Wake Forest Athletics
Soccer Gameday: Wake Forest vs. No. 11 Notre Dame
10/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
| Gameday Central | Wake Forest vs. No. 11 Notre Dame | |
| Game 17 | Sunday, Oct. 23, 12:00 p.m. |
| Coverage |  | RSN - Affiliates | ACC Network Extra |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (Spry Stadium) - Facility Info | Tickets | Weather |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | ACC Release | @WakeWSoccer  |
The Matchup
• Wake Forest plays its final home game of the season against No. 11 Notre Dame on Sunday at noon on RSN, which includes Fox Sports South. Wake Forest looks to stay in the hunt for the ACC Tournament, while the Fighting Irish are in ACC title contention.
Wake Forest Storylines
• The Demon Deacons have claimed their last two games, most recently taking down Syracuse in double overtime behind goals from Peyton Perea and Bayley Feist, and the game-winner from Sarah Teegarden with less than three minutes left in the game.
• Maddie Huster was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. She tallied her fourth assist on a corner kick and anchored a back line which limited Boston College, a top-10 scoring offense nationally, to a season-low two shots on goal, in a 2-0 Wake Forest victory on Oct. 15.
• Three Demon Deacons have double-digit point totals: Maddie Huster (5 goals, 4 assists, 14 points), Bayley Feist (5g, 2 a, 12 pts) and Peyton Perea (6g, 12 pts). Caroline Wootten (2g, 3a, 7 pts), Sarah Teegarden (3g, 1a, 7 pts), Reci Smith (1g, 3a, 5 pts), Sarah Medina (1g, 3a, 5 pts), Jenna Romano (2g, 4 pts) and Maddie Brock (1g, 2a, 4 pts) also have at least four points apiece.
• Wake Forest went unbeaten in non-conference play for just the second time in program history. The Deacs also accomplished the feat in 2013.
• Spry Stadium has proved to be an unforgiving venue for its visitors. The Wake Forest women's team is 134-53-12 (.704) all-time since the facility opened in 1996, while the men's team is 168-47-21 (.753), for a combined record of 302-100-33 (.731).
Senior Spotlight
• Instead of one big senior day this year, Wake Forest is honoring a senior at each of the final seven home games. The Deacs have already honored Taylor Kerxton, Jenna Romano, Maddie Brock, Kendal Robino, Sarah Teegarden and Kendall Fischlein.
• Today, the Deacs honor the final senior, Caroline Wootten. Wootten battled through injuries her sophomore and junior years to play in 48 career games, including 24 starts. She has totaled six goals and seven assists in her career, and is second on the team with three assists this year. She totaled nine points her freshman year as she helped the Deacs qualify for the sweet sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.
Opponent and Series History
• Notre Dame, ranked 14th nationally by the NSCAA and 11th by Soccer America, enters with a 10-2-4 overall record and 5-1-2 mark in ACC play. The Irish have suffered just one defeat the last 13 games, a 1-0 loss to Virginia. Overall, Notre Dame is 5-1-1 over its last seven games, most recently tying Virginia Tech, 0-0, and beating North Carolina, 1-0.
• Jennifer Westendorf leads the squad with 13 points on six goals and an assist. Notre Dame allows the fifth-fewest goals in the nation with a 0.41 GAA, led by keeper Kaela Little who has a .911 save percentage and nine solo shutouts.
• Wake Forest is still searching for its first win against Notre Dame. The Irish lead 5-0-1 all-time, though all four meetings since 2012 have been decided by a goal or less.
Looking Ahead
• Wake Forest closes out its regular season on Thursday, Oct. 27, taking on No. 25-ranked Virginia Tech on the road at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
