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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (Nov. 4-10)
11/4/2024 7:11:00 PM | Field Hockey, General, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, 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.
- Field Hockey:
- Wake Forest closed out the regular season on Friday evening, as a valiant effort against No. 3 Virginia led to a double overtime thriller before the Deacs fell 1-0. After the match, the program honored the contributions of six seniors and graduates for their contributions.
- The Demon Deacons now turn their attention to the ACC Tournament, which will be hosted at Kentner Stadium from Tuesday, Nov. 5-Friday, Nov. 8. Wake Forest is slotted as the No. 7 seed and will face No. 2 seed Duke Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
- Fans attending the 2024 ACC Field Hockey Championship at Kenter Stadium should be aware of parking options on campus during the tournament. A portion of Lot L and 32 spaces in W1 will be reserved for event parking. The outer loop of Lot A, Parking Lot B, and 20 spaces in Lot E will be reserved for event parking on Thursday and Friday as well. A parking map for the tournament is available by clicking here.
- Women's Soccer:
- Following a dominant 3-0 victory at home over NC State in the regular season finale, the Wake Forest women's soccer team clinched a first-round bye in the 2024 ACC Tournament.
- The Demon Deacons will return to the pitch Thursday evening against three-seeded Florida State in the semifinals at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
- The match is slated for 5:30 p.m. and will be shown live on ACC Network.
- The winner will advance to the final against either North Carolina or Duke, which will take place Sunday at noon on ESPNU.
- Despite being picked ninth in the ACC preseason poll, the Deacs picked up a program-record seven ACC wins for 22 points and finished second in the conference.
- Volleyball:
- Four weeks of regular season play remain for Wake Forest, beginning with the team's final out-of-state trip this weekend.
- The Demon Deacons (13-10, 5-7) are set to travel to the state of Florida for road matches at Florida State and Miami on Friday and Sunday respectively.
- Wake Forest most recently opened the month of November at home, hosting Boston College and Syracuse.
- The Deacs earned a four-set victory over the Orange in their sixth home win of the fall.
- Junior libero Emma Farrell is coming off her sixth season performance of 20-plus digs and ranks third in the ACC within conference-only play in digs (4.35/set).
- Four weeks of regular season play remain for Wake Forest, beginning with the team's final out-of-state trip this weekend.
- Cross Country:
- Highlighted by Angelina Perez and Brooke Wilson notching All-ACC honors, the Wake Forest women's cross country squad placed ninth at the 2024 ACC Cross Country Championships last Friday in Cary, N.C.
- Perez (20:00.07) and Wilson (20:08.8) led the team with 15th and 19th placed finishes, respectively.
- Wilson became the first Wake Forest runner on the women's side to be named All-ACC in back-to-back seasons since Sam Halvorsen (2017-19).
- The squad will return to action on Friday, Nov. 15 in Rock Hill, S.C. at the NCAA Southeast Regionals.
- Highlighted by Angelina Perez and Brooke Wilson notching All-ACC honors, the Wake Forest women's cross country squad placed ninth at the 2024 ACC Cross Country Championships last Friday in Cary, N.C.
- Women's Golf:
- The No. 14 women's golf team finished out their fall season last week with a three-stroke win at the Charles Schwab Intercollegiate.
- Also last week, senior Carolina Chacarra was named as the ACC Women's Golfer of the Month for October. She had two top-five finishes and won the Jackson T. Stephens Cup last month. As a team this fall, the Deacs finished inside the top three in four of their five events.
- Wake Forest will start the spring season Feb. 16-18, 2025, at the Moon Golf Invitational in Melbourne, Fla.
- Women's Basketball:
- The Demon Deacons opened the season with a complete team performance on Monday evening, defeating Queens 102-40.
- It marked the first time Wake Forest had reached 100 points in a contest since scoring 106 against the College of Charleston on Nov. 8, 2019.
- Seven different Deacs reached double-digits on the night, led by 15 points apiece from Malya Cowles and Tamia Jones.
- Defensively, Wake held Queens to just 25 percent from the floor while forcing the Royals into 26 turnovers.
- Following Opening Night at LJVM Coliseum, the Demon Deacons are on the road for the next two games as they travel to Charlotte on Thursday night for a tilt with the 49ers. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
- Last season, Charlotte finished 16-15 overall and 9-9 in the American. They are led by first-year head coach Tomekia Reed who comes in from Jackson State.
- The Demon Deacons have won 11 of the last 13 matchups against the 49ers.
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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.
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