Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech women’s basketball placed forward Carys Baker and guard Carleigh Wenzel on the All-ACC Second Team, the conference announced Tuesday evening.
The honors mark the first career All-ACC selections for both student-athletes, with both earning a spot through the Coaches Poll. Wenzel also landed on the Blue Ribbon Panel’s All-ACC Second Team.
Baker emerged as one of the league’s most productive forwards, averaging 14.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 44.1 percent from the field. She enters the postseason with 24 double figure and nine 20-point performances.
In ACC play, Baker’s production increased, posting 14.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game, including five 20-point performances. She finished in double figures in 15 of the 18 league contests. Additionally, Baker added a team-high 24 blocks defensively to go with 11 steals. At the conclusion of the ACC slate, the forward ranks top 20 in 16 statistical categories among conference players.
Baker recorded several career efforts in league play, including two 24-point performances. Her first 24-point effort of the season came in the come from behind effort against Clemson (Jan. 22) where she hit the go-ahead basket in the final minute of the contest. Baker’s second effort came on the road at Stanford (Feb. 12) when she went 10-15 (0.667) from the field overall.
Wenzel directed Virginia Tech’s offense with efficiency and balance, averaging 14.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. She is ranked top 25 in 10 statistical categories among league competitors.
During the 18-game ACC slate, Wenzel’s production elevated, as she posted 16.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.3 three-pointers per game. She registered double figure scoring in 17 of those contests, tying the school record set by Elizabeth Kitley in 2023-24 for most double figure scoring performances in ACC games. Wenzel is on a 14-game double figure scoring streak, the fourth longest active streak among ACC players.
The guard had several standout performances in conference play, including her career-high 29 points on the road at Virginia (March 1). On the road at Cal on Feb. 15, Wenzel was a perfect 10-10 from the charity stripe, the second-best perfect free throw game in an ACC contest in program history and best since Taylor Emery’s 10-10 day against Miami on Feb. 21, 2019. Rounding it out, she hit a season-best five triples on the road at Wake Forest (Jan. 24), with four of them coming in the fourth quarter.
Together, Baker and Wenzel accounted for 44 percent of Virginia Tech’s total offensive production in league games while contributing to 77.4 percent of the Hokies’ three-pointers. The pair played a key role in Tech securing 12 ACC wins for just the fourth time in program history.
Baker, Wenzel, and the Hokies start their postseason journey in the second round of the 2026 Ally ACC Women’s Tournament at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 against either No. 11 seed Georgia Tech or No. 14 seed Florida State.