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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (May 25-June 1)
5/26/2026 12:43:00 PM | General, Track and Field, Women's Soccer, 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:
- Track & Field:
- The NCAA East Region First Round is set to start on Wednesday in Lexington, Ky.
- Natalia Issler, Emma Douglass, Elizabeth Whaley, Victoria Rodriguez, Issy Goldstein, Angelina Perez, Brooke Wilson, Mackenzie Hart, Casey Sullivan and Rosalind Gergely will compete for the Demon Deacons.
- Volleyball:
- Wake Forest volleyball released its complete 2026 schedule, featuring a 31-match slate and 17 home contests.
- The Demon Deacons will partake in four total invitationals, two of which happening on their home court, and look to build upon a 2025 campaign that saw the program win its most Atlantic Coast Conference victories in 15 years.
- Women's Golf:
- Despite their efforts to move inside the top-15, Wake Forest women's golf fell in the third round of the 2026 NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, Calif.
- The Deacs have now reached 60 program wins, while Tony and Vi Golding Head Coach Kim Lewellen and Lyons Family Associate Head Coach Ryan Potter achieved 30 wins as a coaching duo.
- Women's Soccer:
- Wake Forest women's soccer has announced the signing of rising sophomores Taylor Maxwell and Sofia Atehortua, as well as senior Kaitlyn Sasadeusz for the upcoming season.
- Eva Forster, Valentina Amaral, Brooke Miller, Taylor Maxwell and Assistant Coach Taylor Culp will be participating in the TST, beginning on Wednesday.
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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.
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