Field Hockey Gameday: Wake Forest on to Quarterfinals of NCAA Tournament

Sunday, November 11

Durham, NC

1:00 PM

Wake Forest University

Duke

Field Hockey Gameday: Wake Forest on to Quarterfinals of NCAA Tournament

11/10/2018 11:07:00 PM | Field Hockey

By: By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeHockey)

Gameday Central \| No. 12 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 Duke \| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Game 22- NCAA Quarterfinals	Sunday, Nov. 11, 1:00 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| Live Stream
Location	Durham, N.C. - Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @Wake Hockey

THE MATCHUP
• Wake Forest will face No. 3 Duke in the NCAA quarterfinals on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. in Durham.
• The contest will be a rematch of the ACC Tournament semifinals, where the Deacons edged the Blue Devils 4-3 to knock Duke out of the Tournament.

LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013.
• The Deacs upset seventh-ranked Iowa, 3-2 to keep their season alive.
• Freshman Grace Sambrook scored her third career goal against the Hawkeyes, while Jule Grashoff added two, including the game-winner.
• All three of Sambrook's goals have come in the postseason. She recorded two in the ACC Tournament and one in the NCAA tournament.

QUICK HITS
• Head coach Jen Averill returns for her 27th season at the helm of the program
• The Deacons return 13 players from last year's squad, led by Jule Grashoff, who paced the team with 16 goals and 14 assists. The club also welcomes eight new freshmen.
• Grashoff was tabbed Preseason All-ACC, voted on by the league's seven coaches. Wake Forest was picked to finish seventh in the conference.
• Former U.S. National Team captain Melissa Gonzalez joins Wake Forest as an assistant coach. Gonzalez spent the past eight years competing with the U.S. Women's National Team and representing Team USA at two Olympic Games.
• Anderson leads the nation in assists per game with 1.33. She has notched 28 assists so far this season.
• Grashoff ranks fourth nationally and leads the ACC in goals per game (1.14) with 24 total goals. Her 69 career goals ranks third all-time in Wake Forest history.
• Anderson is tied for first place in the Wake Forest record books with 60 assists. With one more, she will become the all-time assist leader in Wake Forest history.
• Grashoff garnered All-ACC First Team honors, while Anderson, Veerle Bos and Anne van Hoof were all named Second Team.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
• No. 3 Duke advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament following a 1-0 shutout over Miami (OH) in the opening round.
• Rose Tynan and Caroline Andretta lead the Blue Devils with 14 goals each. Tynan also has eight assists for a team-high 36 points.
• Duke ranks 10th in the country in scoring average, with 3.10 goals per game.
• Defensively, goalkeeper Sammi Steele has played in all 21 games for the Blue Devils and has notched over 1400 minutes in the cage. Steele has made 63 saves and has allowed 31 goals.