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Deacs Split Season Series with Georgia Tech
2/16/2023 9:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Demon Deacons have split the season series with the Yellowjackets for the third time in the last four seasons.
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Wake Forest women's basketball team fell at Georgia Tech, 63-55, Thursday night at McCamish Pavilion, splitting the regular-season series with the Yellowjackets for the third time in the last four years.
The Demon Deacons (14-12, 5-10 ACC) are still in search of their first ACC road win of the season after dropping the road contest to the Yellowjackets (13-13, 4-11 ACC). Despite the loss, the Deacs still have a half game lead for 10th place in the ACC standings with the help of other results in the league Thursday night.
Despite trailing by 12 points with 5:06 remaining in the game, the Demon Deacons nearly worked themselves all the way back as a runner from sophomore guard Elise Williams with 49 seconds left in the game brought Wake Forest within four.
Offensively, the Deacs had three players finish in double figures with Williams leading the way, netting 13 points despite playing much of the game in foul trouble. Joining her in double digits were junior forward Demeara Hinds and junior guard Jewel Spear.
Hinds, the Douglasville, Ga. native, posted her third double-figure scoring game of the season, tallying 12 points in the defeat. Spear pitched in 11 points of her own, her seventh-straight game in double digits.
On the defensive end of the floor, Wake Forest had another strong performance defending the three, holding Georgia Tech to just 4-of-16 (25 percent) from long range. The Deacs came into the game ranked 23rd in the nation in that category, the second-straight season a Megan Gebbia coached team is in the top 25 in that category.
There are only two home games remaining at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum this season. Be sure to claim your spot for exciting ACC matchups against Florida State and Boston College at GoDeacs.com/Tickets.
HOW IT HAPPENED
"We had some uncharacteristic mistakes tonight but I am proud that we kept playing to the final whistle. We really pushed there at the end and cut the deficit down to four points with a minute left to go. We seemed a little out of sync, especially on the defensive end of the floor. We also need to try and do a better job of not fouling especially against the team that leads the conference in free throw percentage. We did some gritty things to keep us in it, grabbing offensive rebounds and working our way to the free throw line. We had some really good moments of offense at the beginning of the game and at the end of the game, but we needed to find a way to score more in the middle half of the game. We just didn't make enough plays to win in a tough road environment." - head coach Megan Gebbia
NEXT UP
The Demon Deacons are set to play their final roald game of the regular season when they travel to No. 19 North Carolina on Sunday afternoon.
For those who are unable to attend on Sunday, the game can be seen on ACC Network with tipoff scheduled for 4 p.m.
The Demon Deacons (14-12, 5-10 ACC) are still in search of their first ACC road win of the season after dropping the road contest to the Yellowjackets (13-13, 4-11 ACC). Despite the loss, the Deacs still have a half game lead for 10th place in the ACC standings with the help of other results in the league Thursday night.
Despite trailing by 12 points with 5:06 remaining in the game, the Demon Deacons nearly worked themselves all the way back as a runner from sophomore guard Elise Williams with 49 seconds left in the game brought Wake Forest within four.
Offensively, the Deacs had three players finish in double figures with Williams leading the way, netting 13 points despite playing much of the game in foul trouble. Joining her in double digits were junior forward Demeara Hinds and junior guard Jewel Spear.
Hinds, the Douglasville, Ga. native, posted her third double-figure scoring game of the season, tallying 12 points in the defeat. Spear pitched in 11 points of her own, her seventh-straight game in double digits.
On the defensive end of the floor, Wake Forest had another strong performance defending the three, holding Georgia Tech to just 4-of-16 (25 percent) from long range. The Deacs came into the game ranked 23rd in the nation in that category, the second-straight season a Megan Gebbia coached team is in the top 25 in that category.
There are only two home games remaining at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum this season. Be sure to claim your spot for exciting ACC matchups against Florida State and Boston College at GoDeacs.com/Tickets.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wake Forest opened the scoring 30 seconds into the contest as Olivia Summiel knocked down a jumper.
- Georgia Tech responded with four unanswered, before an Elise Williams triple gave the Deacs a one point lead at the 7:45 mark.
- After Kara Dunn of Georgia Tech made a layup to regain the lead, Williams canned another trey, giving the Deacs an 8-6 advantage.
- Wake Forest then went on an 8-2 run behind baskets from Kaia Harrison and Demeara Hinds.
- The Demon Deacons held an 18-10 lead with just over two minutes remaining in the opening frame.
- Over the ensuing two minutes, Georgia Tech narrowed the deficit to five but a layup and a free throw from Niyah Becker extended the Deacs' lead to eight at the end of the first quarter.
- The Demon Deacons held a 23-15 lead after 10 minutes of play.
- Wake Forest was led by a balanced attack as six Deacs scored in the first quarter.
- Williams paced the Demon Deacons with six points.
- Wake Forest was led by a balanced attack as six Deacs scored in the first quarter.
- The second quarter started as a defensive battle as the two teams combined for only two field goals.
- Of note, the two sides combined for 15 field goals in the opening frame.
- Georgia Tech went on a 7-0 run to make it a three point game with just over five minutes left in the first half.
- After a Georgia Tech layup narrowed the Yellowjackets' deficit to one, Hinds finished a layup on an assist from Williams.
- Shortly after, Dunn of Georgia Tech tied the game at 27 as she made a layup and a free throw.
- Wake Forest owned a 30-28 lead at the intermission.
- The Deacs were paced by Hinds in the first half as she logged seven points and a game-high four rebounds.
- Defensively, the Demon Deacons held the Yellowjackets to 34.4 percent shooting from the field in the first half.
- Additionally, Wake Forest held Georgia Tech to only 2-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc over the first 20 minutes of action.
- Georgia Tech evened the ledger 90 seconds into the third quarter behind a Tonie Morgan layup.
- The two teams then traded buckets before an Axia Aranaz Wone jumper gave the Yellowjackets their first lead of the second half.
- Georgia Tech extended its lead to four, but Jewel Spear immediately responded as she drained a three, bringing the Deacs within one.
- The Yellowjackets outscored the Demon Deacons 7-3 over the following three minutes and held a 43-37 lead with just under one minute remaining in the third quarter.
- Alyssa Andrews scored her first point of the game as she made a free throw to close the third quarter scoring.
- Wake Forest trailed by five (43-38) heading into the fourth quarter.
- The two sides exchanged field goals over the first two minutes of the final frame as Georgia Tech maintained its five-point lead.
- The Yellowjackets then went on a 9-2 run to take a 56-44 lead with just over five minutes remaining.
- After the under-five media timeout, Wake Forest went on a 10-2 run to narrow its deficit to four with less than one minute left.
- Georgia Tech made crucial free throws down the stretch and held on for the 63-55 victory.
- Defensively, Wake Forest held Georgia Tech to only 4-of-16 (25 percent) shooting from beyond the arc.
- Coming into Thursday's contest, the Demon Deacons were holding their opponents to just 26.8 percent shooting from three-point range, which ranked 23rd nationally.
- Of note, the Deacs have held each of their last six opponents to under 30 percent shooting from three.
- Coming into Thursday's contest, the Demon Deacons were holding their opponents to just 26.8 percent shooting from three-point range, which ranked 23rd nationally.
"We had some uncharacteristic mistakes tonight but I am proud that we kept playing to the final whistle. We really pushed there at the end and cut the deficit down to four points with a minute left to go. We seemed a little out of sync, especially on the defensive end of the floor. We also need to try and do a better job of not fouling especially against the team that leads the conference in free throw percentage. We did some gritty things to keep us in it, grabbing offensive rebounds and working our way to the free throw line. We had some really good moments of offense at the beginning of the game and at the end of the game, but we needed to find a way to score more in the middle half of the game. We just didn't make enough plays to win in a tough road environment." - head coach Megan Gebbia
NEXT UP
The Demon Deacons are set to play their final roald game of the regular season when they travel to No. 19 North Carolina on Sunday afternoon.
For those who are unable to attend on Sunday, the game can be seen on ACC Network with tipoff scheduled for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
WF
GaTech
FG%
.382
.431
3FG%
.182
.250
FT%
.529
.692
RB
35
33
TO
16
15
STL
9
4
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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