Wake Forest University
Charlotte
Deacs Set to Travel to Charlotte Sunday
12/9/2022 5:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Demon Deacons look to continue their winning ways after improving their winning streak to three games on Saturday against High Point.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – On the heels of a three-game winning streak, the Wake Forest women's basketball team is set to travel to Charlotte Sunday to face the 49ers at Dale F. Halton Arena.
The Deacs (6-3) continued their winning way at home in the last outing as Wake Forest improved to 4-0 at LJVM Coliseum Saturday with a win over High Point. The Demon Deacons have won 15 of the last 16 games at home against non-conference games. Additionally, Saturday's win over the Panthers marked the third-consecutive season the Deacs have started 4-0 at home. Wake Forest has won 10 of the last 11 games in the series including the last five at Charlotte.
The 49ers (4-3) come into the game with a perfect 3-0 record in home games this season. Additionally, all three of the Charlotte losses have come against Power-5 opponents either on the road or at a neutral site. The last two games the 49ers have been without their second-leading scorer in fifth-year guard Mikayla Boykin who averaged 15.6 points per game in the first five games of the season. Their leading scorer is redshirt sophomore guard Dazia Lawrence who has posted 16.0 points per game this season and has averaged 20.0 points per game in the last two contests.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (ET) in Charlotte. For those not at the arena, fans can tune in to ESPN+. A live stats feed can be found here.
Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeWBB).
LIV BIG ON THE BOARDS
The Demon Deacons owned the glass Saturday night, finishing +21 in the rebounding battle including a career-best performance from senior forward Olivia Summiel.
With a game-high and career-high 16 rebounds, Summiel notched her second career double-double and the first for her this season. Additionally, Saturday's performance marked Summiel's 10th double-digit rebounding performance of her career.
This marks the most rebounds by a Demon Deacon since Ivana Raca pulled down 19 in a victory at Virginia Tech on Jan. 17, 2021.
The rebounding total marked is tied for the third-most by an ACC player this season and she is just one of four players to do so while also recording double-digit points:
|
Player |
Date |
Opponent |
Points |
Rebounds |
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Jazmine Massengill |
Nov. 19 |
at Houston |
5 |
17 |
|
Mir McLean |
Dec. 7 |
at William & Mary |
22 |
17 |
|
Dec. 3 |
vs. High Point |
11 |
16 |
|
|
Erin Howard |
Nov. 7 |
vs. Bethune-Cookman |
15 |
16 |
|
Dariauna Lewis |
Nov. 7 |
vs. Stony Brook |
15 |
16 |
LAST TIME
Wake Forest vs. High Point (Dec. 3)
Result: W, 68-51
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Behind a career-high 16 rebounds from senior forward Olivia Summiel, the Wake Forest women's basketball team captured a 68-51 victory over High Point Saturday night at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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With the third win in a row, the Deacs remain unbeaten at home to start the 2022 campaign and have won 15 of the last 16 games at home against non-conference games. Additionally, Saturday's win over the Panthers marked the third-consecutive season the Deacs have started 4-0 at home.
SERIES HISTORY
Versus Charlotte
Series: Wake Forest leads 13-5
Last: Nov. 18, 2021
Result: W, 55-49
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Wake Forest was led offensively by two double-digit scorers in Elise Williams and Jewel Spear. Williams scored a game-high 15 points while also recording five rebounds and three assists. Spear tallied 12 points, four rebounds and two assists. On the glass, Olivia Summiel collected 14 boards and added eight points of her own.
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The Deacons found themselves trailing the 49ers after the first half, 31-24, before clamping the Niners down in the second half. Wake Forest took advantage of a strong third quarter defensive effort in which they out-scored Charlotte 23-10 and took a 47-41 lead they would not relinquish.
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The Deacs held the Niners to 11.0 percent shooting in the final twelve minutes. After a last ditch effort by Charlotte, the Deacons connected on a pair of Jewel Spear free-throws to cement the 55-49 victory.
CHASING 1,000
After breaking the program record with 30 double-figure scoring games, netting the fourth-most points in school history a season ago with 567 and leading the ACC in scoring with 18.3 points per game, junior Jewel Spear has put herself in position to join exclusive company in the 1,000-point club early in the season.
She goes into the Charlotte game with 985 career points, just 15 points away from becoming the 30th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone.
Additionally, Spear went into the year with a chance to break the all-time threes record in program history:
|
Rank |
Player |
Career Threes |
|
1. |
Cotelia Bond Young (2003-06) |
267 |
|
2. |
Chelsea Douglas (2010-14) |
257 |
|
3. |
Nicole Levesque (1991-94) |
193 |
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4. |
Heidi Coleman (1995-99) |
191 |
|
5. |
Jewel Spear (2020-Pres.) |
176 |
|
6. |
Lakevia Boykin (2009-13) |
167 |
DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE
Through nine games this season, the Demon Deacons have done a stellar job of holding their opponents down in shooting. Wake Forest has held their opponents to just 36.3 percent shooting from the field and just 29.9 percent shooting from behind the arc.
Additionally, their 57.8 points allowed per game ranks 62nd nationally and fifth in the ACC.
OWNING THE ARC
The Demon Deacons have been one of the best teams in the ACC at shooting the three-point shot so far this season, knocking down 7.7 threes per game over their first eight games. This also ranks 67th nationally:
|
Rank |
Team |
Threes Made Per Game |
|
1. |
Virginia Tech |
8.1 |
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2. |
Wake Forest |
7.7 |
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3. |
Pitt |
7.6 |
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4. |
NC State |
7.1 |
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5. |
Florida St. |
7.0 |
STANDOUT STAT
Through nine games this season, Wake Forest has continued to share the ball at a high rate with 62.8 percent of made baskets coming off an assist this season. This percentage ranks in the 91st percentile in the nation and is 17.8 percent higher than last season when the Deacs only assisted on 45.0 percent of baskets.
UP NEXT
The Demon Deacons return home for the holiday game, facing Longwood on Thursday, Dec. 15. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
For those who cannot attend, the game can be seen on ACC Network Extra.
