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Wake Forest University
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#14 Women's Soccer Handles Charlotte, 4-1
10/7/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 7, 2003
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Wake Forest senior Lindsey Griffin scored her first two goals of the season, while freshman Elizabeth Remy added a goal and two assists to lead the 14th-ranked Demon Deacons past Charlotte, 4-1, in women's college soccer action Tuesday night.
The two goals were the first for Griffin since the 2000 season. The forward missed all of 2002 and much of the 2001 campaign battling separate knee injuries.
Sophomore Melanie Schneider gave the Deacs a 1-0 lead midway through the first half. Schneider stripped a 49er defender of the ball and went one-on-one with Charlotte goalkeeper Lauren Dansby. The Peachtree City, Ga. native beat Dansby at 22:52 for her second goal of the season.
Griffin, a native of Englewood, Colo., struck next for Wake Forest. Griffin buried a volley into the back of the net at 27:29. Remy picked up the assist after her beautiful cross found Griffin inside the penalty box.
After Remy pushed the lead to 3-0 at 64:14, Griffin capped off her wonderful night with a goal at 66:48. Again, Remy recorded the assist.
Charlotte did manage a meaningless goal late in the second half preventing Wake Forest and goalkeeper Kenna Healy of their eighth shutout of the season. Nonetheless, Healy picked up a pair of saves and has not allowed more than one goal in a single game since the 3-0 defeat against #2 Notre Dame on Aug. 29.
With the victory, the Demon Deacons improve to 9-2-1 overall, while the 49ers drop to 1-10-1. Wake Forest also ups its record against Charlotte to 8-0-1 with their seventh consecutive victory in the all-time series.
Wake Forest returns to action this Saturday at #4 Virginia for a 5 p.m. kickoff. The Cavaliers enter the contest as one of the hottest teams in the entire country, let alone the Atlantic Coast Conference. Virginia has won its last eight matches, including conference victories over North Carolina State, 7-0, and Florida State, 3-2. The Cavaliers have already defeated highly regarded foes #8 West Virginia and #13 Santa Clara. Virginia leads the all-time series with the Demon Deacons, 7-2-0, and has captured the last two meetings.
Wake Forest will look to avoid its first 0-2 start in the ACC since the 1995 season.
Scoring by Periods#14 Wake Forest 2 2 - 4Charlotte 0 1 - 1
Shots: Wake Forest 12, Charlotte 5Corners: Wake Forest 3, Charlotte 3Saves: Wake Forest 2, Charlotte 3Fouls: Wake Forest 6, Charlotte 5Offsides: Wake Forest 2, Charlotte 3
Scoring Summary22:52 WF Melanie Schneider 227:29 WF Lindsey Griffin 1 (Elizabeth Remy)64:14 WF Elizabeth Remy 566:48 WF Lindsey Griffin 2 (Elizabeth Remy)77:37 CHAR Courtney Crandell 3
