13 Demon Deacons Land on All-ACC Academic Team
2/12/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
This marked the second-most nods in program history behind only the 2023 season.
CHARLOTTE – Following a 2024 campaign that saw the Demon Deacons reach the first National Championship in program history, 13 members of the Wake Forest women's soccer team were tabbed to the All-ACC Academic Team, as announced by the league office Wednesday afternoon.
Additionally, 12 of the 13 of the 2024 selections have now landed on the All-ACC Academic team in back-to-back seasons. Senior Emily Colton achieved the feat in all four of her collegiate campaigns.
This also marks the second-most selections in program history after the team earned 20 honorees a season ago.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests to be considered for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team.
Laurel Ansbrow**, Sr., Health & Exercise Science
** - Two-Time All-ACC Academic Team
**** - Four-Time All-ACC Academic Team
Additionally, 12 of the 13 of the 2024 selections have now landed on the All-ACC Academic team in back-to-back seasons. Senior Emily Colton achieved the feat in all four of her collegiate campaigns.
This also marks the second-most selections in program history after the team earned 20 honorees a season ago.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests to be considered for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team.
Laurel Ansbrow**, Sr., Health & Exercise Science
- TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Players (No. 70)
- CSC Academic All-District
- Was the first Wake Forest athlete in any sport to win the Elite 90 award for the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship
- Appeared in all 24 matches in the run to the 2024 National Championship match, starting all but one
- Helped the Demon Deacons set multiple defensive program records
- Logged the assist on the lone goal in the 1-0 road victory over Army in the season opener
- With 107 minutes against USC in the NCAA Quarterfinals, Ansbrow surpassed 5,000 for her career while securing the Deacs' spot in the College Cup
- Held a 4.0 GPA throughout her time at Wake Forest.
- Appeared in 23 matches, started 15, following her ACC All-Freshman team nod in 2023
- Logged 1,396 minutes of action
- Recorded two assists in 2024, including one in the first round of the 4-0 NCAA Tournament victory over Morehead State
- Went the full 90 in the 1-0 shutout win over No. 1 Stanford, the first-ever win for the Deacs against a top-ranked side
- Versatile player that excels in multiple areas of the pitch
- United Soccer Coaches All-American (Fourth Team)
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI (Third Team)
- United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic (Second Team)
- All-ACC (Second Team)
- TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Players (No. 20)
- College Cup All-Tournament Team
- CSC Academic All-District
- One of four players to start all 24 matches
- Led the team with 2,152 minutes last season
- Recorded two assists, including one in the NCAA Quarterfinals against USC.
- Appeared in all 24 matches, started 14 with 1,181 minutes
- Scored her first-career goal in the 2-1 home win against Mississippi State
- Notched assists in the 4-1 win over No. 6 Florida State and in the second round of the NCAA tournament against Colorado.
- Started the final five NCAA Tournament matches, including the National Championship.
- United Soccer Coaches All-American (Fourth Team)
- CSC Academic All-District
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI (Second Team)
- TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Players (No. 10)
- College Cup All-Tournament Team
- United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic (Second Team)
- All-ACC (Second Team)
- One of four players to start all 24 matches
- Scored seven goals and added seven assists for 21 points, good for third on the team
- In the NCAA Tournament opener against Morehead State, she recorded the first multi-assist game of her career
- She had a goal contribution in seven of Wake Forest's 10 ACC matches
- Made 18 appearances with three starts
- Recorded a goal contribution in each of the first three matches, scoring the lone goal against Army in the opener.
- Bagged a goal against Big Four rival NC State in the regular season finale
- Assisted the winner against Ohio State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament
- Appeared in 23 matches, started 19 of them, including the final 13
- Went at least 90 minutes in 10 matches
- Had four assists on the year
- Assisted the winner against No. 1 Stanford, the first-ever win over the No. 1 team in program history
- Logged another assist against No. 6 Florida State
- CSC Academic All-District
- ACC All-Tournament Team
- Midseason TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Players (No. 45)
- One of four players to start all 24 matches
- Scored in three postseason matches for the Deacs, including the winner in the College Cup Semifinals against Stanford
- Also Scored an equalizer against Florida State in the ACC Semifinals and one of the four goals against the Seminoles in the regular season meeting
- All-ACC (Second Team)
- College Cup All-Tournament Team
- United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic (Third Team)
- CSC Academic All-District
- Played in 23 matches with 22 starts
- Finished second on the team with 22 points on the year with seven goals and eight assists, all of which are career-highs
- Scored in three of the six NCAA Tournament matches
- Played in 22 matches with 17 starts
- Added three goals and three assists
- Scored the winner in the 2-1 win over No. 20 Mississippi State
- Tallied another strike and grabbed an assist against No. 6 Florida State
- Notched the fourth-fastest goal in program history with a goal against NC State just 59 seconds in
- Played in all 24 matches, logged five starts
- Scored four goals and added an assist on the year
- Recorded her first-career brace in a 5-0 win over UNC Asheville
- Tallied an NCAA Tournament goal against Morehead State in the first round
- After missing her entire first season on campus due to injury, made an instant impact for the Deacs
- Appeared in all 24 matches, starting 18 after transitioning to right back due to injuries at the position.
- Finished the year with three goals and three assists
- Notched the assist on the winner in the national semifinals against Stanford.
- Scored first-career goal at home against Temple and first ACC goal on the road against Virginia.
- Appeared in 19 matches with two starts
- Scored two massive goals
- Tallied a later winner in the road clash against Villanova
- Had the equalizer against USC in the NCAA Quarterfinals, which Wake Forest eventually advanced from after penalties
** - Two-Time All-ACC Academic Team
**** - Four-Time All-ACC Academic Team
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