Wake Forest Athletics
This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (October 12-18)
10/13/2026 12:47:00 PM | Cross Country, Field Hockey, General, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, 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:
About Truist
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 60 conference titles and are one of nine ACC schools to win 11 or more national championships. Additionally, with 1.7 million people within 30 miles of campus, Wake Forest anchors the Winston-Salem and Triad market, which ranks as ESPN's seventh-best nationally from a viewership perspective.
Wake Forest's comprehensive excellence includes its highly regarded school of medicine, business school, law school, innovative department of engineering and its nationally renowned Program for Leadership and Character, which prepares students to live with purpose, integrity and courage. Additionally, Wake Forest has campuses across Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. – 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:
- The No. 4 Demon Deacons battled to a scoreless draw on the road against Miami on Saturday afternoon.
- Redshirt junior Valentina Amaral recorded her 19th career shutout with the result against the Hurricanes.
- The Deacs return to Spry Stadium for a pair of ranked matchups as they host No. 22 Florida State on Thursday night at 6 p.m., before facing No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
- The No. 4 Demon Deacons battled to a scoreless draw on the road against Miami on Saturday afternoon.
- Field Hockey:
- The No. 8 Deacs secured a pair of conference wins on the west coast as they defeated No. 14 Cal and Stanford.
- Wake Forest opened its California trip with a 2-0 victory over the Golden Bears on Friday night.
- The Demon Deacons scored both of their goals within the final two minutes of the game.
- Senior Mia Schoenbeck opened the scoring at the 58:14 mark, before freshman Bianca Rees-Gibbs notched her 12th goal of the season 18 seconds later to seal the win.
- The Demon Deacons scored both of their goals within the final two minutes of the game.
- The Demon Deacons concluded their road trip with a dominant 4-1 win over the Cardinal as head coach Jen Averill earned her 450th career win at Wake Forest.
- Junior Mia Montag opened the scoring just over two minutes into the game.
- Schoenbeck notched a pair of goals within three minutes of each other.
- Junior Lena Keller put the Deacs ahead by four goals just before halftime.
- Wake Forest opened its California trip with a 2-0 victory over the Golden Bears on Friday night.
- Wake Forest returns to Kentner Stadium this weekend as they continue ACC play against Virginia on Friday at 6 p.m., before welcoming in-state foe Davidson on Sunday at 12 noon.
- The No. 8 Deacs secured a pair of conference wins on the west coast as they defeated No. 14 Cal and Stanford.
- Volleyball:
- The Wake Forest volleyball team secured a perfect weekend at Varsity Arena as it defeated both Boston College and Syracuse.
- Head coach Jeff Hulsmeyer earned his 300th career win as a collegiate head coach as the Demon Deacons earned their first ACC victory of the season on Friday against the Eagles.
- Graduate student Ryleigh Whitekettle led the Deacs with 18 kills, while freshman Lyla Stewart continued her incredible freshman campaign with a 15-kill, 11-dig double-double.
- The Deacs concluded their homestand with a sweep over the Orange on Sunday in their annual Heather Kahl Holmes Pink Match.
- Overall, the Demon Deacons recorded a season-best .469 hitting percentage against the Orange, its highest since the Deacs hit .513 in their season opener against UNCW in 2021.
- Head coach Jeff Hulsmeyer earned his 300th career win as a collegiate head coach as the Demon Deacons earned their first ACC victory of the season on Friday against the Eagles.
- Wake Forest is set to travel west this upcoming weekend as they face No. 14 Stanford on Friday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, before taking on Cal on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
- The Wake Forest volleyball team secured a perfect weekend at Varsity Arena as it defeated both Boston College and Syracuse.
- Women's Cross Country:
- The Demon Deacons closed out their regular season with a 20th-place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday in Madison, Wis.
- Senior Brooke Wilson led the way as she registered a top-50 finish after posting a time of 20:04.6.
- The Deacs return to action in two weeks at the ACC Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 30, in Blacksburg, Va.
- The Demon Deacons closed out their regular season with a 20th-place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday in Madison, Wis.
- Women's Golf:
- The No. 1 Demon Deacons return to action at the Ruth's Chris Intercollegiate at the UNC Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, N.C. from Oct. 16-18.
- Women's Tennis:
- The Demon Deacons return to action this weekend as they look to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships at the ITA Regional Championships from Oct. 15-20 in Columbia, S.C.
About Truist
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 60 conference titles and are one of nine ACC schools to win 11 or more national championships. Additionally, with 1.7 million people within 30 miles of campus, Wake Forest anchors the Winston-Salem and Triad market, which ranks as ESPN's seventh-best nationally from a viewership perspective.
Wake Forest's comprehensive excellence includes its highly regarded school of medicine, business school, law school, innovative department of engineering and its nationally renowned Program for Leadership and Character, which prepares students to live with purpose, integrity and courage. Additionally, Wake Forest has campuses across Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. – 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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