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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (Dec. 9-15)
12/11/2024 4:07:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field
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:
- Advancing to the program's first National Championship in its second-ever College Cup, the Demon Deacons closed out a memorable 2024 campaign on Monday evening. Wake Forest fell to North Carolina 1-0 in a match witnessed by more than 9,000 fans at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
- It marked Wake Forest's 23rd appearance in the NCAA Tournament, with 22 of them coming under the helm of Tony da Luz.
- The Demon Deacons were ranked No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. This season, they were ranked as high as No. 2, the highest ranking in program history.
- On Sept. 19, the Demon Deacons claimed their first-ever win over a No. 1 team as they took down Stanford, 1-0. The Deacs became the first team in NCAA history to take down a No. 1-ranked team and a No. 2-ranked team in back-to-back matches after downing No. 2 Virginia in Charlottesville on Sept. 15.
- Women's Basketball:
- Holding Campbell to just nine second-half points, the Demon Deacons turned a 10-point halftime deficit into a 17-point victory, defeating the Camels 63-46 last Tuesday at Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum.
- Campbell was unable to convert on their final 13 attempts from the field as Wake Forest allowed just two points in the final quarter for the second time this season, also accomplishing the feat in a victory at Charlotte earlier this season. It's the fewest points given up in a quarter in program history.
- The Deacs will open ACC play on Sunday afternoon, hosting Clemson for a 4 p.m. tip. The game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
- Holding Campbell to just nine second-half points, the Demon Deacons turned a 10-point halftime deficit into a 17-point victory, defeating the Camels 63-46 last Tuesday at Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum.
- Track & Field:
- Following dominant first-place finishes at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kickoff and the JDL Early Bird Invitational, it was announced on Tuesday that Robbie Grace has been named ACC Performer of the Week.
- On the opening day of the indoor campaign, the Minnesota native secured first-place, recording a strong mark of 5.86 meters in the women's long jump.
- She followed that with two jumps over 20 feet on Sunday, coming within four inches of her Wake Forest school record.
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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