Wake Forest Picks up 60-55 Home Victory Over Davidson

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Outscoring the opponents 22-to-11 in the fourth quarter, the Wake Forest women's basketball team secured a comeback victory over Davidson, 60-55, Saturday afternoon in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

In addition to a stellar fourth-quarter, the Demon Deacons (4-2, 0-0 ACC) dominated inside throughout the contest, as they finished with a 32-to-18 points advantage in the paint. Additionally, they out-rebounded Davidson (2-3, 0-0 A10), 33-to-27, with senior guard Alyssa Andrews once again leading the team with eight.

Senior forward Demeara Hinds finished with a season-high 14 points and seven assists. Of note, she is averaging 10.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per-game at home this season. Hinds is also shooting a team-best 62.5 percent from the floor this campaign.

Sophomore Rylie Theuerkauf and graduate transfer Tamia Jones chipped in 10 points apiece as both recorded their fourth game of the season with double-digit scoring. Theuerkauf, along with fellow sophomore Madisyn Jordan, earned her first start of the season and did not disappoint. She is now averaging 9.5 points per game, a six-point increase from her freshman year.

Freshman guard Aurora Sorbye was big in kick-starting the comeback, scoring five quick points at the beginning of the fourth quarter. She finished with seven points and added a phenomenal assist to senior guard Elise Williams in the second quarter.

Williams completed an all-around performance with seven points, seven rebounds, six assists, a block and a steal.

As a whole, the Deacs shared the ball well on Saturday, finishing with 16 assists on 20 made baskets (80 percent).

Defensively this season, the Demon Deacons are holding opponents to just 50.0 points per game and came into the game ranked 18th in the country and second in ACC. Wake Forest forced double-digit turnovers for the 48th time in the last 49 games as it forced Davidson into 16 on Saturday.

How It Happened

Demeara Hinds found her way inside for the first points of the afternoon, followed by Rylie Theuerkauf scooping a steal on the other end.
- A drawn foul and two makes at the charity stripe by Hinds gave Wake a 4-0 start at the 8:49 mark of the first quarter.
Two triples by Davidson over the next minute gave the visitors a 6-4 lead.
- Elise Williams responded with a strong drive to the rim with 5:41 on the clock.
By the first media timeout of the day, Davidson led 10-8 after the two sides traded paint points.
- Alyssa Andrews and Raegyn Conley checked in for the Deacs.
Tamia Jones swished in a three from the left wing for her first basket, with 3:10 remaining in the period.
- The lead guard soon got another jumper to fall, keeping her squad ahead, 13-12.
Theuerkauf earned her way to the free-throw line with just over a minute to play in the first, upping the Deacons' lead to three.
A buzzer-beating shot by the Wildcats gave them the lead back, 16-15, as the opening period came to a close.
- Jones had five points and two assists through the first 10 minutes.
Wake's first point of the second quarter happened on a made free throw by Hinds.
A Davidson floater kept the team ahead, 19-16, at the 6:59 mark.
- Hinds converted a traditional three-point play less than a minute later, evening the margin.
Aurora Sorbye got on the board with a pair of free throws and then found Williams under the rim to keep things close.
- Wake trailed 24-23 at the media break.
Jones finished strongly at the rim to tie the board at 25 all (1:42) before Williams made a big block on the very next play.
A nifty reverse layup by Malaya Cowles put the Deacs in front by two.
Capitalizing on an AND-1 in the final moments, Davidson took a 30-29 lead going into halftime.
- The first 20 minutes featured six tied scores and five lead changes.
- Hinds had eight points and five rebounds at the time.
A patient, interior move by Hinds led to her tenth point as the second half unfolded.
- The redshirt senior became the first individual to reach double figures in scoring.
Hinds added another layup with 7:49 to go in the third, giving Wake a 33-31 lead.
Davidson went ahead, 38-35, right before the media timeout took place.
- After four and a half more minutes of play, the Wildcats remained up, 40-35.
Williams knocked down a pull-up trey ball with under a minute to go, getting her squad back into the scoring column.
Davidson beat the buzzer again on a long jumper, entering the fourth quarter up 44-38.
Wake got things going quickly in the final period, starting with points from Srbye and Theuerkauf.
- The two connected on a fast-break lay-in at the 8:23 mark to give the Deacons the lead back, 45-44.
  - Davidson subsequently called for a timeout.
Defense mainly composed the next near-three minutes, as Wake forced a Wildcat timeout.
- The visitors held a 47-46 lead with 5:42 to play.
A wrap-around pass from Cowles to Theuerkauf resulted in a corner swish, and things were even once again (49-49).
Action continued to go back and forth, with Williams making a drop-down pass to Cowles.
- The latter and Andrews finished a layup apiece to give the Deacons a 55-51 advantage with just over a minute to go.
Andrews netted a free throw before Davidson notched a triple to create a one-point game (56-55).
Forcing two final Wildcat misses, Wake Forest was able to finish things out at the line for the Saturday victory.
The Deacs defeated Davidson, 60-55.

Standout Stats

This season, the Demon Deacons are holding opponents to just 50.0 points per game and came into the game ranked 18th in the country and second in ACC.
- Causing the Wildcats to suffer 16 turnovers, Wake Forest forced double-digit turnovers for the 48th time in the last 49 games, with the lone game coming against Syracuse on Jan. 11, 2024.
The Deacs shared the ball well on Saturday, finishing with 16 assists on 20 made baskets.
Sophomore Rylie Theuerkauf once again dropped double-digit points for the third-consecutive game and for the fourth time this season, as she finished with 10 points in addition to two assists and two steals.
- She earned her first start of the season and fourth of her career after a strong start to the season.
- Theuerkauf went a perfect 3-for-3 from the line and is shooting 81 percent from the stripe this season.
- Six of her 10 points came in the fourth quarter as she helped the Deacs secure the comeback victory.
- She is now averaging 9.5 points per game, a six-point increase from her freshman season.

From Gebbia

"That was a great team win. When we watch this game back, I think we're gonna see some things that we did really well and things that we could have done better. The people that came off the bench did a really great job. We all have to understand that we play a role here and we have to do our roles in order to win. Our defense started to step up at the end and forced a lot of turnovers. Offensively, we had a lot of assists. At the end we started to move the ball a lot better. This was a really good win." - Megan Gebbia

Up Next

The Demon Deacons continue their homestand Wednesday when the Deacs play host to Fairfield.

Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

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