Wake Forest Set to Face Virginia in the ACC Tournament
2/26/2023 5:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Demon Deacons advanced in the last three tournaments including back–to-back quarterfinal appearances in the 2021 and 2020 ACC Tournaments.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's basketball team will be the No. 12 seed in the ACC Tournament, as announced by the league office Sunday night.
Come support your Demon Deacons (14-15, 5-13 ACC) as they are set to play No. 13 seed Virginia (15-14, 4-14 ACC) in the first round Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. (ET) in Greensboro. ACC Tournament tickets are now on sale. Come and support the Deacs!
This marks the 10th neutral site contest between the two schools with Virginia holding a 7-2 advantage heading into Wednesday. Behind a strong fourth quarter, the Wake Forest women's basketball team captured a 61-53 First Round win in last season's ACC Women's basketball tournament over Virginia.
Wake Forest erupted for a 14-2 run over the last five and a half minutes, holding Virginia to a near four-minute scoring drought during the span. Wake Forest was led by a game-high 23 points by sophomore guard Jewel Spear. Senior forward Christina Morra also brought a major presence, tallying her fourth career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, her second in the last three games.
The winner of the game will face No. 5 seed Florida State (23-8, 12-6 ACC) at 11 a.m. on Thursday.
Both games will be broadcasted on ACC Network.
The Demon Deacons advanced in the last three tournaments including back–to-back quarterfinal appearances in the 2021 and 2020 ACC Tournaments.
ACC TOURNAMENT IN GREENSBORO
Postseason play is here. Come make the short drive over to Greensboro for the annual ACC Tournament and support your Wake Forest women's basketball team.
Hosted at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, the tournament will run through the championship game set for noon (ET) on March 5.
Purchase your tickets today and come cheer on the Deacs in Greensboro.
SERIES HISTORY
Versus Virginia
Series: Virginia leads 70-9
Last: Nov. 13, 2022
Result: L – 72-52
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The Deacs were led by a strong effort from Williams who finished the game with a near double-double performance. The sophomore guard ended the conference opener against Virginia with a new career high on the glass, posting nine rebounds against the Cavaliers.
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In addition to the rebounding effort, Williams also finished in double figures in the score column, tallying 10 points in the loss, a team best. The sophomore was nearly perfect at the line, going 7-of-8 from the charity stripe which was also a team-high.
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She also led the team with six assists in an all-around effort for Wake Forest.
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Junior Demeara Hinds continues to contribute in her expanded role as a starter this season. She ended the afternoon with 10 rebounds, a team high.
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The Demon Deacons won the rebounding battle, 45-41.
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