Wake Forest Athletics
Field Hockey Gameday: Ohio State, Missouri State
9/2/2015 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
| Gameday Central | No. 11 Wake Forest vs. Ohio State | |
| vs. Ohio State | Friday, Sept. 4, 4:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (Kentner Field) Weather | Facility Info |
| Coverage | | Twitter Updates  |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  |
| Gameday Central | No. 11 Wake Forest vs. Missouri State | |
| vs. Missouri State | Sunday, Sept. 6, 12 p.m. ET |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (Kentner Field) Weather | Facility Info |
| Coverage | | Live Video | Twitter Updates |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes |
Deacs Open Home Slate
• Wake Forest hosts Ohio State for the 2015 home opener on Friday at Kentner Stadium.
• The Demon Deacons will then host Missouri State on Sunday at noon.
• Ohio State and Missouri State will face each other on Saturday at 2 p.m.
• Wake Forest has won its home opener three of the last four years.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest split the opening weekend at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge hosted by Michigan.
• The Deacs lost to No. 17 Iowa, 2-1 in overtime. Freshman Jule Grashoff scored the team's only goal and senior Valerie Dahmen made nine saves.
• Wake Forest rebounded with a 3-0 win over No. 14 Michigan. Five different players tallied a point in the game. Damen made nine saves, all in the second half.
Scouting the opponents
• Ohio State is 1-1 on the season with a season-opening win vs. Saint Louis and a setback against No. 7 Albany last weekend.
• The all-time series between Wake Forest and Ohio State is tied 2-2. Ohio State has won the last two meetings in 2010 and 2011.
•Missouri State opened the 2015 season at Louisville's Trager Stadium with neutral-site games against Indiana and Appalachian State, dropping both by 5-1 and 6-4 scores, respectively.
• The Bears will play at Davidson on Friday before traveling to Winston-Salem.
• This will be the first-ever meeting between Wake Forest and Missouri State.
Wake Forest in the ACC Preseason Poll
• The Wake Forest field hockey team was picked to finish fifth in the ACC Preseason Poll for the second consecutive season.
• Junior Emily Conroe was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team. In 2014 she started all 21 matches and scored three goals with two assists.
National Rankings
• Wake Forest starts the season ranked No. 11 in the NFHCA Poll.
• All seven ACC field hockey programs are ranked in the Top 13 spots of the NFHCA Poll. The entire ACC has been ranked in 25 consecutive polls, a streak dating to October of 2012.
ACC Champions
• Wake Forest won their fourth ACC Tournament Championship in 2014 and Jennifer Averill was named the ACC Coach of the Year.
• The Demon Deacons finished the 2014 season with a 14-7 overall record and ended the year ranked No. 5
Next Time Out
• The Demon Deacons begin conference play at No. 5 Duke on Sept. 11.
