WFU Women's B-ball team defeats Tusculum 65-40
by RAJohnston on Nov 7, 2011 10:45 PM EST
in Wake Forest Non-Revenue Sports
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The Wake Forest women's basketball team faces off against Tusculum tonight at 6:30. There is still time if you're reading this to get over to the Joel and take the game in. Click through the jump for a bit of a preview (really a look at the Deacs and what to expect in the second exhibition game).
We will also be providing live updates court-side from the Joel for those of you that can't make it here.
Click through for a link to the first exhibition game and things to watch for tonight.
The Deacs got a resounding victory in the first exhibition game of the year against Lenoir-Rhyne. It's hard to seriously say that they have a lot to work on after a 102-39 victory, but since it is early in the year there are several things that the Deacs will look to improve upon tonight. Here are some things to look for:
- Can freshman Dearica Hamby continue the blistering pace she set in the first game, with 18 points and 9 rebounds in just 14 minutes?
- The Deacs need to work on their 2-3 zone, and particularly the communication once the opposition has been forced inside. The man to man defense was fine, as it should be because of the talent disparity between Wake Forest and Lenoir-Rhyne.
- The three point shooting will be a question mark all year until the Deacs show that they can consistently shoot against good opposition. Getting good looks and making them tonight would be an encouraging sign.
- Rebounding against Lenoir-Rhyne suffered at times for Wake, and hopefully the lapses inside will not prove to be a recurring issue.
- Offensively, the Deacs clicked well last week, so as long as they keep getting up and down the court, pushing the tempo, Coach Petersen will be pretty pleased.
Harris, who grew up in nearby High Point and graduated from T. Wingate Andrews High School, played four seasons for the Demon Deacons from 1998 to 2002 and was the starting point guard and a co-captain as a senior. That year (2001-02), she averaged a career-high 4.6 points per game and dished out 108 assists to rank 10th at the time on the program's single-season list.
Though in the last nine years Harris has only once been on the Joel Coliseum floor in a game situation, as an assistant coach at UNC Asheville, the memories of those years with the Demon Deacons will be foremost on her mind as the Pioneers' team bus travels across Interstate 40 into the Triad.
"It's going to hit me more once we get into the Winston-Salem area, and get closer to the arena where I went plenty of times to play games. It's somewhat of a full circle moment for me, honestly. I'm trying to concentrate on our team and our preparation, but once we get closer to the venue it's going to feel like maybe I've done something since leaving there," said Harris, entering her third season as head coach at Tusculum. "Mike Petersen has extended the offer to us (to play the exhibition game) and I'm extremely grateful to have the opportunity to come back. I have lots of moments and memories from that part of North Carolina."
She has done a great job so far in her two years at Tusculum, leading the Pioneers to a 44-19 overall record, including an Elite Eight berth in her first year at the helm.
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good stuff, Riley.
Excited about the Lady Deacs this year.
Bah da da da da da da da, Go Deacs.
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Teams warming up now...
Tusculum is actually a pretty good team for a D-II school, and their coach has done an excellent job in her time there.
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National Anthem coming up...hopefully they turn the microphone on this time.
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Wake Forest probably has the longest entrance video I've ever seen...literally 2 minutes.
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Starting Lineup for the Deacs
Chelsea Douglas
Lindsy Wright
Mykala Walker
Lakevia Boykin
Asia Williams
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Wake goes right inside to Wright and Walker for an easy basket...really exploiting the size disadvantage.
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Pioneers are in a 2-2-1 press to start and then looking like a 2-3 in the half-court defense.
Pretty physical game so far.
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Refs finally call a foul, but it's on the Deacs inside...rather inconsistent so far.
Wake up 10-1 already with a huge rebounding advantage at the 16:30 mark.
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Pretty hectic per the usual with Coach Petersen
We are doing a great job of getting back to rebound too though, which is nice.
Williams has at least 3-4 rebounds already, and Wright has 2-3.
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Deacs up 10-1 at the under 16 minute timeout.
Deacs rebounding hard, but have had a few unforced turnovers that Coach P can’t be too happy about.
The Tusculum coach is extremely animated and getting after her team to get the best effort out of them. Always fun to see.
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The penetration of Thomas and Douglas is creating a problem for the Pioneers.
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Coach Harris for Tusculum is really stressing team support from the bench, as well as on the court.
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Having covered women’s bball for a little while, I can definitely say Coach Petersen is a standup guy. He did an interview with me while he was driving in DC traffic on the way to go see a recruit one week. Really hope the best for the girls this year.
Bah da da da da da da da, Go Deacs.
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He is probably the funniest coach that I have ever had the pleasure of talking with.
Also goes out of his way to speak to me when he doesn’t have to. Great guy.
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Deacs up 18-3 after Dearica Hamby rebounds a miss inside and gets the and-1
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While the Deacs have been successful inside, they are struggling to hit the mid-range jumper and the 3-ball.
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Coach P is throwing in a little 1-2-2 press of his own, but Tusculum breaks it down fairly easily.
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Both teams hustling hard...
The Deacs are very active on both sides of the court, running several cutters on each play offensively.
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Erin Hall hits her first 3 of the year after starting 0-9 (0-2 this game)...
Deacs up 23-8 after 5 quick points out of the under 12.
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Coach Petersen can't be happy with all the unforced turnovers so far in the half.
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The Pioneers close to within 23-12 at the under 8 timeout.
Wake with 6 turnovers, and the Pioneers with 9. All but one of the Deacs turnovers are unforced.
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Although Lindsy Wright has 6 rebounds, Tusculum has cut the rebounding margin to 14-12.
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Sorry...had to do the hamster ball race...Deacs up 37-19 at the half
Oh and I won…
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Secily Ray leads the Deacs with 10 points, nobody else is over 4 points, but very balanced scoring overall.
Both teams have struggled to shoot the 3-ball, combining to go just 2-21 in the first half.
2nd half starting now.
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Wake stretches the lead to 42-21...
They are getting it done inside now and just wearing Tusculum down.
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Sloppy turnovers are killing us...
Won’t hurt us in this game too much, but it can’t continue this way if we want to be successful in the regular season.
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Tusculum on a bit of a run now to pull within 43-28.
The half court press of the Pioneers is hurting the flow of the Deacs offense, and is disallowing us toget up and down the court like we want to. It is also playing a big role in all of the turnovers.
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Deacs get the win 65-40, but there are plenty of things that Coach Petersen can work with the team on.
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