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Wake Forest Ends Weekend at Clemson
2/13/2021 1:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Demon Deacons are looking to get their eighth conference victory of the season, which would be the second most in program history.
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Wake Forest women's basketball team hits the road for a weekend meeting with Clemson on Sunday afternoon.
The Demon Deacons (10-8, 7-7 ACC) are in search of their third consecutive victory after wins over Georgia Tech and Pitt in the last two outings. They are one of just three Atlantic Coast Conference teams to have a multi-game winning streak.
The Tigers (10-8, 5-8 ACC) have dropped their last two contests since playing the Deacs at the end of January. Over the last 14 games against Clemson, Wake Forest holds an 11-3 record including a perfect 6-0 mark in Littlejohn Coliseum.
Tipoff for Sunday's game against Clemson is scheduled for Noon (ET) in Littlejohn Coliseum. The game will air on ACC Network.
Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeWBB).
COMING UP ON 1000
Gina Conti now has 970 points in her Wake Forest career and is on pace to become the 29th member of the 1,000-point club in program history. She is currently on pace to cross the mark in two games.
She would become the second current Demon Deacon (Ivana Raca) to reach the milestone and the third in the last two seasons (Alex Sharp, Raca).
LAST TIME
Wake Forest vs. Pitt (Feb. 11)
Result: W, 64-61 (OT)
- Trailing by double digits with five minutes remaining in the game, the Demon Deacons battled back to force overtime, pulling out their fifth home win of the season after an extra five minutes.
- With 30 seconds left in regulation, Gina Conti knocked down a left wing three pointer to tie the game at 57-57. She finished with a game-high 18 points while Ivana Raca posted her third consecutive double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
SERIES HISTORY
Versus Clemson
Series: Clemson leads 51-25
Last: Jan. 31, 2021
Result: L, 66-69
- Despite a season-best performance from freshman guard Jewel Spear, Wake Forest fell at home to the Tigers.
- Spear led all scorers with a season-high 24 points behind six 3-pointers, tying her season high for threes in a game. She finished the game 6-of-10 from distance.
STANDOUT STAT
Head Coach Jen Hoover goes into the game needing two wins to become the all-time wins leader in Wake Forest program history. Additionally, a conference win against Clemson would mark the eighth of the season, the second most in program history and the most since the 1987-88 season.
|
Coach |
Wake Forest Wins |
|
Mike Petersen (2005-12) |
124 |
|
Jen Hoover (2013-Pres.) |
123 |
|
Joe Sanhez (1986-92) |
109 |
DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
After posting her eighth double-double of the season and third consecutive, Ivana Raca now has 16 for her career, which is tied for sixth in program history. When she records a double-double this season, the Demon Deacons are 6-2 as a team.
|
Game |
Points |
Rebounds |
|
North Carolina |
14 pts |
12 pts |
|
Miami (FL) |
22 pts |
14 reb |
|
Boston College |
16 pts |
11 reb |
|
at Virginia Tech |
17 pts |
19 reb |
|
Louisville |
12 pts |
13 reb |
|
at Syracuse |
16 pts |
12 reb |
|
at Georgia Tech |
11 pts |
12 reb |
|
Pitt |
14 pts |
11 reb |
MAY I ASSIST YOU
Gina Conti goes into the game needing just 66 more assists to break the Wake Forest school record for career assists:
1. Brooke Thomas (513; 2008-12)
2. Nicole Levesque (488; 1991-94)
3. Cotelia Bond-Young (462; 2003-06)
4. Gretchen Hollifield (453; 1993-96)
5. Gina Conti (448; 2017-21)
NEXT UP
The Deacs come home for its final home game of the regular season on Thursday, hosting No. 4 NC State for the second matchup between the two teams.
The game will tip off at 7 p.m. ET on Regional Sports Networks.
