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JANUARY 17, 2016 LJVM COLISEUM WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. #GODEACS WAKE FOREST (9-8, 0-4 ACC) VS. SYRACUSE (13-4, 3-1 ACC) THE TEAMS WAKE FOREST OPENS TWO-GAME HOMESTAND SCHEDULE & RESULTS WAKE FOREST SYRACUSE • Following a swing that saw Wake Forest play five of its last six games DEMON DEACONS ORANGE away from home, the Demon Deacons return to LJVM Coliseum on Sun- NOVEMBER day afternoon for a 2 p.m. matchup against Syracuse. 13 LSU (ESPN3) W, 60-57 • The Demon Deacons are home for each of their next two games, as 15 ETSU W, 69-52 Wake Forest welcomes North Carolina to town on Thursday, Jan. 21. 17 DAVIDSON W, 77-58 22 at Missouri (SECN) L, 94-81 @WakeWBB @CuseWBB LAST TIME OUT 25 LA SALLE W, 61-53 • Wake Forest dropped its fourth-straight contest Thursday night and 29 at American W, 71-70 THE NUMBERS fifth in the last six games, falling to Miami 71-60 in Coral Gables, Florida. DECEMBER Record 9-8 Record 13-4 • The Demon Deacons never trailed by more than 11 in the game and ACC 0-4 ACC 3-1 used an 8-0 run run at the start of the second half to tie the game at 37, 2 WISCONSIN (ESPN3) L, 64-51 Scoring Offense 61.1 Scoring Offense 72.9 but Miami withstood the rally and kept the Deacs at arm’s length for the 6 BELMONT L, 78-64 Scoring Defense 61.4 Scoring Defense 55.4 remainder of the game. 14 JACKSONVILLE W, 57-51 FG Percentage .380 FG Percentage .365 • Milan Quinn posted her fifth-career double-double with 15 points and 10 18 at Coastal Carolina W, 81-52 3-Pt Percentage .260 3-Pt Percentage .282 rebounds. Amber Campbell notched her fifth straight double-figure scoring 20 RICHMOND W, 43-33 FT Percentage .593 FT Percentage .652 night with 13 points. 28 vs. Hampton% L, 47-42 3-Pt Per Game 4.3 3-Pt Per Game 9.2 29 at FIU% W, 57-53 Rebounding 41.6 Rebounding 43.3 SCOUTING THE ORANGE Rebound Margin +3.2 Rebound Margin +1.4 JANUARY Assists 11.3 Assists 15.1 • A winner of seven of its last eight, Syracuse is 13-4 on the season and Turnovers 19.8 Turnovers 13.8 receiving votes in both national polls this week. The Orange have won 3 at NC State* L, 64-47 Turnover Margin -1.6 Turnover Margin +11.6 each of the last two games by 21 and 23 points, respectively, against 7 at #18 Duke* (ESPN3) L, 95-68 Steals 8.5 Steals 14.6 Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh. 10 VIRGINIA* L, 52-50 Blocks 4.5 Blocks 5.1 • Syracuse’s only four losses this year have come to No. 4 Tennessee, 14 at #21 Miami* (ESPN3) L, 71-60 No. 5 Maryland, No. 24 Arizona State and North Carolina. The only home 17 SYRACUSE* 2:00 p.m. THE SERIES loss of the year is to the Sun Devils on Dec. 12. 21 NORTH CAROLINA* (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. SERIES HISTORY • Alexis Peterson leds Syracuse with 14.1 points per game while Brianna 24 at Boston College* (RSN) 1:00 p.m. Overall: ................................... Syracuse leads 2-1 Butler and Bria Day round out the double-figure scorers, as Butler is aver- 28 FLORIDA STATE* 7:00 p.m. At Wake Forest: .................... Syracuse leads 1-0 aging 12.9 points per game and Day 11.2 ppg. 31 at Louisville* (RSN) 1:00 p.m. At Syracuse: .......................... Syracuse leads 1-0 Neutral: .............................Wake Forest leads 1-0 SERIES HISTORY FEBRUARY ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS • Wake Forest and Syracuse did not meet prior to the Orange joining the 4 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. Date Site W/L Score ACC. The two teams have only met three times with Syracuse holding a 7 NC STATE* (RSN) 3:00 p.m. 3/5/15 N W 85-79 2-1 advantage. 11 at Clemson* 7:00 p.m. 1/15/15 A L 62-73 14 DUKE* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 3/2/14 H L 54-64 • The Demon Deacons’ lone win in the series came last season in the second round of the ACC Championship. In the contest, Dearica Hamby 18 NOTRE DAME* 7:00 p.m. THE COVERAGE led the Deacs with 23 points, followed by Amber Campbell’s 21, Kandice 25 VIRGINIA TECH* 7:00 p.m. Ball’s 14 and Millesa Calicott’s 14. Alexis Peterson led all scorers in the 28 at Georgia Tech* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. ONLINE game with 34 points for the Orange. Twitter // @WakeWBB Home games in BOLD CAPS. Live updates with stats & notes BRINGING THE BEST * - ACC game Facebook // Wake Forest Women’s Basketball • Syracuse is one of four teams sitting with one loss in ACC play. The % - FIU Surfing Santa Classic (Miami, Fla.) Photos and news other three teams with one loss are NC State, Miami and Florida State. All Times are ET Instagram // @WFUHoops • Wake Forest’s first five ACC opponents have a combined 66-23 record Photos and videos overall and a 14-8 mark in ACC play. WakeForestSports.com Complete coverage of Wake Forest Basketball NEXT TIME OUT • The Demon Deacons stay at home on Thursday, Jan. 21, for a matchup COMMUNICATIONS against in-state rival North Carolina. Andrew Wilson • The game, set for 7 p.m. inside LJVM Coliseum, will be aired on ESPN3. Assistant Director of Athletic Communications • All-time, North Carolina leads the series 63-12 over Wake Forest. The Cell: (919) 624-6365 / (Office): 336-758-5842 Deacs’ last win over the Tar Heels came on Jan. 26, 2004, at home in a Email:[email protected] 69-67 contest. WAKE FOREST’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP G G G F F 3 2 11 41 32 ATAIJAH TAYLOR AMBER CAMPBELL JILL BRUNORI ELISA PENNA MILAN QUINN SENIOR • ROANOKE, VA SOPHOMORE • CHARLESTON, SC REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE • HILTON HEAD, SC FRESHMAN • BERGAMO, ITALY JUNIOR • CHARLOTTE, NC PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG 7.2 1.8 3.8 27.6 13.3 4.0 1.5 32.4 3.2 5.6 1.8 19.0 9.0 6.5 0.7 30.8 9.9 8.8 0.6 27.1 CRASHING THE OFFENSIVE GLASS contest. While checking in at 9th in the ACC with 2.9 offensive • Wake Forest had more offensive rebounds than defensive boards per game, she is tops with an average of 5.9 defensive DEMON DEACON rebounds in Thursday’s game at Miami, finishing with 22 of- rebounds per contest. BASKETBALL HISTORY fensive boards to 18 on the defensive end. • With 1.9 blocked shots per game thus far, Quinn is third in • The mark is the second time this season Wake Forest the ACC in the category. Years of Basketball 45th finished with more offensive rebounds than defensive, the first • Quinn has posted five double-doubles this season, the latest 1st Season of Basketball 1971-72 time coming on Dec. 2 in the 64-51 loss to Wisconsin at home. coming in the loss to Miami. All-Time Head Coaches 8 • This year, Wake Forest has collected 20 or more offensive • The junior’s standout game came on Dec. 18 with her fourth- All-Time Record 527-671 (.441) boards on five occasions. The game against Miami marked career double-double, finishing with 22 points, 14 rebounds to Winning Seasons 11 the first time the Deacs earned at least 20 offensive rebounds go with four blocks and five steals to set career highs in each .500 Seasons 4 since getting 21 on Dec. 18 against Coastal Carolina. category. Losing Seasons 27 • Wake Forest has now collected a season-high 22 offensive 17+ Win Seasons 5 rebounds on two occasions this year (at Miami, vs. Davidson). IMMEDIATE IMPACT Record at Joel Coliseum 208-173 (.546) • Elisa Penna has been a force since joining Wake Forest’s ACC GAMES ONLY rotation at the end of December. TURNOVER WOES Won-Loss Record 124-406 (.234) • In her first six games, Penna is averaging 9.0 points and • Wake Forest has turned the ball over 20 or more time this Best ACC Finish 3rd (1987-88) 6.5 rebounds per game while seeing more than 30 minutes of season on eight occasions. Winning Seasons 1 action per contest. • At Miami, it marked the fourth-straight game the Deacs had .500 Seasons 1 more than 20 turnovers. It also marked the seventh time in the • The freshman from Bergamo, Italy, recorded her first-career Losing Seasons 35 last nine games with more than 20 turnovers. double-double in just her fifth-career game with 11 points and • In the first eight games of the season, Wake Forest only had 10 rebounds against Virginia on Jan. 10. NCAA TOURNAMENT more than 20 turnovers on one occasion. It came against LSU Tournament Appearances 1 (1988) (26) in the 60-57 win in the first game of the season. ATTENDANCE RECORD Won-Loss Record 1-1 • Wake Forest set a program record with 8,849 fans in at- NEW FACES ON THE COURT tendance against Jacksonville on Dec. 14. WNIT Tournament Appearances 4 • Eleven Demon Deacons have seen action this season with • The previous record was 5,342 fans set against North Last Appearance 2012 (2nd round) six of them new to the program. Carolina on Jan.