2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
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|year=2018–19
|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
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|short_conf= ACC
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|record=10–20
|conf_record=1–15
|head_coach=Jen Hoover
|hc_year = 7th
|asst_coach1=Jermaine Woods
|asst_coach2=Melissa D'Amico
|asst_coach3=Dane Sparrow
|stadium=LJVM Coliseum
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{{2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/archive/wake-w-baskbl-archive.html |title=Wake Forest Women's Basketball - WakeForestSports.com - The Official Site of Demon Deacon Athletics |publisher=WakeForestSports.com |date= |accessdate=2018-02-25 |archive-date=2018-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225210506/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/archive/wake-w-baskbl-archive.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/_/id/154/wake-forest-demon-deacons |title=Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball - Demon Deacons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More |publisher=ESPN |date=2014-11-22 |accessdate=2018-02-25}}{{cite web|author=Wake Forest Demon Deacons |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaw/teams/wad/ |title=Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=2018-02-25}} 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
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=
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Lindsey Jarosinski
| position = F
| hometown = Medinah, Illinois
| highschool = Montini Catholic High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 4
| weight =
| commitdate =
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 90
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Christina Morra
| position = F
| hometown = Toronto, Canada
| highschool = King's Christian Collegiate
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight =
| commitdate =
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 90
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Kaylen Dickson
| position = G
| hometown = Gurnee, Illinois
| highschool = Warren Township High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 0
| weight =
| commitdate =
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 88
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alex|last=Sharp|link=n|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Melbourne, Australia|high_school=Australian Institute of Sport}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Raegyn|last=Branch|link=n|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=SO|rs=y|home=Arlington, TN|high_school=Arlington}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=McKenna|last=Frank|link=n|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=y|home=Stamford, CT|high_school=St. Luke's}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Christina|last=Morra|link=n|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Toronto, Canada|high_school=King's Christian Collegiate}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ariel|last=Stephenson|link=n|num=25|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SR|rs=|home=Prince George, VA|high_school=Prince George}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Elisa|last=Penna|link=n|num=41|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=SR|rs=|home=Bergamo, Italy|high_school=ITC F. Foscari}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tyra|last=Whitehead|link=n|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=JR|rs=|home=Richmond, VA|high_school=Cosby}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ona|last=Udoh|link=n|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Fayetteville, NC|high_school=Terry Sanford}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lindsey|last=Jarosinski|link=n|num=50|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=FR|rs=|home=Medinah, IL|high_school=Montini Catholic}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Jen Hoover ({{college|Wake Forest}})
|asst_coach=
- Melissa D'Amico ({{college|Notre Dame}})
- Jermaine Woods ({{college|Christopher Newport}})
- Dane Sparrow ({{college|UNC Greensboro}})
|roster_url=https://wakeforestsports.com/roster.aspx?roster=117&path=wbball
|accessdate=November 1, 2018
}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 6, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/6/womens-basketball-raca-leads-wake-forest-to-win-over-towson.aspx 60–53]
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
| attend = 387
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 9, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/9/womens-basketball-penna-shoots-the-deacs-past-mercer.aspx 69–54]
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
| attend = 312
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 11, 2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/11/womens-basketball-deacs-overcome-slow-start-to-top-richmond.aspx 62–48]
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
| attend = 407
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 18, 2018
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Siegel Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/18/womens-basketball-deacs-fall-at-vcu-in-road-opener.aspx 40–53]
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
| attend = 753
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/21/womens-basketball-deacs-drop-home-decision-to-xavier.aspx 50–62]
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
| attend = 216
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/24/womens-basketball-deacs-come-up-short-at-ecu.aspx 61–70]
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
| attend = 901
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 28, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/28/womens-basketball-deacs-drop-shootout-to-indiana-in-acc-big-ten-challenge.aspx 73–87]
| overtime =
| record = 3–4
| attend = 397
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/12/2/womens-basketball-sharp-leads-deacs-past-red-storm.aspx 64–59]
| overtime =
| record = 4–4
| attend = 320
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Charlotte
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/12/5/womens-basketball-deacs-cruise-past-49ers-on-the-road.aspx 69–43]
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
| attend = 819
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8, 2018
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/12/8/womens-basketball-deacs-win-third-consecutive-game-top-maryland-eastern-shore-78-67.aspx 78–67]
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
| attend = 388
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 2018
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/12/17/womens-basketball-pennas-free-throws-send-wake-forest-past-james-madison-on-school-day.aspx 50–49]
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
| attend = 9,786
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 19, 2018
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = South Carolina State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Myrtle Beach Convention Center
| site_cityst = Myrtle Beach, SC
| gamename = Myrtle Beach Invitational
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/12/19/womens-basketball-wake-forest-tops-bulldogs-in-myrtle-beach.aspx 58–44]
| overtime =
| record = 8–4
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Norfolk State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/12/30/womens-basketball-deacs-sneak-past-norfolk-state-win-sixth-straight.aspx 63–61]
| overtime =
| record = 9–4
| attend = 388
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}| ACC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 6, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/6/womens-basketball-hurricanes-sneak-past-deacs-in-acc-opener.aspx 57–72]
| overtime =
| record = 9–5
| conference = 0–1
| attend = 704
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 10, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/10/womens-basketball-comeback-effort-falls-short-against-boston-college.aspx 64–65]
| overtime =
| record = 9–6
| conference = 0–2
| attend = 467
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 13, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/13/womens-basketball-deacs-fall-to-top-ranked-irish.aspx 48–78]
| overtime =
| record = 9–7
| conference = 0–3
| attend = 8,392
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 17, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/17/womens-basketball-deacs-drop-matchup-with-north-carolina.aspx 61–84]
| overtime =
| record = 9–8
| conference = 0–4
| attend = 2,056
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 20, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| rank =
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/20/womens-basketball-deacs-drop-acc-contest-to-no-4-louisville.aspx 49–73]
| overtime =
| record = 9–9
| conference = 0–5
| attend = 1,193
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 24, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/24/womens-basketball-deacs-fall-to-blue-devils-in-durham.aspx 52–66]
| overtime =
| record = 9–10
| conference = 0–6
| attend = 3,202
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 27, 2019
| time = 3:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/27/womens-basketball-deacs-top-cavaliers-for-first-acc-win.aspx 52–42]
| overtime =
| record = 10–10
| conference = 1–6
| attend = 3,898
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank =
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/31/womens-basketball-deacs-drop-battle-with-no-7-nc-state-59-50.aspx 50–59]
| overtime =
| record = 10–11
| conference = 1–7
| attend = 1,457
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 3, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/3/womens-basketball-deacs-fall-to-seminoles-in-tallahassee.aspx 61–85]
| overtime =
| record = 10–12
| conference = 1–8
| attend = 3,114
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/7/womens-basketball-demon-deacons-fall-at-home-to-clemson.aspx 53–69]
| overtime =
| record = 10–13
| conference = 1–9
| attend = 527
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 10, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/10/womens-basketball-deacs-stumble-at-home-against-georgia-tech.aspx 46–60]
| overtime =
| record = 10–14
| conference = 1–10
| attend = 1,017
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 17, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/17/womens-basketball-deacs-fall-short-at-syracuse.aspx 57–77]
| overtime =
| record = 10–15
| conference = 1–11
| attend = 2,579
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/21/womens-basketball-deacs-fall-to-no-9-nc-state-on-the-road.aspx 46–80]
| overtime =
| record = 10–16
| conference = 1–12
| attend = 2,564
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/24/womens-basketball-blue-devils-pull-away-late-from-demon-deacons.aspx 44–55]
| overtime =
| record = 10–17
| conference = 1–13
| attend = 2,037
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/28/womens-basketball-deacs-come-up-short-on-senior-night.aspx 64–70]
| overtime =
| record = 10–18
| conference = 1–14
| attend = 589
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/3/3/womens-basketball-deacs-drop-regular-season-finale-to-virginia-tech.aspx 57–69]
| overtime =
| record = 10–19
| conference = 1–15
| attend = 2,418
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}| 2019 ACC women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6, 2019
| time = 3:30 pm
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 15
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = First Round
| tv = RSN
| score = [https://godeacs.com/news/2019/3/6/womens-basketball-deacs-bounced-by-hokies-on-day-one.aspx 63–85]
| overtime =
| record = 10–20
| attend = 3,172
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball navbox}}
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