Wake Forest University
(1-2)
Appalachian State
(1-2)
Maxwell’s Career Day, Stifling Defense Earns No. 11 Wake Forest First Victory of Season Over Appalachian State, 5-1
9/4/2021 3:04:00 PM | Field Hockey
Maxwell led the offensive attack with a hat trick of goals, while the Deacs' defense held the Mountaineers shotless for 42 minutes of play.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - No. 11 Wake Forest opened its home slate of the 2021 season with a strong 5-1 victory over Appalachian State on Saturday afternoon at Kenter Stadium.
The Demon Deacons (1-2) trailed early as the Mountaineers (1-2) found the back of the net in the first period. Undaunted, Wake Forest rattled off five unanswered goals over the next 54 minutes and 5 seconds of game action, led by Hannah Maxwell's career-high three goals to earn the program's 29th-straight win over Appalachian State. The other Demon Deacons scores were registered by Elisha Evans (third period) and Abby Carpenter. (fourth period).
Wake Forest responded after allowing the first-period goal with stifling defense and ball control. The Deacs didn't allow an Appalachian State shot attempt over the next 42 minutes and 17 seconds.
Nat Friedman assisted on a pair of Wake Forest's scores, setting a new career high, while Meike Lanckohr dished out her first assist of the 2021 season on Carpenter's first goal of the season.
Tori Glaister made her 13th-career start in goal, notching a pair of saves on the Mountaineers' six shot attempts.
How It Happened
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App State took an early 1-0 lead following a penalty corner four minutes into the match.
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The Deacs tied the match (1-1) just moments later as Hannah Maxwell fired a penalty stroke past the Mountaineer goalkeeper.
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Following an official review, the Deacs were awarded a penalty stroke following a foul in the circle.
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This marked Maxwell's first goal of the season.
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Wake Forest threatened with a pair of shots right in front of the goal with seconds remaining in the period, but were unavailable to capitalize as the match remained locked at one after the first 15 minutes of play.
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The Deacs capitalized on their aggressive play in the second period as Elisha Evans made a diving effort off Wake Forest's fourth penalty corner of the game to give the Demon Deacons a 2-1 lead heading into intermission.
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The second period was all Wake Forest as the Deacs controlled the ball for most of the 15-minute stanza and outshot the Mountaineers seven to none.
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Hannax Maxwell increased the Wake Forest lead to 3-1 as the sophomore took a pass from Nat Friedman and fired it past the Appalachian State defense for her second score of the match.
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For the second-straight period, the Demon Deacons controlled the game, as the defense didn't allow a single shot attempt from the Mountaineers.
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Wake Forest continued its offensive firepower early in the fourth period, capitalizing on yet another penalty opportunity as Abby Carpenter received an outstanding pass from Meike Lanckohr for Wake Forest's fourth goal of the game.
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The Mountaineers got their first shot off in the second half when their offense sent a shot wide of the Wake Forest net.
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Hannah Maxwell secured a hat-trick after sending her shot in the back of the net for a 5-1 lead, which ultimately secured the Demon Deacons first win of the season.
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Maxwell's three goals marked a new career high, topping her previous best of two goals, vs. Boston College on March 6, 2021.
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Quotables
Head Coach Jennifer Averill- " Players coming off the bench really added quality value to today's game and we were able to show the depth that we have on this squad. I'm proud of the production that we had, but we still have some work to do with our structure.
"There are still times where we are watching the game and we need to use our mouths to help communicate the organization of, what I feel, can be a more collective team, both on our attack and counter. It's good to get a win. Good to be home. Looking forward to next week's competition."
Up Next
Wake Forest heads into a pair of ranked-battles at Kentner Stadium against No. 22 Ohio State (Friday, Sept. 10) and No. 24 James Madison (Sunday, Sept. 12), which will be broadcasted live on ACC Network.
The Deacs hit the road again when the team travels to Durham for their first conference contest of the season against No. 12 Duke on Friday, Sept. 17.
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Team Stats
MANGOLD, Pauline
Assisted By: STEGEN, Friederike
GOAL by APP MANGOLD, Pauline (FIRST GOAL), Assist by STEGEN, Friederike.
4:55
Hannah Maxwell
WAKE Hannah Maxwell PENALTY STROKE GOAL.
6:44
Elisha Evans
Assisted By: Nat Friedman
GOAL by WAKE Elisha Evans, Assist by Nat Friedman.
25:27
Hannah Maxwell
Assisted By: Nat Friedman
GOAL by WAKE Hannah Maxwell, Assist by Nat Friedman.
35:12
Abby Carpenter
Assisted By: Meike Lanckohr
GOAL by WAKE Abby Carpenter, Assist by Meike Lanckohr.
50:34
Hannah Maxwell
GOAL by WAKE Hannah Maxwell.
54:56
