Carleigh Wenzel Season 2026-27

CAREER HONORS
• WBCA DI Coaches’ All-America Honorable Mention (2026)
• All-ACC Second Team, Blue Ribbon Panel (2026)
• All-ACC Second Team, Coaches Poll (2026)
• Two-time ACC All-Academic Team (2023-24, 2024-25)
• Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (2022)

2025-26 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Started in all 33 games, seeing 30.9 minutes on the court
• Averaged a team-best 15.1 points while adding 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game
• Finished the season ranked top 25 in the ACC in 11 statistical categories, including the top 15 in seven
• Ranked top 50 nationally in free throws attempted (44th, 181) and made (45th, 139)
• Her 139 made free throws in a season is the program’s third-best mark in its history and she is just the first player in the 2000’s to crack into the top five all-time
• Matched program record of 17 double figure scoring games in ACC play
• Virginia Tech went 8-0 this season when she dished out five or more assists in a game
• Registered a double-double on Nov. 15 with 23 points and 10 assists versus Coastal Carolina
• Averaged 15.5 points and 3.5 assists over two games at the Paradise Jam
• Went 4-4 from beyond the arc at Syracuse (Jan. 8), the first time she has been perfect from three-point range with four or more attempts in her career
• Totaled 24 points in the win over Clemson on Jan. 22 while shooting 57.1 percent (8-14) from the field overall and 42.9 percent (3-7) from three-point range
• On the road at Wake Forest on Jan. 24, she hit five triples, her season-best
• Shot a career-high 12-20 from the free throw line versus Virginia (Feb. 1), setting the Cassell and program records for attempts in a game
• Poured in 19 points on the road at Notre Dame on Feb. 5 while grabbing a season-best seven rebounds
• Made a season-best eight field goals against NC State (Feb. 8) when she posted her fifth 20-point performance of the season
• Posted 15 points, including a perfect 10-10 performance at the line, at Cal on Feb. 15
• Against Georgia Tech (Feb. 22), her 15-point scoring effort helped her eclipse the 1,000-point career scoring milestone, her 50th career game recording double figures
• Scored a career-high 29 points on the road at Virginia on March 1, hitting four three-pointers and went 9-10 from the free throw line including sinking the game winning shots at the stripe
• Led Tech on the floor against No. 16 North Carolina (March 6) with 26 points tying the fifth-most points scored by a player in an ACC Tournament game in program history. She also set the program record of 14-15 shooting at the charity stripe during the tournament
• Went on a 16-game double figure scoring streak from Jan. 8 to March 6, the longest of her career, and averaged 18.1 points per game during that stretch

2024-25 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Started all 32 games and led the team in points (14.0) and assists (3.6)
• Set an at-then program records for most free throws made (82) and attempts (107) in ACC play in a single season
• Notched 14 points in the opener versus UNCW (Nov. 4) where she also added five boards and five assists
• Poured in 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds against UNC Asheville on Nov. 13, setting career marks
• Scored 22 versus Radford and made six three-pointers, the most in a single game in her career
• Recorded the first double-double of her career at No. 13 Georgia Tech (Jan. 9) with 24 points and 10 assists
• Registered 16 points in just 21 minutes at Pitt on Jan. 23
• Had 16 points in the fourth quarter against SMU (Feb. 5), the fifth-most in a single quarter in program history.

2023-24 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Played in all 33 games, starting once in the win over Clemson
• Averaged 4.2 points per game, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists
• Scored a season-best 12 points in the NCAA Tournament vs. Marshall on Mar. 22. In that game she also recorded six rebounds, seven assists and two blocks, becoming just the third woman in program history to record 12-6-7-2 in the same contest

2022-23 (FRESHMAN)
• Did not see game action, earning a redshirt

WHY VIRGINIA TECH
• Chose Virginia Tech because of the small town community and how they pour into the athletes

PREP
• Attended Antonian College Preparatory her junior and senior years where she reached 1,500 points
• Earned TAPPS All-State, TAPPS Academic All-State, TAPPS First Team All-South Texas, TABCC All-Region, TABC All-State as well as San Antonio Express News Super Team member in her two seasons with the Apache
• Spent her freshman and sophomore years at O’Connor High School where she scored over 1,000 points
• Named the Express News Newcomer of the Year during her freshman season and the team’s offensive MVP the following season

CLUB
• Competed with SA Finest for nine years
• Helped the team to an Adidas Circuit championship in 2021

RECRUITING RANKINGS
• No. 44 overall player, No. 11 guard, four-star rating by ESPN HoopGurlz (2022)
• No. 49 overall player, No. 9 guard, No. 5 state, by World Exposure Report (2020)
• No. 51 overall player by Prep Girl Hoops (2022)

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Cameran Unscheid and Bobby Wenzel
• Both parents played collegiate basketball at McMurray and Concordia, respectively
• Has an older brother, Brendan, who played basketball at both Wyoming, where he was an All-Mountain West Honorable Mention, and TCU
• Wears the No. 1 because her brother wore it in high school and college
• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Criminology with a minor in National Security
• Currently taking courses for a master’s degree in Public Administration
• Aspires to work at either the CIA or FBI
• Enjoys doing self-care (lashes, nails, hair), bedazzling items, and spending time with family when not on the court
• Is most proud of making an All-ACC team and reaching the 1,000-career point milestone as they are both goals she set for herself