LAKE ELMO, Minn. – The preseason No. 2 Demon Deacons will open their fall slate Monday at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M.
The reigning ACC Champions are one of five preseason top-10 teams in the 12-team field and are joined by fellow ACC competitors Duke and Virginia.
This will be the third appearance for Wake Forest at the prestigious event, as they won the team and individual titles in 2019 and came in third in 2021.
The Deacs are led by reigning ACC Coach of the Year Kim Lewellen, in her fifth year at the helm. Under Lewellen, the Deacs have won two ACC titles (2019, 2022) and finished runner-up at the 2019 NCAA Championships. Lewellen is assisted by sixth-year Associate Head Coach Ryan Potter.
Wake Forest Lineup
Rachel Kuehn
The reigning ACC Player of the Year led the Deacs with a 71.18 stroke average over 33 rounds during the 2021-22 season. She had seven top 10 finishes with five of them coming inside the top five. In addition to being selected as a WGCA All-America First Team selection and All-America Scholar, she earned All-ACC honors at the conclusion of the regular season. She was also named one of 10 finalists for the 2022 ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel.
On the international circuit, she competed at the Arnold Palmer Cup for the third time, the Curtis Cup and the ANWA for the second time and represented the United States at the Women’s World Amateur Team Championships in Paris last month.
Carolina Chacarra
The reigning ACC Freshman of the Year was second on the team with a 71.79 stroke average over 33 rounds during the 2021-22 season. She had five top 10 finishes with four of them coming inside the top five. Along with being tabbed a WGCA All-America Second Team selection and All-America Scholar, she earned All-ACC honors at the conclusion of the regular season. She was also named one of 10 finalists for the 2022 ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel.
On the international circuit, she competed in the ANWA and the Arnold Palmer Cup for the first time, along with representing Spain at the Women’s World Amateur Team Championships.
Emilia Migliaccio
One of the best players in program history and 2019 ACC individual champion, Migliaccio is returning to the Demon Deacons’ squad for the 2022-23 for her final year of eligibility. She is coming off her first year of graduate school at Wake Forest and…
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