Sunday, October 31
Durham, NC
8 P.M.
Wake Forest University
at
Duke (First Round)
Demon Deacons Open ACC Tournament at No. 2 Duke in Quarterfinals
10/30/2021 5:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Wake Forest leads the ACC tournament series with Duke, 4-1-1.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Wake Forest women's soccer team travels to No. 2 Duke at Koskinen Stadium for a Sunday night match. The ACC quarterfinal match is set to kick off at 8 p.m. and slated to stream on ACC Network.
The Demon Deacons and Blue Devils have met 35 times, most recently in 2021 when then No. 8 Duke claimed a 2-0 victory. The Blue Devils lead the overall series 21-9-5. Duke comes into the match with a 13-2-1 overall record and a 7-2-1 ACC record. They are led by Michelle Cooper with 23 points and Tess Boade with 19 points.
LAST TIME OUT
Wake Forest women's soccer dropped a 2-1 decision in their final match of the 2021 season to Notre Dame at Alumni Stadium on Thursday.
The Deacs outshot the Irish 22-11 with 12 of those shots being on frame. Sofia Rossi provided Wake Forest's sole goal as Notre Dame's goalkeeper Ashley Naylor recorded a career high 11 saves.
Notre Dame struck first in the 20th minute of the match when Sammi Fischer found the net for the Fighting Irish. Fischer snuck her shot under Kaitlin Parks for her 11th goal of the season.
The Deacs nearly found an equalizer just two minutes on but Sophie Faircloth's effort was headed off the goal line. Nikayla Small and Zara Chavoshi both had shots that troubled Irish goalkeeper Naylor but the Deacs still searched for a breakthrough.
ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Wake Forest has made 33 appearances in the prestigious ACC tournament, holding a 10-15-7 record. In the quarterfinals, the Demon Deacons have posted a 8-9-3 mark with the last appearance occurring in 2017.
The Deacs have taken on the Blue Devils six times since the first appearance in 1996 with the most recent meeting on October 28, 2012.
Unblemished record at the No. 6 seed with 3-0-1.
FIRST HALF TEAM
Wake Forest is outscoring opponents 23-5 in the first half and has scored 10 goals during the first 15 minutes of regulation.
SMART IS CLUTCH
The Demon Deacons are coming off a thrilling 2-1 victory over Pitt on Sunday, Oct. 24. Smart netted the game-winning goal for the sixth time this season. Smart is tied for the most game-winning goals in the nation.
PROTECTING THE NET
The Deacs have recorded 10 shutouts this season, the most since 2017 when they managed 12. Through 18 games, the back line has limited opponents to a combined 12 goals and 66 shots on goal. Wake Forest ranks 16th in the nation in goals-against average at .581.
EVERYONE IS DANGEROUS
Twelve different Deacs have scored at least one goal this season, and six of Deac's 12 goal scorers have scored two or more goals.
GOOD SIGNS
Wake Forest is 13-0 when scoring the first goal and 12-1 when outshooting their opponents. When the Deacs score two or more goals they are a perfect 11-0.
FINDING THE NET
Through 18 games, Wake Forest has scored 37 goals, surpassing the total number of goals scored by Wake Forest over 14 games during the 2020-21 season (16).
RPI UPDATE
Wake Forest's RPI (rating percentage index) sits at No. 30, as it is one of eight ACC teams ranked among the top 30 of the latest NCAA RPI.
SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
Duke holds the No. 2 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll this season and brings a 13-2-1 record into Sunday's quarterfinals match.
Freshman Michelle Cooper leads the team with nine goals and 21 points. She leads the ACC with 1.75 points per game.
Defensively, Duke's seven goals allowed are the fewest in the ACC. Junior goalkeeper Ruthie Jones has 37 saves through 15 matches. Her 0.48 goals against average are currently tops in the ACC, while her .841 save percentage ranks second in the conference.
SERIES HISTORY
The Blue Devils lead the overall series 21-9-5. It will be the 7th meeting between Wake Forest and Duke at the ACC Tournament, the Deacs lead the series 4-1-1.
The Demon Deacons and Blue Devils have met 35 times, most recently earlier this season when then No. 8 Duke claimed a 2-0 victory in Winston-Salem.
Six of the last seven meetings that Wake Forest faced Duke has ended in either a tie or was decided by one goal.
UP NEXT
The winner of the Duke-Wake Forest match will face Florida State on Friday at 8 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
Fourth-seeded Notre Dame will host No. 5-seed Clemson on Sunday at 6 p.m., with the winner moving on to play Virginia on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Cary will also be the site of the ACC Tournament final on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. on ESPNU. Each first-round and semifinal match will air on ACC Network.
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The Demon Deacons and Blue Devils have met 35 times, most recently in 2021 when then No. 8 Duke claimed a 2-0 victory. The Blue Devils lead the overall series 21-9-5. Duke comes into the match with a 13-2-1 overall record and a 7-2-1 ACC record. They are led by Michelle Cooper with 23 points and Tess Boade with 19 points.
LAST TIME OUT
Wake Forest women's soccer dropped a 2-1 decision in their final match of the 2021 season to Notre Dame at Alumni Stadium on Thursday.
The Deacs outshot the Irish 22-11 with 12 of those shots being on frame. Sofia Rossi provided Wake Forest's sole goal as Notre Dame's goalkeeper Ashley Naylor recorded a career high 11 saves.
Notre Dame struck first in the 20th minute of the match when Sammi Fischer found the net for the Fighting Irish. Fischer snuck her shot under Kaitlin Parks for her 11th goal of the season.
The Deacs nearly found an equalizer just two minutes on but Sophie Faircloth's effort was headed off the goal line. Nikayla Small and Zara Chavoshi both had shots that troubled Irish goalkeeper Naylor but the Deacs still searched for a breakthrough.
ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Wake Forest has made 33 appearances in the prestigious ACC tournament, holding a 10-15-7 record. In the quarterfinals, the Demon Deacons have posted a 8-9-3 mark with the last appearance occurring in 2017.
The Deacs have taken on the Blue Devils six times since the first appearance in 1996 with the most recent meeting on October 28, 2012.
Unblemished record at the No. 6 seed with 3-0-1.
FIRST HALF TEAM
Wake Forest is outscoring opponents 23-5 in the first half and has scored 10 goals during the first 15 minutes of regulation.
SMART IS CLUTCH
The Demon Deacons are coming off a thrilling 2-1 victory over Pitt on Sunday, Oct. 24. Smart netted the game-winning goal for the sixth time this season. Smart is tied for the most game-winning goals in the nation.
PROTECTING THE NET
The Deacs have recorded 10 shutouts this season, the most since 2017 when they managed 12. Through 18 games, the back line has limited opponents to a combined 12 goals and 66 shots on goal. Wake Forest ranks 16th in the nation in goals-against average at .581.
EVERYONE IS DANGEROUS
Twelve different Deacs have scored at least one goal this season, and six of Deac's 12 goal scorers have scored two or more goals.
GOOD SIGNS
Wake Forest is 13-0 when scoring the first goal and 12-1 when outshooting their opponents. When the Deacs score two or more goals they are a perfect 11-0.
FINDING THE NET
Through 18 games, Wake Forest has scored 37 goals, surpassing the total number of goals scored by Wake Forest over 14 games during the 2020-21 season (16).
RPI UPDATE
Wake Forest's RPI (rating percentage index) sits at No. 30, as it is one of eight ACC teams ranked among the top 30 of the latest NCAA RPI.
SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
Duke holds the No. 2 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll this season and brings a 13-2-1 record into Sunday's quarterfinals match.
Freshman Michelle Cooper leads the team with nine goals and 21 points. She leads the ACC with 1.75 points per game.
Defensively, Duke's seven goals allowed are the fewest in the ACC. Junior goalkeeper Ruthie Jones has 37 saves through 15 matches. Her 0.48 goals against average are currently tops in the ACC, while her .841 save percentage ranks second in the conference.
SERIES HISTORY
The Blue Devils lead the overall series 21-9-5. It will be the 7th meeting between Wake Forest and Duke at the ACC Tournament, the Deacs lead the series 4-1-1.
The Demon Deacons and Blue Devils have met 35 times, most recently earlier this season when then No. 8 Duke claimed a 2-0 victory in Winston-Salem.
Six of the last seven meetings that Wake Forest faced Duke has ended in either a tie or was decided by one goal.
UP NEXT
The winner of the Duke-Wake Forest match will face Florida State on Friday at 8 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
Fourth-seeded Notre Dame will host No. 5-seed Clemson on Sunday at 6 p.m., with the winner moving on to play Virginia on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Cary will also be the site of the ACC Tournament final on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. on ESPNU. Each first-round and semifinal match will air on ACC Network.
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