This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (Aug. 14-20)
8/16/2023 2:29:00 PM | Field Hockey, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball
This weekly feature is brought to you by Truist - The Presenting Partner of Wake Forest Women’s Athletics.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Truist, a longstanding partner of Wake Forest University who is An Official Banking Partner of Wake Forest Athletics and the Presenting Partner of Wake Forest Women's Athletics brings Deacon Nation this weekly update from the Demon Deacons women's programs:
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Women's Soccer
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Seeking the program's 23rd all-time NCAA Tournament appearance this season, the Wake Forest women's soccer team will face a pair of non-conference opponents (App State and Army) to open the 2023 campaign. The Deacs will face App State on Thursday (Aug. 17) at 7 p.m., before squaring off with last season's Patriot League runner-up Army on Sunday (Aug. 20) at 12 p.m. Both matches will take place at Spry Stadium and can be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
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Entering the 2023 season, the Deacs return 30 players from a season ago, including 14 who made 10 or more appearances and six who made 10 or more starts. Additionally, the Deacs return five players (Liv Stowell, Caiya Hanks, Kristin Johnson, Laurel Ansbrow and Carly Wilson) who competed in all 19 matches last season.
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Over the past two seasons, the Deacs are 15-1-2 in non-conference action. Additionally, Wake Forest is a stellar 75-8-3 all-time against in-state non-conference opponents.
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Volleyball
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The Deacs will have their first taste of action this Saturday (Aug. 19), hosting in-state foe High Point for a 2 p.m. exhibition match inside of Reynolds Gymnasium (Varsity Arena).Coming off a 17-14 overall record in 2022, its best mark since 2010, Wake Forest ultimately produced back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2001. Additionally, the team notched 10 victories on its home floor – the most since 2014.
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The Deacons are led by a veteran group of nine seniors this fall, along with returning sophomore libero Emma Farrell, the reigning ACC Freshman of the Year, and sophomore outside hitter Paige Crawford, who led Wake Forest in total kills a year ago en route to earning a spot on the ACC's All-Freshman Team.
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Field Hockey
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The Deacs began the 2023 year with a scrimmage this week at Liberty and will have two exhibition matches at Kentner Stadium prior to opening the season on the road. Wake will host North Carolina and App State in weekend exhibitions on Friday and Sunday then will hit the road to Chapel Hill to open their season in the ACC/BIG Ten Challenge against Iowa and Michigan next weekend. The Deacs' home opener at Ketner Stadium will be Sept. 1 against William & Mary at 5 p.m.
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Women's Tennis
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On Aug. 15, the program announced 2019 alum Anna Ulyashchenko as assistant coach. The Brooklyn, New York, native was a standout for the Deacons from 2015-19 before competing as a professional within the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and International Tennis Federation (ITF).
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Women's Golf
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The 2023 national champions just released their 2023-24 schedule this week, opening the fall slate at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate Sept. 11-13 in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. The Deacs will be looking to defend their title after winning the event in 2023. After winning the 2023 title, Wake Forest was invited back to the prestigious East Lake Cup in Atlanta. They will close out their fall season at the Atlanta Athletic Club for the first time since 2019.
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About Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a combination of world-class academics, unrivaled campus experience, intimate learning environment and Power 5 athletics in a top-growing metro market. A Charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Demon Deacons have won 56 conference titles and are one of only seven ACC schools to win 10 or more national championships, along with Notre Dame, North Carolina, Virginia, Duke, Syracuse and Florida State. Additionally, Wake Forest anchors the Winston-Salem and Triad market, which includes 1.3M residents and was ranked as ESPN's seventh-best market from a viewership perspective.
Specifically since Aug. 1, 2019, Wake Forest has been the fastest growing and hottest brand in the Power 5 (and the ACC), with a 115 percent growth in its fan base during this span. Across the nation, over 2.7 million people now identify as Wake Forest fans, which ranks ninth in the league and ahead of Virginia Tech and just trailing NC State.
Academically, Wake Forest University is ranked in the Top 30 Nationally by US News and World Report for the past 27 years (and counting) and ranked 21st Nationally in Undergraduate Teaching according to the 2022-23 US News and World Report. Wake Forest's comprehensive excellence includes its highly regarded school of medicine, business school, law school and an innovative department of engineering. Additionally, Wake Forest holds campuses across Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Washington, DC – providing academic offerings across the southeast.
Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu and at GoDeacs.com.
