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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (Feb. 23-March 1)
2/24/2026 8:39:00 AM | General, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, 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:
- The Wake Forest women's basketball team clinched a berth to the 2026 ACC Tournament Sunday afternoon.
- The Demon Deacons grabbed a key 79-65 victory on the road at Boston College Sunday afternoon for their fourth win so far in conference play. Additionally with the other results around the league, the Deacs punched their ticket to postseason play.
- Wake Forest will begin its tournament run on Tuesday, March 4 and will either be the No. 14 seed, playing against the No. 11 seed in the 4:00 p.m. matchup or the No. 15 seed playing against the No. 10 seed in the 1:30 p.m. matchup. The first round will air on ACC Network.
- The ACC Tournament runs from March 4-8 and for the first season will be played at GasSouth Arena in Duluth, Ga.
- Women's Tennis:
- Wake Forest completed non-conference play on Sunday with a 4-2 comeback win over App State. With the win, the Demon Deacons improve to 7-1 at home; only two ACC schools have more home wins than the Deacs this season.
- After App State jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, the Deacs quickly responded in singles. Krystal Blanch got the ball rolling with a straight-set victory to give Wake Forest its first point. Evie Oxford and Sankavi Gownder both picked up their eighth singles win of the season; their eight wins are tied for the most on the team.
- Wake Forest begins ACC play as the Deacs will head west this weekend, battling No. 18 Stanford on Friday (Feb. 27) and No. 12 Cal on Sunday (March 1).
- Wake Forest completed non-conference play on Sunday with a 4-2 comeback win over App State. With the win, the Demon Deacons improve to 7-1 at home; only two ACC schools have more home wins than the Deacs this season.
- Women's Golf:
- With strong performances from junior Macy Pate and senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen, the No.7-ranked Wake Forest women's golf team claimed a fourth place finish among a highly competitive field at the Moon Golf Invitational at Suntree CC in Melbourne, Fla. The Demon Deacons finished above No. 5 Florida, as well as above all conference opponents.
- Ranked No. 13 on Scoreboard, Pate posted the Deacs' lone under-par score of the day and remained at two-under after three days for a top three finish. Senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen matched Pate's two-under after an even-par third round for another top three finish
- Den Dunnen totaled 11 birdies, the most among the Deacs, and third on the individual boards. The competition marked her highest career-finish, surpassing her fifth-place finish at last year's competition.
- Track & Field:
- Closing out the indoor regular season at the JDL Last Chance Invitational last weekend, the team of senior Elizabeth Whaley, junior Seren Rodgers, sophomore Amy Weybrecht and freshman Natalia Issler set a school record in the women's DMR, clocking a time of 11:06.15.
- Earlier in the competition, senior Casey Sullivan placed first in the women's shot put after registering a distance of 14.44 meters on her final attempt. With the result, the Closter, N.J., native now sits in ninth in program history in the women's indoor shot put.
- The Demon Deacons begin postseason action as they travel to Boston for the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships. The meet will be held from Thursday, Feb. 26 to Sunday, Feb. 28 at The Track at New Balance.
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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