Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Syracuse Orange
· ACC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
85 - 79
85 - 79
Wake Forest women upset No. 22 Syracuse 85-79
Wake Forest (13-19) entered the tournament with just two conference wins and will play No. 4 seed and 16th-ranked Duke in the quarterfinals on Friday.
The Deacons pulled away with a 9-0 run capped on Hamby's free throws at 68-53 with 7:08 left.
Alexis Peterson scored 11 of her career-high 34 points over the final 4:07, leading Syracuse (21-9) to rally back within 81-78 with 51 seconds left. But Hamby secured the offensive rebound on Ataijah Taylor's missed layup with 24 seconds left and Millesa Calicott made both free throws to give the Deacons a five-point lead with 16.7 seconds.
Amber Campbell and Kandice Ball had career highs of 21 and 14 points, respectively for Wake Forest.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:02 |  |
Amber Campbell Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:02 |  |
Brianna Butler missed Three Point Jumper. | 85 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:07 | |
Kelila Atkinson made Free Throw. | 85 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:07 | |
Kelila Atkinson made Free Throw. | 84 - 79 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-54 | FG | 30-69 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-14 | 3PT | 6-26 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 20-25 | FT | 13-18 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: First Horizon Coliseum
Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 9,386 | Capacity:
Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 9,386 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |