Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Field Hockey Blanks No. 13 Duke, 3-0
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Oct. 6, 1998
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Senior Amanda Janney scored two goals to lead Wake Forest to a 3-0 shutout of 13th-ranked Duke in college field hockey action on Tuesday night at Kentner Stadium. With the victory, Wake Forest improves to 7-6 overall and evens their ACC record at 1-1 this season. Duke falls to 5-5 and 0-2 in the ACC. The Demon Deacons jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 2:50 into the game when sophomore Jenny Everett scored on a penalty stroke. Janney made the score 2-0 with 18:07 left in the first period when she scored off an assist from Everett.
Wake Forest pushed the lead to 3-0 when Janney scored her second goal of the night off a pass from freshman Ninke van Rueten with 29:06 left in the second half.
Wake Forest goalkeeper Meghan Nitka made eight saves to pick up the shutout. The Demon Deacons outshot the Blue Devils 19-11 in the game. Wake Forest will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 10 when the Demon Deacons host Colgate at 1 p.m. in Kentner Stadium.
GAME SUMMARY 1 2 F
DUKE (5-5, 0-2 ACC) 0 0 - 0
WAKE FOREST (7-6, 1-1 ACC) 2 1 - 3
Goals: JENNY EVERETT (WF), 32:10 (1st);
AMANDA JANNEY (WF) from Everett, 18:07 (1st);
JANNEY (WF) from Nienke van Rueten, 29:06 (2nd).
Shots: WF 19, Duke 11
Saves: WF (Meghan Nitka) 8, Duke (Jenn Robb) 9.
Penalty Corners: WF 7, Duke 6.
