GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Ivana Raca had 16 points and six rebounds, Gina Conti scored four of her 11 points in the final minute and Wake Forest beat Virginia Tech 58-55 on Thursday in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Tournament.
Wake Forest (16-15) has won two ACC tournament games for just the third time in program history. The No. 13 seed will face 22nd-ranked Florida State (22-7) on Friday at 11 a.m. after dropping both regular-season matchups with the No. 4 seed Seminoles.
Conti curled off a high screen and made a contested shot at the edge of the key to extend Wake Forest's lead to 56-51 with 53.7 seconds left. Virginia Tech later pulled to 56-55 after a quick inbound play, but Conti answered with two free throws at 8.9 for a three-point lead.
Virginia Tech had two good looks at the other end but Taja Cole's layup attempt rolled off and Aisha Sheppard's corner 3-pointer was short at the buzzer.
ACC Freshman of the Year Elizabeth Kitley led Virginia Tech (21-9) with 15 points. The No. 5 seed Hokies became the fourth straight higher seed to lose in the tournament.
OF NOTE:
- Wake Forest reaches the ACC Tournament finals for the second time as a No. 13 seed. The Demon Deacons also did so in 2015 before losing to No. 4 Duke in the quarterfinal round ... The 2015 tournament was also the last one in which Wake Forest had won two games prior to Thursday.
- Virginia Tech won the only regular season matchup 73-62 in Winston-Salem, NC on Feb.16….Virginia Tech leads the all-time series at 16-14.
- Wake Forest remains unbeaten in neutral site games this season (4-0)
- Wake Forest forward Ivana Raca scored in double figures for her 10th straight contest. (28th game this season)
- Thursday’s victory was also the first time the Demon Deacons have won back-to-back games since Jan. 9
- Virginia Tech's Kitley scored in double figures for the 19th time in 30 games and has scored in double figures in eight straight games, averaging 17.3 points per game in that span.
- The Hokies' Dara Mabrey has hit at least four 3-pointers in eight games this season.