Game Day Central: FAMU vs. Wake Forest in FIU Fun & Sun Classic

MIAMI, Florida  -- After enjoying the Christmas break, Wake Forest returns to action this weekend at the Fun & Sun Classic hosted by FIU.  The Demon Deacons will play Florida A&M at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, and then will play either FIU or Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday, Dec. 29.


Live video will be available for all games involving FIU.

Last Time Out

Junior Dearica Hamby scored a career-high 31 points and senior Chelsea Douglas chipped-in with 20 points as the Deacs rolled past South Alabama 92-66 on Dec. 20.

Hamby dominated on both ends of the floor. In addition to her 31 points, she grabbed 11 rebounds, had four steals and dished-out a season-high four assists.

Douglas knocked-down three shots from beyond the arc en route to her seventh 20-point game of the season. She also finished with season-highs of five assists and four steals. Freshman Ataijah Taylor scored nine points and dished-out four assists while redshirt-freshman Kelila Atkinson scored eight points and grabbed a pair of rebounds.

Senior Lindsy Wright came off the bench and provided an immediate spark, scoring six points and pulling-down a total of nine boards.

Wake Forest Storylines

Dearica Hamby has notched nine double-doubles this season. She was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Nugget Classic and currently leads the ACC in scoring at 20.9 points per game.

Senior Chelsea Douglas was the first player in school history to score 20 or more points in the first three games of a season. She is second in the ACC in scoring (19.8) and three-pointers made (38).

Douglas is currently tied for sixth in school history with 1,352 career points and also second with 209 career three-pointers.

The Opposition

Florida A&M opened the season with five wins in its first six games but has since dropped six of its last seven.

Jasmine Grice is leading the Rattlers in scoring at 22.2 points per game and she has also nabbed a team-high 41 steals.

Taneka Rubin (12.8) and Kimberly Sparkman (10.4) are the other two Rattlers averaging in double-figures. Sparkman has dished-out a team-high 41 assists.

Series History

The Demon Deacons are 3-0 all-time against FAMU, including an 80-60 victory last season at the Joel Coliseum.

This will be the first meeting between the two teams outside of Winston-Salem.

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