Wake Forest Athletics
No. 18 Demon Deacons host Liberty, William & Mary
9/12/2013 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Sept. 12, 2013
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• Wake Forest hosts Liberty and William & Mary this weekend with a Friday afternoon contest against the Flames at 4:30 p.m. while the Deacs take on the Tribe at noon on Sunday.
• The Demon Deacons bring a two-game winning streak into the weekend.
• Live stats can be found on WakeForestSports.com along with live updates on Twitter at @WakeHockey.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest defeated Davidson 5-1 on Tuesday evening at Kentner Stadium.
• Jess Newak scored her first goal of the season early in the first half before Davidson tied it up. Taylor Rhea scored the eventual game winner before Anna Kozniuk tallied two scores while Emily Conroe scored her first goal of the season midway through the second half.
Wake Forest Storylines
• Wake Forest is ranked No. 18 in the latest NFCHA poll. The Deacs were ranked No. 18 in the preseason poll.
• Anna Kozniuk and Kari Walkley lead the team in points while Walkley has a team-high three goals this season.
• Wake Forest defeated No. 9 Michigan on Sunday to close out the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Iowa City, Iowa.
• The Deacs held Davidson to one shot in the second half of the game on Tuesday while recording 10 shots of their own.
• Valerie Dahmen made three saves against Davidson in Tuesday's win.
The Opposition & Series History
• Wake Forest a 1-0 record over Liberty after defeating the Flames 5-0 in the first meeting between the two teams in Lynchburg, Va. Lizzie Rae had two goals in the game.
• The Deacs lead William & Mary 6-5 in the all-time series that dates back to 1988 when the Tribe defeated Wake Forest 7-0.
• Liberty is 2-1 on the season with wins over Saint Joseph's and UC Davis. The Flames lost to Cal 1-0 on Sunday in Berkeley, Calif.
•William & Mary brings a 2-2 record into Winston-Salem with wins over Radford and VCU while falling to Louisville and Ohio.
Next Up...
• Wake Forest heads on the road next weekend to take on No. 2 Maryland in the first ACC game of the season for the Deacs.
•The Demon Deacons will then play American on Sept. 22 in Washington, D.C.
