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"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

Wake Forest’s Dior Charles (3), Emma Farrell (10) and Laila Ricks (4) celebrate after a thrilling kill by Ricks during Friday evening’s match against the Virginia Cavaliers.

Wake Forest Volleyball splits ACC opening weekend

Blake Robison, Contributing Writer October 2, 2024

Wake Forest (9-4, 1-1 ACC) opened Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play on Friday night with a match against the Virginia Cavaliers (11-2, 1-1 ACC). The energy inside Winston-Salem’s Varsity Arena was...

Wake Forest’s Sahara Maruska (22), Laila Ricks (4) and Emma Farrell (10) celebrate with teammates during Friday’s victory over Florida International University. Ricks recorded a career-high number of kills in Friday's match. (Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Wake Forest Volleyball sweeps South Carolina invitational

Blake Robison, Contributing Writer September 20, 2024

While Wake Forest Volleyball’s opening weekend left them 2-1, and last weekend’s stand at the Iowa State Invitational was less than desirable, the Demon Deacons were perfect in this past weekend’s...

Wake Forest junior and outside hitter Paige Crawford (13) elevates to try sending the ball over two Hofstra defenders.

Wake Forest volleyball shines in opening weekend

Blake Robison, Contributing Writer September 9, 2024

Benson is full of students getting their Chick-fil-A fix, the Quad is filled with spikeball games and the dreaded 8:00 a.m. classes have begun. But, that also means fall sports are in full swing here in...

Olivia Franke (No. 2) and Olivia Fish (No. 12) go up to defend an attack from Georgia Tech. Franke totaled the most blocks in the match with 8.

Volleyball splits weekend homestand, draws attention to bigger issues

Andrew Braun, Contributing Writer October 3, 2023

Wake Forest volleyball embraced the spirit of pro humanitate this past weekend as the program raised awareness for both breast cancer and mental health, respectively, during a win against Clemson and narrow...

The volleyball team, and the crowd, celebrates after winning a point (Courtesy of WFU Athletics).

Wake Forest volleyball’s growing recognition spells hope for success

Lucy Roberts and Essex Thayer September 21, 2023

If you had stumbled into Reynolds Gymnasium a few years ago for a women’s volleyball game, you would have seen a few spectators scattered across the stands. This year, if you walked in a few minutes...

Junior outside hitter Ashley Slater (No. 14 in black) sends down a powerful strike on the Cavaliers. Slater led Wake Forest in kills with 10.

Wake Forest volleyball team goes 1-1 at home

Evan Harris, Photography Editor November 3, 2022

The Wake Forest Volleyball team went 1-1 at home over the weekend with a 3-0 loss to #7 Pitt and a 3-0 victory against UVA. The Wake Forest volleyball team hosted the No. 7 Pitt Panthers at the Reynolds...

Volleyball Team Loses To Pittsburgh And Virginia

Volleyball Team Loses To Pittsburgh And Virginia

Nick Lalli November 7, 2019

Wake Forest Volleyball continued its descent down the ACC standings, as two consecutive losses to No. 2 Pittsburgh 23-1 (12-0) and Virginia 10-15 (2-10) dropped the Demon Deacons into last place in the...

Volleyball Loses To Duke, Virginia Tech

Volleyball Loses To Duke, Virginia Tech

Nick Lalli October 31, 2019

Wake Forest women’s volleyball 11-10 (1-9) continued what has been a terrible calendar month of ACC play. Nearly four weeks have passed since the last Deacon victory, a 3-1 win over Syracuse on Oct....

Volleyball Team Stumbles In ACC Play

Volleyball Team Stumbles In ACC Play

Nick Lalli October 3, 2019

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons 10-3 (0-2) suffered two surprisingly lopsided losses this past weekend against Miami 6-4 (2-0) and No. 23 Florida State 8-3 (2-0) to begin ACC play. The losses came on the...

Volleyball Team Wins Invitational

Volleyball Team Wins Invitational

Nick Lalli September 26, 2019

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons 9-1 (0-0) travelled to Fairfax, Va., this past weekend to face off against George Mason (3-7), William & Mary (3-5) and Seton Hall (5-8) in the Mason Invitational. The...

Volleyball Team Breezes Past Furman

Volleyball Team Breezes Past Furman

Nick Lalli September 19, 2019

This past offseason contained some controversy for Wake Forest’s women’s volleyball team, as former Head Coach Bill Ferguson resigned due to his alleged involvement in the “Varsity Blues” scandal....

Volleyball Stuns Miami In Comeback

Volleyball Stuns Miami In Comeback

Nick Lalli November 15, 2018

Wake Forest began a tough week of matchups against Miami 13-10 (9-7) on Friday night in Reynolds Gym. Miami entered Friday’s matchup sporting their own losing streak, having lost consecutive matches...

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