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Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Wake Forest University
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Wake Forest Drops Defensive Battle to North Carolina A&T
11/15/2023 9:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Demon Deacons will now travel to Laie, Hawaii for the North Shore Showcase.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's basketball team dropped a 56-51 decision to in-state foe North Carolina A&T Wednesday evening at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The loss marked the Demon Deacons' (1-2) first home defeat of the season. The Aggies improved to 2-1 on the season.
Defensively, the Demon Deacons held the Aggies to just nine points in the first quarter (3-of-16 FG). It marked the first time this season Wake Forest held an opponent to a single-digit quarter. Additionally, North Carolina A&T's 25 points in the first half was its fewest in a half this season.
Wake Forest forced 20 turnovers Wednesday night, the most they have forced in a game since the home meeting with Clemson on Feb. 5, 2023. It also marked the most turnovers forced against a non-conference opponent since High Point last December.
Individually, the Deacs were led by junior forward Alyssa Andrews who tallied a season-high 12 points, along with five boards. Of note, her 12 points are the most she's scored in a game since March 17, 2022 against Akron in the NIT.
Graduate guard Kaia Harrison went 5-of-6 from the line and is now 13-of-14 (.929) for the season. Of note, she finished the game with 10 points, two assists and a rebound. She has tallied double-figure points in all three games this season and now ranks second on the team in scoring with 11.0 points per game this season.
An exciting season awaits at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the Wake Forest women's basketball team! There is no better time than now to become a season ticket holder and support your Demon Deacons at home this season.
Along with your purchase of a $60 season ticket package this season there are many added benefits exclusive only to those who buy season tickets.
How It Happened
"We need to find a way to get locked in earlier in the game, especially on the offensive end of the floor. We did some good things defensively and held them down for the most part. Alyssa was a bright spot for us in the first half and really provided a spark off the bench. Madisyn also played well. It may not fully show up on the stat sheet but she did a lot of really good things. We needed to do a better job on the glass and boxing out. Also our shot selection needs to be better and we need to not just settle for threes especially early in the shot clock. This one is on all of us and that starts with me and getting them ready. We have two tough teams ahead of us out in Hawaii and it gives us a good opportunity to earn good wins if we can learn from this one and correct what we did tonight." - Coach Megan Gebbia
NEXT UP
The Demon Deacons will now head to Laie, Hawaii for the North Shore Showcase. The first game is slated to take place Saturday, Nov. 18 at 10:30 p.m. ET as the Deacs take on the BYU Cougars.
Claim Your Spot for the 2023-24 Season
Claim your spot in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum for what is shaping up to be another exciting season for Megan Gebbia's second season with the Demon Deacons! Season tickets for 2023-24 Wake Forest women's basketball season tickets are now open at GoDeacs.com/tickets with tickets starting at $60.
Along with your purchase of a women's basketball season ticket package this season there are many added benefits exclusive only to those who buy season tickets. Admission to all home games for this price Additional perks include:
The loss marked the Demon Deacons' (1-2) first home defeat of the season. The Aggies improved to 2-1 on the season.
Defensively, the Demon Deacons held the Aggies to just nine points in the first quarter (3-of-16 FG). It marked the first time this season Wake Forest held an opponent to a single-digit quarter. Additionally, North Carolina A&T's 25 points in the first half was its fewest in a half this season.
Wake Forest forced 20 turnovers Wednesday night, the most they have forced in a game since the home meeting with Clemson on Feb. 5, 2023. It also marked the most turnovers forced against a non-conference opponent since High Point last December.
Individually, the Deacs were led by junior forward Alyssa Andrews who tallied a season-high 12 points, along with five boards. Of note, her 12 points are the most she's scored in a game since March 17, 2022 against Akron in the NIT.
Graduate guard Kaia Harrison went 5-of-6 from the line and is now 13-of-14 (.929) for the season. Of note, she finished the game with 10 points, two assists and a rebound. She has tallied double-figure points in all three games this season and now ranks second on the team in scoring with 11.0 points per game this season.
An exciting season awaits at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the Wake Forest women's basketball team! There is no better time than now to become a season ticket holder and support your Demon Deacons at home this season.
Along with your purchase of a $60 season ticket package this season there are many added benefits exclusive only to those who buy season tickets.
How It Happened
- The Demon Deacons opened the scoring just over a minute into the contest when Malaya Cowles scored on a fastbreak layup.
- North Carolina A&T responded seconds later with a layup of its own.
- Both sides made several free throws over the ensuing three minutes as the game was tied 5-5 with just over four minutes left in the opening frame.
- After a North Carolina A&T layup gave the Aggies a 7-5 advantage, the Deacs went on an ensuing 8-2 run.
- Alyssa Andrews knocked down a triple and made a layup during Wake Forest's run.
- Wake Forest owned a 15-9 lead after 10 minutes of action.
- Defensively, the Demon Deacons held the Aggies to just 18.8 percent shooting from the field.
- Offensively, the Deacs were led by Andrews and Kaia Harrison as they combined for 10 points.
- Andrews knocked down a three at the 7:30 mark of the second quarter, notching her season-high in points (eight).
- North Carolina A&T then went on a 7-2 run to pull within two with just over four minutes remaining in the first half.
- The two teams exchanged field goals over the following three minutes of play.
- Wake Forest and North Carolina A&T entered the halftime break tied, 25-25.
- The Aggies' 25 points in the first half was their fewest in a half this season.
- North Carolina A&T opened the second half on a 9-0 run.
- Andrews snapped the Aggies' spurt with a triple from the right wing.
- Kate Deeble drained a three with one minute left in the third quarter to narrow the Deacs' deficit to seven.
- North Carolina A&T held a 42-34 lead through 30 minutes of play.
- Rylie Theuerkauf immediately pulled the Deacs within five with a three just 20 seconds into the fourth quarter.
- At the 4:32 mark, Kaia Harrison went to the charity stripe and went 1-for-2 on the trip.
- The miss marked her first of the 2023 campaign.
- North Carolina A&T held on to secure a 56-51 victory over the Demon Deacons.
- Wake Forest finished with eight threes in the contest. Last season the Deacs hit eight or more threes 13 different times. The Demon Deacons ended the season ranked third in the ACC with 6.7 threes made per game.
- The 227 threes made in 2022-23 were the second most in school history.
"We need to find a way to get locked in earlier in the game, especially on the offensive end of the floor. We did some good things defensively and held them down for the most part. Alyssa was a bright spot for us in the first half and really provided a spark off the bench. Madisyn also played well. It may not fully show up on the stat sheet but she did a lot of really good things. We needed to do a better job on the glass and boxing out. Also our shot selection needs to be better and we need to not just settle for threes especially early in the shot clock. This one is on all of us and that starts with me and getting them ready. We have two tough teams ahead of us out in Hawaii and it gives us a good opportunity to earn good wins if we can learn from this one and correct what we did tonight." - Coach Megan Gebbia
NEXT UP
The Demon Deacons will now head to Laie, Hawaii for the North Shore Showcase. The first game is slated to take place Saturday, Nov. 18 at 10:30 p.m. ET as the Deacs take on the BYU Cougars.
Claim Your Spot for the 2023-24 Season
Claim your spot in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum for what is shaping up to be another exciting season for Megan Gebbia's second season with the Demon Deacons! Season tickets for 2023-24 Wake Forest women's basketball season tickets are now open at GoDeacs.com/tickets with tickets starting at $60.
Along with your purchase of a women's basketball season ticket package this season there are many added benefits exclusive only to those who buy season tickets. Admission to all home games for this price Additional perks include:
- A lunch opportunity with the Wake Forest women's basketball team
- Only season ticket holders can sit in floor level seats
- Access to The Blue Ridge Room for free light refreshments and snacks before and during each home game
- "Season Ticket Holder of the Game"
- A season ticket holder will be recognized at each game
- They will be brought onto the floor during a quarter break or timeout to be recognized
- They will be presented with a signed picture of the team
- They will also have video board graphics made for them as well
Team Stats
NCA&T
WF
FG%
.365
.298
3FG%
.250
.286
FT%
.682
.714
RB
42
25
TO
20
18
STL
7
11
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
7
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
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