) in field goal percentage, shooting 63.2 percent from the field. She is third in rebounding at 10.0 boards per game and second in blocked shots (2.0).
• Gina Conti ranks second in the ACC in assists per game (5.5) and leads the league in minutes played per game (36.2). She is one of three Deacs to rank in the top six in the ACC in minutes per game, joined by Elisa Penna (5th - 34.4) and Raca (6th - 34.0). Her 66 total assists are 21st in the country.
• Elisa Penna is 13th in the ACC in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game.

Opponent & Series History
• Norfolk State is 5-7 on the year behind fourth-year head coach Larry Vickers.
• Sunday will mark just the second meeting all-time between the two schools, with Wake Forest claiming a 75-46 home victory back in 2002.
• La'Deja James leads Norfolk State's offense, averaging 12.1 points per game.
• In the paint, Khadedra Croker ranks fifth in program history in career blocked shots with 107.

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Players Mentioned

Gina Conti

Elisa Penna

Alex Sharp

Ona Udoh

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