Saturday, November 18
Laie, Hawaii
9:30 p.m.
Wake Forest University
44
vs
67
BYU
Deacs Fall to BYU in North Shore Showcase Opener
11/19/2023 12:19:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Demon Deacons will return to action Monday, facing Saint Louis in the final game of the North Shore Showcase.
LAIE, Hawaii – The Wake Forest women's basketball team fell to BYU, 67-44, in the opener of the North Shore Showcase Saturday at the Cannon Activities Center in Laie, Hawaii.
The Demon Deacons (1-3) had another solid defensive outing, forcing 26 turnovers, including 14 in the second half. Of note, the Deacs have now recorded 25 steals over their last two games after tallying 11 Wednesday night against North Carolina A&T. Redshirt sophomore forward Malaya Cowles anchored the Demon Deacons' defense, notching a career-best five steals while seven Deacs in total tallied at least one steal.
The Demon Deacons' 26 forced turnovers in the game are the most since January 22, 2017 against Georgia Tech when the Deacs also forced 26 turnovers in the game.
Additionally, it is the first time since December 18 and 21, 2017 against Charlotte and College of Charleston that Wake Forest has produced 20 or more opponent turnovers in back-to-back games.
It marks the first time since March 16, 2017 (Washington State) that a Power-5 team has forced BYU into 26 or more turnovers.
Offensively, the Deacs were led by freshman forward Madisyn Jordan as the standout rookie tallied a career-high 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Of note, senior forward Aliah McWhorter saw her first action since the 2020-21 season after missing the past two seasons due to injury, posting a positive plus-minus and contributing two points.
Freshman guard Makela Quimby recorded her first collegiate point in the final minutes of the game, connecting on 1-of-2 free throws.
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
"I am proud of the effort that we played with today and we didn't give up. We played hard to the very end and that is something to build on. We forced them to turn the ball over and we limited how many times we turned it over on offense. We played together and we had great energy on the bench. The ball just didn't fall for us tonight. We executed pretty well offensively but we needed to make more shots to be able to stay in games. Individually, you can start to see some bright spots. Madisyn has been playing better and better and Kaia has been good for us in all four games this season. If we can continue to have that same energy and fight, we are going to start to see the results come." - Coach Megan Gebbia
NEXT UP
The Demon Deacons will now face Saint Louis on Monday, Nov. 20. Tip off is slated for 8:00 p.m. ET.
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 Demon Deacons (1-3) had another solid defensive outing, forcing 26 turnovers, including 14 in the second half. Of note, the Deacs have now recorded 25 steals over their last two games after tallying 11 Wednesday night against North Carolina A&T. Redshirt sophomore forward Malaya Cowles anchored the Demon Deacons' defense, notching a career-best five steals while seven Deacs in total tallied at least one steal.
The Demon Deacons' 26 forced turnovers in the game are the most since January 22, 2017 against Georgia Tech when the Deacs also forced 26 turnovers in the game.
Additionally, it is the first time since December 18 and 21, 2017 against Charlotte and College of Charleston that Wake Forest has produced 20 or more opponent turnovers in back-to-back games.
It marks the first time since March 16, 2017 (Washington State) that a Power-5 team has forced BYU into 26 or more turnovers.
Offensively, the Deacs were led by freshman forward Madisyn Jordan as the standout rookie tallied a career-high 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Of note, senior forward Aliah McWhorter saw her first action since the 2020-21 season after missing the past two seasons due to injury, posting a positive plus-minus and contributing two points.
Freshman guard Makela Quimby recorded her first collegiate point in the final minutes of the game, connecting on 1-of-2 free throws.
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
- BYU broke the deadlock just over two minutes into the contest with a free throw.
- Elise Williams opened the scoring for Wake Forest at the 7:00 mark, as she finished a floater from the right block.
- The Cougars jumped out to an early 14-2 lead, forcing a Wake Forest timeout with 1:35 remaining in the first quarter.
- Madisyn Jordan drained a triple from the right wing, ending the Deacs' scoring drought.
- BYU led 16-5 after 10 minutes of action.
- Alexandria Scruggs and Kaia Harrison made back-to-back layups to cut Wake Forest's deficit to 13 late in the first half.
- The Demon Deacons trailed 33-15 at the halftime break.
- The Deacs came out aggressive, scoring six unanswered to open the second half.
- Wake Forest forced four turnovers defensively in the first two minutes of action.
- BYU then went on an ensuing 14-2 run to take a 47-23 lead into the fourth quarter.
- The Demon Deacons scored on three of their first four possessions to start the final period.
- Jordan knocked down a three from the left corner with just under five minutes left for her second of the game.
- Aliah McWhorter entered the contest in the fourth quarter, marking her first appearance since the 2020-21 campaign.
- McWhorter scored her first points with just over two minutes left in the contest.
- The Cougars held on to defeat the Demon Deacons, 67-44.
- Wake Forest recorded a season-high 14 steals against BYU on Saturday night.
- The Demon Deacons have now recorded 25 steals over their last two games after tallying 11 Wednesday night against North Carolina A&T.
- This is the first time since March of 2022 against Georgia Tech in the Second Round of the ACC Tournament and against Akron in the First Round of the WNIT.
- The Demon Deacons have now recorded 25 steals over their last two games after tallying 11 Wednesday night against North Carolina A&T.
- Freshman Madisyn Jordan led the Deacs in the scoring column, notching a career-high 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-of-7 from beyond the arc.
"I am proud of the effort that we played with today and we didn't give up. We played hard to the very end and that is something to build on. We forced them to turn the ball over and we limited how many times we turned it over on offense. We played together and we had great energy on the bench. The ball just didn't fall for us tonight. We executed pretty well offensively but we needed to make more shots to be able to stay in games. Individually, you can start to see some bright spots. Madisyn has been playing better and better and Kaia has been good for us in all four games this season. If we can continue to have that same energy and fight, we are going to start to see the results come." - Coach Megan Gebbia
NEXT UP
The Demon Deacons will now face Saint Louis on Monday, Nov. 20. Tip off is slated for 8:00 p.m. ET.
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
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