Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Pitt

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest vs. Pitt
Game 28	Thursday, Feb. 28, 7:00 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 the home portion of its regular-season schedule on Thursday, February 28.
• Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. inside the LJVM Coliseum and will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra. Evan Lepler and Adrianne Bradshaw will have the call.
• Wake Forest will honor its two seniors, Elisa Penna and Ariel Stephenson, prior to the start of the game as part of its Senior Day ceremony.

Last Time Out
• A shorthanded Demon Deacon squad fell to Duke, 55-44, Sunday afternoon inside the LJVM Coliseum.
• Down to seven healthy bodies, the Deacs were led by Ivana Raca's team-high 12 points and Alex Sharp's game-high 12 rebounds.
• Freshman Lindsey Jarosinski had her best game as a Demon Deacon, finishing with career-bests in points (11) and rebounds (7).

Wake Forest Storylines
• Gina Conti ranks second in the ACC in assists per game (5.1) and lead the league in minutes per game (36.2). Conti has played less than 30 minutes once this year and her 137 total assists are 35th in the country.
• Ona Udoh is fifth in the league in field goal percentage and eighth 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 fifth in 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 52 games this year due to injury.

Opponent & Series History
• Pitt enters Thursday's game 10-18 overall and 1-13 in ACC play.
• The Panthers are led by senior Danielle Garven, who averages a team-leading 11.5 points per game.
• Lance White is in his first season at the helm of the Panther program after spending the last 15 years as an assistant at Florida State.
• The Deacs lead the all-time series, 6-2, and have taken the last four meetings in the series history.

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Players Mentioned

Gina Conti

Lindsey Jarosinski

Elisa Penna

Ivana Raca

Alex Sharp

Ariel Stephenson

Ona Udoh

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