WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Behind an all-around team effort, with 10 Demon Deacons scoring, the Wake Forest women’s basketball team booked a spot in the second round of the WNIT with a 75-49 win over Morgan State inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Thursday night.
With the victory, head coach Megan Gebbia became the winningest first-year head coach in program history. The Demon Deacons (17-16) went 28-for-55 (50.9 percent) from the floor, the highest percentage of the season and the highest since Nov. 27, 2021 against UMBC.
From behind the line, the Deacs hit 8-for-22 (36.4 percent) from beyond-the-arc in the dominant 26-point victory. Over 30 percent of the scoring from the Deacs came in the fourth quarter, as they went 9-for-14 (64.3 percent) from the floor for 25 points.
Wake Forest dominated inside for the entirety of the contest, as it outrebounded Morgan State (17-12), 34-21, and tacked on 18 second chance points. Additionally, the Deacs outscored the Bears, 38-14, in the paint. Additionally, the Deacs were plus-13 on the glass and claimed 16 offensive rebounds, resulting in 18 second-chance points.
Junior guard Jewel Spear led the way for Wake Forest with 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting and 3-of-9 from three, the 11th time she has gone for 20 or more points this season. With Thursday’s scoring output, Spear surpassed Jane Jackson (1977-80), Lisa Stockton (1982-86) and Liz Strunk (2002-06) to crack the top 10 in school history with 1,360 career points. She is now less…
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