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Coach Karen Barefoot Coach Karen Barefoot
Coach Karen Barefoot
Assistant Coach Roman Tubner with Paige Powell Assistant Coach Roman Tubner with Paige Powell
Assistant Coach Roman Tubner with Paige Powell
Moriah Crisp Moriah Crisp
Moriah Crisp
Jessica Munoz Jessica Munoz
Jessica Munoz
Carol-Anne Obusek Carol-Anne Obusek
Carol-Anne Obusek
Paige Powell Paige Powell
Paige Powell
Lacey Suggs Lacey Suggs
Lacey Suggs
GiGi Smith GiGi Smith
GiGi Smith
Lacey Suggs Lacey Suggs
Lacey Suggs
Lacey Suggs Lacey Suggs
Lacey Suggs
Timber Tate Timber Tate
Timber Tate
Ahyiona Vason Ahyiona Vason
Ahyiona Vason
Ahyiona Vason Ahyiona Vason
Ahyiona Vason
Ahyiona Vason Ahyiona Vason
Ahyiona Vason
55
UNCW UNCW 0-1
65
Winner Wake Forest WF 1-0
UNCW UNCW
0-1
55
Final
65
Wake Forest WF
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNCW UNCW 23 9 6 17 55
Wake Forest WF 13 18 18 16 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Eric Rhew

Smith Leads Seahawks at Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina – Redshirt senior GiGi Smith scored a game-high 26 points, but it was not enough as Wake Forest overcome an early deficit to hand UNCW a 65-55 loss in the women's basketball season opener for both teams at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday night.
 
Smith, who authored her eighth career 20-point game, made 9-of-17 shots from the floor, including a 2-for-5 showing from long range, while connecting on six of eight free throws.
 
Junior forward Paige Powell added nine points with a team-high eight rebounds while senior guard Ahyiona Vason chipped in eight points.
 
Freshman guard Alexandria Scruggs came off the bench to pace Wake Forest with 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field in addition to going 5-for-6 at the free throw line. Senior guard Alex Sharp contributed 14 points with 10 rebounds for the Demon Deacons.
 
Key Moment: Wake Forest used a 24-4 run over an 11-minute span to turn a 30-23 deficit into a 45-34 lead with 1:49 remaining in the third quarter. Scruggs scored six of her points during the spurt to lead the Demon Deacons.  
 
Game Notes:
  • The Seahawks saw their five-game win streak in season openers snapped … UNCW is now 26-21 all-time in season openers.
  • Wake Forest now leads the all-time series by a 10-0 margin … It was the first meeting between the two in-state foes since Dec. 16, 2013.
  • Smith registered her 44th career double-digit scoring effort … She also led the Seahawks in scoring for the 13th time in 31 games at UNCW.
  • Smith also reached 20 or more points for the eighth time in her college career.
  • Smith is averaging 26.5 points per game in her two season-opening contests with the Seahawks … She opened her UNCW career last year with a career-high 27 points in a win over Belmont Abbey.
  • Redshirt junior Jessica Munoz made her first appearance for the Seahawks … She grabbed two rebounds in 15 minutes.
  • Wake Forest outrebounded UNCW by a 40-24 margin, including a 14-4 advantage on the offensive glass.
Up Next: The Seahawks continue their season-opening three-game road swing on Sunday, Nov. 10, when they visit No. 14 NC State for a 2 p.m. contest against the Wolfpack inside Reynolds Coliseum.   

 
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