Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Soccer Looks To Bounce Back Versus Cavaliers
10/10/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 10, 2000
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Demon Deacons Look To Bounce Back Versus Cavaliers: Wake Forest (6-6-1, 1-2) returns home to host ACC foe No. 14 Virginia (7-5, 2-2) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12 at Spry Stadium. The Demon Deacons aim to snap a three-game losing skid and a five-game winless streak. In a bit of a slump, the Deacs have failed to score a goal since the 1-4 loss at Santa Clara on Oct. 1.
Last Time Out: The Demon Deacons (6-6-1) are coming off a pair of shutout loses last week to conference rivals Duke and Florida State. Then-ranked No. 12 Duke, who is now ninth, found net with less than two minutes remaining in regulation of a scoreless barnburner at Spry Stadium last Tuesday. Wake Forest was held to just 10 shots on the game, placing only two on goal. On Saturday night in Tallahassee, the Deacs outshot the then-ranked 22nd Seminoles (now 19th) 17-7, but were unable to get any past Florida State?s goalkeeper. WFU suffered its first-ever loss to Florida State, getting shutout 0-2.
Virginia Cavaliers: Virginia, ranked as high as 14th by the NSCAA and as low as 25th by Soccer Buzz, brings an overall record of 7-5 and a 2-2 ACC mark to Spry Stadium. The Cavaliers, coached by Steve Swanson, are coming off a pair of wins last week. Virginia dismantled George Washington 7-0 at home on Tuesday and topped the Terrapins 3-2 on Friday at Maryland. The Wahoos are led by junior midfielder Lori Lindsey (7 goals, 2 assists) and freshman goalkeeper Jodi Clugston (1.71 GAA, 0.63 SV%). Virginia leads the series 5-1, winning the first five matchups between the two schools. Wake Forest won the last meeting, 1-0 on Oct. 24, 1999 in Charlottesville, Va., the Demon Deacons? first-ever victory over the Cavaliers. The last time the Hoos came to Spry Stadium, Oct. 23, 1998, they defeated the Deacs 1-0.
Wake Forest has three players on its roster that hail from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Katie Johnson (Virginia Beach), Sarah Kate Noftsinger (Richmond) and A.B. Robbins (Richmond) all call The Old Dominion home.
The Cavaliers took a trip out west to California to play in a tournament a month ago, much like the Demon Deacons did two weeks ago. Both teams played top 20 powerhouses Stanford and Santa Clara. Virginia played at the Stanford Nike Invitational Sept. 15-17 in Stanford, Calif., losing 1-3 to Stanford and beating Santa Clara 1-0. Wake Forest played at the Santa Clara adidas Classic Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Santa Clara, Calif., tying Stanford 2-2 and losing to Santa Clara 1-4.
Take Me To Your Leader: Joline Charlton, who led the team last year as a true freshman with 10 goals and seven assists, is back on top of Wake Forest?s stat sheet with a team-leading six goals and two assists in her sophomore campaign. The forward from Stone Mountain, Ga., earned the ACC Rookie of the Year award last season, as well as second team all-ACC honors. She makes a tough mark for any defender to keep up with and her accuracy is lethal. Charlton has placed 22 of 40 shots on goal (55%).
One-Eyed Jacks Are Wild: Stacy Roeck came home from the Sunshine State with a little momentum to remember the Deacs? painful loss to Florida State. Roeck has been wearing a nice shiner since the Saturday night battle. Collecting some bumps and bruises along the way, the junior from Solana Beach, Calif., has been used all over the field this season, and like a wild card, Roeck has excelled wherever played.
Anchoring the Demon Deacon defense at sweeper her first two seasons in Winston-Salem, Roeck moved up to forward at the beginning of this season. She responded with five goals and three assists. Missing her in the backfield, Roeck started the next few games back at sweeper, but usually moved up sometime around halftime. In the last few matches the versatile problem solver has started in midfield, doing a little of both. Wherever she is though, Roeck has been a factor for Wake Forest.
No Ordinary Goalkeepers: Although it appears that Wake Forest could be in the midst of a small scoring drought after getting shutout in both games last week, the Demon Deacons did face two of the best goalkeepers in the ACC in those two games last week. The Deacs shelled Florida State goalie Sarah Crawford with 17 shots Saturday night, firing 12 on goal. Crawford stopped them all, collecting a dozen saves on the evening. Her team up 1-0, she laid out for a laser hit by Wake Forest forward Joline Charlton and grazed the ball just enough so that it ricocheted off the crossbar, thwarting the Demon Deacon?s rally and preserving her shutout victory. In the Deacs? previous game, Duke goalkeeper Thora Helgadottir earned two saves for her first of two shutout victories over top 25 teams that week - good for ACC Player of the Week honors. Granted the upset win over No. 2 Clemson Saturday night probably had a little more to do with her earning the award, but if one of Wake?s shots had gone by her last Tuesday, the only women?s soccer fax going out of Duke?s SID office Monday afternoon would have been the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament credential application.
Holding Down The Fort: Tracy Chao took over goaltending duties at the beginning of the season when both Demon Deacon goalkeepers Erin Regan and Kenna Healy suffered season-ending knee injuries during the preseason. Although Chao had never played goalie before, the athletic sophomore learned quick. Constantly improving, Chao holds a 1.56 goals against average, a .742 saves percentage and 1.5 shutouts in 981 minutes in net. Regan, a first team all-ACC selection last year as a sophomore, and Healy, a highly touted freshman, will both redshirt this season and return next year.
Interesting Numbers: Wake Forest has averaged 17.7 shots per game, while holding its opponents to only 9.9 shots per game. Nearly doubling their opponents? shot attempts (230-129) and corner kicks (72-39) are some abstract notes, but it points out the thorn in the Demon Deacons side this season - not being able to finish. There has obviously been no lack of offensive opportunities, but scoring 22 goals this season on 230 tries (.096) could lead one to believe that the Deacs are struggling with scoring.
Next Up: The Demon Deacons will be back in action next week when they travel to Clemson, S.C. to take on No. 5 Clemson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
