Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest at Notre Dame
Game 16	Sunday, Jan. 13, 1:00 p.m.
Coverage	Live Video \| Live Stats
Location	Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion) - Facility Info
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @WakeW BB

The Matchup
• The Wake Forest women's basketball team hits the road for the first time in ACC play on Sunday, Jan. 13, as the Deacs travel to take on No. 1 Notre Dame.
• Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m. inside Purcell Pavilion. Sunday's game will be on ACC Network Extra.

Last Time Out
• The Deacs dropped a 65-64 decision to Boston College on Thursday, Jan. 10 inside the LJVM Coliseum.
• Elisa Penna matched season highs in both points and rebounds, finishing with a game-high 26 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
• The Demon Deacons trailed by 14 midway through the third quarter but used a 19-6 run to pull within one in the fourth. The Deacs got within a point of the lead three separate times but were unable to complete the comeback.

Wake Forest Storylines
• Wake Forest ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring defense, allowing only 59.1 points per game. The defense is limiting opponents to shoot just 35.9 percent from the field, third in the league and 42nd nationally.
• Ona Udoh is fourth in the league in field goal percentage, shooting 61.2 percent from the field. She is third in blocked shots (1.9) and sixth in rebounding (9.2 rpg).
• Gina Conti ranks second in the ACC in assists per game (5.4) and is second in the league in minutes per game (36.1). Her 81 total assists are 23rd in the country.

Opponent & Series History
• Notre Dame enters Sunday's game ranked No. 1 nationally with a 14-1 record and a 2-0 mark in ACC playing following a win over No. 2 Louisville last time out.
• Notre Dame leads the all-time series, which began in 2010, by a 6-0 margin. The Fighting Irish will be the 10th No. 1-ranked team that Wake Forest has played in program history, with the Deacs in search of their first win against a No. 1-ranked program.
• Arike Ogunbowale is seventh national and first in the ACC in scoring, averaging 22.6 points per game.

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Players Mentioned

Gina Conti

Elisa Penna

Ona Udoh

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