Wake Forest Downs Campbell in Front of 9,121 Fans

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest erased a 22-21 first quarter deficit and outscored Campbell 53-24 over the final three quarters to defeat the Camels 74-46 Monday at the LJVM Coliseum. The game was the annual School Day game with thousands of Winston-Salem Forsyth County school children in attendance. The crowd of 9,121 accounted for the third-largest home crowd in Wake Forest women's basketball history.

Ivana Raca and Alex Sharp each scored 19 points to lead Wake Forest (5-4) while Alexandria Scruggs poured in 12 points. Raca led all players with eight rebounds.

"Every year with this game, there's an energy and excitement in the Coliseum that is unmatched," said head coach Jen Hoover. "We've played pretty well in these games, and so have our opponents, because these kids cheer for whomever scores. We had some good practices leading into the game today and once we got through final exams, I felt they just went out and played well this afternoon.

"We kept telling the team that Campbell is a really good team, one of the best defensive teams in their conference and they can really shoot the ball."

Campbell's Shy Tuelle scored eight points in the first quarter to lead the Camels to the one-point advantage. Tuelle did not score again in the contest. The Deacons slowly built their lead over the final three quarters, outscoring Campbell by 11 points in the second quarter and 18 points in the third.

Campbell (5-3) was led by Kianna Speight with 11 points while Luana Serranho and Taya Bolden each led the Camels with five rebounds.

Wake Forest will head to Florida where they will play in the West Palm Invitational starting on Friday. The Deacons will play Dayton at 1;30 Friday and then take on Florida at 12:15 on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Wake Forest trailed 22-21 after one quarter. Ivana Raca had nine points and Alex Sharp six. The Deacons made two of three 3-point attempts while Campbell connected on four of seven, led by Shy Tuelle who made two of three triples and led Campbell with eight points.
Wake Forest opened a 41-31 halftime lead by outscoring the Camels 20-9 in the second quarter. Raca had six points in the quarter as the Deacons made eight of 12 field goal attempts. Campbell, which held a 22-21 lead after the first quarter, went up by four at 25-21 before Wake Forest went on a 12-0 run to take back the lead and build a 33-25 advantage. After Campbell's Kianna Speight hit a three to bring the Camels within five at 33-28, Wake Forest went on an 8-0 run to extend the lead to 41-28.
In the third quarter, Alexandria Scruggs pushed the lead to 17 at 53-36 with a three from the right side and the lead continued to grow. Wake Forest outscored the Camels 25-7 in the quarter with Alex Sharp leading the way. Sharp led all scorers with 11 points on five of six field goal shooting and four rebounds in the quarter. The Deacs held Campbell to 2-of-14 shooting from the floor in the third quarter.
Wake Forest's lead hit 30 points for the first time with 8:30 to play in the fourth quarter when Raca powered inside for a scoop lay-up.

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Team Stats

Ivana Raca

Alex Sharp

Alexandria Scruggs

Christina Morra

Players Mentioned

Ivana Raca

Alexandria Scruggs

Alex Sharp

Players Mentioned

Ivana Raca

Alexandria Scruggs

Alex Sharp

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