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

The 2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represents 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 play 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.

2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record10–20 (1–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Woods
  • Melissa D'Amico
  • Dane Sparrow
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame142 .875  354  .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875  324  .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750  286  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750  259  .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688  259  .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625  249  .727
Clemson97 .563  2013  .606
North Carolina88 .500  1815  .545
Georgia Tech79 .438  1713  .567
Virginia Tech610 .375  2212  .647
Duke610 .375  1515  .500
Virginia511 .313  1219  .387
Boston College313 .188  1416  .467
Pittsburgh214 .125  1120  .355
Wake Forest115 .063  1020  .333
2019 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Recruiting Class

Source:[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Christina Morra
F
Toronto, Canada King's Christian Collegiate 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Kaylen Dickson
G
Gurnee, Illinois Warren Township High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   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

    2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Maya Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoHamilton Chandler, AZ
    G 5 Gina Conti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoGrove City Grove City, OH
    G 11 Ellen Hahne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRiksbasketgymansiet Luleå Stockholm, Sweden
    F 11 Ivana Raca 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So1st Lyceum of Voula Belgrade, Serbia
    G 12 Kaylen Dickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWarren Township Gurnee, IL
    G 14 Alex Sharp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrAustralian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
    F 21 Raegyn Branch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoArlington Arlington, TN
    G 22 McKenna Frank 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoSt. Luke's Stamford, CT
    F 23 Christina Morra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrKing's Christian Collegiate Toronto, Canada
    G 25 Ariel Stephenson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrPrince George Prince George, VA
    F 41 Elisa Penna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrITC F. Foscari Bergamo, Italy
    F 42 Tyra Whitehead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrCosby Richmond, VA
    F 44 Ona Udoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrTerry Sanford Fayetteville, NC
    F 50 Lindsey Jarosinski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrMontini 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

    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

    References

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    2. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball - Demon Deacons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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