2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

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. 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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–20 (1–15 ACC)
Head coach	Jen Hoover (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jermaine Woods Melissa D'Amico Dane Sparrow
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum

2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame†	14	–	2		.875			35	–	4		.897
No. 5 Louisville	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 10 NC State	12	–	4		.750			28	–	6		.824
No. 19 Miami (FL)	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
No. 12 Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
No. 25 Florida State	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
Clemson	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
North Carolina	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			17	–	13		.567
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			22	–	12		.647
Duke	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Virginia	5	–	11		.313			12	–	19		.387
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			14	–	16		.467
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			11	–	20		.355
Wake Forest	1	–	15		.063			10	–	20		.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:

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lindsey Jarosinski F	Medinah, Illinois	Montini Catholic High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Christina Morra F	Toronto, Canada	King's Christian Collegiate	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Kaylen Dickson G	Gurnee, Illinois	Warren Township High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Maya Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Hamilton Chandler, AZ G 5 Gina Conti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Grove City Grove City, OH G 11 Ellen Hahne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Riksbasketgymansiet Luleå Stockholm, Sweden F 11 Ivana Raca 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So 1st Lyceum of Voula Belgrade, Serbia G 12 Kaylen Dickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Warren Township Gurnee, IL G 14 Alex Sharp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia F 21 Raegyn Branch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Arlington Arlington, TN G 22 McKenna Frank 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So St. Luke's Stamford, CT F 23 Christina Morra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr King's Christian Collegiate Toronto, Canada G 25 Ariel Stephenson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Prince George Prince George, VA F 41 Elisa Penna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr ITC F. Foscari Bergamo, Italy F 42 Tyra Whitehead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cosby Richmond, VA F 44 Ona Udoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Terry Sanford Fayetteville, NC F 50 Lindsey Jarosinski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Montini Catholic Medinah, IL	Head coach Jen Hoover (Wake Forest) Assistant coach(es) Melissa D'Amico (Notre Dame) Jermaine Woods (Christopher Newport) Dane Sparrow (UNC Greensboro) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 1, 2018

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Towson	W 60–53	1–0	LJVM Coliseum (387) Winston–Salem, NC
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Mercer	W 69–54	2–0	LJVM Coliseum (312) Winston–Salem, NC
November 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Richmond	W 62–48	3–0	LJVM Coliseum (407) Winston–Salem, NC
November 18, 2018* 6:00 pm		at VCU	L 40–53	3–1	Siegel Center (753) Richmond, VA
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Xavier	L 50–62	3–2	LJVM Coliseum (216) Winston–Salem, NC
November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm		at East Carolina	L 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's	W 64–59	4–4	LJVM Coliseum (320) Winston–Salem, NC
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Charlotte	W 69–43	5–4	Dale F. Halton Arena (819) Charlotte, NC
December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 78–67	6–4	LJVM Coliseum (388) Winston–Salem, NC
December 17, 2018* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra		James Madison	W 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 State	W 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 College	L 64–65	9–6 (0–2)	LJVM Coliseum (467) Winston–Salem, NC
January 13, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 1 Notre Dame	L 48–78	9–7 (0–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,392) South Bend, IN
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN		at North Carolina	L 61–84	9–8 (0–4)	Carmichael Arena (2,056) Chapel Hill, NC
January 20, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 4 Louisville	L 49–73	9–9 (0–5)	LJVM Coliseum (1,193) Winston–Salem, NC
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Duke	L 52–66	9–10 (0–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,202) Durham, NC
January 27, 2019 3:00 pm, RSN		at Virginia	W 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 State	L 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 State	L 61–85	10–12 (1–8)	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,114) Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN		Clemson	L 53–69	10–13 (1–9)	LJVM Coliseum (527) Winston–Salem, NC
February 10, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Georgia Tech	L 46–60	10–14 (1–10)	LJVM Coliseum (1,017) Winston–Salem, NC
February 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Syracuse	L 57–77	10–15 (1–11)	Carrier Dome (2,579) Syracuse, NY
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN		at NC State	L 46–80	10–16 (1–12)	Reynolds Coliseum (2,564) Raleigh, NC
February 24, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Duke	L 44–55	10–17 (1–13)	LJVM Coliseum (2,037) Winston–Salem, NC
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Pittsburgh	L 64–70	10–18 (1–14)	LJVM Coliseum (589) Winston–Salem, NC
March 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Virginia Tech	L 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

• 2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team