WBBall: Wake Forest takes on the No. 25 UNC Tar Heels
by RAJohnston on Jan 29, 2012 1:23 PM EST
in Wake Forest Non-Revenue Sports
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The Wake Forest women's basketball team will look to bounce back from a 64-39 defeat at top ten team Miami on Thursday as they take on the No.25 North Carolina Tar Heels in the LJVM at 2:00 today.
UNC comes into the game with a 15-5 record (5-2 in the ACC), but have won their last three games in the ACC after an embarrassing loss to Connecticut 86-35. The Deacs are 12-8 (2-5), are looking to get back on the winning track that they were on earlier in the year, as they have dropped their last 4 out of 5 games, all against ACC opponents.
Senior center Chay Shegog leads the Tar Heels in scoring and rebounding at 16.5 ppg and 7.9 rpg. The Deacs will need strong efforts from Sandra Garcia and Lindsy Wright to shut her down inside the perimeter.
The projecting lineups for each team are after the jump, and all the game talk can be posted here in the comment section.
For those of y'all that can't make it out today, the game can be heard live on WakeForestSports.com, as Cabell Philpott will take the play-by-play, and Roper Halverson will do the color commentary. Also, twitter updates can be found at @sports_ogb throughout the game.
Projected starting lineups after the jump.
North Carolina (projected five)
G (Sr.) She'la White
G (Jr.) Candace Wood
G/F (Jr.) Krista Gross
G (Jr.) Tierra Ruffin-Pratt
C (Sr.) Chay Shegog
Wake Forest (projected five)
G (Sr.) Brooke Thomas
G (Jr.) Lakevia Boykin
F (Sr.) Secily Ray
F (Jr.) Mykala Walker
C (So.) Lindsy Wright
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Fantastic start by the Deacs
Up 8-3 and just out-hustling the Heels at the under 16 timeout.
Rebounding is a huge factor in this game, and the Deacs got the first 7 of (including 4 on one offensive possession).
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Refs letting them play under the basket right now to put it kindly...
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Heels storm back and take an 11-8 lead...
Coach P takes the Deacs first timeout of the game.
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The game has picked up in the last 3 minutes.
Deacs wreaking havoc with a 2-2-1 full court press.
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The depth for Wake is really paying off right now.
Getting great stuff from the bench.
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Deacs playing well.
Had the lead 34-33 at the half and stretched it to 40-36 before a couple of fouls for UNC.
At the under 16 now and UNC up 41-40. Going to the line for two shots when we get back.
Deacs needs to keep up the intensity at both ends. The press and constant subbing will likely wear UNC down.
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The 2nd half has been a completely different game than the 1st.
Deacs up 50-49 at the under 12.
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Gametracker is down again...nice work Wake
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"Meet me on the Quad at midnight" Skip Prosser
Up 57-53. Boykin just got an and-1 timeout for UNC.
I’ll keep it updated constantly here. Check out the sports_ogb twitter feed too.
Misses the FT.
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Deacs are just out-hustling the Heels right now.
Need to keep it up.
Just got another jump ball on the 2-2-1 press.
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57-55 at the under 8 timeout.
UNC going to the line for 1 and 1 after the break.
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Misses the ft but get their own rebound and going to the line again haha.
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58-57 UNC
This game is pretty intense. Teams are statistically even in a lot of categories. Should be entertaining to the finish.
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Good news is that UNC can't buy a free throw right now
Missing everything lefft and right.
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Ray with another basket off the drive to put the Deacs up 2.
UNC picks up an over the back foul, then a reach 85 feet from the basket to put Douglas at the line.
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Makes the first, misses the 2nd to put the Deacs up 63-60.
UNC gets a foul call at the other end.
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UNC misses both again, then gets another reach from 80 feet away.
Getting closer to the basket with each foul though.
Ray misses the first of one and one.
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Under 4 timeout.
Deacs up 65-62. Wake ball under the basket with 3:23 left.
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It's become a foulfest out there
Really sloppy play.
Wake is going to need to knock down all the FT’s they can get.
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UNC up 38-35 on the boards, and 14-12 on offensive boards.
They do have 19 to’s though compared to Wake’s 15.
UNC is 7-16 from the foul line. Wake is 5-10.
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http://www.wakeforestsports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_wbaskbl.html?event=1047363&school=wake&sport=wbaskbl&camefrom=&startschool=&
Gametracker link
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Wake miss.
Questionable no charge call against UNC. They get the rebound and get another and-1
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Boykin gets a foul on UNC up top.
70-65 UNC (3 straight and-1s), Boykin at the line 1-1
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UNC misses a long 3 and grabs the rebound.
Wake goes ahead and fouls at midcourt with 38 seconds left. Didn’t have to foul, but wanted to lengthen the game.
UNC has dominated the boards this half.
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70-67 38.4 left.
UNC is 9/19 from the line on the day.
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt has dominated the last 3 minutes. I believe she is at the line now. Deacs took a timeout. None left.
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Boykin hits an easy 2 and they foul.
Down 2 with 15 left.
Wood hits the first free throw…down 3 now.
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Hits the 2nd.
Deacs out of timeouts.
UNC takes one. Up 4 15 seconds left.
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Wood hit the free throws when UNC needed them
Deacs need to get to the basket and get a quick 2 then foul.
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Douglas gets an easy two and the Deacs foul Ruffin-Pratt with 5 seconds left
Needs to make both to put the game out of reach.
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UNC wins it 75-71 after a Boykin 3 clangs harmlessly to the ground at the buzzer.
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