Wake Forest Athletics
Soccer Gameday: Deacon Challenge
9/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
| Gameday Central | Demon Deacon Challenge - pres. by The Loop Pizza Grill | |
| Game 5 | Wake Forest vs. Dartmouth - Friday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m. |
| Coverage |  | ACC Network Extra |
| Game 6 | Wake Forest vs. New Hampshire - Sunday, Sept. 4, 2:00 p.m. |
| Coverage | | ACC Network Extra |
| Neutral | | |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (Spry Stadium) - Facility Info | Tickets | Weather |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | ACC Release | @WakeWSoccer  |
The Matchup
• Wake Forest returns home for the second tournament of the season, this time welcoming Dartmouth, New Hampshire and Gardner-Webb to Winston-Salem. The Deacs play Dartmouth on Friday at 7:30 p.m., and New Hampshire on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Wake Forest Storylines
• By outscoring opponents at a margin of 10-1 through the first four games, Wake Forest is 4-0 for the first time since 2013, the last year the Deacs made the NCAA Tournament.
• Wake Forest earned 17 points (32nd-most) in this week's NSCAA poll, most since Sept. 2, 2014. The Deacs are also ranked ninth in the Southeast Region, trailing eight other ACC foes.
• Maddie Huster tied the program record for goals in a game by becoming the ninth Deacon all-time to record a hat trick in the 4-0 win at FIU. She also added an assist to give her seven points, second-most in a game all-time.
• Wake Forest has tallied three straight shutouts, marking the first time accomplishing that since notching three consecutive 1-0 wins over UMass, Illinois and Miami in September 2012.
Opponent and Series History
• Both of Wake Forest's opponents this weekend also enter the weekend undefeated. Dartmouth, which opened the season last weekend, earned a 1-0 double-overtime win over Marist and a 3-0 victory over Iona at home. Casey Cousineau saved all eight shots on goal she faced as she notched a pair of shutouts.
• New Hampshire played to a pair of draws its opening weekend against Siena and Colgate, before winning a pair of neutral-site games over Manhattan and Central Connecticut State at the TD Bank Classic last week. Brooke Murphy and Megan Kikosicki each have a pair of goals, while Mimi Borkan has tallied three shutouts, a 0.22 goals-against average and .962 save percentage, allowing just one goal in four games.
• The Demon Deacons have never played against either Dartmouth or New Hampshire.
Looking Ahead
• Wake Forest continues its five-game homestand next Friday, playing host to Old Dominion at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
