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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (Feb. 16-22)
2/17/2026 4:26:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball, Women's Tennis, 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 59 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 Basketball:
- Entering the homestretch of the regular season, the Demon Deacon return to ACC action on Thursday evening, hosting Notre Dame at LJVM Coliseum.
- Wake Forest has earned eight home victories so far this season including a conference-opening win against Georgia Tech.
- Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the matchup will air on ACC Network Extra.
- Wake Forest concludes the week traveling up to Massachusetts to face Boston College on Sunday at 12 noon.
- Entering the homestretch of the regular season, the Demon Deacon return to ACC action on Thursday evening, hosting Notre Dame at LJVM Coliseum.
- Women's Tennis:
- The Demon Deacons went 2-0 on the week and remain a perfect 5-0 at home overall on the season after Wake Forest defeated Memphis and Liberty.
- Senior Nevena Carton won her 100th combined career match on Saturday afternoon.
- On Tuesday, Evie Oxford received the ACC's Freshman of the Week award for her performances against Memphis and Liberty. Oxford was a perfect 4-0 in singles and doubles on the week. She leads the Demon Deacons in singles wins, doubles wins and winning percentage in her rookie season.
- She is the first Deac to win the award since Krystal Blanch in 2023-24.
- The Demon Deacons went 2-0 on the week and remain a perfect 5-0 at home overall on the season after Wake Forest defeated Memphis and Liberty.
- Track & Field:
- As the Demon Deacons competed in numerous meets last week, Elizabeth Whaley broke her own school record to place seventh in women's mile. The Cincinnati native dropped over a second off of her previous personal-best time, finishing Saturday's race in 4:35.35.
- Elsewhere, junior Angelina Perez took home third place in the women's 3000m as she posted a time of 9:01.56. The result moved the Ringwood, N.J., native into second in program history, while fellow junior Brooke Wilson propelled herself into third all-time in the women's 3000m after crossing the finish line in 9:05.73 to claim a fifth place result.
- Following an impressive debut last month, freshman Natalia Issler continued her stellar rookie season as she placed second in the women's 800m, clocking 2:05.96.
- Meanwhile, junior Seren Rodgers closed out competition at the Darius Dixon Invitational by moving into fifth all-time in the women's 200m with a personal-best time of 25.20 seconds.
- As the Demon Deacons competed in numerous meets last week, Elizabeth Whaley broke her own school record to place seventh in women's mile. The Cincinnati native dropped over a second off of her previous personal-best time, finishing Saturday's race in 4:35.35.
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 59 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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