Women's Basketball Gameday -- Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech

Feb. 27, 2013

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  • Wake Forest will honor its five seniors Thursday night prior to its game against Virginia Tech at the Joel Coliseum.
  • Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. with a pregame presentation scheduled for 6:15 p.m.

    Where to Watch & Listen

  • The game will be streamed live online at WakeForestSports.com. Cabell Philpott (play-by-play) and Roper Halverson (analyst) will have the call.

    Last Time Out

  • Lakevia Boykin and Chelsea Douglas combined to score 45 points to lead Wake Forest to a 73-68 overtime victory at Virginia last Monday.
  • The win was just the fifth all-time against Virginia and the first victory in Charlottesville since 1978.
  • Boykin made five three-pointers in the game, including a dagger of a three with 23 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Deacs a five-point lead.
  • Douglas finished with 20 points on the night, her sixth 20-point game of the season.
  • Senior Sandra Garcia chipped-in with 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals while fellow senior Asia Williams dished-out a career-high tying 10 assists.
  • The Deacs fell behind by six points with nine minutes remaining but fought back to tie the game and sent the game to overtime with a strong defensive stand in the final 10 seconds.

    Thursday's Opponent

  • Virginia Tech enters the contest with a record of 9-18 overall and 3-13 in the conference.
  • The Hokies are coming-off a 71-52 victory over No. 19 Florida State at home last Sunday.
  • Monet Tellier and Uju Ugoka have led the Hokies this season, scoring 13.4 and 12.7 points per game, respectively.
  • In addition to leading the team in scoring, Tellier tops the team with 84 assists, 35 steals and 28 three-pointers made.
  • Ugoka, who made her Virginia Tech debut against the Deacons on Dec. 22, leads the team in rebounding at 8.6 per contest.

    Series History With Virginia Tech

  • This will be the 21st meeting all-time between the two teams.
  • Wake Forest holds an 11-9 edge in the series and has won six of the last seven meetings.
  • The Deacons hold a 5-1 edge in the six previous meetings in Winston-Salem.
  • Tech won the first meeting this season, 73-52 in Blacksburg.

    Next Up...

  • Wake Forest will close out the regular season on the road at Maryland this Sunday, March 3.
  • Maryland won the first meeting of the season 73-63 in Winston-Salem.
     

     

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