Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball


The Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represents Wake Forest in women's basketball. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Demon Deacons play home basketball games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Season-by-season record

The Demon Deacons have a 565–712 all-time record, with one appearance in the NCAA Tournament, where they beat Villanova 53–51 in the First Round, ultimately to lose to Tennessee 94–66 in the Second Round the following game.
SeasonCoachRecordConference record
1971–72Nora Lynn Finch5–6n/a
1972–73Nora Lynn Finch12–4n/a
1973–74Gail Klock5–5n/a
1974–75Sharron Perkins9–11n/a
1975–76Sharron Perkins4–10n/a
1976–77Barbara Warren6–14n/a
1977–78Barbara Warren4–192–4
1978–79Barbara Warren2–190–7
1979–80Wanda Briley7–201–8
1980–81Wanda Briley10–180–8
1981–82Wanda Briley13–171–9
1982–83Wanda Briley14–140–7
1983–84Wanda Briley13–142–12
1984–85Wanda Briley14–134–10
1985–86Joe Sanchez16–134–10
1986–87Joe Sanchez13–153–11
1987–88Joe Sanchez23–89–5
1988–89Joe Sanchez16–126–8
1989–90Joe Sanchez16–145–9
1990–91Joe Sanchez15–135–9
1991–92Joe Sanchez10–181–15
1992–93Karen Freeman14–144–12
1993–94Karen Freeman8–193–13
1994–95Karen Freeman11–164–12
1995–96Karen Freeman13–146–10
1996–97Karen Freeman12–163–13
1997–98Charlene Curtis4–230–16
1998–99Charlene Curtis8–203–13
1999-00Charlene Curtis7–213–13
2000–01Charlene Curtis11–173–13
2001–02Charlene Curtis12–165–11
2002–03Charlene Curtis13–153–13
2003–04Charlene Curtis12–174–12
2004–05Mike Petersen17–153–11
2005–06Mike Petersen12–163–11
2006–07Mike Petersen9–200–14
2007–08Mike Petersen15–152–12
2008–09Mike Petersen19–125–9
2009–10Mike Petersen18–147–7
2010–11Mike Petersen15–175–9
2011–12Mike Petersen20–147–9
2012–13Jen Hoover13–195–13
2013–14Jen Hoover15–165–11
2014–15Jen Hoover13–202–14
2015–16Jen Hoover17–166–10
2016–17Jen Hoover16–166–10
2017–18Jen Hoover14–175–11
2018–19Jen Hoover10–201–15
2019–20Jen Hoover16–167–11

NCAA Tournament results

WNIT results

The Demon Deacons have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament six times.
YearRoundOpponentResult
2005First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Charlotte
South Florida
West Virginia		W 100–75
W 78–63
L 62–65
2009First RoundGeorgetownL 61–72
2010First RoundNorth Carolina A&TL 49–79
2012First Round
Second Round		Charlotte
James Madison		W 72–61
L 76–84^OT
2016First Round
Second Round		Charleston
Florida Gulf Coast		W 72–69
L 58–67
2017First Round
Second Round		Bethune Cookman
Middle Tennessee		W 71–41
L 66–73