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2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

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2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–16 (7–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Woods
  • Melissa D'Amico
  • Dane Sparrow
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Louisville 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 8 NC State† 14 4   .778 28 4   .875
Duke 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
No. 18 Florida State 11 7   .611 24 8   .750
Virginia Tech 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Boston College 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Syracuse 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Virginia 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Miami (FL) 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
North Carolina 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Wake Forest 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Clemson 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pittsburgh 1 17   .056 5 26   .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by eight year head coach Jen Hoover, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[1][2][3]

The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–16 and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the First Round and Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to Florida State in the Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[4]

Previous season

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They finished the season 10–20, 1–15 in ACC play in last place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia Tech. The Demon Deacons were not invited to a post-season tournament.

Off-season

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Recruiting class

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Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alexandria Scruggs
G
Fayetteville, NC E. E. Smith High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Kaia Harrison
PG
Baldwin, New York Baldwin Senior High 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Anaia Hoard
G
Carnon, France Wesleyan Christian Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Olivia Summiel
F
Dayville, Connecticut Marianapolis Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Maya Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Hamilton Chandler, AZ
G 1 Anaia Hoard 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Wesleyan Christian Academy Carnon, France
G 2 Kaia Harrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Baldwin Baldwin, NY
G 3 Mack Maier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Chaparral Parker, CO
G 5 Gina Conti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Grove City Grove City, OH
G 11 Ellen Hahne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Riksbasketgymansiet Luleå Stockholm, Sweden
F 11 Ivana Raca 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr 1st Lyceum of Voula Belgrade, Serbia
G 12 Kaylen Dickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Warren Township Gurnee, IL
G 14 Alex Sharp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 20 Olivia Summiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Marianapolis Prep Dayville, CT
F 21 Raegyn Branch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Arlington Arlington, TN
F 23 Christina Morra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So King's Christian Collegiate Toronto, Canada
G 32 Alexandria Scruggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr E. E. Smith Fayetteville, NC
F 44 Ona Udoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Terry Sanford Fayetteville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 5, 2019

Schedule

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Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., WatchESPN
UNC Wilmington W 65–55  1–0
LJVM Coliseum (535)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 8, 2019*
7:00 p.m., WatchESPN
College of Charleston W 106–50  2–0
LJVM Coliseum (630)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 10, 2019*
5:00 p.m.
UNC Greensboro L 65–67  2–1
LJVM Coliseum (725)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 15, 2019*
5:00 p.m.
Charlotte L 65–77  2–2
LJVM Coliseum (697)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 22, 2019*
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
at St. John's L 74–82  2–3
Carnesecca Arena (841)
New York, NY
November 25, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at Elon W 69–57  3–3
Schar Center (481)
Elon, NC
November 30, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
East Carolina W 76–53  4–3
LJVM Coliseum (430)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at East Tennessee State L 60–67  4–4
J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (758)
Johnson City, TN
December 16, 2019*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Campbell W 74–46  5–4
LJVM Coliseum (9,121)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 20, 2019*
1:30 p.m.
vs. Dayton
West Palm Beach Invitational
W 78–59  6–4
Student Life Center (175)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2019*
12:15 p.m.
vs. Florida
West Palm Beach Invitational
W 73–68  7–4
Student Life Center (200)
West Palm Beach, FL
ACC regular season
December 29, 2019
2:00 p.m, ACCN
at No. 24 Miami (FL) L 56–59  7–5
(0–1)
Watsco Center (988)
Coral Gables, FL
January 2, 2020
6:00 p.m, ACCNX
at Duke W 60–58  8–5
(1–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,416)
Durham, NC
January 5, 2020
12:00 p.m, ACCNX
Georgia Tech W 65–60  9–5
(2–1)
LJVM Coliseum (863)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m, ACCNX
Clemson W 63–58  10–5
(3–1)
LJVM Coliseum (737)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 12, 2020
2:00 p.m, ACCNX
at No. 7 Louisville L 61–75  10–6
(3–2)
KFC Yum! Center (9,414)
Louisville, KY
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m, ACCNX
Virginia W 62–56  11–6
(4–2)
LJVM Coliseum (776)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 19, 2020
2:00 p.m, RSN
at No. 9 NC State L 45–59  11–7
(4–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,052)
Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m, ACCNX
No. 14 Florida State L 65–70  11–8
(4–4)
LJVM Coliseum (688)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 26, 2020
4:00 p.m, ACCNX
Syracuse W 65–60  12–8
(5–4)
LJVM Coliseum (1,171)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m, ACCNX
at Pittsburgh L 48–53  12–9
(5–5)
Petersen Events Center (813)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 2020
1:00 p.m, ACCNX
at Boston College L 54–67  12–10
(5–6)
Conte Forum (1,312)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m, ACCNX
Notre Dame L 71–75  12–11
(5–7)
LJVM Coliseum (760)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 9, 2020
2:00 p.m, ACCNX
at Georgia Tech L 52–62  12–12
(5–8)
McCamish Pavilion (1,578)
Atlanta, GA
February 13, 2020
7:00 p.m, ACCNX
at Clemson W 66–52  13–12
(6–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,197)
Clemson, SC
February 16, 2020
1:00 p.m, ACCNX
Virginia Tech L 62–73  13–13
(6–9)
LJVM Coliseum (1,509)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m, ACCNX
at No. 17 Florida State L 67–78  13–14
(6–10)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,771)
Tallahassee, FL
February 23, 2020
12:00 p.m, RSN
North Carolina W 82–79 OT 14–14
(7–10)
LJVM Coliseum (1,520)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 27, 2020
7:00 p.m, ACCNX
Miami (FL) L 63–79  14–15
(7–11)
LJVM Coliseum (833)
Winston–Salem, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 4, 2020
1:00 p.m., RSN
(13) vs. (12) North Carolina
First round
W 83–73  15–15
Greensboro Coliseum (2,795)
Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2020
11:00 a.m., RSN
(13) vs. (5) Virginia Tech
Second round
W 58–55   16–15
Greensboro Coliseum (6,357)
Greensboro, NC
March 6, 2020
11:00 a.m., RSN
(13) vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State
Quarterfinals
L 47–76  16–16
Greensboro Coliseum (10,030)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wake Forest Women's Basketball - WakeForestSports.com - The Official Site of Demon Deacon Athletics". WakeForestSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2000. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball - Demon Deacons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. November 22, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Wake Forest Demon Deacons. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.