Women's Basketball

Florida State Rolls Wake Forest to Reach Semis

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP)
 - Nausia Woolfolk and Kourtney Weber each scored 15 points and No. 22 Florida State beat 13th-seeded Wake Forest for the third time this season, 76-47 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Friday.

Florida State (23-7), the No. 4 seed, will either play top-seeded Louisville or No. 8 seed Syracuse on Saturday in the Seminoles' second trip in three years to the semifinals.

Nicki Ekhomu added 12 points with six assists and Kiah Gillespie, leading the team with 15.5 points and 8.7 rebounds, scored 10 for Florida State. The Seminoles had a double-digit lead by the 2:47 mark of the first quarter.

Weber made three of Florida State's 10 3-pointers, while Wake Forest was 1 of 10. The Seminoles were 8 of 10 from beyond the arc in the first half en route to a 42-25 halftime lead.

Ivana Raca continued her strong play for Wake Forest (16-16) with 18 points. She had 27 points and 13 rebounds in the tournament opener.

OF NOTE:
*   Wake Forest forward Ivana Raca scored in double figures for her 11th straight contest. (29th game this season)
*   Florida State improves to 18-2 when leading at halftime and a perfect 12-0 when scoring at least 70 points or more.
*   FSU’s Kiah Gillespie entered the contest needing 18 points to cross the 1,000-point plateau…She finished with 10 points.
*   Four FSU players finished in double figures…. The Seminoles improve to 13-1 on the season when that occurs.
*   FSU remains unbeaten on neutral courts (3-0) while handing Wake Forest its first of the season (4-1).