Wake Forest Athletics
Nine Deacs Earn Spot on All-ACC Academic List
1/29/2026 3:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Three of the nine Demon Deacons have been placed on the list in each of the last three seasons.
CHARLOTTE – In recognition of their efforts both on and off of the field, nine members of the Wake Forest women's soccer team were tabbed to the All-ACC Academic Team, as announced by the league office Thursday afternoon.
Additionally, four of the 2025 selections have now landed on the All-ACC Academic team in back-to-back seasons.
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.
Dempsey Brown***, Jr. Business and Enterprise Management
** - Two-time All-ACC Academic Team
*** - Three-time All-ACC Academic Team
**** - Four-time All-ACC Academic Team
Additionally, four of the 2025 selections have now landed on the All-ACC Academic team in back-to-back seasons.
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.
Dempsey Brown***, Jr. Business and Enterprise Management
- Appeared in and started 16 games.
- Assisted in the win against Villanova (8/21)
- Recorded two assists in a 6-2 win against USC Upstate (9/14)
- Played the full 90 in 11 of her 16 starts
- Logged 1,278 minutes, including 66 against Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament.
- Appeared in 16 games, starting in eight
- Made her first career start against SMU (8/14)
- Recorded her first career goal in the 2-0 win against College of Charleston (9/4)
- Logged 610 minutes for the Demon Deacons, including a season-high of 82 against Louisville (10/9)
- Appeared in 12 games, including nine starts
- Made her first career start in the win against SMU (8/14)
- Recorded her first career assist at NC State (10/2)
- Played the full 90 in three of her starts
- Appeared in both NCAA Tournament games, including a start in the win vs. South Carolina (11/14).
- Appeared in all 20 games, starting 18 of them.
- First career goal was the game-winner against Pitt in ACC play (10/23).
- Helped lead team to a top-half defense in the ACC
- Held opponents to zero or one goals in 15 of her 20 appearances
- Played the full 90 eight times.
- Earned a start in seven games and appeared in 15 in total
- Notched an assist in the win over Miami (9/10)
- Scored two goals in ACC play, including the game-winner at Duke (9/25)
- Finished sixth on the team with five points
- Eclipsed 500 minutes played for the third time in her career.
- Appeared in and started every game in her first season as a Demon Deacon
- Finished second on the team with five assists
- Assisted both goals in the 2-0 win against Villanova (8/21)
- Finished with two assists in the 3-1 win over Miami (9/10)
- Scored her first goal as a Deac in the 6-2 victory against USC Upstate (9/14)... Was one of just two outfield players to start every game this season... Played 173 of the 180 possible minutes in the Deacs' two NCAA Tournament matches... Finished second amongst outfield players with 1,530 minutes played.
- Started all 20 games
- Led the team and finished tied for tenth in the ACC in assists (10)
- Finished top 10 in assists per game in the ACC (0.45)
- Scored three goals, good for fourth-most on the team
- Finished the season with 15 points
- Recorded four multi-point games
- Co-led the team with two game-winning goals, which came against Villanova (8/21) and USF (8/28)
- Recorded assists in four straight games from 9/7-9/18
- Assisted two goals in the win over Duke (9/25)
- Played 1,746 minutes, more than any other outfield player on the team
- Appeared in all 20 games, starting in all but one
- Notched a key assist in the 3-2 win at Duke (9/25)
- Was one of seven Deacs to play in all 20 matches
- Played over 80 minutes nine times
- Went the full 90 in the NCAA Tournament win over South Carolina (11/14)
- Totaled 3,250 minutes played across her four seasons.
- Appeared in 11 games and started in seven
- Logged three points in the win at Duke (9/25), assisting the opening goal and scoring the equalizer en route to a victory
- Scored in the win against Pitt (10/23)
- Started the Deacs' final seven games of the season
- Logged a season-high 82 minutes in the NCAA Tournament game at Michigan State.
** - Two-time All-ACC Academic Team
*** - Three-time All-ACC Academic Team
**** - Four-time All-ACC Academic Team
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