2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represents Wake Forest University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by sixth 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 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).

2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2017–18 record1417 (511 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Woods
  • Lisa Cermignano
  • Dane Sparrow
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 16–16, 6–10 in ACC play in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bethune-Cookman in the first round before losing to Middle Tennessee in the second round.

Media

Wake Forest IMG Sports Network

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons IMG Sports Network will broadcast Demon Deacons games on Wake Forest All Access. You can also keep track on Twitter @WakeWBB. Post game interviews are posted on the schools YouTube Channel.

Roster

2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Maya Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrHamilton Chandler, AZ
G/F 1 Destini Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoHermitage Ossining, NY
G 2 Amber Campbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrNorthwood Academy Charleston, SC
G 5 Gina Conti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrGrove City Grove City, OH
F 11 Ivana Raca 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr1st Lyceum of Voula Belgrade, Serbia
G 14 Alex Sharp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoAustralian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
G 15 Kortni Simmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoWest Florence Spotsylvania, PA
F 21 Raegyn Branch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrArlington Arlington, TX
G 25 Ariel Stephenson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrPrince George Prince George, VA
F 41 Elisa Penna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrITC F. Foscari Bergamo, Italy
F 42 Tyra Whitehead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCosby Richmond, VA
F 44 Ona Udoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoTerry Sanford Fayetteville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jermaine Woods (Christopher Newport)
  • Lisa Cermignano (George Washington)
  • Dane Sparrow (UNC–Greensboro)

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

Roster
Last update: February 25, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
4:00 pm
Texas Southern W 73–56  1–0
LJVM Coliseum (583)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 12, 2017*
2:00 pm
Seton Hall L 57–67  1–1
LJVM Coliseum (497)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Richmond W 85–81  2–1
Robins Center (775)
Richmond, VA
November 19, 2017*
6:30 pm
at Rutgers L 51–65  2–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,535)
Piscataway, NJ
November 25, 2017*
5:30 pm
vs. Minnesota
Lady Rebel Round-up semifinals
L 81–93  2–3
Cox Pavilion (583)
Las Vegas, NV
November 26, 2017*
3:00 pm
vs. Hofstra
Lady Rebel Round-up 3rd place game
L 66–69  2–4
Cox Pavilion 
Las Vegas, NV
November 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 58–68  2–5
Bryce Jordan Center (2,329)
University Park, PA
December 2, 2017*
12:00 pm
Elon W 53–51  3–5
LJVM Coliseum (411)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 4, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Xavier W 62–57  4–5
Cintas Center (656)
Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
Appalachian State W 78–49  5–5
LJVM Coliseum (509)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 9, 2017*
5:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 90–50  6–5
LJVM Coliseum (317)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 18, 2017*
11:00 am
Charlotte W 71–69  7–5
LJVM Coliseum (10,011)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 21, 2017*
12:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 77–40  8–5
TD Arena (414)
Charleston, SC
ACC regular season
December 31, 2017
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 2 Notre Dame L 73–96  8–6
(0–1)
LJVM Coliseum (731)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh W 58–49  9–6
(1–1)
Peterson Events Center (463)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL) W 61–50  10–6
(2–1)
Watsco Center (1,138)
Coral Gables, FL
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 16 Duke L 67–80  10–7
(2–2)
LJVM Coliseum (557)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 14, 2018
12:30 pm, RSN
North Carolina L 76–79 OT 10–8
(2–3)
LJVM Coliseum (937)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 12 Florida State L 79–81 OT 10–9
(2–4)
LJVM Coliseum (329)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 21, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 67–79  10–10
(2–5)
McCamish Pavilion (1,597)
Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
NC State L 68–82  10–11
(2–6)
LJVM Coliseum (517)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 28, 2018
1:00 pm, RSN
at Louisville L 52–89  10–12
(2–7)
KFC Yum! Center (10,139)
Louisville, KY
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College W 67–59  11–12
(3–7)
Conte Forum (1,027)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 19 Duke L 51–59  11–13
(3–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,243)
Durham, NC
February 11, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Syracuse L 61–71  11–14
(3–9)
LJVM Coliseum (1,097)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 15, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia Tech W 73–56  12–14
(4–9)
LJVM Coliseum (485)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 18, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 25 NC State L 61–74  12–15
(4–10)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,501)
Raleigh, NC
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Clemson W 61–55  13–15
(5–10)
Littlejohn Coliseum (709)
Clemson, SC
February 25, 2018
3:00 pm, RSN
Virginia L 41–48  13–16
(5–11)
LJVM Coliseum (786)
Winston–Salem, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
February 28, 2018
6:30 pm, ACCN Extra
(11) vs. (14) Pittsburgh
First Round
W 72–38  14–16
Greensboro Coliseum (2,810)
Greensboro, NC
March 1, 2018
8:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(11) vs. (6) Miami (FL)
Second Round
L 60–68  14–17
Greensboro Coliseum (4,008)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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