out there. i think she understands how to play the game at different speeds, so she changes her speed when she needs to. when she gets the ball in her hands, you are absolutely right, she is the most explosive player with size. that is available for the wnba draft. >> mike: top scorer in the acc and number one in the league in steals. >> debbie: moorer of connecticut is explosive and bigger than monica wright but she is a junior. i'm talking about someone who has size this year and can play next year in the wnba. >> mike: whistle and a foul. i'm mike hogewood, along with debbie antonelli. look. good to have you with us. nationally ranked virginia taking on wake forest. deacons 3-3 in league play and been playing well here at home. here is secily ray who has led

this team over the last couple of games. she is 5 of 5 from the line in the game. >> debbie: virginia comes in having won four in a row, playing some of the better basketball in the acc and it's been a long time since a wake forest team has been at .500 in league play, head nothing february. >> mike: here's monica wright who exploded to the bucket a moment ago. has taken four shots and hit two of them. >> debbie: there is the double-team. she draws on 2:00 and the kick. you reverse it, you get a wide open shot. that's what monica wright can do with the ball in her hands, draw two and try to free up a teammate. >> mike: at the other end, it's ray. debbie, you're right. that defense is going to leave somebody open. if you're virginia now you have to hit the shot. kellum has been able to score of late and hits her first field goal here in the first half. >> debbie: the thing about

monica wright she has a lot of respect and trust in her teammates. she believes they will make some plays to help her. >> mike: williams cut off by kellum. >> debbie: that's the first time i've seen anybody run the play in the acc where they got denied a three-point opportunity. >> mike: shot clock at five. here comes brooke thomas. a whistle and a foul. wake forest ball as we come back. pretty impressive half for the deacons so far. up three. the images from haiti are heart-breaking-- homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed; families searching for loved ones; parents trying to feed their children. but we can all do something. we can help the american red cross as it delivers the food, water, and medicine that can save lives. donate $10 by texting "haiti" to 9-0-9-9-9.

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>> mike: virginia got out to a 6-2 early lead but, since then,

all wake forest. how about sandra garcia? six points and six rebounds in the first half. >> debbie: she also has got a couple of great assists because of her screening ability. she has been aggressive and played in the main street down the middle of the floor rim-to-rim and that is where she has been able to do her damage against virginia on both ends of the floor and rebounding the basketball. >> mike: what a great high school career she had in hollywood, florida. 1,500 points in her final two years in high school. played on the colombia international team. >> debbie: playing behind in the post and double teaming the low block and relying on her is the way mike petersen likes to play. >> mike: monica wright 1 for 3 from the line and can't complete the three-point play. deacons will try to extend their lead back into double figures.

here's garcia taking the three. talking to mike petersen. he said that's not the shot they want to be taken but she does feel comfortable out there. >> debbie: he doesn't mind her taking faceup shots but i'm not sure that is the right time. >> mike: here is wright. collier on her and now hartig. good defense by the freshman asia williams. ray cut off by hartig. >> debbie: wake forest push and try to find something in transition and don't get anything, and then they set it up. >> mike: good ball movement, ray. trying to take it to the hole. great defensive play by virginia. moorer off the glass and it stays in. >> debbie: she has a chance to be a really good player at virginia with her ability to play in transition. >> mike: just a sophomore and comes from the same hometown as

monica wright, woodbridge, virginia. >> debbie: good transition. uses the glass, knowing there is going to be some contact. keeps her eyes on the rim to finish. >> mike: that foul was on moorer. she is the first cavalier to pick up two fouls. she has to go to the bench where she will likely stay for the final 2:49 of the half. brooke thomas to the free-throw line. it doesn't sound like there is a lot of crowd here is because there is not. there's a lot of snow and ice on the road. she expected a big crowd and it's a shame the weather has prevented it. williams can't believe she lost that ball out of bounds. debbie, i've been impressed with

the minutes of wake forest in the first half. >> debbie: they have done a good job of containing monica wright early on and built their game plan around defending her. >> mike: williams will be whistled for the foul. williams, another young player with a lot of upside. last year's north carolina high school player of the year. and it will send paulisha kellum, red-shirt freshman from new jersey to the free-throw line. >> debbie: what is surprising to me about paulisha's figures this year she has only been in double figures one time. i think they is give virginia more on the offensive end. she has some experience playing in the acc. >> mike: secily ray picks up her first foul.

it sends kellum back to the free-throw line. >> debbie: maybe this will be a game where she will reach double figures for the second time this season, but virginia has missed a lot of free throws also. >> mike: virginia now 3 for 7 from the line. make it 3 for 8. >> debbie: those weren't even close. >> mike: cavaliers 53% on the season but not close to that today. entry pass to garcia. she's immediately fouled by simone egwu, and that is her second personal foul. >> debbie: i think sandra garcia has established herself as a low block threat in this game and wake forest is doing a nice job of finding her in a position on the floor where she can score. >> mike: number 30, telia mccall is back into the virginia lineup. a freshman out of marietta,

georgia. it's been an adventure at the free-throw line for both teams here in the first half. garcia hits that shot. wake now at 60%. vi for 10. 6 for 10 as a team. not the same story for virginia. garcia hits them both. she's had a good first half with eight points now. >> debbie: courteney morris started on wright and then collier and now back on wright is morris. face-guarding her. >> mike: not even looking for the ball. garcia lost the rebound to wright. you made the point, monica wright can play 1 through 4, inside/outside, she is so good. >> debbie: she really is a special player to watch and all of the coaches in the acc have tremendous respect for what monica wright is capable of doing. and, obviously, mike petersen does and seeing that today. the defensive game plan built

around not allowing her to get a touch. they don't want her to catch the ball. so she works herself into rebounding positions so that she can be a factor. she's a factor, all right. hasn't put up the numbers you expect she would when we've played almost a first half. the player in the acc with five of her six ac games all with over 20 points. you said it before, mike, 26 points in acc play. >> mike: boy, that last rebound, she gave up five inches to garcia. approaching a minute to go in the first half. here is boykin. roulhac for three! tiffany roulhac, her seventh three-pointer of the season. roulhac who was out with an injury most of last year.

tore her acl. kellum is open. and garcia another rebound. garcia looks to be headed to a double-double today. deacon lead is ten. we approach 30 seconds left in the half. >> debbie: great steal. >> mike: garcia can't hit it. got caught underneath the bucket. wright at the elbow! monica wright. >> debbie: we've seen monica wright score her points. not in a conventional way offensively. i say that because usually all their stuff is run through her, but wake forest has taken her away. monica wright has scored on an out of bounds play and scored in transition and scored on offensive rebounding, so she is finding a way to find some offense. >> mike: at the buzzer at the half, wright came up with a steal. not able to hit it, but monica wright, the leading scorer in

the game, with 11 points. but she needs the rest of her cavaliers to step up because they trail 29-21 here at the break. sandra garcia has led wake forest with eight points and seven rebounds. an interesting first half for the surprising wake forest demon deacons.

>> mike: welcome back to lawrence joel coliseum in winston-salem. we are at halftime. wake forest with anint the first half team both 35%. we've only had twhe game, debbie. >> debbie: yeah. virginia has not played well she's had

for virginia in the second half. >> mike: let's take a look at monica wright. >> debbie: with the face-guarding it was important for monica to find a different way to find some offense. an out of bounds play and then off a switch. she gets to the front of the rim. in transition she was able to score. how about offensive rebounding by monica wright? that's an all-american player finding a way to help her team on the road stay in a game where others are struggling. i think she has been very unselfish the way she has been attacking wake forest defensive game plan and letting the game come to her and just trying to have some other players make

some plays. >> mike: she has to get help from swbles to win this game. >> debbie: no question. virginia has to make a few adjustments and need presence on the blocks. you know wake foevert is going to double team the low block and the way mike petersen defends. if you can move monica wright around you might get a chance to put the ball in her hands. >> mike: we will be back with more from winston-salem in a moment. hould ing co ly su morar ice?

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>> mike: the snow that hit winston-salem has kept a lot of people away from this game but the ones here are seeing a good one 29-21. this is a busy day for women's hoops in the acc. >> debbie: no yes. every weekend in the acc, there are games that will indicate whether a team will compete and be a contender or a pretender, if you will. miami going on the road at boston college. boston college trying to fix the loss they suffered at clemson. of course, nc state wants to get back on track. >> mike: that has to give clemson confidence in the game and it is at home today. georgia tech at home. we've seen virginia tech come up with big games of late. maryland playing outside the league today. it will shake out in the acc standings. as we head into february but become very important. duke, the only unbeaten team in

the league, debbie. >> debbie: because the tournament means so much and winning that crown is so important, you're always playing for seeding in the league. and duke, what a dominating performance on friday night. clearly separated themselves, i thought, from florida state early in that basketball game. north carolina, if they want to be able to contend for the title, they are going to have to beat florida state at home on monday night. >> mike: speaking of that game, it is our monday acc women's hoops game. monroe and the seminoles in chapel hill to take on lucas and the north carolina tar heels. our game starts at monday at 7:00 eastern time. florida state hope they play better friday night than they did against duke. >> debbie: florida state is a much better team i think than what they showed us friday night against duke. duke's dominating defense took florida state out and 20-2 before you could blink. north carolina is a pressing

trapping team. difference in the way duke does it. i know florida state will be better prepared and should be a better offensive game for both teams. >> mike: we look forward to it. it's 7:00 tomorrow night and, again, check your local listings. we're at halftime here at win a brgen

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egwu, who has had some great moments this year, a freshman. moorer, not that time. >> debbie: yeah. i'm not sure that was a good decision. >> mike: thomas. she has got some speed. brooke thomas. >> debbie: brooke tomas has tremendous quickness. i keep waiting for brooke thomas to have that big game where she puts it altogether. there is the double to the low block. wide open. >> mike: moorer left it short. >> debbie: you got to hit those shots when you're that wide open. you have time to set your feet. >> mike: you called it, debbie. that defense leaving somebody open each time and it was moorer. >> debbie: it's mike petersen's philosophy. the coaches in the league know that's what he likes to do on

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>> mike: wake forest has hit four three-pointers in this game. virginia, none. >> debbie: both teams below their scoring average. 21 points for wake forest off virginia's 13 turnovers. that's a pretty good conversion rate for wake forest. wake forest is doing a number on virginia on the glass right now. they are plus 6 on the offensive rebounding. >> mike: and i mentioned those three-pointers. virginia not a good three-point shooting team. just 22% in acc play, but, today, they are 0 for 9 from behind the arc and you see the field goals this half. both teams with three. but neither team light it up right now.

roulhac, i think she has played pretty well off the bench for wake forest. >> debbie: she has given them good ball control on offense, she and camille collier. >> mike: roulhac had an acl tear last year and sat out the entire year and sophomore season sat out with a concussion. two foals now on lexie gerson. >> debbie: nice. >> mike: secily ray and one. great offensive play for wake forest to give the assist to courteney morris. >> debbie: coming off the time-out and the last play, wake forest had the same opportunity. you expect virginia to be up the line. watch the pass as it is entered right here. you see secily ray go back door.

here comes the elbow entry. it is a nice job of flashing to the open spot on the floor, the rotation is late because the help has been pulled up to the weak side. >> mike: hard to believe but that was the first field goal of the game for secily ray who is 1 for 7 from the field. edwards. a little too tall for shine as garcia is up with the for the deacs. >> debbie: wake forest doing a nice job trapping those ball screens. >> mike: garcia loses it out of bounds. you see the scoring run there, 10-2. virginia had cut it to one at 34-33. >> debbie: i think it's the wake forest defense that has made a difference and they have been unpredictable when they are trapping. >> mike: foul away from the ball.

collier picks up the foul. her second. trying to get it to monica wright. look at the defense by courteney morris. just in her face. kellum. over garcia. wright can't get the tip and roulhac with it for wake forest. here come the deacs again. >> debbie: i'd like to see monica wright in a ball screen and see if wake forest traps the ball handler because that would leave monica wright open. i'd like to see what would happen there. nice fill behind. they reject the screen. >> mike: collier can't hit it and monica wright will bring the ball up. debby, do you think she gets a little frustrated with this extra attention paid to her on defense? >> debbie: i think she understands that she's the best

player on the floor and that if she is going to let it come to her, i don't think she gets frustrated at all. i think she keeps working. she never seems to get frustrated at her teammates. i have to say that also. >> mike: the mark of a leader. here's ray. inside. secily ray. shine in there. forces the turnover. secily ray had stepped on the in line. ariana moorer coming back for virginia and she gave them some good offense here early in the second half. >> debbie: this is when virginia goes small and when monica wright will move to the 4 position. camille collier is face-guarding her and done a pretty good job on her. i think she has done the best job of anybody from wake forest but she is flawless so they can post her up.

>> mike: she got on the ball. shine, baseline. rattles out. garcia down with it. garcia now with nine rebounds. she is one rebound away from a double-double. here's ray. good ball movement by the deacons. shot clock approaches five seconds. wake's got to give up a shot in a hurry here. did not hit the rim, i don't believe. good defense by virginia. gerson back in for the cavaliers. >> debbie: gerson has been effective when she puts it on the floor. monica wright will take rest time here and debbie ryan will utilize real-time to give monica wright some rest in the media

time-out. >> mike: moorer is the only big-time scorer on the floor now for virginia. she's got the basketball. moorer off the glass. no. . offensive rebound. that would have counted. whitny edwards is fouled. brittany waters picks up her third personal. and whitny edwards, one of the best free-throw shooters for virginia, to the line. calf levers have cavaliers have struggled at the free-throw line tonight. whitny hits that one. every shot now important with 8:30 to go for virginia. >> debbie: they got to make their free throws, that's for sure. you want to eliminate those plays you would consider losing plays right now. where you turn it over, where you give up offensive rebounds. if california virginia can

tighten up all that and get a few stops. >> mike: practices over the top to ray and secily ray, her second field goal of the half. ray is now in double figures with ten. garcia now with a double-double after that rebound. >> debbie: wake forest looking to push. >> mike: what a game for sandra garcia. you talked about her on friday night as one of the outstanding freshmen in the league. >> debbie: there is another screen by garcia. remember, one of the keys we talked about screen assists? that's what you call a screen assist. garcia screens. enough to take the defense out and it's a basketball for wake forest. >> mike: a three by camille collier. wake forest's fifth three of the game. look at debbie ryan. she is not happy. >> debbie: there's the screen.

takes a piece of kellum off defensively. a little jab step and collier sticks another triple for wake forest. >> mike: again, virginia has not hit one today. 0 for 9. behind the arc. and time will quickly become a factor as this is wake forest now largest lead of the game at 49-37. they led by eight at halftime. virginia closed it to one at 34-33. it's been all wake forest since. >> debbie: if you can get three stops and three scores, you're right there. that's what it's going to take for virginia right now. monica wright is back on the floor. >> mike: moorer is out there as well with the basketball. >> debbie: i think you do everything you can right now to put the ball in monica wright's hands down the stretch. >> mike: lexie gerson hits the three. we told you about her low

percentage but she's a shooter and she kept right on shooting. >> debbie: that's a pretty confident shooter when you've gone 0 for 4 and struggled in acc play but still willing to pull the trirl trigger. >> mike: i didn't see debbie antonelli pull a trigger with a three-pointer. >> debbie: i'm so old, mike, they didn't have three-point shot when i played. >> mike: yeah, but you pulled the trigger. second time this half, virginia has forced a turnover but not allowing wake forest a shot. virginia trying to get back in it! their first three lexie gerkserson hits it. m?m?

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basketball. she is unselfish almost to a fault. right now in the game she needs to take over if virginia is going to win. >> mike: whitny edwards back to the free-throw line. monica wright is the leading scorer in the acc. as we've said, almost 26 points a game in league play. thirteen here tonight. >> mike: you make a good point, though, mike. she's only had one basket in the second half and only taken three shots. that's not enough. >> mike: whitny edwards 4 for 4 from the line. seven-point game. a long way from being over. roulhac with gerson on her. >> debbie: nice execution by wake forest. they sissor-cut off the high post and garcia comes over to set a screen but she flips it. good execution by mike

petersen's team. >> mike: sandra garcia with 14 points to go along with her ten rebounds. wright. again, good defense by wake forest. ray down with it. here's roulhac. quickly trying to get it to garcia. a good job by virginia. >> debbie: watch sandra garcia in the middle here. the sissor cut off. run it. garcia sets the screen but she slips. look how wide open the floor is. great execution by wake forest. >> mike: that bucket gave them a nine-point lead. whitny edwards picked up her second foul. brittany waters has four personals now for wake forest. deacons are in the bonus. asia williams to the line. she has struggled this year, just 50% on the season.

on the offensive rebound by williams. >> debbie: any time a shooter can get a rebound that's not a good job on the free-throw line. one-on-three. monica wright is going to give it up and that is a travel. it's a hop step. it is an emphasis. you're not supposed to be able to do that. she catches it and then she hops. >> mike: she was wide open. >> debbie: monica wright can't give it up. i really believe she has to be a little more selfish. >> mike: turnover story pretty even today. it's wright who is guarding garcia now. >> debbie: same play. here comes the screen. she is going to roll. perfect execution. >> mike: and wright commits the personal foul. >> debbie: i'm telling you, i said in the first half, sandra garcia would be on my all-screen team. no question about it, she might

be the captain! the way she moves without the ball. she has been fantastic all game. she sets up wake forest's perimeter. >> mike: the way she's playing today, leading her team against these cavaliers. >> debbie: just a great read. the timing to pass to the corner and monica wright ends up on the exchange there. on the switch. >> mike: her last game against clemson she was just 1 for 7 and two points. today, 15 points and 10 rebounds. >> debbie: she's been more mobile today. she has been more demanding of the basketball. >> mike: gerson again hits one and you feel a little confidence. >> debbie: boy, she definitely needed to be able to knock down some shots. >> mike: debbie ryan has told us she is a good shooter. >> debbie: someone else has to make some plays for virginia. and then gerson makes a defensive play. >> mike: offensive foul called on asia williams.

>> debbie: then we get a little emotion out of the freshman. i love it! no question that's a charge. williams overpenetrates. gerson right there on the second row ready. >> mike: you like to see that fire, the heart, if you will, as virginia has got a ways to go here with five minutes left. gerson again. >> debbie: a little heat check. i would try to put the ball in garcia's hands in a post-up position. >> mike: wright has got three fouls. here's garcia. nice pass. baseline jumper won't go. too strong from courteney morris. whitny edwards down with it. >> debbie: because forest is

playing small that wright has to guard garcia right now. >> mike: and the taf cavaliers will go back to the free-throw line. roulhac picks up the personal. and it will be ariana moorer for the to the free-throw line for the first time this afternoon. >> debbie: she decided she was going to the basket. it didn't matter how many jersey were in front of her and she gets to the free-throw line. >> mike: she's another player who moved into the starting lineup when conference play began. brooke thomas you saw coming back for roulhac. wake forest hat go pretty good play at the point guard position. >> debbie: they have, mike. i was just going to say coach mike petersen has done a nice job keeping people fresh. he has a lot of guards. they are a guard-dominated team.

>> mike: wright is still on garcia. garcia for three. >> debbie: i don't think that's the shot that mike petersen wants. >> mike: she came into the game 6 for 27 from behind the arc. wide open. you've talked about it, debbie, somebody is going to be wide open. that time, it was whitny edwards. monica wright has just picked up her fourth foul on that offensive foul. 4:01 left but you can't take her out down 53-47. >> debbie: no. and debbie ryan, she wants to know why. she is saying she's been held. look at gerson making another defensive play. >> mike: gerson is stepping her game up. the deacons, who we said, have outrebounded virginia badly today.