Soccer Gameday: Wake Forest at No. 17 Duke

Thursday, October 4

Durham, N.C.

7:00 PM

Wake Forest University

Duke

10/3/2018 3:20:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Game Notes

The Demon Deacons are set to take on another top-25 team when they travel to Durham on Thursday.

By: Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWSoccer)

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest at No. 17 Duke
Game 12	Thursday, Oct. 4, 7:00 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| ACC Network Extra
Location	Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium) - Facility Info \| Tickets \| Weather
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @WakeWSoccer

The Matchup
• Wake Forest is set to take on another top-25 foe for the third-straight game, traveling to No. 17 Duke on Thursday night on ACC Network Extra.

Last Time Out
• Five of the six shots on goal for No. 6 Virginia found the back of the net as the Cavaliers earned a 5-1 victory.
• Hulda Arnarsdottir scored a goal for the Demon Deacons off a corner kick from Oliwia Wos. The goal was Arnarsdottir's second since returning from injury.

Quick Kicks
• The Demon Deacons debuted at No. 15 in the NCAA RPI on Sept. 17. The Deacs also started the season in the No. 15 spot in 2017. Wake Forest remains in the top 20 of the RPI this week.
• Wake Forest faces 13 squads that made it to the NCAA Tournament in 2017, including two College Cup teams in South Carolina and Duke. The Deacs' regular-season schedule includes playing nine teams in the current top-25.
• Senior Nonie Frishette has played every minute between the posts this season. Her 52 saves are most in the conference.
• Wake Forest head coach Tony da Luz picked up the 300th win of his head coaching career as the Deacons handed No. 11 Boston College its first loss of the year in overtime, 2-1, on Sept. 27.

Scouting The Blue Devils
• Duke jumped out to an 8-1-1 start to the season, but is winless the last two games with a 2-1 loss to Virginia and 1-1 draw against NC State.
• Kayla McCoy leads the Blue Devils in goals (five) and points (15), ranking second with five assists. Taylor Racioppi is tied for the team lead with five goals.
• Brooke Heinsohn has started every game in goal, recording a 0.57 goals-against average and .833 save percentage.
• Duke is 1-1-2 against ranked teams and 8-1-0 against unranked opponents.

Series History
• Duke holds a 16-9-4 advantage in the all-time series. Duke has won back-to-back games in 2016 and 2014. Neither team has had a winning streak of more than two games since Duke won eight in a row from 1999-2005.
• The Deacs are 1-8-1 against the Blue Devils in Durham.

Looking Ahead
• The Demon Deacons close out their three-game road swing on Sunday afternoon at No. 10 Florida State.