Wake Forest University
(3-3, 1-0)
Duke
(2-4, 0-1)
No. 15 Demon Deacons Defeat Duke on Friday; Host UMass on Sunday at Noon
9/17/2021 8:05:00 PM | Field Hockey
Meike Lanckohr notched two goals, while Tori Glaister made a season-high tying three saves.
DURHAM, N.C. - The No. 15 Wake Forest field hockey team picked up a 3-1 victory over No. 17 Duke on Friday evening at Jack Katz Stadium in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener.
The Deacs (3-3, 1-0 ACC) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in consecutive games thanks to first-period goals from junior All-American Meike Lanckohr, the second multi-goal game of her career.
The Blue Devils (2-4, 0-1 ACC) answered in the opening moments of the second period before freshman Brooke McCusker upped Wake Forest's lead to 3-1 as the Deacs converted their fourth penalty corner at the 28:15 mark.
Junior Nat Friedman registered an assist on McCusker's second career goal to increase her season assist total to a team-high tally of four.
Sophomore Tori Glaister tallied a season-high tying three saves for the third time this season in her 10th-straight start at goalkeeper. Her last save of the game came on the first of three Blue Devil penalty corners in the fourth period as the Deacs blanked the Blue Devils in the second half.
Glaister has now made at least two saves in 12-consecutive games.
After a 12-7 advantage in the conference opener, Wake Forest is now outshooting opponents 76-28 over the last four contests.
How It Happened
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The Deacs got on the board two minutes into the match as Meike Lanckohr drove baseline and tapped the ball into the back of the net.
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Wake Forest increased their lead to 2-0 at the 8:47 mark as Lanckohr dribbled the ball down the center of the circle and fired the ball past Duke's goalkeeper for an unassisted goal.
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Duke responded moments later, scoring their first goal following a penalty corner with a little less than five minutes remaining in the opening period.
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Wake Forest held on to a 2-1 advantage after the opening 15 minutes of action. The Deacs outshot the Blue Devils seven to four, while both teams took a trio of penalty opportunities.
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The Deacs headed into intermission with a 3-1 lead as Wake Forest capitalized off their first penalty corner of the second period. Brooke McCusker found the back of the net with less than two minutes remaining in the half after receiving a pass from Nat Friedman.
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McCusker's goal was the lone shot of the second stanza. Overall, Wake Forest doubled Duke's shot attempts eight to four in the first half.
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With seconds remaining in the third period, Duke's only shot attempt of the third period was saved by Tori Glaister as the Deacs held onto their 3-1 heading in the final period.
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Wake Forest again had the upper hand with a trio of shot attempts and penalty opportunities.
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Duke opened the fourth period with a trio of penalty corners in a row, but Wake Forest's defense denied all three opportunities to maintain their 3-1 lead.
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Glaister made her third save of the game on Duke's first corner chance since the first period.
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The Blue Devil penalty corners marked the final threat of the contest as both teams continued to battle over the next 14 minutes of play before the Deacs were able to secure the 3-1 victory in their first conference match of the season.
Quotables
Head Coach Jennifer Averill - "As a staff, we summarized to the players that our structure defensively put us in a position to take advantage of opportunities and created a lot of counters for us.
"Just super proud of every line's discipline, knowing what their job was and doing it really well. The second thing I'm proud of is not going away from what works, what is successful. I'm super proud of this group."
The Deacs return home for a pair of matches against UMass (Sunday, Sept. 19) and Virginia (Friday, Sept. 24) at Kentner Stadium. The UMass match will mark the second of three ACC Network broadcasts on the 2021 slate.
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Team Stats
Meike Lanckohr
tap in after pass from endline
2:58
Meike Lanckohr
GOAL by WAKE Meike Lanckohr.
8:47
Noor van de Laar
Assisted By: MaryKate Neff , Lexi Davidson
GOAL by DU Noor van de Laar, Assist by MaryKate Neff and Lexi Davidson.
10:02
Brooke McCusker
Assisted By: Nat Friedman
shot directly off penalty corner
28:15
