2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–20 (1–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Woods
  • Melissa D'Amico
  • Dane Sparrow
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 5 Louisville 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 10 NC State 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 19 Miami (FL) 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
No. 12 Syracuse 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 25 Florida State 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Clemson 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
North Carolina 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 22 12   .647
Duke 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Virginia 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Boston College 3 13   .188 14 16   .467
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 10 20   .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by seventh year head coach Jen Hoover, were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[1][2][3] 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.

Previous season

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They finished the season 14–17, 5–11 in ACC play in eleventh place. They defeat Pittsburgh in the first round before losing in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Miami (FL). The Demon Deacons were not invited to a post-season tournament.

Off-season

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Recruiting class

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Source:[4]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lindsey Jarosinski
F
Medinah, Illinois Montini Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Christina Morra
F
Toronto, Canada King's Christian Collegiate 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Kaylen Dickson
G
Gurnee, Illinois Warren Township High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
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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2018–19 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) So Hamilton Chandler, AZ
G 5 Gina Conti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Grove City Grove City, OH
G 11 Ellen Hahne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Riksbasketgymansiet Luleå Stockholm, Sweden
F 11 Ivana Raca 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So 1st Lyceum of Voula Belgrade, Serbia
G 12 Kaylen Dickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Warren Township Gurnee, IL
G 14 Alex Sharp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 21 Raegyn Branch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Arlington Arlington, TN
G 22 McKenna Frank 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So St. Luke's Stamford, CT
F 23 Christina Morra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr King's Christian Collegiate Toronto, Canada
G 25 Ariel Stephenson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Prince George Prince George, VA
F 41 Elisa Penna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr ITC F. Foscari Bergamo, Italy
F 42 Tyra Whitehead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cosby Richmond, VA
F 44 Ona Udoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Terry Sanford Fayetteville, NC
F 50 Lindsey Jarosinski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Montini Catholic Medinah, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2018

Schedule

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Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Towson W 60–53  1–0
LJVM Coliseum (387)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Mercer W 69–54  2–0
LJVM Coliseum (312)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Richmond W 62–48  3–0
LJVM Coliseum (407)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 18, 2018*
6:00 pm
at VCU L 40–53  3–1
Siegel Center (753)
Richmond, VA
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Xavier L 50–62  3–2
LJVM Coliseum (216)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm
at East Carolina L 61–70  3–3
Williams Arena (901)
Greenville, NC
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Indiana
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 73–87  3–4
LJVM Coliseum (397)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 2, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
St. John's W 64–59  4–4
LJVM Coliseum (320)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Charlotte W 69–43  5–4
Dale F. Halton Arena (819)
Charlotte, NC
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Maryland Eastern Shore W 78–67  6–4
LJVM Coliseum (388)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 17, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
James Madison W 50–49  7–4
LJVM Coliseum (9,786)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 19, 2018*
8:30 pm
vs. South Carolina State
Myrtle Beach Invitational
W 58–44  8–4
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 30, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Norfolk State W 63–61  9–4
LJVM Coliseum (388)
Winston–Salem, NC
ACC regular season
January 6, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Miami (FL) L 57–72  9–5
(0–1)
LJVM Coliseum (704)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
Boston College L 64–65  9–6
(0–2)
LJVM Coliseum (467)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 13, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 1 Notre Dame L 48–78  9–7
(0–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,392)
South Bend, IN
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at North Carolina L 61–84  9–8
(0–4)
Carmichael Arena (2,056)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 4 Louisville L 49–73  9–9
(0–5)
LJVM Coliseum (1,193)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Duke L 52–66  9–10
(0–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,202)
Durham, NC
January 27, 2019
3:00 pm, RSN
at Virginia W 52–42  10–10
(1–6)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,898)
Charlottesville, VA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 7 NC State L 50–59  10–11
(1–7)
LJVM Coliseum (1,457)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 24 Florida State L 61–85  10–12
(1–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,114)
Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
Clemson L 53–69  10–13
(1–9)
LJVM Coliseum (527)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 10, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech L 46–60  10–14
(1–10)
LJVM Coliseum (1,017)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Syracuse L 57–77  10–15
(1–11)
Carrier Dome (2,579)
Syracuse, NY
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at NC State L 46–80  10–16
(1–12)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,564)
Raleigh, NC
February 24, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Duke L 44–55  10–17
(1–13)
LJVM Coliseum (2,037)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh L 64–70  10–18
(1–14)
LJVM Coliseum (589)
Winston–Salem, NC
March 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia Tech L 57–69  10–19
(1–15)
Cassell Coliseum (2,418)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2019
3:30 pm, RSN
(15) vs. (10) Virginia Tech
First Round
L 63–85  10–20
Greensboro Coliseum (3,172)
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 February 25, 2018. 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. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.