# 2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by eight year head coach Jen Hoover, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–16 and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the First Round and Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to Florida State in the Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

## Previous season

They finished the season 10–20, 1–15 in ACC play in last place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia Tech. The Demon Deacons were not invited to a post-season tournament.

## Off-season
### Recruiting class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Alexandria Scruggs G | Fayetteville, NC | E. E. Smith High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Kaia Harrison PG | Baldwin, New York | Baldwin Senior High | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Anaia Hoard G | Carnon, France | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Olivia Summiel F | Dayville, Connecticut | Marianapolis Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., WatchESPN | | UNC Wilmington | W 65–55 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum (535) Winston–Salem, NC |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 p.m., WatchESPN | | College of Charleston | W 106–50 | 2–0 | LJVM Coliseum (630) Winston–Salem, NC |
| November 10, 2019* 5:00 p.m. | | UNC Greensboro | L 65–67 | 2–1 | LJVM Coliseum (725) Winston–Salem, NC |
| November 15, 2019* 5:00 p.m. | | Charlotte | L 65–77 | 2–2 | LJVM Coliseum (697) Winston–Salem, NC |
| November 22, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at St. John's | L 74–82 | 2–3 | Carnesecca Arena (841) New York, NY |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Elon | W 69–57 | 3–3 | Schar Center (481) Elon, NC |
| November 30, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | East Carolina | W 76–53 | 4–3 | LJVM Coliseum (430) Winston–Salem, NC |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at East Tennessee State | L 60–67 | 4–4 | J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (758) Johnson City, TN |
| December 16, 2019* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Campbell | W 74–46 | 5–4 | LJVM Coliseum (9,121) Winston–Salem, NC |
| December 20, 2019* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Dayton West Palm Beach Invitational | W 78–59 | 6–4 | Student Life Center (175) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 21, 2019* 12:15 p.m. | | vs. Florida West Palm Beach Invitational | W 73–68 | 7–4 | Student Life Center (200) West Palm Beach, FL |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2019 2:00 p.m, ACCN | | at No. 24 Miami (FL) | L 56–59 | 7–5 (0–1) | Watsco Center (988) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 2, 2020 6:00 p.m, ACCNX | | at Duke | W 60–58 | 8–5 (1–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,416) Durham, NC |
| January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m, ACCNX | | Georgia Tech | W 65–60 | 9–5 (2–1) | LJVM Coliseum (863) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX | | Clemson | W 63–58 | 10–5 (3–1) | LJVM Coliseum (737) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m, ACCNX | | at No. 7 Louisville | L 61–75 | 10–6 (3–2) | KFC Yum! Center (9,414) Louisville, KY |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX | | Virginia | W 62–56 | 11–6 (4–2) | LJVM Coliseum (776) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 p.m, RSN | | at No. 9 NC State | L 45–59 | 11–7 (4–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,052) Raleigh, NC |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX | | No. 14 Florida State | L 65–70 | 11–8 (4–4) | LJVM Coliseum (688) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 26, 2020 4:00 p.m, ACCNX | | Syracuse | W 65–60 | 12–8 (5–4) | LJVM Coliseum (1,171) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 48–53 | 12–9 (5–5) | Petersen Events Center (813) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 2, 2020 1:00 p.m, ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 54–67 | 12–10 (5–6) | Conte Forum (1,312) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX | | Notre Dame | L 71–75 | 12–11 (5–7) | LJVM Coliseum (760) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m, ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 52–62 | 12–12 (5–8) | McCamish Pavilion (1,578) Atlanta, GA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX | | at Clemson | W 66–52 | 13–12 (6–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,197) Clemson, SC |
| February 16, 2020 1:00 p.m, ACCNX | | Virginia Tech | L 62–73 | 13–13 (6–9) | LJVM Coliseum (1,509) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX | | at No. 17 Florida State | L 67–78 | 13–14 (6–10) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,771) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 23, 2020 12:00 p.m, RSN | | North Carolina | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 14–14 (7–10) | LJVM Coliseum (1,520) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m, ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | L 63–79 | 14–15 (7–11) | LJVM Coliseum (833) Winston–Salem, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 1:00 p.m., RSN | (13) | vs. (12) North Carolina First round | W 83–73 | 15–15 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,795) Greensboro, NC |
| March 5, 2020 11:00 a.m., RSN | (13) | vs. (5) Virginia Tech Second round | W 58–55 | 16–15 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,357) Greensboro, NC |
| March 6, 2020 11:00 a.m., RSN | (13) | vs. (4) No. 22 Florida State Quarterfinals | L 47–76 | 16–16 | Greensboro Coliseum (10,030) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||