Brown Records Career-High, Double-Double in Triple-Overtime Defeat Against Cavaliers

Thursday, January 29

Winston-Salem, N.C.

3 p.m.

Wake Forest University

12-10,2-8ACC

103

109

Virginia

15-6,7-3ACC

OT 1

OT 2

OT 3

Virginia

109

Wake Forest

103

Photo by: Bryce Mitchell / Wake Forest Athletics

Brown Records Career-High, Double-Double in Triple-Overtime Defeat Against Cavaliers

1/29/2026 6:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Demon Deacons finished the game with the most points they have ever scored in an ACC game, tallying 103 including a career-high 30-point double-double performance from freshman guard Milan Brown.

By: Kaitlyn Stocum and Andrew Kovar

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In its most points scored since 2019 and the most points the Demon Deacons have ever scored in an ACC contest, the Wake Forest women's basketball team fell in triple overtime to Virginia, 109-103, Thursday afternoon at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Wake Forest (12-10, 2-8, ACC) recorded its best offensive performance of the Megan Gebbia era against the Cavaliers (15-6, 7-3 ACC), surpassing its previous best of 102 points against Queens in the 2024-25 season opener:

Most Points Scored by a Gebbia-Coached Team

Jan. 29, 2026 | Wake Forest vs. Virginia (L, 109-103)
Nov. 7, 2024 | Wake Forest vs. Queens (W, 102-40)
Nov. 20, 2023 | Wake Forest vs. Saint Louis (W, 94-66)
Nov. 26, 2025 | Wake Forest vs. Morgan State (W, 93-35)
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)

The afternoon also marked the most points since Nov. 18, 2019, where the Deacs posted 106 in a home victory College of Charleston.

Additionally, the Demon Deacons produced a season-high 36 field goals made and 71 field goal attempts.

Thursday marked the third triple-overtime game in program history and first in 23 years. The last game occurred on Feb. 2, 2003 in a 62-60 loss at Florida State.

The Deacs were led by freshman guard Milan Brown, as she recorded her second career double double with 30 points and 11 rebounds. Brown also holds the teams' first double-double of the season, which came during the season-opener against Radford.

Also tabbing a career high, freshman guard Caitlyn Jones shot a team-best .727 field goal percentage and totaled 18 points to contribute to the Deacs' offensive performance. Sophomore forward Grace Oliver shot 6-for-7 from the stripe and 3-for-5 from downtown, totaling 19 points, five rebounds and four assists.

How It Happened

The teams traded baskets, as Virginia led the Deacs 10-9 with 4:07 in the first quarter.
- Freshman guard Milan Brown began the afternoon with a bucket from downtown.
- Sophomore forward Kennedy Moore brought the game within a point with a pullup jumper.
Wake Forest put themselves ahead of the Cavaliers with a driving layup from freshman guard Caitlyn Jones.
- A layup from sophomore forward Grace Oliver extended the Demon Deacon advantage to 13-10.
The Deacs trailed by just one, 14-13, entering the second quarter.
Brown went 2-for-2 at the stripe to keep the game within one.
- The freshman put up back-to-back layups to push the Deacs back in front of the Cavaliers.
Junior guard/forward Mary Carter made a layup with 2:06 to go to cut into Virginia's lead.
Wake Forest trailed the Cavaliers, 40-25 at the half.
A jumper from Brown began an 8-2 run for the Demon Deacons to begin the third.
- Carter knocked back three with Oliver on the assist.
- Freshman guard Opal Bird kept a perfect free throw percentage with her trip to the stripe.
- Oliver brought the Deacs within seven with a bucket from beyond the arc.
Action spanned back and forth, as Virginia held a 54-40 lead, five minutes into the second half.
Jones tallied six points in the final three minutes, spurred by three at the 3:15 mark.
Graduate student forward Emily Johns took a perfect trip to the stripe with a minute remaining in the quarter.
A final layup from Brown brought the Deacs within 10 of the Cavaliers, trailing 61-51 before the fourth.
Wake Forest started the quarter with a 7-2 run, launched by a three from the Baltimore, Md.-native.
- With help from Johns, Carter put up two in the paint.
- Brown stayed perfect at the line, bringing the Cavalier advantage to five.
Sørbye grabbed an and-one at the 6:37 mark, as the Deacs trailed Virginia, 68-61.
- The Bergen, Norway-native drilled a jumper from downtown to make it 72-66.
At the 1:27 mark, Jones made a pullup jumper to bring the contest within one.
With five seconds on the clock, Brown drained three to send the Demon Deacson into overtime tied 76-76.
Although the Cavaliers took the first basket of extra time, the Deacs responded with a driving layup from Jones.
Oliver tied up the contest with 6.9 seconds on the clock.
- The sophomore went 2-for-2 from the line with 0:45 remaining to trail 84-81.
- She went back to the line to drain three more free throws to make it 84-84.
As neither team could make another basket, the game went into double overtime.
Oliver knocked back three from the left corner to make it 87-84.
Brown kept it even with a jumper at the 3:07 mark.
The Demon Deacons took a one point lead with an and-one from Jones.
Carter made it 95-93 with a bucket from beyond the arc.
The Cavaliers sent the contest into a third overtime with two shots at the line.
Virginia retook the lead from the Deacs less than thirty seconds in.
- Bird responded to the Cavalier offense, going 2-for-2 at the line,
Sørbye made it 103-99 with a layup at the 1:44 mark.
The Deacs were unable to find a basket in the closing moments and fell 109-103, to Virginia.

Standout Stats

Wake Forest (12-10, 2-8, ACC) recorded its best offensive performance of the Megan Gebbia era against the Cavaliers (15-6, 7-3 ACC), surpassing its previous best of 102 points against Queens in the 2024-25 season opener:
- Most Points Scored by a Gebbia-Coached Team
  - Jan. 29, 2026 | Wake Forest vs. Virginia (L, 109-103)
  - Nov. 7, 2024 | Wake Forest vs. Queens (W, 102-40)
  - Nov. 20, 2023 | Wake Forest vs. Saint Louis (W, 94-66)
  - Nov. 26, 2025 | Wake Forest vs. Morgan State (W, 93-35)
  - 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)
Over the last nine games, the Demon Deacons have five double-digit three-point performances coming against Gardner-Webb, Pitt, NC State, Clemson and Virginia.
- During that stretch, Wake Forest is averaging 8.14 threes made per game and the 71 threes made have accounted for 49.0 percent of the threes made for the entire season.
- Additionally, the Deacs are shooting at a high clip during that seven-game stretch, knocking down 71-of-161 3FG (44.1 pct.).
Recording a career-high 30 points, freshman guard Milan Brown went 11-for-20 from the field, 3-for-4 from three and a perfect 5-of-7 at the stripe to lead the Wake Forest offense.
- Additionally, Brown recorded the third double-double of the season with 11 rebounds, and second of her career.

From Gebbia
"This is a tough one. I am happy with our effort and the way we battled to get back into this one. We showed a lot of heart and toughness. We beat ourselves in the first half with turnovers, some scout miscues and some rebounding things. It was a completely different feeling going into overtime than earlier in the year. There are things to learn, turnovers in the first half and free throws in overtime. It doesn't come down to one or two plays but the full game. This was a long game and some nuances that we can continue to learn from especially in late game situations. This is a really talented team that we played and this is the same effort and execution that we should expect throughout the rest of the season. This is a huge step forward from Saturday and we need to keep pushing to get over the hump." - Megan Gebbia

Up Next
The Demon Deacons are out on the road when the Demon Deacons travel to Duke Sunday afternoon for a nationally-televised game.
Tipoff is scheduled for noon on ACC Network.