Sunday, October 2
Winston-Salem, NC
12 P.M.
Wake Forest University
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Wake Forest Downs Syracuse, 2-0, to Conclude Three-Match Homestand
10/2/2022 2:49:00 PM | Women's Soccer
The Demon Deacons earned their second ACC victory of the 2022 campaign Sunday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's soccer team (8-2-2, 2-2 ACC) defeated ACC foe Syracuse (8-4, 1-3 ACC), 2-0, Sunday at Spry Stadium.
The two sides were engaged in a defensive battle for most of the match until Allie Schmidt found Liv Stowell breaking down the pitch in the 55th minute. Stowell then fired a shot that was saved by the Syracuse goalkeeper; however, the ball ended up in Emily Morris' possession.
Morris then blasted a shot from about 14-yards out into the net for her fourth goal of the season.
Wake Forest stayed on the attack over the ensuing nine minutes and extended its lead to 2-0 as Kristin Johnson orchestrated a give-and-go with Giovanna DeMarco, resulting in a Demon Deacon goal.
Despite relentless attacking pressure from Syracuse over the following 26 minutes, Wake Forest held on to earn the 2-0 victory. The Demon Deacons logged their eighth clean sheet of the season while holding Syracuse to only seven shots. Goalkeeper Kaitlyn Parks earned her 20th-career shutout in-goal for Wake Forest.
The Deacs will hit the road Thursday to face Duke. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
How It Happened
Demon Deacon Details of Note
Tony Time with Coach da Luz
"We responded well from our last game against Virginia Tech to this one. You've got to play hard and show up every game. Syracuse is a really good defensive team. They were really tough to break down in the first half. We couldn't get a lot of rhythm in the opening frame, but we stretched the field in the second half and got more width in the game, which resulted in some good chances." - head coach Tony da Luz
Up Next
Wake Forest will hit the road to face Duke (Oct. 6) before returning home to face Miami at 1 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Spry Stadium.
The two sides were engaged in a defensive battle for most of the match until Allie Schmidt found Liv Stowell breaking down the pitch in the 55th minute. Stowell then fired a shot that was saved by the Syracuse goalkeeper; however, the ball ended up in Emily Morris' possession.
Morris then blasted a shot from about 14-yards out into the net for her fourth goal of the season.
Wake Forest stayed on the attack over the ensuing nine minutes and extended its lead to 2-0 as Kristin Johnson orchestrated a give-and-go with Giovanna DeMarco, resulting in a Demon Deacon goal.
Despite relentless attacking pressure from Syracuse over the following 26 minutes, Wake Forest held on to earn the 2-0 victory. The Demon Deacons logged their eighth clean sheet of the season while holding Syracuse to only seven shots. Goalkeeper Kaitlyn Parks earned her 20th-career shutout in-goal for Wake Forest.
The Deacs will hit the road Thursday to face Duke. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
How It Happened
- Schmidt earned the first chance of the match just 100 seconds in, as she pressured the defense and won the ball back in the box. She then fired a shot that was blocked behind the net for a corner.
- Parks was called into action in the fifth minute when she saved a shot from Syracuse forward Koby Commandant to keep the game level.
- Morris challenged the opposing keeper for the first time just a few minutes later and forced the third Demon Deacon corner in a four-minute span.
- Lyndon Wood got her head on the end of a Carly Wilson corner but missed the target wide left.
- The Demon Deacons controlled most of the second half.
- They went into the locker room with a 5-1 shot advantage and 57% possession.
- Morris broke the deadlock in the 55th minute, as she got on the end of a rebound following a Stowell shot and fired it into the bottom right of the empty net.
- DeMarco doubled the advantage in the 64th minute following some nice interlinking play between her and Johnson.
- Morris and Alex Wood both came close to adding a third goal in the 67th and 68th minute, but Syracuse keeper Shea Vanderbosch collected a couple of saves to keep it a two-goal game.
- Taryn Chance forced Vanderbosch to make her fifth save of the game with a shot in the top-left corner.
- Parks came up with a huge save in the 88th minute to keep her 20th-career clean sheet alive.
Demon Deacon Details of Note
- Parks recorded her 20th-career clean sheet in her 40th-career start for the Deacs.
- With her goal in the 55th minute, Morris equals Wood and Stowell for the team-high in goals with four, three of which are game-winners.
- DeMarco registered her 10th-career goal in the 64th minute.
- Sophie Faircloth returned to action after missing the past nine games.
- Laurel Ansbrow and Johnson, making their 10th and 30th career start respectively, played the full 90 minutes.
- Ansbrow leads all outfield players with 955 minutes this season, with Johnson right behind her with 924.
- Wake Forest now holds a 7-2-1 series record against Syracuse.
- The Demon Deacons remain unbeaten at home against the Orange, now holding a 4-0-1 record.
Tony Time with Coach da Luz
"We responded well from our last game against Virginia Tech to this one. You've got to play hard and show up every game. Syracuse is a really good defensive team. They were really tough to break down in the first half. We couldn't get a lot of rhythm in the opening frame, but we stretched the field in the second half and got more width in the game, which resulted in some good chances." - head coach Tony da Luz
Up Next
Wake Forest will hit the road to face Duke (Oct. 6) before returning home to face Miami at 1 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Spry Stadium.
Team Stats
SYR
WFU
Goals
0
2
Shots
7
15
Shots on Goal
4
7
Saves
5
4
Corners
2
4
Fouls
12
9
Scoring Plays
Emily Morris (4)
GOAL by WFU Morris, Emily.
54:53
Giovanna DeMarco (3)
Assisted By: Kristin Johnson
GOAL by WFU DeMarco, Giovanna Assist by Johnson, Kristin.
63:26
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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