Wake Forest Women’s Basketball Announces Complete 2022-23 Schedule
9/14/2022 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Demon Deacons schedule features 15 home matchups at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum including nine against Atlantic Coast Conference Opponents.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Get excited Demon Deacon fans, the Wake Forest women's basketball season and the start of the Megan Gebbia era is almost here! Along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Deacs released the conference schedule for the 2022-23 season Wednesday morning.
The full non-conference schedule was released in August and starts with Opening Night against Elon on Monday, Nov. 7. The conference season starts early with the first game coming on the road in the Demon Deacons third game of the season, traveling to Virginia to play the Cavaliers on Sunday, Nov. 13.
"I can't believe that we are two months away from tipoff," Head Coach Megan Gebbia said. "I am excited to get on the floor with this group of amazing young women, starting on Nov. 7 against Elon. We will have an energetic group that will play a fun style of basketball. We are excited to see Deacon Nation at the Joel all season long."
An away game at Syracuse on Sunday, Dec. 18 and the first home ACC game of the year against Pitt on Thursday, Dec. 29 flank the final non-conference game of the year against Rhode Island which will be played on Wednesday, Dec. 22.
Two of the three Big Four matchups come at the Joel this season when Duke comes to town on Thursday, Jan. 5 while the NC State game is slated for Thursday, Feb. 9.
In total, the schedule features 13 matchups against teams that made the 2022 NCAA Tournament including six inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. For the full schedule details see below or click here.
Full Wake Forest Women's Basketball Schedule
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Date |
Away |
Home |
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Monday, November 07, 2022 |
Elon |
Wake Forest |
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Friday, November 11, 2022 |
Wake Forest |
ECU |
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Sunday, November 13, 2022 |
Wake Forest |
Virginia |
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Thursday, November 17, 2022 |
Mercer |
Wake Forest |
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Monday, November 21, 2022 |
Wake Forest |
Baha Mar Challenge |
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022 |
Wake Forest |
Baha Mar Challenge |
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
Coastal Carolina |
Wake Forest |
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
Wake Forest |
Minnesota |
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Saturday, December 03, 2022 |
High Point |
Wake Forest |
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Sunday, December 11, 2022 |
Wake Forest |
Charlotte |
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 |
Longwood |
Wake Forest |
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 |
Wake Forest |
Syracuse |
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
Rhode Island |
Wake Forest |
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
Pitt |
Wake Forest |
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Sunday, January 01, 2023 |
Wake Forest |
Clemson |
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Thursday, January 05, 2023 |
Duke |
Wake Forest |
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Sunday, January 08, 2023 |
Georgia Tech |
Wake Forest |
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Thursday, January 12, 2023 |
Wake Forest |
Notre Dame |
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Sunday, January 15, 2023 |
Wake Forest |
Miami |
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 |
Wake Forest |
Virginia Tech |
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Thursday, January 26, 2023 |
Louisville |
Wake Forest |
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
Miami |
Wake Forest |
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Thursday, February 02, 2023 |
Wake Forest |
Florida State |
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Sunday, February 05, 2023 |
Clemson |
Wake Forest |
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Thursday, February 09, 2023 |
NC State |
Wake Forest |
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
Wake Forest |
Georgia Tech |
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Sunday, February 19, 2023 |
Wake Forest |
North Carolina |
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Thursday, February 23, 2023 |
Florida State |
Wake Forest |
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Sunday, February 26, 2023 |
Boston College |
Wake Forest |
Season Tickets On Sale
Claim your spot in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum for what is shaping up to be another exciting season for Megan Gebbia's inaugural season with the Demon Deacons! Deposits for 2022-23 Wake Forest women's basketball season tickets are now being accepted at GoDeacs.com/tickets.
Exciting Talent Returns
Gebbia inherits a young but talented team led by rising junior guard Jewel Spear. Spear is the first sophomore leading scorer in the conference since the 2011-12 season and just the third in the last 20 years. She averaged 18.3 points per game a season ago.
Additionally, Spear's 90 three pointers ranked second in the ACC and is the second most in single-season program history.
She had one of the greatest performances in program history against ETSU on Dec. 13, netting 40 points, the second best mark in school history while also breaking the program record with 10 three-point makes.
Spear went for 30-plus three times this season and 20-plus 10 times.
Upperclassmen Olivia Summiel and Kaia Harrison assumed new roles as captains alongside Spear and outgoing senior Christina Morra. Summiel had five games with double-digit rebounds including a career-high 14 rebounds in a win over in-state Charlotte. Harrison helped take the reins at the point guard position with four or more assists in four of the last 10 games of the season.
Freshman guard Elise Williams finished second on the team in scoring with 9.5 points per game while also leading the Demon Deacons in assists (87) and steals (51).
Additionally, forward Niyah Becker got valuable international experience with the Canadian U23 Team alongside Morra. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada native recorded a season-high 13 points three times during the 2021-22 including a 6-of-8 performance in the regular-season finale against nationally-ranked Georgia Tech. She tallied her first double-double as a Deac in a home win over Troy with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
