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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (Nov. 25-Dec. 1)
11/26/2024 11:33:00 AM | General, Women's Basketball, 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:
- The Deacs' historical season continued over the weekend at Spry, as No. 2 seeded Wake Forest downed Colorado 3-1 in a Round of 32 match on Friday evening before a dominating 1-0 performance over No. 3 Ohio State on Sunday.
- With the result against the Buckeyes, Wake Forest for the third time in program history and first since 2011 advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
- Additionally, with the pair of victories Wake Forest is now a stellar 20-3-6 at Spry Stadium the last three seasons.
- Wake Forest will look to advance to the 2024 NCAA College Cup on Friday, when the Demon Deacons face No. 1 USC at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.
- Kick-off for the match is scheduled for 5 p.m. EST.
- The Deacs' historical season continued over the weekend at Spry, as No. 2 seeded Wake Forest downed Colorado 3-1 in a Round of 32 match on Friday evening before a dominating 1-0 performance over No. 3 Ohio State on Sunday.
- Volleyball:
- Wake Forest (13-16, 5-13 ACC) has reached the final week of the 2024 season, set to travel to Durham for a Wednesday afternoon matchup at Duke before returning to Varsity Arena on Friday to host No. 21 Florida State in the home finale.
- The road contest against the Blue Devils will be Wake Forest's fifth against a Big Four opponent.
- Wake Forest faced both Duke and Florida State earlier this season on October 11th and November 8th, respectively.
- In the Deacs' latest outing against SMU, Paige Crawford crossed over 1,000 career kills, becoming the 12th multi-year player in program history to reach the milestone.
- For the third consecutive season, Crawford has been the team leader in kills, currently standing at 307.
- Heading into its final weekend, Wake Forest has three players still ranked in the ACC's top-10 for individual areas. Tina Grkovic moved her way up one spot in blocks following week 13:
- Dior Charles – 5th in blocks (1.26/set)
- Tina Grkovic – 7th in blocks (1.22/set)
- Emma Farrell – 7th in digs (3.98/set)
- Wake Forest (13-16, 5-13 ACC) has reached the final week of the 2024 season, set to travel to Durham for a Wednesday afternoon matchup at Duke before returning to Varsity Arena on Friday to host No. 21 Florida State in the home finale.
- Women's Basketball:
- The Demon Deacons earned a victory over Davidson on Saturday afternoon, scoring 22 points in the fourth quarter to claim the 60-55 victory.
- In addition to a stellar fourth-quarter, the Demon Deacons dominated inside throughout the contest, as they finished with a 32-to-18 points advantage in the paint. Additionally, they out-rebounded Davidson, 33-to-27, with senior guard Alyssa Andrews once again leading the team with eight.
- Senior forward Demeara Hinds finished with a season-high 14 points and seven assists. Of note, she is averaging 10.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per-game at home this season. Hinds is also shooting a team-best 62.5 percent from the floor this campaign.
- The Demon Deacons are back at home Wednesday afternoon against Fairfield, who was 31-2 a season ago and made the NCAA Tournament.
- Wake Forest's early success this season has come on the backs of strong defensive play as the Deacs currently rank 15th in the country in scoring defenses as teams are averaging just 50.0 points per game this season. Additionally, the Deacs field goal defense ranks 41st nationally entering Wednesday. The Demon Deacons also rank 48th in the country with 11.3 steals per game.
- Additionally over the last three games the Demon Deacons are assisting on over 77 percent of made baskets.
- The Deacs did a great job of sharing the basketball, finishing the Saturday against Davidson with 16 assists on 20 made baskets (80.0 pct.). Additionally, they have assisted on 84 of 137 made baskets this season (61.3 pct.).
- The Demon Deacons earned a victory over Davidson on Saturday afternoon, scoring 22 points in the fourth quarter to claim the 60-55 victory.
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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