Wake Forest Picks Up 78-41 Victory Over Presbyterian

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C – The Wake Forest women's basketball team continued their early season success with a 78-41 victory over the Presbyterian Blue Hose, Thursday evening inside the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The Demon Deacons (2-0) had 18 assists on 28 made baskets (64.3 percent) including five players with two or more assists in the win. Additionally, all 12 Deacs recorded a point and pulled one rebound in the victory.

Wake Forest held Presbyterian (1-1) to just 18 points in the second half and marked their largest margin of victory since last season's opening night win over Queens.

Freshman guard Milan Brown led the Deacs with 14 points and recorded back-to-back double digit games as a freshman for the first time since Madisyn Jordan on Nov. 18 against BYU and Nov. 20 against Saint Louis.

Earning career-highs in two separate categories, sophomore forward Kennedy Moore recorded seven rebounds and a team best four assists against the Blue Hose.

Redshirt-junior guard Raven Preston reached double-digit points for the first time as a Deac, going 5-for-6 at the line. All 10 of her points came in the first half.

How It Happened

The Deacs went on a 6-0 run to open the contest, with sophomore guard Aurora Sørbye posting the first points of the night.
- Sophomore forward Grace Oliver went 2-for-2 during the Demon Deacons' first trip to the line of the game.
Wake Forest maintained their six-point lead over Presbyterian with a pair of free throws.
Redshirt-junior guard Raven Preston drilled a three-pointer from the corner to extend the Deacs lead to 14-9 with two minutes remaining in the first.
- The Demon Deacons led 15-12 entering the second quarter.
A step-back three from the left wing by junior guard/forward Mary Carter began scoring out of the break.
- The Deacs made it 23-16 with a layup from freshman guard Milan Brown.
Junior guard/forward Madisyn Jordan nailed a jumper from just outside the arc to give Wake Forest its largest lead of the night, 28-19.
Wake Forest entered the locker room with a 33-23 advantage over the Blue Hose.
Brown posted back-to-back layups to lead 37-25 out of the half.
The Deacs were 6-of-8 on field goals during the 13-0 run.
- Jordan knocked back a three-pointer to make it 52-30 with three minutes remaining in the quarter.
Freshman guard Grace Galbavy hit a step-back jumper to close out the Demon Deacons scoring in the third.
- The Deacs held the Blue Hose to just eight points in the quarter.
Wake Forest began the final 10 minutes leading 57-31.
A fast-break layup from freshman guard Caitlyn Jones made it 59-31.
Freshman forward Opal Bird made it 61-36 with 7:27 to go in the fourth quarter with a layup off an assist from graduate forward Emily Johns.
Brown and Jones made it 78-41 with a minute to go.
The Demon Deacons defeated the Blue Hose, 78-41.

Standout Stats

Wake Forest controlled the paint with a +30 margin as the Deacs scored 46 points in the paint while allowing just 16 on the other end.
The 37-point win marked the largest margin of victory since Opening Night against Queens last season with the Deacs win 102-40.
All 12 Demon Deacons scored and pulled down at least one rebound while nine players had at least one assist in the win.
Freshman guard Milan Brown led the Demon Deacons with 14 points and went 7-for-12 on field goals.
- This marked the first freshman with back-to-back double-digit scoring games since Madisyn Jordan on Nov. 18 against BYU and Nov. 20 against Saint Louis.

From Gebbia
"Overall, a solid performance and better shooting percentage. Everyone contributed to this one. It was great to see different people step up today. We controlled the paint on both ends of the floor, scoring 46 points in the paint is impressive. When we didn't score there we were able to get to the line. The rebounding has been good through two games and I am happy with how we are progressing there. Now, we need to settle in and focus on Sunday to keep this strong start to the season going." - Megan Gebbia

Up Next
The Deacs are back home for a Sunday showdown as Wake Forest welcomes Hampton to Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

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Team Stats

Milan Brown

Raven Preston

Aurora Sørbye

Caitlyn Jones

Players Mentioned

Opal Bird

Milan Brown

Mary Carter

Grace Galbavy

Emily Johns

Caitlyn Jones

Madisyn Jordan

Kennedy Moore

Grace Oliver

Raven Preston

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