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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (Sept. 30-Oct. 6)
10/1/2024 10:17:00 AM | Field Hockey, General, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, 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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About Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is known for its distinctive combination of world-class academics, unrivaled campus experience, intimate learning environment and Power 4 athletics in a top-growing metro market. A Charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Demon Deacons have won 57 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.
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 has campuses across Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Washington, DC – providing many academic offerings to students from across the nation and around the world.
Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu and at GoDeacs.com.
- Women's Soccer:
- Backed by a brace and an assist from junior Caiya Hanks, the No. 5-ranked Wake Forest women's soccer team picked up a dominant 3-0 road victory over Syracuse Sunday afternoon at SU Soccer Stadium.
- It marked Hanks' second brace in as many weeks following her stellar performance against Virginia on Sept. 15, which saw her named ACC Offensive Player of the Week.
- Coming off of her own ACC Offensive Player of the Week award, Emily Colton bagged a second-half goal and has now scored in three-consecutive matches and has recorded a goal-contribution in six of the last seven outings.
- The Demon Deacons will now return home for another highly-ranked clash as they host current No. 7 Florida State at Spry Stadium.
- The match is slated for 7 p.m. and will be shown live on ACC Network Extra.
- Backed by a brace and an assist from junior Caiya Hanks, the No. 5-ranked Wake Forest women's soccer team picked up a dominant 3-0 road victory over Syracuse Sunday afternoon at SU Soccer Stadium.
- Volleyball:
- Wake Forest travels to the West Coast this weekend for its first two conference road matchups of the fall season, visiting California (Oct. 4) and Stanford (Oct. 6).
- The weekend will feature the first-ever meetings between the Deacs and their opponents.
- Opening up ACC play this past weekend in contests versus Virginia and Virginia Tech, Wake Forest picked up a victory over the latter.
- As of Oct. 1, three Deacons rank in the top-10 among all conference individuals within different statistical categories:
- Tina Grkovic – 5th in blocks (1.31/set)
- Paige Crawford – 8th in service aces (22 total)
- Emma Farrell – 8th in digs (3.84/set)
- As a team, Wake Forest stands sixth in blocks.
- Wake Forest travels to the West Coast this weekend for its first two conference road matchups of the fall season, visiting California (Oct. 4) and Stanford (Oct. 6).
- Field Hockey:
- Firing off a season-high 28 shots, the Wake Forest field hockey team got back in the win column as the Demon Deacons defeated Kent State 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Kentner Stadium.
- In the match, freshman Lena Keller and senior Brooke McCusker both bagged their first goals of the season while freshman Lauren Storey logged her fourth goal.
- Wake Forest remains at home this Sunday taking on Davidson on Sunday, Oct. 6 on ACC Network Extra. First touch is set for Noon.
- Firing off a season-high 28 shots, the Wake Forest field hockey team got back in the win column as the Demon Deacons defeated Kent State 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Kentner Stadium.
- Cross Country:
- At the Nuttycombe Invitational last Friday, Wake Forest sophomore Brooke Wilson steered the course as she clocked 20:52.7 en route to a 40th place finish in a stacked field.
- Elizabeth Whaley (21:15.2) and Molly Dreher (21:18.1) finished 78th and 80th, respectively.
- Alli Boehm and Angelina Perez rounded out the top-five spread which helped the squad finish above two ranked teams in Northwestern (No. 24) and Iowa State (No. 30).
- Next, the Deacs will head to Charlotte for the Royals XC Challenge on Friday, Oct. 11th.
- At the Nuttycombe Invitational last Friday, Wake Forest sophomore Brooke Wilson steered the course as she clocked 20:52.7 en route to a 40th place finish in a stacked field.
Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities. Truist has leading market share in many high-growth markets in the country, and offers a wide range of products and services through our retail and small business banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, insurance, wealth management, and specialized lending businesses. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Truist is a top 10 U.S. commercial bank with total assets of $574 billion as of March 31, 2023. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at Truist.com.
About Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is known for its distinctive combination of world-class academics, unrivaled campus experience, intimate learning environment and Power 4 athletics in a top-growing metro market. A Charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Demon Deacons have won 57 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.
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 has campuses across Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Washington, DC – providing many academic offerings to students from across the nation and around the world.
Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu and at GoDeacs.com.
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