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Women's Basketball Gameday -- Wake Forest vs. Boston College
Deacons look for 7th-straight vs. Boston College
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Feb. 9, 2013
Wake Forest Game Notes | ACC Release
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Wake Forest will be looking to get back on track as it hosts Boston College this Sunday at the Joel Coliseum.
Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m.
It is Play4Kay day at the Joel and all money raised will help fund breast cancer awareness.
Where to Watch & Listen
The game will be streamed live online at WakeForestSports.com. Cabell Philpott (play-by-play) and Roper Halverson (analyst) have the call.
The game can also be heard locally on the Wake Forest Sports Netword from IMG College.
Last Time Out
Wake Forest cut a 20-point second half deficit down to three but No. 7 Maryland held strong down the stretch and pulled-out a 73-63 victory.
Chelsea Douglas led three Deacons in double-figures with 17 points on 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc.
Senior Asia Williams finished with 13 points, a team-high eight rebounds and four assists.
Fellow senior Lakevia Boykin notched 12 points and two rebounds.
Dearica Hamby scored nine points and dished-out a career-high five assists.
Wake was a season-best 13-of-14 from the free throw line.
Maryland won the rebounding battle just 27-26. That was the Terps' lowest rebound output of the season.
The Deacs forced Maryland into 14 turnovers in the second half.
Sunday's Opponent
Boston College comes into the contest with an overall record of 9-13 and a 3-8 mark in the ACC.
The Eagles defeated NC State at home on Jan. 31 but has since dropped a pair of games to Maryland and North Carolina.
BC is the conference's best three-point shooting team, making 6.9 three-pointers per game.
Kristen Doherty tops the team in scoring at 13.1 points per game
Nicole Boudreau and Kerri Shields have each made a team-high 52 three-pointers on the season.
Katie Zenevitch is the fourth player on the team averaging double-figures at 11.8 and she also leads the team with 7.0 rebounds per contest.
Series History With Maryland
This will be just the 10th meeting all-time between the two schools.
Wake Forest has won the last six games in the series and leads 6-3 overall.
The Deacons won for the third-straight time in Chestnut Hill earlier this season as Wake outlasted BC 92-87 in double-overtime on Jan. 20.
Next Up...
Wake Forest hits the road for a pair of tough contests this week at No. 16 North Carolina on Thursday, Feb. 14 and at No. 5 Duke on Sunday, Feb. 17.
The Last Meeting
| Wake Forest | 92 | |
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| Boston College | 87 | (2OT) |
January 20, 2013
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
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