
Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. NC State
2/20/2019 8:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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Game 26 | Thursday, Feb. 21, 7:00 p.m. |
Coverage | RSN (Affiliates) | Live Video | Live Stats |
Location | Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum) - Facility Info |
Information | Wake Forest Notes![]() ![]() |
The Matchup
• The Wake Forest women's basketball team a four-game stretch to end the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 21, taking on NC State in Raleigh.
• Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum and will be broadcast on the ACC RSN. Tom Werme and Chelsea Wilson will have the call.
Last Time Out
• The Deacs fell to No. 16/14 Syracuse, 77-57, Sunday afternoon inside the Carrier Dome.
• Alex Sharp made her return to the Wake Forest lineup after missing the last 10 games with a broken hand. The junior led the attack with a team-high 17 points, shared the team lead with eight rebounds and added five assists.
• Raegyn Branch, Maya Banks and Gina Conti all added nine points while Conti dished out a team-high six assists.
Wake Forest Storylines
• Gina Conti ranks second in the ACC in assists per game (5.0) and third in the league in minutes per game (36.1). Conti has played less than 30 minutes once this year and her 16 total assists are 38th in the country.
• Ona Udoh is sixth in the league in field goal percentage and seventh in rebounding, shooting 58.9 percent from the field and bringing in 8.3 rebounds per game. She is fourth in offensive rebounds per game (3.3) and blocked shots per game (1.7).
• Alex Sharp, Ariel Stephenson and Elisa Penna, three of Wake Forest's top-four scorers from a year ago, have all missed considerable time this season. The three combined have missed a total of 48 games this year due to injury.
Opponent & Series History
• No. 9/12 NC State is 22-3 on the year and 9-3 in ACC play following a 95-72 setback to Notre Dame last time out.
• Kiara Leslie leads the Wolfpack, averaging 15.9 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. Grace Hunter, Elissa Cunane and Aislinn Konig all average 10 or more points per game.
• NC State leads the all-time series, 71-15, and took the previous meeting this season, a 59-50 victory over the Deacs in Winston-Salem on Jan. 31.
Players Mentioned
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