25th-Ranked `Canes Head to Wake Forest
Jan. 16, 2010
CORAL GABLES – The University of Miami women’s basketball team will face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in its first Atlantic Coast Conference road game Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum.
Miami (13-3, 1-1) at Wake Forest (10-7, 2-1)
Sunday, January 17, 2010 / Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum / Winston-Salem, N.C. / 2 p.m.
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Miami enters Sunday’s match up with a 1-1 conference record. For the first time since 1991, the Hurricanes defeated a top 15 team – in No. 13/11 Florida State. However, the ‘Canes fell to the No.7 Duke Blue Devils on Thursday.
In that game, sophomore Shenise Johnson had a tremendous outing. Scoring 19 points, grabbing nine rebounds, dishing out seven assists as well as having her hand in on a game-high three steals. Coming off her first ACC Rookie of the Week Award, freshman Morgan Stroman came off the bench and scored 15 points to go along with six rebounds. Miami’s offense was held to its second-worst shooting percentage (33 percent) against the Blue Devils, it will look to bounce back against Wake Forest.
A Look at the Demon Deacons
Wake Forest is coming off two straight ACC losses to Duke and more recently Georgia Tech on Thursday. They won their ACC home opener on Jan. 7 over Virginia Tech, 66-63.
The Demon Deacons are led by Brittany Waters who are averaging 15.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Sandra Garcia and Secily Ray average 9.2 and 8.6 points per game respectively. Brooke Thomas leads the team with 3.6 assists per game
Wake Forest is averaging 62.5 points and 40.4 rebounds per game as a team. It is shooting 37.3 percent (379-1016) from the floor, 30.2 percent (102-338) from beyond the arc and 64.3 percent (202-314) from the free throw line. The Demon Deacons also register 11.1 steals and 3.4 blocked shots per outing, while holding their opponents to 55.5 points per game and a shooting percentage of 38.2 (330-865).
The Series
Miami and Wake Forest have met seven times previously with the Demon Deacons holding a slight 4-3 edge in the all-time series. Last year at the BankUnited Center, Wake Forest pulled out a 78-69 victory. In the loss, Shenise Johnson scored 22 points and Riquna Williams added 15.
