Monday, November 4
Winston-Salem, N.C.
5 p.m.
Wake Forest University
1-0,0-0ACC
102
vs
40
Queens University
0-1,0-0ASUN
1
2
3
4
F
Queens (NC)
6
12
13
9
40
Wake Forest
24
21
34
23
102
Demon Deacons Dominate in Season Opener, Defeat Queens 102-40
11/4/2024 7:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Demon Deacons have now won 10 of their last 11 season openers and have won the last 18 home openers.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –Behind the most points from a Megan Gebbia-coached squad, the Wake Forest women's basketball team rolled to a 102-40 victory over Queens Monday night inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Demon Deacons (1-0, 0-0 ACC) had seven student-athletes finish in double figures led by graduate transfer Tamia Jones and redshirt junior Malaya Cowles with 15 points. The duo was joined in double figures by sophomore Riley Theuerkauf (13), senior Elise Williams (13), redshirt senior Demeara Hinds (12), sophomore Madisyn Jordan (11) and senior Alyssa Andrews (10). The seven players in double figures mark the most in a game in the Gebbia era.
Andrews also collected a team-high 10 rebounds in the win, marking her second career double-double and first since her freshman year against South Carolina State on Dec. 15, 2021.
The Deacs held the Royals (0-1, 0-0 ASUN) to just 15-of-59 (25.4 percent) from the floor Monday night.
With the win, the Demon Deacons improved to 19-7 all-time against Atlantic Sun teams and 1-0 against Queens. The Deacs have also now won four-consecutive season-openers and 10 of their last 11. Additionally, the Deacs have won the last 18 home openers.
The 62-point margin of victory was the most since defeating NC Central, 111-47, on Nov. 14, 2010.
Defensively, the Demon Deacons forced double-digit turnovers for the 43rd time in the last 44 games, with the lone game coming against Syracuse on Jan. 11, 2024. The 44-game stretch goes back to January of 2022. In total, the Deacs forced 26 turnovers against the Royals. Wake Forest translated those turnovers into 39 points on the other end.
Collecting 18 steals in the game, 10 of the 11 players had at least one steal including three each from senior Raegyn Conley and Williams.
The Deacs also dominated in the paint, netting 56 points in the restricted area while also finishing +17 in rebounding.
How It Happened
From Gebbia
"Coming in, the team was excited. We've been practicing since July. They were just anxious to get out there and show everybody that we're a different team than last year. It showed in our play and our unselfishness, having the balance in our scoring, our ability to defend, getting a lot of steals and things like that. So that was really good to see. And it's really nice to have Demeara back, obviously for rebounding purposes, but other things as well. Communication is really big. And then having a fifth-year senior point guard in Tamia and just having leadership was a big part of the success for today." - Megan Gebbia
Up Next
Following Opening Night at LJVM Coliseum, the Demon Deacons are on the road for the next two games as they travel to Charlotte on Thursday night for a tilt with the 49ers. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Last season, Charlotte finished 16-15 overall and 9-9 in the American. They are led by first-year head coach Tomekia Reed who comes in from Jackson State.
The Demon Deacons have won 11 of the last 13 matchups against the 49ers.
The Demon Deacons (1-0, 0-0 ACC) had seven student-athletes finish in double figures led by graduate transfer Tamia Jones and redshirt junior Malaya Cowles with 15 points. The duo was joined in double figures by sophomore Riley Theuerkauf (13), senior Elise Williams (13), redshirt senior Demeara Hinds (12), sophomore Madisyn Jordan (11) and senior Alyssa Andrews (10). The seven players in double figures mark the most in a game in the Gebbia era.
Andrews also collected a team-high 10 rebounds in the win, marking her second career double-double and first since her freshman year against South Carolina State on Dec. 15, 2021.
The Deacs held the Royals (0-1, 0-0 ASUN) to just 15-of-59 (25.4 percent) from the floor Monday night.
With the win, the Demon Deacons improved to 19-7 all-time against Atlantic Sun teams and 1-0 against Queens. The Deacs have also now won four-consecutive season-openers and 10 of their last 11. Additionally, the Deacs have won the last 18 home openers.
The 62-point margin of victory was the most since defeating NC Central, 111-47, on Nov. 14, 2010.
Defensively, the Demon Deacons forced double-digit turnovers for the 43rd time in the last 44 games, with the lone game coming against Syracuse on Jan. 11, 2024. The 44-game stretch goes back to January of 2022. In total, the Deacs forced 26 turnovers against the Royals. Wake Forest translated those turnovers into 39 points on the other end.
Collecting 18 steals in the game, 10 of the 11 players had at least one steal including three each from senior Raegyn Conley and Williams.
The Deacs also dominated in the paint, netting 56 points in the restricted area while also finishing +17 in rebounding.
How It Happened
- Wake Forest opened the season on a 12-0 scoring run spanning 3:04 of game time.
- In her first game since March of 2023, Hinds got on the board 28 seconds into the contest with an open layup.
- Cowles knocked down a triple off a Williams assist to make it 5-0.
- Jones scored her first points in a Wake Forest uniform at the 8:29 mark with a driving layup.
- Williams notched her second assist as she found Cowles for another bucket.
- After grabbing her own miss, Hinds capped off the run as she converted an and-one opportunity with just over seven minutes remaining in the first quarter.
- The Demon Deacons opened the contest with five consecutive stops until the Royals' first basket at the 6:56 mark.
- Williams picked up where she left off last campaign, as she drained a three to open her account for the season and made it 15-2 Wake Forest heading into the first quarter media timeout.
- With 2:52 remaining in the first quarter, Sørbye scored her first collegiate points with a driving layup to her left.
- A pair of free throws from Conley and a triple from Jordan made it a 20-point contest with under two minutes remaining in the quarter.
- Jordan drew a foul and closed out the first quarter going 2-for-2 from the stripe as the Deacs led, 24-6.
- Seven different Deacs contributed points over the first 10 minutes, including five apiece from Cowles, Jordan and Hinds.
- Wake Forest held Queens to 3-of-16 (18.8 percent) from the floor in the first quarter.
- Wake Forest continued to push the lead, opening the second quarter on an 11-0 run over the first 4:17 of the second quarter.
- Cowles continued her hot start to the season, knocking down a pair of buckets, to give her nine points (4-of-4 shooting) in the early going.
- The first three-ball from Jones in a Wake Forest uniform pushed the lead to 29 and forced the Royals into an early timeout.
- Theuerkauf recorded the first bucket of her sophomore season with a nice move through the lane to give Wake Forest a 42-10 advantage with 3:30 left in the first half.
- The Deacs held Queens to just 8-of-31 (25.8 percent) over the first 20 minutes to go into the half with a 45-18 advantage.
- A 9-0 run over 43 seconds midway through the third quarter extended the Wake Forest advantage to 64-25.
- Jones came alive with a pair of baskets on the run, as she ran her total to eight for the quarter and 15 for the contest.
- Williams became the fourth Deac to reach double figures with a layup, making it 73-31 with 1:50 remaining in the third quarter.
- Wake Forest nailed their final eight attempts of the third while holding Queens without a point over the final 2:49 to go into the final quarter with a 79-31 advantage.
- The 34 points for Wake marked the most in a quarter since the change from halves in 2015.
- The Deacs pushed the lead to 50 for the first time on a made jumper from Quimby with 6:31 remaining.
- Already with 10 points, Andrews grabbed her 10th rebound with 3:48 left for her second career double-double.
- Wake Forest held Queens without a field goal over the final 5:15 to take home a 102-40 victory on Opening Night.
- The 102 points mark the most by a Megan Gebbia squad throughout her coaching career.
- With the win, the Demon Deacons improved to 19-7 all-time against Atlantic Sun teams and 1-0 against Queens.
- Thirty-four points in the third quarter mark the most in a single quarter in program history.
- The 39 made field goals mark the most for Wake Forest since making 40 against College of Charleston in a 106-50 victory back on Nov. 8, 2019.
- Seven Wake Forest players scored double-digit points against Queens, the most in a game in the Gebbia era.
- Tamia Hinds - 15 points
- Malaya Cowles - 15 points
- Elise Williams - 13 points
- Rylie Theuerkauf - 13 points
- Demera Hinds - 12 points
- Madisyn Jordan - 11 points
- Alyssa Andrews - 10 points
- With the victory, the Demon Deacons have now won four consecutive season-openers and 10 of their last 11.
- Additionally, the Deacs have won the last 18 home openers.
- Wake Forest has now won its last four season openers by an average margin of victory of 26.3.
- The Demon Deacons scored 102 points Monday night, the most by a Megan Gebbia-coached team.
- Most Points Scored by a Gebbia-Coached Team
- Nov. 7, 2024 | Wake Forest vs. Queens (W, 102-40)
- Nov. 20, 2023 | Wake Forest vs. Saint Louis (W, 94-66)
- Nov. 14, 2018 | American vs. George Mason (W, 86-71)
- Dec. 15, 2022 | Wake Forest vs. Longwood (W, 83-43)
- Jan. 16, 2019 | American vs. Loyola-Maryland (W, 82-38)
- Jan. 14, 2018 | American vs. Lehigh (W, 82-64)
- Nov. 17, 2013 | American vs. Massachusetts (W, 82-59)
- Jan. 19, 2022 | American vs. Army (W 80-65)
- Most Points Scored by a Gebbia-Coached Team
- Defensively, the Demon Deacons forced double-digit turnovers for the 43rd time in the last 44 games, with the lone game coming against Syracuse on Jan. 11, 2024.
- The 44-game stretch goes back to January of 2022.
- In total, the Deacs forced 26 turnovers against the Royals, the most in a game since the victory over BYU on Nov. 18, 2022.
From Gebbia
"Coming in, the team was excited. We've been practicing since July. They were just anxious to get out there and show everybody that we're a different team than last year. It showed in our play and our unselfishness, having the balance in our scoring, our ability to defend, getting a lot of steals and things like that. So that was really good to see. And it's really nice to have Demeara back, obviously for rebounding purposes, but other things as well. Communication is really big. And then having a fifth-year senior point guard in Tamia and just having leadership was a big part of the success for today." - Megan Gebbia
Up Next
Following Opening Night at LJVM Coliseum, the Demon Deacons are on the road for the next two games as they travel to Charlotte on Thursday night for a tilt with the 49ers. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Last season, Charlotte finished 16-15 overall and 9-9 in the American. They are led by first-year head coach Tomekia Reed who comes in from Jackson State.
The Demon Deacons have won 11 of the last 13 matchups against the 49ers.
Team Stats
Queens
WF
FG%
.254
.609
3FG%
.211
.450
FT%
.750
.789
RB
25
42
TO
26
16
STL
5
18
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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