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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (Sept. 2-8)
9/3/2024 2:31:00 PM | Field Hockey, General, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, 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:
- Last week, the Demon Deacons picked up their first ranked win of the season over No. 20 Mississippi State, 2-1, at Spry Stadium.
- The victory propelled Wake Forest to No. 18 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
- Wake Forest extended its unbeaten stretch at home to 11 games and now holds a 13-2-5 record at home since the start of 2022.
- Additionally, it was the first ranked win for the Deacs since the 2-0 victory over Virginia last September.
- The Deacs enter this week with a 3-1-1 record as it prepares for a road test against Villanova on Thursday followed by a home match against UNC Asheville on Sunday.
- So far this season, the Deacs have been led by junior striker Hannah Johnson, who has tallied two goals and an assist for a team-best five points.
- Last week, the Demon Deacons picked up their first ranked win of the season over No. 20 Mississippi State, 2-1, at Spry Stadium.
- Field Hockey:
- The Wake Forest field hockey team pushed a pair of top 15 opponents to the limit to open the 2024 season at the ACC/Big 10 Challenge.
- Sophomore Faye Janse scored her third career goal in the Sunday match against No. 12 Michigan on an assist from Mia Schoenbeck.
- Goalkeeper Ellie Todd held No. 6 Iowa without a goal through regulation and both overtime periods on Friday.
- The Deacs return home this Sunday for a contest with No. 8 Harvard on Sunday at noon from Kentner Stadium.
- Fans are encouraged to bring their dogs to the match as part of Canines at Kentner, where fans four-legged friends will receive a Wake Forest bandana courtesy of Buie's Market.
- The Wake Forest field hockey team pushed a pair of top 15 opponents to the limit to open the 2024 season at the ACC/Big 10 Challenge.
- Volleyball:
- The Deacs are coming off their first weekend of fall season play in an annual, hosted invitational (Aug. 30-Sept. 1), pulling in wins over West Virginia and Navy.
- Redshirt sophomore Olivia Murphy started in all three matches for Wake Forest, making her first appearance in action since December 2022, and was named to the All-Tournament Team for her efforts.
- The Indiana native posted 29 total kills on a .323 hitting clip, while adding eight blocks.
- The Deacons are set to step into Iowa State's Cyclone Invitational next (Sept. 6-8), playing three matches in three days.
- Matchups versus the host Cyclones, Toledo and Illinois will all take place.
- Track & Field/Cross Country:
- Following a tune-up race against UNCG last Friday, the Wake Forest women's cross country team is set to open its season next weekend in Boone, N.C. in The Firetower Project.
- The squad was recently picked to finish eighth in a stacked ACC field this campaign and come into the season ranked fifth in the Southeast Region.
- Women's Golf:
- The reigning ACC Champions announced their schedule for the 2024-25 season at the beginning of the month, highlighted by returns to the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, Jackson T. Stephens Cup and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
- The fall season will begin Monday, Sept. 9, with the ANNIKA Intercollegiate in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, where the Deacs finished fourth last season.
- Women's Tennis:
- Head women's tennis coach Jeff Wyshner recently announced the team's 2024 fall schedule, as several different qualifying events headline this year's slate.
- The Deacs will begin the fall in Furman's annual Debbie Southern Fall Classic (Sept. 13-15), followed by three separate Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) events that will provide the opportunity to qualify for the 2024 NCAA Individual Championships (Nov. 19-24).
- Six players return for Wake Forest this year – Krystal Blanch, Nevena Carton, Sankavi Gownder, Jingyi Li, Aubrey Nisbet and Whitley Pate.
- Additionally, the program has added a pair of graduate transfers, Makayla Mills (Kentucky) and Anna Zhang (Columbia), as well as two true freshmen: Brianna Baldi and Kady Tannenbaum.
- Head women's tennis coach Jeff Wyshner recently announced the team's 2024 fall schedule, as several different qualifying events headline this year's slate.
- Women's Basketball:
- Earlier this summer, the Demon Deacons announced an exciting non-conference schedule. The 11 game run up to ACC play features eight opportunities to see the 2024-25 Demon Deacons inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
- The Deacs will tip off the 2024-25 season on Monday, Nov. 4, squaring off with in-state Queens, before traveling to take on in-state Charlotte on Thursday, Nov. 7.
- Away matchups at Villanova on Sunday, November 10 and at St. John's on Sunday, December 8 round out the three games away from LJVM Coliseum during non-conference play.
- Game times and broadcast information for each of the Demon Deacons' 11 non-conference games will be announced at a later date.
- Additionally, the ACC announced home and away matchups for conference play with date and times announced at a later date.
- In August, the team was able to take a once in a lifetime trip to Croatia and Greece for an 11-day international tour that featured three games against European competition. The Demon Deacons finished the trip 3-0 while also getting to experience the culture and history of the two countries.
- In the opener against Split Select, the Demon Deacons scored 100 points en route to a 30-point victory.
- Traveling to Dubrovnik, Croatia, the Wake Forest women's basketball team continued its winning ways with an 87-43 win over Dubrovnik Select.
- Battling against the Swiss National Team, the Deacs played lockdown defense to capture the third victory of the trip, 52-41.
- Along the trip to Split, Dubrovnik and Athens, the Demon Deacons also had the ability to explore each city and learn about the rich culture of each city.
- Earlier this summer, the Demon Deacons announced an exciting non-conference schedule. The 11 game run up to ACC play features eight opportunities to see the 2024-25 Demon Deacons inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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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