Wake Forest Demon Deacons at North Carolina Tar Heels
· ACC TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
83 - 73
Raca, Wake Forest women beat North Carolina in ACC tourney
Sharp added 10 rebounds to move past Tracy Connor into third in program history with 907 career rebounds. Christina Morra had a career-high 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds and Gina Conti scored 10 points for Wake Forest (15-15).
The No. 13 seed Demon Deacons play fifth-seeded Virginia Tech in the second round Thursday. The Hokies won the only regular-season matchup between the teams 73-62.
Conti hit a 3-pointer and Morra sandwiched a jumper and a layup around a 3 by Sharp to give Wake Forest a 71-58 lead with 7:26 to play. Shayla Bennett hit a 3-pointer for the Tar Heels but Raca answered with a layup to spark an 8-0 run that pushed the lead to 18 points midway through the fourth.
Bennett tied her career-high with 26 points and added seven assists for No. 12 seed North Carolina.
Wake Forest outrebounded the Tar Heels 47-22, including 20-5 on the offensive glass, and outscored North Carolina 32-4 in second-chance points.
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Statistics
 WAKE |
UNC |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-65 | FG | 26-59 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 8-17 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 17-23 | FT | 13-15 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Greensboro, NC
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 |