2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by first-year head coach Megan Gebbia, competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[1][2][3]

2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
WNIT, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–17 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
  • Millette Green
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame 15 3   .833 27 6   .818
No. 13 Duke 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
No. 4 Virginia Tech 14 4   .778 31 4   .886
Louisville 12 6   .667 26 12   .684
Florida State 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Miami (FL) 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
No. 20 North Carolina 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
NC State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Syracuse 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Clemson 7 11   .389 19 16   .543
Boston College 5 13   .278 16 17   .485
Wake Forest 5 13   .278 17 17   .500
Virginia 4 14   .222 15 15   .500
Georgia Tech 4 14   .222 13 17   .433
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
2023 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Prior to the season, Wake Forest fired head coach Jen Hoover after ten seasons.[4] Megan Gebbia was announced as the new head coach on May 26, 2022.[5]

The Demon Deacons finished the season 17–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Virginia in the First Round and fifth seed Florida State in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Morgan State in the First Round before losing to Florida in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season

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The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–17 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fourteenth seed Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Akron in the First Round before losing to Middle Tennessee in the Second Round to end their season.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kaylen Dickson 12 G 5'11" Senior Gurnee, Illinois Graduated
Christina Morra 23 F 6'2" Senior Toronto, Canada Graduated

Recruiting Class

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Source:[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Skye Owen
G
Staten Island, New York St. Francis Preparatory School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Kate Deeble
G
Brisbane, Australia BA Centre of Excellence 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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

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2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alyssa Andrews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Colgan Woodbridge, VA
G 2 Kaia Harrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Baldwin Baldwin, NY
G 3 Mack Maier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Chaparral Parker, CO
G 4 Aliah McWhorter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Sycamore Cincinnati, OH
G 5 Malaya Cowles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Winston-Salem Christian Wilkesboro, NC
G 11 Raegyn Conley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Baylor School Chattanooga, TN
G 12 Kate Deeble 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr BA Centre of Excellence Brisbane, Australia
F 13 Marta Morales 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Segle XXI Barcelona, Spain
G 14 Niyah Becker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lincoln Prep
Utah
Winnipeg, Canada
F 20 Olivia Summiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Marianapolis Prep Dayville, CT
G 21 Elise Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Wakefield Raleigh, NC
G 24 Jewel Spear 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr The Colony The Colony, TX
F 25 DeMeara Hinds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lithia Springs Douglasville, GA
G 32 Alexandria Scruggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr E. E. Smith Fayetteville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2022

Schedule

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Source:[7]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
4:00 p.m.
Winston-Salem State W 93–50 
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Regular Season
November 7, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Elon W 76–56  1–0
LJVM Coliseum (542)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 10, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina W 57–46  2–0
Williams Arena (991)
Greenville, NC
November 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia L 52–72  2–1
(0–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,868)
Charlottesville, VA
November 17, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Mercer W 70–45  3–1
LJVM Coliseum (3,703)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 21, 2022*
5:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Missouri
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
L 47–69  3–2
Baha Mar Convention Center (517)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2022*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Alabama
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
L 58–61  3–3
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Coastal Carolina W 76–61  4–3
LJVM Coliseum (814)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 30, 2022*
8:00 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 63–59  5–3
Williams Arena (2,177)
Minneapolis, MN
December 3, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
High Point W 68–51  6–3
LJVM Coliseum (754)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte W 63–54  7–3
Dale F. Halton Arena (834)
Charlotte, NC
December 15, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Longwood W 83–43  8–3
LJVM Coliseum (584)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 18, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Syracuse L 58–67  8–4
(0–2)
JMA Wireless Dome (1,555)
Syracuse, NY
December 22, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Rhode Island W 59–45  9–4
LJVM Coliseum (691)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh W 66–51  10–4
(1–2)
LJVM Coliseum (858)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 1, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson L 59–60  10–5
(1–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (958)
Clemson, SC
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19 Duke L 50–60  10–6
(1–4)
LJVM Coliseum (1,050)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 8, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACC
Georgia Tech W 51–50  11–6
(2–4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 7 Notre Dame L 47–86  11–7
(2–5)
Purcell Pavilion (4,319)
Notre Dame, IN
January 15, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL) L 43–55  11–8
(2–6)
Watsco Center (1,892)
Coral Gables, FL
January 22, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at No. 12 Virginia Tech L 57–74  11–9
(2–7)
Cassell Coliseum (3,209)
Blacksburg, VA
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Louisville W 68–57  12–9
(3–7)
LJVM Coliseum (857)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 29, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) W 55–52  13–9
(4–7)
LJVM Coliseum (1,225)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 23 Florida State L 44–72  13–10
(4–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,042)
Tallahassee, FL
February 5, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson W 69–64 OT 14–10
(5–8)
LJVM Coliseum (1,039)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 22 NC State L 42–51  14–11
(5–9)
LJVM Coliseum (957)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech L 55–63  14–12
(5–10)
McCamish Pavilion (1,221)
Atlanta, GA
February 19, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 19 North Carolina L 58–71  14–13
(5–11)
Carmichael Arena (3,724)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23 Florida State L 60–61  14–14
(5–12)
LJVM Coliseum (680)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 26, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College L 63–73  14–15
(5–13)
LJVM Coliseum (1,077)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCN
(12) vs. (13) Virginia
First round
W 68–57  15–15
Greensboro Coliseum (3,879)
Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2023
11:00 a.m., ACCN
(12) vs. (5) Florida State
Second round
W 65–54  16–15
Greensboro Coliseum (4,177)
Greensboro, NC
March 3, 2023
11:00 a.m., ACCN
(12) vs. (4) Louisville
Quarterfinals
L 48–74  16–16
Greensboro Coliseum (6,151)
Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Morgan State
First round
W 75–49  17–16
LJVM Coliseum (731)
Winston-Salem, NC
March 20, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida
Second round
L 63–80  17–17
LJVM Coliseum (701)
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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AP N/A
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Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked in previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wake Forest Women's Basketball - WakeForestSports.com - The Official Site of Demon Deacon Athletics". WakeForestSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2000. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball - Demon Deacons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. November 22, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Wake Forest Demon Deacons. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Wake Forest fires Jen Hoover as women's basketball coach after 10 seasons". espn.com. Associated Press. May 11, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Middletown High alum Megan Gebbia named Wake Forest women's basketball coach," The Frederick (MD) News-Post, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.