GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Deacs continue their tournament run in Greensboro! The Wake Forest women’s basketball team set to face No. 5 seed Florida State in the second round of the ACC Tournament Thursday at Greensboro Coliseum.
The Deacs (15-15) advanced in the tournament for the fourth consecutive year, holding a record of 5-3 over the run including a 3-0 record in First Round games. Additionally with a win on Wednesday, the Deacs have now eliminated Virginia in back-to-back tournament runs. The Demon Deacons are also 2-1 in Second Round games in the previous three tournaments with wins over North Carolina in 2021 and Virginia Tech in 2020. In five career ACC Tournament games, junior guard Jewel Spear has netted 94 points or an average of 18.8 points per game. She led the way on Wednesday afternoon, pouring in 19 points. The Deacs alo controlled the paint in the win, finishing with a +12 advantage. Wake Forest also forced 16 turnovers resulting in 23 points on the other end of the floor.
The Seminoles (23-8) have taken both games against the Demon Deacons with the last win coming exactly one week ago in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest took the then-ranked Florida State down to the wire and had a chance to win the game at the buzzer. The Noles come into the tournament boasting the best offense in the conference and the No. 9 offense in the country, averaging 80.9 points per game. Additionally, they have the No. 8 rebounding average in the nation, posting 43.6 boards per game while also ranking fourth in the country in free throws made per game, averaging 16.5 makes per game. They are led by 2023 ACC Freshman of the Year Ta’Niya Latson, who was also a First Team All-ACC selection and named as a finalist for the Ann Drysdale Award. She averages 21.3 points per game, ranking 10th in the country.
Tipoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. (ET) at Greensboro Coliseum. For those not at the arena, fans can tune in to ACC Network. A live stats feed can be found here. You can also listen to the game on Sirius XM channels 137 or 193. Additionally, it is on the Sirius XM channel app on channel 955.
Fans can follow along via the Demon Deacons Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts (@WakeWBB).
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