Laie, Hawai'i — BYU women's basketball will take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the George Q. Cannon Activities Center at 4:30 p.m. HT on Saturday afternoon.
Cougars and Demon Deacons face off on island time
BYU women's basketball will take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the George Q. Cannon Activities Center at 4:30 p.m. HT on Saturday afternoon.
BYU Notes (3-0, 0-0 Big 12)
- Defense + Scoring = Wins: The Cougar defense has held its first two opponents to 51 points per game. During the 2022-23 season, Whiting’s squad notched a 14-4 record when holding teams under the 60-point threshold.
- Freshman Phenoms: Amari Whiting and Kailey Woolston came to BYU as high school stars and have picked up right where they left off. The freshmen average 29 points per game, 12 rebounds and five assists through three games.
- First time for everything: Saturday's afternoon matchup between the Cougars and Demon Deacons will mark the first time the two teams have shared the hardwood on the women's side.
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Coach Whiting on the trip to Hawai'i: “It’s a business trip. We have two good games and we are 3-0 right now so I want to come home 5-0. That is my main goal. It is a beautiful place that we are going to but I told the girls in the locker room to take the day to recover, but this is a business trip.”
Head Coach – Amber Whiting
- Alma Mater: BYU, 2001
- Division I Career Record: 19-17 (2nd Season)
- Record at BYU: 19-17 (2nd Season)
Wake Forest (1-2, 0-0 ACC)
- Dynamic Duo: Elise Williams and Kaia Harrison are the leading scorers for the Demon Deacons with 12.3 and 11 points per game on a combined 32.8 percent shooting on the season. The duo also accounts for 8.7 rebounds per game, 16-of-31 assists and 10-27 steals for Wake Forest.
- Alexandria Scruggs: Scruggs is a 5-10 graduate senior who shoots 40 percent from the floor while scoring four points per contest. Despite her limited scoring, the senior impacts the game most heavily on the glass, pulling down a team-leading 6.3 rebounds with 1.3 of those coming on the offensive glass.
- Turnover Trouble: The Demon Deacons have been plagued by the turnover monster this season, coughing it up 17.7 times per game through three games.
Head Coach – Megan Gebbia
- Alma Mater: Towson, 1994
- Division I Career Record: 178-125 (11th Season)
- Record at Utah Valley: 18-19 (2nd Season)