Wake Forest Athletics
Final Four in Winston-Salem Highlights 2009 Field Hockey Schedule
6/5/2009 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
June 5, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest field hockey team will host six regular season home games in 2009 as well as play host for the NCAA Final Four November 20-22.
"We are really looking forward to this season's competitive schedule," Wake Forest head coach Jennifer Averill said.
"The players had a great spring to prepare. We dive right into heavy competition with the ACC/Big 10 challenge, which includes Iowa, who joined us in last year's Final Four. It will be exciting to see how all of our athletes' talents play out on the pitch."
Wake Forest will double up with two different Atlantic Coast Conference opponents this season, playing home and away matches with Virginia and North Carolina. The second matchup with the teams will serve as the official conference contest.
The Demon Deacons open play with the ACC/Big Ten Challenge for the 10th consecutive season. Fellow 2009 Final Four contender Iowa serves as host this year and will play Wake Forest on August 29. The Deacons will face Michigan on August 30.
Travel is a little closer to home for the next three contests, including the team's first match with UNC on September 4, James Madison on September 6 and the conference opener at Duke on September 12.
On September 13 Wake Forest begins its home campaign against Indiana, following up with another match at Kentner Stadium against Davidson on September 20.
The Deacons will have their only regular season match with 2008 NCAA Champions Maryland in College Park on September 26. Wake Forest will pick up another contest in the DC area, taking on American on September 27.
North Carolina will visit Kentner Stadium for the match that will count towards the conference record on October 3. Last season Wake Forest posted a win over the Tar Heels in Winston-Salem but dropped a tight match with UNC when they played for conference points in Chapel Hill.
Wake Forest will renew play with Appalachian State on October 4. The two teams had faced each other every season since 1975, breaking for the first time in 2008.
Virginia will host the first meeting of two meetings on October 11 and the Deacs will continue road play with matches against Providence and Louisville, both held in Louisville, Ky. on October 17 and 18.
A pair of home ACC matches round off the regular season, featuring Virginia on October 24 and Boston College on October 31.
Virginia will host the ACC Tournament November 5-8. Various campus sites will serve as hosts for the first rounds of the NCAA Tournament and will be announced during the NCAA selection show. Wake Forest is set to serve as host for the Final Four November 20-22.
View the complete schedule here.
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