Wake Forest Falls, 58-56, to Hoyas

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's basketball team fell to the Georgetown Hoyas, 58-56, Sunday afternoon inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The Demon Deacons (9-2) outshot the Hoyas (6-3) in both field goal (42.9 percent) and three-point (38.5 percent) scoring. Additionally, the Deacs tallied nine steals on the afternoon, over the Hoyas' seven. The Deacs also controlled the paint finishing +14 (32-to-18) in points in the paint.

Across 11 games, the Demon Deacon defense ranks second in the conference, having allowed just 53.4 points per game.

Sophomore forward Grace Oliver went 8-of-10 from the field and tallied 17 points to lead the Wake Forest offense. Oliver leads the ACC and ranks 20th in the nation with a .602 field goal percentage.

With 12 points, freshman guard Caitlyn Jones produced a consistent offensive showing for the Deacs alongside her perfect shooting from the free-throw line. Through 11 games, the Rolesville, N.C.-native is averaging 8.0 points per game, the highest of the Wake Forest freshman class.

How It Happened

After settling into the game, the Deacs went on a 7-0 stretch to take the lead at the 6:50 mark.
- Sophomore forward Grace Oliver posted Wake Forest's first points of the night with 8:16 remaining.
- Junior guard/forward Mary Carter sent a beautiful pass under the net to find sophomore guard Aurora Sørbye for two in the paint.
The Deacs held its lead into the late minutes of the first.
- A three from Oliver made it 10-7 with 3:41 to go.
- Carter followed that up with a three from the right corner to make it 13-9.
- As time expired on the clock, freshman guard Caitlyn Jones drove her way up to the basket for the final score of the quarter.
Wake Forest led Georgetown, 16-9 at the start of the second.
- The Demon Deacon defense held the Hoyas to a four-minute scoring drought beginning at the 8:45 mark.
- Carter and Jones made it 24-14 with back-to-back layups.
With less than two minutes to go, Oliver added four in the paint to extend the Deac's lead.
Wake Forest exited the half leading Georgetown, 30-26.
- After the two quarters, the Deacs led the Hoyas in field goal and three-point percentage.
Freshman guard Opal Bird began the third going 2-of-2 at the stripe.
At the 6:12 mark, freshman guard Milan Brown grabbed a rebound and made it 36-32 with a second-chance layup.
Wake Forest extended its lead to 41-38 with a perfect trip to the line from Jones and a high-soaring three from sophomore forward Kennedy Moore.
The Deacs trailed the Hoyas, 41-46, at the conclusion of the third.
- Oliver worked a layup to bring the game back within a basket at 5:02.
- Another perfect trip to the foul line from Jones kept the Deacs within three, at 52-55 with 1:50 remaining.
- Brown cut the deficit to one with 0:30 seconds in the contest.
Right off the bench, Moore went 2-of-2 at the line to retake the lead at 56-55 with six seconds remaining.
Despite the Deacs' efforts, Wake Forest fell, 56-58, to Georgetown.

Standout Stats

Wake Forest tallied 15 total assists on the night on 21 made baskets (71.4 percent). In 11 games this season, the Demon Deacons have totaled 191 assists on 282 field goals (67.7 percent) which would mark the highest percentage in the Megan Gebbia era.
- The Demon Deacons are averaging 17.6 assists per game, second in the ACC behind Virginia's 17.7.
The Demon Deacons had another excellent game in the paint, with 32 points posted inside, while allowing Georgetown to score 18 points in the paint, a 14-point differential.
- Across 11 games, the Deacs have totaled 420 points in the paint (38.2 per game).
The Deacs forced the Hoyas into 17 turnovers on Sunday, and have forced 10 or more takeaways 78 times in the last 82 games, a stretch dating back to January of 2022. Through 11 games, the Demon Deacons have forced 15.6 turnovers per game.
Sophomore forward Grace Oliver led the Demon Deacons with 17 points and went 8-for-10 from the field.
- Oliver tied with freshman guard Milan Brown for a team-best seven rebounds.
  - Across 11 games, the Norwell, Mass.-native leads the ACC with a .602 field goal percentage.

From Gebbia
"I am proud of the fight that we showed to get back in the fourth quarter. We need to go through some of these things to continue to grow. We have the heart and fight. There are a couple of things that we do just a little bit better and we win this game. They outrebounded us, shot free throws better than us and we had too many turnovers. We have to play just a little bit smarter and efficiently but these last two show us what we need to work on over the next week to get ready for ACC play in a week. This one hurts and we need to make sure we need to do the right things before we play Georgia Tech here in a week." - Megan Gebbia

Up Next
The Demon Deacons begin their conference slate next Sunday against George Tech at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

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Team Stats

Grace Oliver

Caitlyn Jones

Mary Carter

Milan Brown

Players Mentioned

Opal Bird

Milan Brown

Mary Carter

Caitlyn Jones

Kennedy Moore

Grace Oliver

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