Hot-shooting Deacons knock NCAA-bound UNC out of ACC tournament

Posted Mar 4, 2021
For the second consecutive season, Wake Forest ended North Carolina’s ACC tournament after one game. Thanks to some big UNC victories down the stretch, though, the Demon Deacons didn’t end its season. “They were desperate for a win,” said Janelle Bailey, who put up her 43rd career double-double and third in a row with 12 points and 10 rebounds. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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