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
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame142 .875354 .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875324 .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750286 .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750259 .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688259 .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625249 .727
Clemson97 .5632013 .606
North Carolina88 .5001815 .545
Georgia Tech79 .4381713 .567
Virginia Tech610 .3752212 .647
Duke610 .3751515 .500
Virginia511 .3131219 .387
Boston College313 .1881416 .467
Pittsburgh214 .1251120 .355
Wake Forest115 .0631020 .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
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Lindsey Jarosinski
F
Medinah, IllinoisMontini Catholic High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Christina Morra
F
Toronto, CanadaKing's Christian Collegiate6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Kaylen Dickson
G
Gurnee, IllinoisWarren Township High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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
F0Maya Banks6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SoHamiltonChandler, AZ
G5Gina Conti5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoGrove CityGrove City, OH
G11Ellen Hahne5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrRiksbasketgymansiet LuleåStockholm, Sweden
F11Ivana Raca6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)So1st Lyceum of VoulaBelgrade, Serbia
G12Kaylen Dickson5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrWarren TownshipGurnee, IL
G14Alex Sharp6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrAustralian Institute of SportMelbourne, Australia
F21Raegyn Branch6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SoArlingtonArlington, TN
G22McKenna Frank5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SoSt. Luke'sStamford, CT
F23Christina Morra6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrKing's Christian CollegiateToronto, Canada
G25Ariel Stephenson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrPrince GeorgePrince George, VA
F41Elisa Penna6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrITC F. FoscariBergamo, Italy
F42Tyra Whitehead6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrCosbyRichmond, VA
F44Ona Udoh6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrTerry SanfordFayetteville, NC
F50Lindsey Jarosinski6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrMontini CatholicMedinah, 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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
TowsonW 60–53 1–0
LJVM Coliseum (387)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
MercerW 69–54 2–0
LJVM Coliseum (312)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
RichmondW 62–48 3–0
LJVM Coliseum (407)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 18, 2018*
6:00 pm
at VCUL 40–53 3–1
Siegel Center (753)
Richmond, VA
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
XavierL 50–62 3–2
LJVM Coliseum (216)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm
at East CarolinaL 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'sW 64–59 4–4
LJVM Coliseum (320)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at CharlotteW 69–43 5–4
Dale F. Halton Arena (819)
Charlotte, NC
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Maryland Eastern ShoreW 78–67 6–4
LJVM Coliseum (388)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 17, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
James MadisonW 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 StateW 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 CollegeL 64–65 9–6
(0–2)
LJVM Coliseum (467)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 13, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 1 Notre DameL 48–78 9–7
(0–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,392)
South Bend, IN
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at North CarolinaL 61–84 9–8
(0–4)
Carmichael Arena (2,056)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 4 LouisvilleL 49–73 9–9
(0–5)
LJVM Coliseum (1,193)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at DukeL 52–66 9–10
(0–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,202)
Durham, NC
January 27, 2019
3:00 pm, RSN
at VirginiaW 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 StateL 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 StateL 61–85 10–12
(1–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,114)
Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
ClemsonL 53–69 10–13
(1–9)
LJVM Coliseum (527)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 10, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia TechL 46–60 10–14
(1–10)
LJVM Coliseum (1,017)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at SyracuseL 57–77 10–15
(1–11)
Carrier Dome (2,579)
Syracuse, NY
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at NC StateL 46–80 10–16
(1–12)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,564)
Raleigh, NC
February 24, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
DukeL 44–55 10–17
(1–13)
LJVM Coliseum (2,037)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
PittsburghL 64–70 10–18
(1–14)
LJVM Coliseum (589)
Winston–Salem, NC
March 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia TechL 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