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Wake Forest Travels to Miami for First of Florida Doubleheader Week
1/4/2022 11:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Deacs will look to bounce back against the Hurricanes on Thursday at Watsco Center.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's basketball team is traveling to South Florida for a midweek matchup with Miami on Thursday night at Watsco Center.
The Demon Deacons (11-3, 1-2 ACC) will be looking to bounce back after just their second home loss of the season. The Deacs will also be in search of their first Atlantic Coast Conference road victory of the season. Wake Forest will look to continue to own the glass as it has for much of the season. So far this season, the Deacs have 192 more rebounds than the Hurricanes.
The Hurricanes (7-3, 0-0 ACC) are set to play in their first game since Dec. 12 and their first game in conference play on Thursday night. All three of Miami's losses this season have come to Power-5 opponents including two against top-10 programs in No. 4 Indiana and No. 8 Maryland. Graduate student guard Kelsey Marshall is the lone double-digit scorer for Miami, averaging 14.5 points per game.
Tipoff for Thursday night's game against the Hurricanes is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (ET) at LJVM Coliseum. The game can also be seen on ACC Network.
Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeWBB).
HOLDING DOWN OPPONENTS
The Demon Deacons have held all but four opponents to under 40 percent shooting from the field and all but two under 35 percent shooting from behind the arc.
The Deacs rank nationally in multiple defensive categories including No. 20 in three-point field goal defense, allowing opponents to shoot just 24.1 percent from range. This also ranks second among all ACC schools through this point in the season.
Additionally, the Deacs scoring defense is currently 44th in the country, allowing just 55.9 points per game as just seven of the 14 Demon Deacon opponents have scored more than 50 points this season.
LAST TIME
Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech (Jan 2)
Result: L, 66-53
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The Deacs were led by a near double-double performance from sophomore guard Jewel Spear, who finished the game with a team-high 15 points while also collecting seven rebounds in the game.
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Junior forward Olivia Summiel also nearly ended the Sunday contest with a double-double, leading the Demon Deacons with 10 rebounds while adding eight points to her statline on 3-of-6 from the field.
SERIES HISTORY
Versus Miami
Series: Miami leads 15-10
Last: Feb. 25, 2021
Result: L, 69-67
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Ivana Raca finished with a game-high 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field. She was key in the Demon Deacons fourth quarter comeback as her runner with 3:17 minutes remaining in the game gave Wake Forest a 63-62 lead. Their only lead of the fourth quarter. The Belgrade, Serbia native had six of the Deacs 18 fourth quarter points, all coming during the 12-3 run.
STANDOUT STAT
The Demon Deacons go into the game on Thursday night ranked 17th in the nation in total rebounds with 593. This is 192 more rebounds than Miami this season, ranking 235th in the country with 401 total rebounds.
NEXT UP
Wake Forest continues its road trip in the state of Florida on Sunday with a matchup against Florida State at 2 p.m. tipoff against the Seminoles.
For those not in attendance in Tallahassee, the game will also be televised on ACC Network Extra.
