Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Cavaliers
· Ally ACC Tournament - 1st Round
Wake Forest women close on 27-9 run to beat Virginia in ACC Tournament opener
Wake Forest (7-24), which went 2 for 16 in conference play this season, advances to play No. 6 seed Florida State on Thursday in the second round. Virginia (15-15) was knocked out of the tournament by Wake Forest for the third straight season.
Wake Forest trailed by as many as 15 points in the second half before scoring 27 of the final 36 points to win at least one ACC Tournament game for the fifth straight season.
Alyssa Andrews completed a three-point play with 1:29 remaining in the fourth quarter to give Wake Forest its first lead since it was 25-23 in the opening seconds of the third. Virginia missed 11 straight shots before Camryn Taylor made a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining, and Kymora Johnson banked in a half-court shot just before the final buzzer to make it a three-point loss.
Williams made five free throws in the final minute to put Wake Forest ahead 57-49.
Taylor finished with 18 points for Virginia and Johnson had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
The teams combined to only score 48 points in the first half with 18 turnovers. Wake Forest did not score in the final three minutes of the first half but still led at the break behind eight points apiece from Williams and Scruggs.
Virginia took the first double-digit lead of the game with 5:15 left in the third after six straight points from Taylor. The Cavaliers scored 23 points in the third, matching their first-half total.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 58 - 55 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Kymora Johnson made Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 55 |
| 4th 0:04 |  |
Kaia Harrison made Free Throw. | 58 - 52 |
| 4th 0:04 | |
Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound. | 57 - 52 |
| 4th 0:04 | |
Kaia Harrison missed Free Throw. | 57 - 52 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
UVA |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-51 | FG | 23-58 |
| 35.3 | Field Goal % | 39.7 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 31.3 | Three Point % | 31.8 |
| 17-21 | FT | 2-4 |
| 81.0 | Free Throw % | 50.0 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 6,322 | Capacity:
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
| Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
| Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
| Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
| North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
| Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |