Wake Forest University
(11-3, 3-1ACC)
Virginia
(9-4, 3-2ACC)
Carpenter’s Fourth-Quarter Score Lifts No. 12 Wake Forest to Sixth-Straight Win
10/14/2022 7:11:00 PM | Field Hockey
The Demon Deacons have now won 11 of their last 12 matches, highlighted by top-10 wins against Virginia and Louisville in back-to-back ACC contests.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Abby Carpenter's goal in the 54th-minute lifted the No. 12 Wake Forest field hockey team to a 1-0 victory against No. 6 Virginia on Friday evening at Turf Field.
The shutout increased the Deacs' (11-3, 3-1 ACC) current win streak to six games, its longest of the season, and marked Wake Forest's second victory against a top-10 opponent this season.
Throughout its current win streak, Wake Forest has outscored opponents by a margin of 15-4.
Additionally, the win snapped Virginia's (9–4, 3-2 ACC) own win streak of six.
Carpenter's second goal of the season with less than six minutes remaining on the clock was set up by Wake Forest's third penalty corner opportunity of the match as Meike Lanckohr dished out her ninth assist of 2022 on the game winner.
Ellie Todd, the reigning back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week, notched a pair of saves in 60 minutes to earn her 11th win of her freshman season. In 12 appearances, the Boston, Mass. native has made 41 defensive stops.
Additionally, the Deacs have now given up less than two goals in its last eight matches, dating back to its 1-0 shutout victory against Ohio State in Columbus on Sept. 18.
Overall, the Deacs have not allowed a goal in three of its fourth ACC matches while holding opponents to two goals or less in 13 matches this season.
How It Happened
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Wake Forest's defensive penalty corner unit denied Virginia first attempt of the match just two minutes into the ACC showdown as Hannah Maxwell poked the ball away from a Cavalier attacker.
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The first shot of the match came at the 12-minute mark as a Cavalier pushed the ball wide of the net.
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Three minutes into the second quarter, Maxwell fired the Demon Deacons' first shot high after a fast break.
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The Demon Deacon defense came up clutch again with nine minutes left in the second quarter as a pair of Cavalier shots were blocked.
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Both attempts came after Virginia's second and third corners of the first half.
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Meike Lanckohr received a pass from Sky Caron and took the ball past a Cavalier defender and notched Wake Forest's best attack of the match, but the shot was wide.
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Wake Forest's stifling defense denied another shot and penalty corner by the Cavaliers to keep the match scoreless with just over two minutes left in the first half.
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Ellie Todd made her first save of the match following a rebound on the ensuing shot following the corner opportunity.
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Virginia opened the second half with its seventh shot of the match just 36 seconds in, but the match remained tied as the strike was wide.
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Moments later, the Deacs became the aggressor as Maxwell attempted a shot before Wake Forest received a pair of corners. The ensuing shot by Caron was blocked.
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The game remained scoreless with less than four minutes remaining in the period as the Virginia goalie made her first save of the match, denying a penalty stroke by Caron.
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After 45 minutes of play, the match remained scoreless.
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Immie Gillgrass took the final strong shot attempt of the period after fielding a loose ball in front of the goal.
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Wake Forest was on the attack for much of the third stanza, holding advantages in shots (6-1) and corners (2-0).
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Todd notched her second save with just over 12 minutes remaining in regulation as the freshman denied a Cavalier attempt inches from the goal.
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Abby Carpenter broke the scoreless tie in the 54th minute as the graduate student found the back of the net to give Wake Forest a late 1-0 lead.
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Lanckohr notched her ninth assist of the season on the goal.
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Carpenter's second goal of 2022 came immediately after Wake Forest's third penalty corner of the match.
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The Demon Deacon defense continued to swarm Virginia in the final minutes of the match to claim Wake Forest's sixth-straight victory.
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Wake Forest held advantages in shots (7-3) and corners (3-0) in the final 30 minutes of game action.
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Up Next
The Deacs continue its last road trip of the 2022 regular season on Sunday, Oct. 16 against No. 17 James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va.
The non-conference clash against the Dukes can be seen live on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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Team Stats
Abby Carpenter (2)
Assisted By: Meike Lanckohr
after penalty corner, shot from left sid
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