Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech (ACC Tournament - 1st Round)
Game 30	Wednesday, March 6, 3:30 p.m.
Coverage	RSN Affiliates \| Live Stats \| Sirius 137/XM 194 (also on SiriusXM app, channel 956)
Location	Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) - Facility Info
Information	Tournament Bracket \| Wake Forest Notes \| @WakeW BB

The Matchup
• The 15th-seeded Wake Forest women's basketball team begins its 2019 ACC Tournament run on Wednesday, March 6, against the No. 10 seed, Virginia Tech.
• Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. inside the Greensboro Coliseum and will be broadcast on the ACC RSN.

Last Time Out
• It'll be an immediate rematch for the Deacs who fell to Virginia Tech, 69-57, in the regular season finale on Sunday.
• Alex Sharp recorded her fifth double-double of the season, finishing with a team-high 18 points and bringing in 10 rebounds.
• Maya Banks scored a career-high 12 points while Gina Conti matched the 12-point effort. Ellen Hahne added a career-best eight rebounds.

Deacs in the Tournament
• Wake Forest is 19-41 all-time in the ACC Tournament and 6-6 under head coach Jen Hoover.
• The Deacs are 2-1 against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament, having last met in 2012. Wake Forest, the No. 7 seed, defeated the 10th-seeded Hokies, 80-74.
• This is the first time the Deacs are the No. 15 seed since the league expanded to 15 teams in 2013-14.

Wake Forest Storylines
• Gina Conti ranks third in the ACC in assists per game (5.0) and lead the league in minutes per game (36.4). Conti has played less than 30 minutes once this year and her 144 total assists are tied for 37th in the country.
• Ona Udoh is fourth in the league in field goal percentage and eighth in rebounding, shooting 59.2 percent from the field and bringing in 7.8 rebounds per game. She is fifth in offensive rebounds per game (3.2) and sixth in blocked shots per game (1.6).
• 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 have combined to miss a total of 56 games this year due to injury.

Opponent & Series History
• Virginia Tech is 19-10 overall and finished 6-10 in ACC play.
• Virginia Tech leads the all-time series, 43-13, after their victory Sunday.
• Taylor Emery is third in the league in scoring (17.9), while Reagan Magarity leads the league in rebounding (12.9).

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Players Mentioned

Maya Banks

Gina Conti

Ellen Hahne

Elisa Penna

Alex Sharp

Ariel Stephenson

Ona Udoh

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