Demon
Deacons take sting out of Yellow Jackets
By Jordan Webster
O’Kelley’s
18 points spurred the Deacons to an 81-65 drubbing of Georgia Tech Feb.
14. The 16-point final margin is somewhat misleading – the Deacs
maintained at least a 20-point advantage for much of the second half.
'Pressbox':
Who will be dateless for dance?
By Daniel Ogle
Six
teams, five spots. It’s a math problem so simple that even former
Vice President Dan Quayle could solve it. As the ACC basketball season
heads into the home stretch, the conference has shaken out as many would
have expected.
Baseball
opens season with three wins
By Mike Scott
The
Diamond Deacs, thanks in large part to the contributions of freshmen,
swept their opening three games of the season Feb. 9-11. The team took
the first game against James Madison University, and the last two against
Penn State University.
Men's
tennis rallies to take down Old Dominion
By Jared Klose
A
strong showing in singles play helped the Demon Deacons come from behind
to claim a 4-3 victory over Old Dominion University and remain undefeated
at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center in their match Feb. 10.
Illness,
ranked foes send Deacs tumbling
By Daniel Ogle
A
virus infected sophomore Bea Bielik and the women’s tennis team
this weekend, as the eighth-ranked Demon Deacons dropped matches against
Notre Dame and Illinois. The Bielik-less Deacons fell 5-0 to Notre Dame
Feb. 11 and 5-2 to Illinois the following day.
Tigers,
Wolfpack drop Demon Deacons
By Margaret McKenzie
Miserable
shooting from the floor was the dominating factor in the Demon Deacons’
69-35 loss to North Carolina State in the Joel Feb. 8. The Deacs converted
on only 13 of their 63 shots and no player scored in double digits in
the conference loss against the 21st-ranked team in the country.
Deacs
get first road win of new millenium
By Jordan Webster
Entering
their Feb. 9 matchup with Florida State, two elements of the Demon Deacon
attack had been missing-in-action: the scoring punch of senior guard
Robert O’Kelley and the ability to win on the road. Perhaps it’s
no coincidence that the emergence of one led to the manifestation of
the other.
Aquilante
trades infielder's glove for catcher's gear
By Mike Hendee
When
senior Jason Aquilante’s coaches approached him about moving from
second base to catcher, he didn’t know what to say. He had started
59 of 60 games at second the previous year, and had been very successful
there, earning honors for being the ACC’s best defensive second
baseman.
Equestrian
team takes top spot at North Carolina
By Alannah DiBona
The
university’s newest intercollegiate group, the equestrian team,
is making waves wherever they travel to compete. On Feb. 3 the huntseat
team traveled to the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill to
show against several other rival colleges.
Deacon
runners compete at Va. Tech
By Alannah DiBona
The
Demon Deacon men’s track and field team, wrought with injuries
and illnesses since the beginning of the indoor season, competed at
full strength at the Valentine Invitational, held Feb. 9-10 at Virginia
Tech, in Blacksburg, Va.
