Preview: Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Preview:   Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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Last Season:   7-25 and 2 –16 in league play

Started this season 6-3 playing a weak schedule. 5 players are averaging about 10 ppg, led by Rylie Theuerkauf, a 5-9 Soph Guard, at 10.1 ppg

The Coaches:  

Megan Gebbia is the Head Coach and in her 3^rd year.  History of recent Wake Forest: 17 wins in Gebbia’s first season 2022-23 tied for the most wins since 2011-12.

Nikki Flores is in her 3^rd year.

Millette Green is in her 3^rd year.

Emily Stallings is in her 3^rd year.

 

Losses:  

Kaia Harrison scored 9 ppg.

Alexandria Scruggs scored 7 ppg.

Kate Deeble scored 6 ppg. 

 

 Additions:

Aurora Sorbye, 5-9 Frosh Guard

Kennedy Moore, 6-2 Frosh Forward.

Tamia Jones, 5-8 Grad Student Guard transfer from SMU.  Jones averaged 9 points and 4 assists.  Thus far Jones is averaged 10 ppg.

Emily Johns, 6-1 Grad Student Forward transfer from American where she averaged 12 ppg.

 

Schedule:      

St Johns plus Villanova who they lost to 64-56.

 

The Team:

Alyssa Andrews, 6-0 Sr Wing who averaged 3 points and 4 rebounds.

Makaela Quimby, 5-9 Soph Guard who played little however ranked top 30 out of HS by Blue Star.

Raegyn Conley, 6-0 SR Wing who averaged 5 ppg.

Malaya Cowles, 6-3 Redshirt JR Forward who averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds.

Rylie Theuerkauf, 5-9 Soph Guard who averaged 4 ppg.   Thus far she is averaging 10 ppg.

Elise Williams, 5-9 SR Guard who averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Madisyn Jordan, 6-1 Soph Wing averaged 4 ppg.

DeMeara Hinds, 6-2 Redshirt SR Forward who averaged 6 points and 6 rebounds.

 

Prediction: 

Wake Forest will struggle. 

 

2025 Recruiting:  

Milan Brown, 5-9 Combo Guard

Caitlyn Jones, 5-8 Point Guard

Opal Bird 6-3 Forward from Australia           

Grace Galbavy, 6-0 Forward

 

  

Preview: Virginia Tech Hokies

 

Preview:   Virginia Tech Hokies

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Last Season:   25-8 and 14 –4 in league play

This season thus far they are 6-2.  NCAA Net Ranking (Dec 1) 54

The Coaches:  Megan Duffy is the Head Coach in her first season.  She was the Head Coach at Marquette for 5 years and played at Notre Dame.

Itoro Coleman is the Associate Head Coach in her first season after coaching at North Carolina.

Sharnee Zoll-Norman is in her first year after several seasons at Penn State.

Jen Hoover is in her first season.  Hoover was for 10 years the Head Coach at Wake Forest and before that an assistant at Cal for several years.

 

Losses:

Head Coach Kenny Brooks moved to Kentucky as the Head Coach.

Clara Strack, 6’5, C, Fr. (4.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg) → Kentucky

Georgia Amoore, 5’6, G, Sr. (18.8 ppg, 6.8 apg) → Kentucky

Elizabeth Kitley who averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds.

Cayra King who averaged 7 ppg.

 

Additions:

Leila Wells, 5-9 Frosh Guard

Myah Haxelton, 6-4 Frosh Forward/Post

Ramiya White, 6-5 Frosh Post

Kayl Petersen, 6-0 Frosh Wing

Lani White, 5-11 JR Guard transfer from Utah

 

Schedule:

Iowa who they lost to 52-71.  Rutgers who they beat 91-80.  Michigan and Georgia.

 

The Team:

Carleigh Wenzel, 6-0 Redshirt Soph Guard who averaged 4 ppg.  Weenzel is averaging 14 ppg thus far.

Mackenzie Nelson, 5-8 Redshirt Soph Guard who sat out last season.  Nelson was ranked # 65 out of HS.

Rose Micheaux, 6-2 SR Forward who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds.  However at Minnesota as Soph she averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds.  Micheaux is averaging 14 ppg and 9 rebounds thus far.  

Carys Baker, 6-2 Soph Forward who averaged 3 ppg.

Matilta Ekh, 6-0 SR Wing who averaged 10 ppg and made 78 threes at 40%.

Samyha Suffren, 5-8 Soph Guard who averaged 7 minutes per game. 

 

Prediction:

Losing 53 points hurts, but new successful coach in Duffy.  The returning players averaged just 21 ppg.   It’s certainly a rebuilding year.  

 

2025 Recruiting:  

Kate Sears 5-9 Point Guard, ranked # 87

Amani Jenkins, 6-2 Post, ranked # 81

Aniya Trent, 6-3 Wing