Wake Forest University
Vanderbilt (Exhibition)
Wake Forest Shuts Out Vanderbilt 5-0
8/19/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Aug. 19, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's soccer team scored three goals in the first half and cruised to an impressive 5-0 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores on Tuesday afternoon at Spry Stadium. Junior forward Jill Hutchinson scored two goals to lead the Deacs.
"I thought we were really good in the first half," head coach Tony da Luz said. "We have some little things that we need to take care of. We built up some good opportunities. We're starting to get in more of a rhythm. Overall, I'm happy with our performance."
Starting for the second straight game in goal, sophomore Amanda Barasha made six saves en route to the shutout and her second win of the preseason. Barasha also added an assist on the first Deacon goal of the game. Wake Forest was outshot by the Commodores 21-16, but the Deacons did win the shots on goal category 10-7.
"Amanda's playing well," da Luz said. "She wasn't tested much in the first game. She did a solid job with what she had to do in this game. We're just looking for improvement every game."
Wake Forest got on the board first in the 12th minute. Barasha's goal kick sailed over the defense where it was played by junior Allie Sadow. Sadow dribbled in and fired a shot from seven yards out to give the Deacons a 1-0 advantage.
The Demon Deacons scored their second goal of the game at the 31:42 mark. Sadow was on the giving end of the goal this time, as she played the ball up the goal line, before passing to senior Amanda Lebo, who found the back of the net from 12 yards out. Lebo finishes the preseason with three goals, after scoring twice in the exhibition opener against Appalachian State.
Hutchinson expanded the Deacon lead to three just before the half as she scored from 12 yards out on the right side of the box. Casey Luckhurst notched the assist on the play.
Hutchinson added her second goal of the game in the 59th minute. She used a nifty move from 12 yards out to get around the keeper and fired a shot to the empty net from six yards out for the goal. Senior Amy Smerdzinski was credited with the assist.
Freshman Sarah Shelness closed out the scoring for the Deacs in the 75th minute. Whitney Berry delivered a ball to Shelness six yards out from the net and Shelness deposited it in the back of the goal.
Wake Forest closes out the exhibition schedule with a perfect 2-0 record. The Deacons outscored their opponents 11-1 in the two exhibition games.
Wake opens the regular season on Friday at 7 p.m. against Utah at Spry Stadium.
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