Blogger So Dear - Wake Forest Women's Basketball 2012-13The Wake Forest Demon Deacon sports blog where Charlie Brown is still trying to kick that football...https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47639/blogger-fave.png2013-04-12T15:47:39-04:00http://www.bloggersodear.com/rss/stream/36936072013-04-12T15:47:39-04:002013-04-12T15:47:39-04:00LaChina Robinson finds rapid success in TV career
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<p>LaChina Robinson (Wake Forest '02), a rising star as a basketball analyst and reporter, will be a part of ESPN's first-ever prime time WNBA broadcast on Monday.</p> <p>ESPN <a href="http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/04/2013-wnba-draft-to-be-held-in-primetime-on-espn2-monday/" target="_blank">announced today</a> that the 2013 WNBA draft will be broadcast during prime time hours for the first time in the league's history. Per the official release, coverage will begin on<i> ESPN2</i> at 8:00 p.m. and will feature former Lady Deac LaChina Robinson serving as a reporter for the proceedings. Robinson will be part of a broadcast team featuring host Kevin Negandhi along with Rebecca Lobo, Caryolyn Peck and Holly Rowe.</p>
<p>Robinson was named to the 1999 ACC All-Freshman team, and finished her Wake Forest career with the third-most blocks in school history. She is also one of only five former Demon Deacons to pull down 20 rebounds in a single game. Additionally, Robinson earned a spot on the Academic All-ACC team during her senior campaign.</p>
<p>After graduating from Wake Forest in 2002, Robinson worked in several capacities for Georgia Tech head coach MaChelle Joesph, including a stint as Director of Basketball Operations. During her time at Tech, Robinson began her foray into broadcasting as she served as a color analyst for Georgia Tech basketball and eventually the <a href="http://www.wnba.com/dream/broadcasters.html" target="_blank">WNBA's Atlanta Dream</a>.</p>
<p>After fulfilling her duties at the draft, Robinson anticipates being back with the Dream's coverage on<i> Fox Sports South</i>. She will also serve as social media correspondent for<i> NBA TV</i> during select NBA playoff games. In addition, Robinson will likely serve as a reporter on select WNBA playoff broadcasts on <i>ESPN</i>.</p>
<p>Despite her busy schedule during the season, Robinson remains connected to the Wake Forest program and expects nothing but good things from coach Jen Hoover in the future.</p>
<p>"I'm extremely excited about the direction of the program under Jen Hoover," Robinson said. "I have always felt like Wake Forest is a very special place where those who understand it best, I think, take the most pride in it. The size is obviously unique, the challenges of the ACC- which is one of the most competitive leagues in the country, the standard of academic excellence- it's kind of in a world of it's own. So, when you've been a part of it as a player as the Wake kids have and I have, you really take pride in it."</p>
https://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/4/12/4217600/wake-forest-lachina-robinson-WNBA-basketball-ACCJ.P. Mundy2013-04-11T23:09:25-04:002013-04-11T23:09:25-04:00Wake assistant accepts top job at Coastal Carolina
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<p>Lady Deac assistant Jaida Williams named head coach at Coastal Carolina University. </p> <p> </p>
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<p><span style="line-height: 9px;"><b>"We’re extremely happy for Jaida and this opportunity. She was an instrumental part of what we accomplished here this past season. The relationships she built with not only the players and staff but also with the administration were tremendous and we’re going to miss her. She is a young and energetic coach and I know she’ll do well at Coastal." - Official statement from Wake Forest head coach Jen Hoove</b>r</span></p>
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<p>Wake Forest assistant coach <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/jaida_williams_802002.html">Jaida Williams</a> will be introduced Friday as the new head women's basketball coach at Coastal Carolina. Williams spent the 2012-13 season on the Demon Deacon sideline under head coach Jen Hoover, where she served as recruiting coordinator for the 2014 recruiting class and acted as the program's alumni relations representative.</p>
<p>"I am forever grateful to my mentor and friend Jennifer Hoover.who has been extremely supportive of me," Williams said Thursday evening. "She's been extremely supportive of my dreams. Anything that I asked her to help me to grow in, she's been. I'll forever love and respect her as a coach and I wish nothing but the best for Wake Forest and the women's basketball program."</p>
<p>In addition to her recruiting duties and off-court responsibilities, Williams helped coordinate an up-tempo offense that averaged nearly 68 points per game during the 2012-13 season.</p>
<p>"Coastal Carolina can expect a new energy, a new phase," Williams said. I'm excited for the opportunity. We will play and exciting brand of women's basketball and we will have champions on the court and in the classroom. I hope to be half the coach Jennifer Hoover is. She's a phenomenal Xs and Os person, great at player development but most of all, she gets people down to the core. I hope to at least be half the coach that she is to my players here at Coastal."</p>
<p>Hoover said late Thursday that she was equally excited to see her now former assistant achieve her career goals.</p>
<p>"Jaida brings an energy and passion to everything she does," Hoover said. "From practice to film sessions, she has an infectious personality with the Xs and Os to go behind it. It's always sad to see a family member go, but I know she'll do a fantastic job at Coastal Carolina."</p>
https://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/4/11/4215426/wake-forest-assistant-accepts-top-job-basketball-coastal-carolinaJ.P. Mundy2013-03-01T16:50:47-05:002013-03-01T16:50:47-05:00Hokies Drop Deacs, 62-52
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<p>Strong second halves from Alyssa Fenyn and Monet Tellier helped Virginia Tech spoil Senior Night at Wake Forest. </p> <p>WINSTON-SALEM--Senior Night at the Joel began with a celebration but ended with a whimper as Virginia Tech defeated Wake Forest 62-52 on Thursday night. The Deacons were a dreadful 18-58 from the floor and never got into an offensive flow against a pesky Hokie defense.</p>
<p>The Hokies (10-18, 4-13 ACC) were led by Alyssa Fenyn, who scored 13 of her 16 points in the second half while Monet Tellier contributed 14 points and 8 rebounds. Virginia Tech never trailed in an overall lackluster display from both teams. Wake Forest (12-17, 5-12 ACC) turned the ball over 20 times and never could solve an attacking Virginia Tech defense.</p>
<p>The Deacons were led by Chelsea Douglas' 18 points and the third double-double of the season for Sandra Garcia (13 points, 12 rebounds). Wake Forest had more points in the paint and points off turnovers but could simply not get shots to fall. The offense was so stagnant that the Deacs only had three players in scoring column at the half. Senior guard Lakevia Boykin finished with 2 points on the night and played much of the second half wearing a knee brace.</p>
<p>The Deacons wrap up the regular season at Maryland on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and then will wait to be seeded for next week's ACC Tournament in Greensboro.</p>
https://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/3/1/4045924/virginia-tech-hokies-wake-forest-lady-deacons-wbbJ.P. Mundy2013-02-26T10:05:30-05:002013-02-26T10:05:30-05:00Streak Over: Wake Forest Beats Virginia 73-68
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<p>Wake Forest needs overtime and Lakevia Boykin's 25 points to end 35-year winless streak in Charlottesville, 73-68.</p> <p>Lakevia Boykin scored 25 points and Chelsea Douglas added 20 to lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Virginia, 73-68. Wake Forest withstood stellar performances from Sarah Imovbioh (18 points, 18 rebounds) and Ataira Franklin (15 points, 5 rebounds) as they recorded the program's first win in Charlottesville since 1978.</p>
<p>The Cavaliers (15-12, 7-9 ACC) had multiple chances to win at the end of regulation after Sandra Garcia missed a layup following a feed from Boykin. However, the Deacon post defense stood tall and Virginia missed three attempts at a basket as time ran out in regulation. The Cavaliers owned the glass, especially on the offensive end where they held an 18-7 edge.</p>
<p>Boykin was 5-9 from 3-point range for the Deacons (12-16, 5-11 ACC), none more important than a bomb from the top of the key with 22 seconds remaining in overtime. Wake Forest also got valuable contributions in the post, as Garcia (11 points, 7 rebounds) and Dearica Hamby (10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks) helped to create 19 Virginia turnovers. Senior guard Asia Williams failed to score, but tied her career-high mark of 10 assists originally set at Duke on February 17.</p>
<p>Monday's game was marked the third straight game in double figures for Boykin and Garcia, while Douglas has scored in double figures in all but four games this season. Williams has now recorded 16 rebounds and 28 assists in the last three games.</p>
<p>The game was a back-and-forth affair all night, going to overtime after a Garcia layup (assisted by Williams) eerily reminiscent of their overtime win at Boston College. Virginia took a 65-64 lead on a Faith Randolph 3-point basket with 3:01 remaining, but the Deacons answered a minute later on another Williams-to-Garcia exchange.</p>
<p>After a Hamby basket with 1:22 left gave Wake Forest a 3-point lead, the Cavaliers' China Crosby was fouled and went to the line to pull the Wahoos within one. She made one of two shots and the Deacons drove down the floor with less than a minute remaining. As the shot clock wore down, Boykin missed a 3-point attempt but Mykala Walker tracked down the rebound and the Deacons were able to reset. Boykin got another opportunity at a 3-pointer and made the most of it.</p>
<p>Virginia next travels to meet North Carolina State on Thursday night in Raleigh. The Deacons will meet Virginia Tech at home on Thursday, which will also be Senior Night. Wake Forest will honor the senior class prior to the 6:30 p.m. tip-off at Joel Coliseum.</p>
https://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/2/26/4030146/wake-forest-womens-basketball-virginia-cavaliers-streakJ.P. Mundy2013-02-25T09:33:56-05:002013-02-25T09:33:56-05:00First Trip to Tobacco Road
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<p>Images captured during John Mundy's visit to Carmichael Arena and Cameron Indoor Stadium, February 14 & 17 2013. All images credited to Dana E. Warren, except those without "Dewshots" tag indicated.</p>
https://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/2/25/4009662/tobacco-road-trip-galleryJ.P. Mundy2013-02-25T09:32:49-05:002013-02-25T09:32:49-05:00Tobacco Road-Trip
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<p>John Mundy and photographer Dana Warren traveled to Tobacco Road to visit two of basketball's most historic venues: Carmichael Arena and Cameron Indoor Stadium.</p> <p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.25em;">Prologue</span></p>
<p>I grew up in North Carolina.</p>
<p>That sentence applies to many folks and means different things to those folks. For many natives of a certain age (say, 40) it means that you grew up in a sports world where the terms "Big Four" and "Dixie Classic" still meant something. It also meant that you probably spent more than a few weekend afternoons watching and listening to Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.</p>
<p>Remember those broadcasts?</p>
<p>They were, indeed, much like the ACC fare that we have today on the local channels. However, there were less distractions back then: no Internet, no smart phones, no bigger, better offers. I had two options when it came to my ACC basketball. I could listen to Gene Overby call Wake Forest games over Winston-Salem's WSJS-600 AM station, and I could watch the ACC action on the local CBS affiliate on the weekends (and on weeknights, if it wasn't too late).</p>
<p>I did both. With fervor.</p>
<p>Turning on the television on a Winter Saturday meant Jim Thacker and a young(er) Billy Packer and those wonderful plaid jackets. It also meant seeing that wonderful Natural Light commercial, the one where happy throngs are preparing sumptuous feasts, the memory of which still makes my mouth water. I watched so much basketball that I didn't know what kind of business Jefferson Pilot was in until I was older. I thought they were just the "basketball guys."</p>
<p>It also meant that, more often than not, my television would be showing a basketball court trimmed in one of two shades of blue. We would occasionally get games from venerable Reynolds Coliseum or Cole Field house, but more than likely you were looking live at Durham or Chapel Hill. If you were a fan of the Blue Devils or Tar Heels, you were a happy fan.</p>
<p>If you were not, well, you now understand why so many of us turned out to be bitter, angry old men.</p>
<p>Not because of the air time the Blue Bloods garnered, mind you. The anger comes from the fact that not only was the game emanating from somewhere off Highway 15-501, but also the likelihood one of the two Blue Behemoths was beating the daylights of YOUR team was quite high. Quite frankly, there were no more feared places to play in the ACC than Cameron Indoor Stadium and Carmichael Auditorium. I dismissed both venues as Houses of Ill Repute.</p>
<p>A funny thing happens on the way to 40, though. While our love of the game doesn't dissipate, it is (hopefully) tempered some by marriage, fatherhood, or at the very least a little maturity. I found myself longing for the days of old, where big-time basketball was contested in dark band-boxes holding less than 15,000 people. There is something lost while watching games in a dome or a shining 22,000-seat arena (although the selection of snacks today is commendable). I am one of a lucky generation which understands that the "Old" Greensboro Coliseum (remember the escalator?) was the greatest place in the world to watch anything. Where else could AC/DC, ACC basketball and the Four Horsemen all sell out the same place -- in the same week?</p>
<p>Eventually my eternal frustration with Duke and North Carolina finally gave way to acceptance, which at some point morphed into respect and a wistful return to (my) days of yore. I now came to view both buildings as basketball cathedrals, where the game was (and is) played with the beauty and rhythm that attracted me as a child. I found myself over the last few years lamenting the fact that I'd never actually been to Cameron, and had only briefly stepped into Carmichael back before my 21st birthday.</p>
<p>I finally got the chance to correct that oversight. I grabbed Dana Warren from DEWshots and <a href="http://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/2/25/4009662/tobacco-road-trip-gallery">we set off on an adventure</a>. Dana is from Big Ten country, having attended Purdue, so I figured he understood the point of this outing. As it turns out, I was surprised at both venues but for different reasons.</p>
<h3>Rah, Rah, Carolina</h3>
<p>Carmichael Auditorium opened in 1965 as the larger, modern replacement for Woollen Gymnasium. Before the men's basketball team left in the mid-Eighties, the building's 10,180 seats would be filled for every game with fans cheering the likes of Phil Ford, <s>Billy Cunningham</s>, James Worthy and some kid named Jordan. Despite the basketball team's relocation to the Dean E. Smith Center, women's basketball kept it's home at Carmichael. The building has undergone a massive renovation and now is a modern facility that holds just over six thousand fans.</p>
<p>North Carolina managed to renovate this basketball landmark without losing the charm of the old building. Walking down Raleigh Street as the sun set, Dana and I felt pulled towards Carmichael (now Carmichael Arena) like we were in a tractor beam. We were welcomed into the press area of the building (complete with a Bojangles buffet: kind of like heaven) and then, like children, scurried down the flight of stairs which led to the arena floor. Like every other athletic building on campus, "that damn blue" was everywhere. It was great. The arena felt decidedly important and old-school and I'll admit feeling a bit like I was in a secret room at a museum.</p>
<p>I made my way down the scorer's table to meet Gary Petit, Wake Forest's omniscient media wrangler without whom this trip never happens in the first place. My attention was diverted by the activity on the Wake bench, where coach Jen Hoover was amiably chatting with Sylvia Hatchell. Coach Hatchell had just won her 900th and 901st games and, as it turns out, was just saying hello.</p>
<p>To everyone.</p>
<p>If Carmichael is a basketball castle, Hatchell is its Queen. I was surprised to see her greeting coaches, staffers and fans like she was welcoming everyone to the church fellowship hall. She is decidedly Southern, which means she is overtly friendly to everyone. I proffered my hand to offer congratulations before the game and she greeted me as warmly as everyone else. Those expecting an air of conceit, for whatever reason, would be surprised. Later in our trip I asked a member of the media if she was the real deal, and I got laughed at. Yes, what you see is what you get.</p>
<p>The game itself was a complete let-down, although I did get a front-row seat to witness a team I had dismissed as a tad fraudulent for their high ranking. That went away in the first two minutes as the Tar Heels struck first and the Deacons fell quickly, 76-56. Postgame, Petit led Hoover into the press conference looking as weary as I'd ever seen the first-year coach. She looked like a woman who had tired of preaching toughness. I wondered how her the team would respond in a few days at Duke.</p>
<p>Coach Hatchell then arrived with two of her players and then held court for a little while; expressing gratitude for the various tributes she received during and after the game and occasionally scolding her team for letting up on the gas. Now, had the Deacs pulled an upset, I'm sure that I would not have seen this side of the coach but it was very endearing.</p>
<p>In all, I loved covering a game at Carmichael. My favorite nuance to the building is the steps leading down to the arena floor from the media center. Each time I descended, it felt like I was walking towards something important. I'm not sure how much I love the lack of seating behind the benches, but the arena is still something to behold. I left Chapel Hill the same way I always do: wishing I'd worked harder in high school and with a craving for Pepper's pizza.</p>
<h3>My Blue Heaven</h3>
<p>Cameron Indoor Stadium opened in January 1940 and was, at the time, one of the largest indoor stadiums in the East. After renovations in the mid-Eighties the seating capacity increased to its current level of 9,314. Wood bleachers stained with blue body paint line the wall opposite the team benches. It is here that the Cameron Crazies call home. Perhaps for lack of space, or maybe even as a joke, press row spans the front row of the undergraduate bleachers. Whether it's the Crazies or families watching the women's games, media members are sandwiched tightly between the playing floor and fans.</p>
<p>From the outside, the building looks something like a church replete with stone and stained glass windows. Inside, the building looks like basketball heaven. Dana and I grabbed our credentials and were pointed down a hallway, eventually ended up in a smallish but nicely appointed media center. After settling in, I grabbed my notebook and walked out of the room and into the arena proper. I stopped short as I walked in, and a security guard looked at my pass and asked if he could help me.</p>
<p>"I'm sorry. I've never been here before."</p>
<p>"Well, take it all in. Enjoy yourself."</p>
<p>Yes, they are very proud of their gym at Duke and I understand why. It's almost like visiting Wrigley Field or Indy for the first time and marveling at the fact that something so grand could be nestled in quaint neighborhoods. Here, amidst the Gothic architecture and foliage that mark Duke's campus is the ultimate in basketball destinations. The seats for the paying customers and guests are appointed in Duke blue and sit behind railings made of brass. Everything but the benches, media and Crazies sit above and on top of the floor. Crowd noise rains down onto the floor while public address announcements fizzle into the ether.</p>
<p>Oh, the noise.</p>
<p>There were over 5,000 fans in attendance for the women's game against Wake Forest, and when things got tight in the second half it sounded like a sold-out championship game. I could only imagine what it must have sounded like a few nights earlier when the Duke men finally took the lead over North Carolina in the second half. Alas, the women's game only brings out the Crazies for games over rivals or nationally ranked foes. Wake Forest played like a champion, tying the game late in the second half before eventually falling, 81-70.</p>
<h3>Epilogue</h3>
<p>I headed home that Sunday reflecting on my two pilgrimages that week. I expected to enjoy myself, but I didn't expect the reactions that I had. For instance, while Carmichael Arena evoked a sense of history and basketball lore for me, I found that the entire experience spoke more about the school itself. Everything was just a reflection of how North Carolina is. Love them or hate them, there's a damn good reason why 99 percent of the alumni base love their school more than life itself. Going to Carmichael not only made me want to come back, but it made me remember what makes the University itself so special.</p>
<p>At no point in my trip to Duke did I think one second about Duke University. Not once.</p>
<p>As you can see in one of the pictures, I spent most of the first hour in Cameron with my hand covering my mouth, eyes wide open. I loved Cameron the moment I set foot on its floor. I didn't think about Coach K (or Coach P), although I did find the spot where Jeff Capel once sent a game into overtime. I thought about <em>basketball</em><strong>.</strong> I thought that I was in one of a few places (Phog Allen Fieldhouse, the Palestra, for example) that <em>basketball</em> was meant to be played. It was, and is, the best gym I've ever walked into.</p>
<p>For close to 40 years, I've had a love affair with college basketball. The opportunity to visit two of its historic crown jewels is not one I take very likely. I appreciate the hospitality of both Duke and North Carolina in allowing Dana and myself to come visit. How did Dana like it? He damn near wore out a new camera. As for me, I feel lucky to have experienced a small part of my basketball upbringing, and I'm grateful that the game still allows me to feel the way I used to feel back when I was 10 years old.</p>
https://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/2/25/4008808/acc-basketballs-crown-jewels-carmichael-arena-and-cameron-indoorJ.P. Mundy2013-02-22T10:49:28-05:002013-02-22T10:49:28-05:00Game Gallery: Georgia Tech beats Wake Forest 82-64
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<p>Images captured during Wake Forest vs.Georgia Tech, February 21, 2013. All images credited to Dana E. Warren. All images from photographer available at www.DEWshots.com</p>
https://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/2/22/4016292/pictures-wake-forest-vs-georgia-tech-basketballJ.P. Mundy2013-02-22T10:37:15-05:002013-02-22T10:37:15-05:00Lady Deacs Swarmed by Jackets 82-64
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<p>Georgia Tech's pressure defense too much to handle for Demon Deacons.</p> <p>WINSTON-SALEM Junior Tyaunna Marshall scored 27 points to lead the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Wake Forest, 82-64 on Thursday night. The Jackets employed pressure defense throughout the game to create 24 Deacon turnovers. Georgia Tech (12-14, 5-10 ACC) also got 20 points from the sharpshooting Sydney Wallace, who finished 5-8 from 3-point range.</p>
<p>Wake Forest was led by seniors Lakevia Boykin (14 points, 4 rebounds) and Sandra Garcia (16 points, 15 rebounds) in defeat. The Deacons (11-16, 4-11 ACC) held an 8-2 lead at the first media timeout, but that lead quickly evaporated as Georgia Tech imposed its defensive will, eventually leading to 30 points off of Wake turnovers. The Deacons were also hampered by foul trouble, forcing coach Jen Hoover to use reserves Susie Webster and Christelle Shembo, who to date had not earned much playing time.</p>
<p>Garcia has now recorded two straight double-doubles, while Boykin recorded her second straight game in double figures after a brief slump. Senior Asia Williams was once again an effective passer, recording 8 assists after dishing out 10 in her previous game at Duke. Point guard Chelsea Douglas added 9 points for Deacs, marking only the third time all season she hasn't been in double figures.</p>
<p>The Deacs travel to Virginia on Monday night to meet the Cavaliers (7:00 p.m. RSN), who defeated Wake Forest 69-64 on January 27 in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest's next home game is next Thursday against Virginia Tech. Thursday's game will be Senior Night for the Deacon seniors. Tip-off is at 6:30pm.</p>
https://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/2/22/4015694/wake-forest-deaconss-georgia-tech-yellow-jacketsJ.P. Mundy