WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women’s basketball team fell in a tightly-contested home matchup with No. 19 Duke, 60-50, Thursday evening at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Demon Deacons (10-6, 1-4 ACC) were led by a strong defensive effort as the Deacs forced the Blue Devils (14-1, 4-0 ACC) into 19 turnovers, marking the most turnovers Duke has committed in a single game since facing Northwestern on Dec.1. Additionally, Duke’s 19 turnovers were the most the Blue Devils had committed in ACC play this season.
Junior guard Jewel Spear led the Demon Deacons offensively with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including an explosive 10-point third quarter. The Colony, Texas native has now recorded double-digit points in 13 games this season and leads the team, shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc.
Of note coming into Thursday’s contest, she ranked 10th in the country with 44 three-point makes while her 2.93 threes per game ranked 18th nationally.
Spear needs just six points on Sunday to tie for 24th on the Wake Forest scoring list and her career total of 194 three-point makes moves her into third in program history.
Elise Williams had another all-around performance Thursday as the sophomore guard tallied 12 points, four rebounds and four steals in the loss. Over the last three games, Williams has recorded 11 steals.
This season, Williams leads the Deacs in assists (57) and steals (23), while ranking second in points per game (9.3).
Senior forward Olivia Summiel finished with a…
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