a three-time All-ACC selection and was a member of the ACC's 50th Anniversary Team in 2002. Hoover was part of the program's only NCAA tournament appearance in 1988, when Wake Forest beat Villanova and lost to Tennessee. Wake Forest has appeared in the Women's NIT four times, all under Petersen. In 2015, Dearica Hamby was drafted 6th overall in the WNBA draft by the San Antonio Stars (now Las Vegas Aces). Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is the home venue for the Demon Deacons basketball teams.
=== Women's field hockey ===
Recent athletic honors include three consecutive NCAA Field Hockey national championships in 2002, 2003, and 2004 under Head Coach Jennifer Averill. In 2005, the Deacs were defeated in the semifinal round by Duke University, and in the 2006 championship game by the University of Maryland.
=== Men's & women's Golf ===
Wake Forest has had several successful golf teams, with its men's team winning national championships in 1974, 1975, and 1986, while its women's team won its first …
