Thursday, February 27
Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM
Wake Forest University
vs
Miami
Wake Forest Closes Out Regular Season Against Miami on Thursday
2/26/2020 7:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Demon Deacon seniors Raegyn Branch, Alex Sharp and Ona Udoh will be honored prior to tipoff
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's basketball team closes out the regular season inside of Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Thursday night against Miami (FL).
The Demon Deacons (14-14, 7-10 ACC) will be in search of their eighth ACC victory of the season and improve their position in the standings ahead of next week's conference tournament. Wake Forest is currently just a half game back of both North Carolina and Virginia, holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over both schools.
The Hurricanes (13-14, 5-11 ACC) returned a key piece to their team ahead of their 75-64 loss at Boston College. After missing the last 13 games due to injury, Lisa Leslie Award finalist Beatrice Mompremier reentered to the lineup. She comes into Thursday averaging 16.2 points and 10.1 rebounds on the season.
Tipoff for Thursday night's game against the Hurricanes is scheduled for 7 p.m. (ET) at in LJVM Coliseum. The game can also be seen on ACCNX.
Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeWBB).
SENIOR NIGHT
We ask all our Demon Deacon fans to arrive before tipoff on Thursday as we will be honoring our three Wake Forest seniors.
Raegyn Branch, Alex Sharp and Ona Udoh have combined to play in 289 games over their four seasons in Winston-Salem.
Come show your support for this special group of Deacs.
ACC TOURNAMENT IN GREENSBORO
Postseason play is nearly here. Come make the short drive over to Greensboro for the annual ACC Tournament and support your Wake Forest women's basketball team.
The first round is scheduled for March 4 in the Greensboro Coliseum Complex with the championship game set for noon (ET) on March 8.
Purchase your tickets today and come cheer on the Deacs in Greensboro.
LAST TIME
Wake Forest vs. North Carolina (Feb. 23)
Result: W, 82-79 (OT)
Versus Miami (FL)
Series: Miami (FL) leads 13-9
Last: Dec. 29, 2019
Result: L – 59-56
If Wake Forest close out ACC play with a victory, it will give the Demon Deacons eight conference wins on the season, marking the second most in program history.
It would trail just the 1987-88 team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
AMONG THE NATION'S ELITE
After a seven-assist performance against North Carolina, Gina Conti now has 140 assists on the season and is averaging 5.0 assists per game.
The Grove City, Ohio native now ranks 25th in the nation in total assists and 34th in the country in assists per game.
She is currently seventh in program history with 371 career assists.
NEXT UP
Wake Forest awaits its seeding in the ACC Tournament, which is set to begin next week in Greensboro, N.C. Entering Thursday night, the Demon Deacons are just a half game back of ninth place while holding head-to-head tiebreakers over both Virginia and North Carolina.
Purchase your tickets today and come cheer on the Deacs in Greensboro.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's basketball team closes out the regular season inside of Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Thursday night against Miami (FL).
The Demon Deacons (14-14, 7-10 ACC) will be in search of their eighth ACC victory of the season and improve their position in the standings ahead of next week's conference tournament. Wake Forest is currently just a half game back of both North Carolina and Virginia, holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over both schools.
The Hurricanes (13-14, 5-11 ACC) returned a key piece to their team ahead of their 75-64 loss at Boston College. After missing the last 13 games due to injury, Lisa Leslie Award finalist Beatrice Mompremier reentered to the lineup. She comes into Thursday averaging 16.2 points and 10.1 rebounds on the season.
Tipoff for Thursday night's game against the Hurricanes is scheduled for 7 p.m. (ET) at in LJVM Coliseum. The game can also be seen on ACCNX.
Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeWBB).
SENIOR NIGHT
We ask all our Demon Deacon fans to arrive before tipoff on Thursday as we will be honoring our three Wake Forest seniors.
Raegyn Branch, Alex Sharp and Ona Udoh have combined to play in 289 games over their four seasons in Winston-Salem.
Come show your support for this special group of Deacs.
ACC TOURNAMENT IN GREENSBORO
Postseason play is nearly here. Come make the short drive over to Greensboro for the annual ACC Tournament and support your Wake Forest women's basketball team.
The first round is scheduled for March 4 in the Greensboro Coliseum Complex with the championship game set for noon (ET) on March 8.
Purchase your tickets today and come cheer on the Deacs in Greensboro.
LAST TIME
Wake Forest vs. North Carolina (Feb. 23)
Result: W, 82-79 (OT)
- After a last-second game-tying three from Gina Conti, the Demon Deacons carried the momentum into overtime en route to their second win over a Big 4 rival, this season.
- Ivana Raca led all scorers with 21 points in the victory, marking her ninth 20-plus point game of the season and her third time in the last four games. Alex Sharp led the team on the boards for the eighth-consecutive game, pulling down 11 rebounds.
Versus Miami (FL)
Series: Miami (FL) leads 13-9
Last: Dec. 29, 2019
Result: L – 59-56
- Ivana Raca, Alex Sharp and Gina Conti all went for double figures as Wake Forest led for three quarters before No. 24 Miami used a fourth quarter 10-0 run to pull out the win in Coral Gables, Fla.
If Wake Forest close out ACC play with a victory, it will give the Demon Deacons eight conference wins on the season, marking the second most in program history.
It would trail just the 1987-88 team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
AMONG THE NATION'S ELITE
After a seven-assist performance against North Carolina, Gina Conti now has 140 assists on the season and is averaging 5.0 assists per game.
The Grove City, Ohio native now ranks 25th in the nation in total assists and 34th in the country in assists per game.
She is currently seventh in program history with 371 career assists.
NEXT UP
Wake Forest awaits its seeding in the ACC Tournament, which is set to begin next week in Greensboro, N.C. Entering Thursday night, the Demon Deacons are just a half game back of ninth place while holding head-to-head tiebreakers over both Virginia and North Carolina.
Purchase your tickets today and come cheer on the Deacs in Greensboro.
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