Wake Forest Cruises by Boston College, 79-65

Sunday, February 22

Chestnut Hill, MA

Noon

Wake Forest University

14-14,4-12ACC

Boston College

5-25,1-16ACC

Wake Forest

Boston College

2/22/2026 2:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Behind a double-double from sophomore forward Grace Oliver and a season-high 19 points from junior guard/forward Mary Carter, the Wake Forest women’s basketball team claimed its largest road win at Boston College in program history.

By: Kaitlyn Stocum and Andrew Kovar

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – With a double-double from sophomore forward Grace Oliver and impressive three-point shooting from junior guard/forward Mary Carter, the Wake Forest women's basketball team grabbed its largest road win at Boston College in program history, 79-65, Sunday afternoon at Conte Forum.

The Deacs (14-14, 4-12 ACC) knocked down a season-high tying 12 threes, going 12-for-27 from deep, with five Demon Deacons contributing to the total. Carter paved the way for the downtown, while also adding three steals and two blocks against the Eagles (5-25, 1-16 ACC).

Carter finished the afternoon with a season-high 19 points including going 5-of-7 from behind the arc. 16 of her 19 points came in the second half, going 6-of-7 from the field in the final 20 minutes of the game.

Leading the Wake Forest offense, Oliver notched her second double-double of the season and third of her career, with 24 points and a career-high tying 15 boards. Additionally, the Norwell, Mass.-native helped the Deacs to 11-for-14 shooting from the stripe, as she went 4-of-5 from the line.

Wake Forest finished with 24 assists on 28 made baskets for the contest (85.7 percent). In 28 games this season, the Demon Deacons have totaled 477 assists on 701 field goals (68.0 percent) which would mark the highest percentage in a single season within the Megan Gebbia era.

The Demon Deacons are averaging 17.0 assists, fourth in the ACC behind Virginia's 17.9 and Duke's 17.5 assists. Additionally, the Deacs are on pace to have the fourth-most assists in program history and the 17.0 assists per game currently ranks fourth in program history:

Season	Total Assists	Total Games	Assists/G
1987-88	563	31	18.2
1988-89	484	28	17.3
1986-87	466	27	17.3
2025-26	477	28	17.0
1989-90	469	28	16.8

The Deacs 477 assists this season is now ranked fifth most in school history:

Rank	Total Assists	Year
1.	563	1987-88
2.	489	2004-05
3.	488	1989-90
4.	484	1988-89
5.	477	2025-26

How It Happened

The squads traded points throughout the opening stages, as the contest remained tied, 8-8 through five minutes.
- Sophomore forward Grace Oliver launched a three to start the offense for the Deacs.
- A driving layup in the paint from freshman guard Milan Brown kept the game even at the six minute mark.
- Freshman forward Opal Bird grabbed a second-chance three to start her afternoon.
Wake Forest took its first lead of the day with back-to-back threes from sophomore guard Auroar Sørbye.
An and-one from Oliver closed out the first quarter for the Demon Deacons on an 8-2 run.
- Freshman guard Caitlyn Jones extended the Deacs' advantage to 24-15 with a bucket from beyond the arc.
- Oliver converted an Eagles' turnover to bring the Deacs' lead to double-digits.
Wake Forest led Boston College, 26-15 before the second quarter.
The Deacs went on a 7-2 scoring stretch out of the break.
- Junior guard/forward knocked back three to start the run.
- Two baskets from Bird extended the Demon Deacon's lead to 33-17.
Sørbye found Oliver in the far right corner for three at the 1:51 mark.
Graduate student forward Emily Johns closed out the half with a layup.
The Demon Deacons led the Eagles, 40-29 at the half
Teams swapped baskets well into the third, as the Deacs held strong to its advantage.
- Carter opened the quarter with three.
- Brown went 2-for-2 at the stripe to make it 45-32.
- Sørbye launched three with the assist from Johns.
Wake Forest extended its lead with consecutive buckets from Oliver and Carter under the five minute mark.
With less than two minutes left in the third quarter, Carter made a layup to hold the Deacs' lead.
The Demon Deacons led Boston College, 60-46 before the final quarter.
The Deacs went up 66-58 as Carter drained two threes.
At the 3:28 mark Jones went 2-for-2 at the stripe.
An and-one from the freshman less than a minute later spurred a 8-2 scoring stretch for Wake Forest.
- Oliver kept the strong free throw shooting as she went 2-for-2 at the line.
- Sørbye connected with Johns under the basket for two.
- A final free throw from Oliver closed out the run.
Wake Forest defeated Boston College, 79-65.

Standout Stats

Against the Eagles, Wake Forest had another fantastic performance from three, going 12-for-27. So far this season, the Demon Deacons have knocked down 185 threes (6.6 3FG per game).
Wake Forest finished with 24 assists on 28 made baskets for the contest (85.7 percent). In 28 games this season, the Demon Deacons have totaled 477 assists on 701 field goals (68.0 percent) which would mark the highest percentage in a single season within the Megan Gebbia era.
- The Deacs 477 assists this season is now ranked fifth most in school history.
Recording her third career double-double and second of the season, sophomore guard Grace Oliver put up 24 points and 15 boards to lead the Wake Forest offense. The Norwell, Mass.-native was 9-for-13 from the field and 4-for-5 from the line.
With 10 points in the third quarter alone, junior guard/forward Mary Carter posted a season-high 19 points and went 5-for-7 from three. Additionally, Carter tallied seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks on the afternoon.

From Gebbia
"Great job today. Grace finished with 24 and 15. Mary had a season high and Opal had a career high. It was a total team with a team effort. We shared the ball well and everyone contributed in a way to this one. I am really proud of Mary to have a breakthrough game and she was really huge for us especially down the stretch. Just a huge win on the road and now we are close to getting to one of our big goals of making the ACC Tournament. We need to continue to play well as we have one week left in the regular season. Excited to fly home with the win." - Megan Gebbia

Up Next
The Demon Deacons stay on the road Thursday as the Deacs complete the home-and-home series with NC State, traveling to the Wolfpack for the final road game of the regular season.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra.