Essex Thayer

Joined: Aug 23, 2022

Essex is the lead football writer and a managing editor for Deacons Daily. Essex served as the Sports Editor for the Old Gold & Black for two years, in addition to roles as a beat and feature writer.

Miami defeats Wake Forest 74-72; Deacs' ACC Tournament run ends in quarterfinals

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A full game story with quotes and analysis will be available at 6am Sunday morning. Despite being without key player Damari Monsanto, Wake Forest leaned on

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A full game story with quotes and analysis is available here. Behind impressive performances from Jarkel Joiner and DJ Burns, NC State took down Wake Forest

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A full game story with quotes and analysis will be available shortly after the conclusion of Wake Forest’s postgame press conference. Behind an impressive 27

Baseball

With the beginning of the 2023 Wake Forest baseball season just around the corner, it’s time to turn our attention to the Diamond Deacs. Expectations are high

Wake Forest assistant Brooks Savage talks Deacs' NCAA Tournament aspirations

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With five games remaining in conference play, Wake Forest sits — for a second-straight year — squarely on the bubble looking in at a potential NCAA Tournament

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A full game story with quotes and analysis is available here. Despite a poor shooting night, 10 turnovers and 15 allowed offensive rebounds, Wake Forest

Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes diffuses Jim Boeheim comments, talks NIL

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Following Syracuse’s 77-68 win over Boston College on Saturday, head coach Jim Boeheim questioned the integrity of the current NIL situation in college

Steve Forbes, Hubert Davis on Wake Forest’s small-ball lineup

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When Wake Forest traveled to Chapel Hill to face off with North Carolina in early January, head coach Steve Forbes used his traditional starting lineup of

Three ACC teams ranked in AP Top 25, NC State joins at No. 22

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After earning one vote two weeks ago, Wake Forest did not receive any votes in the latest edition of the AP Top 25 list following a two-point loss at Duke and

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Read out full game story with quotes and analysis here Wake Forest put their four-game losing streak to an end Saturday, defeating Notre Dame 81-64 for Steve

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Duke kept their perfect record this season at Cameron Indoor Stadium alive Tuesday night in their 75-73 defeat of Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons have now lost

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A full game story with quotes and analysis is available here. Behind a 31-point performance by D.J. Burns, NC State came back and stunned Wake Forest in

Essex Thayer

Joined: Aug 23, 2022

Miami defeats Wake Forest 74-72; Deacs' ACC Tournament run ends in quarterfinals

Wake Forest defeats Syracuse 77-74, move ahead to ACC quarterfinals

Syracuse defeats Wake Forest 72-63

Boston College defeats Wake Forest 71-69

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Wake Forest defeats Notre Dame 66-58

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NC State defeats Wake Forest 90-74

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Miami defeats Wake Forest 96-87

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Redemption: Can Wake Forest baseball finally return to Omaha?

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Wake Forest assistant Brooks Savage talks Deacs' NCAA Tournament aspirations

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Wake Forest defeats Georgia Tech 71-70

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Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes diffuses Jim Boeheim comments, talks NIL

Basketball

Steve Forbes, Hubert Davis on Wake Forest’s small-ball lineup

Three ACC teams ranked in AP Top 25, NC State joins at No. 22

Wake Forest defeats Notre Dame 81-64

Duke defeats Wake Forest 75-73

NC State defeats Wake Forest 79-77