Thursday, October 6
Durham, NC
7 P.M.
Wake Forest University
at
#7 Duke
Wake Forest Poised for Thursday Night Battle With No. 7 Duke
10/5/2022 2:56:00 PM | Women's Soccer
The Demon Deacons and Blue Devils will square off for the 26th time.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In a showdown of two Big Four programs, the Wake Forest women's soccer team will travel to face seventh-ranked Duke Thursday night at Koskinen Stadium.
Kick-off is slated for 7 p.m., and the match will be broadcasted on ACC Network Extra.
The Matchup
Last Time Out
Scouting the Blue Devils
Series History
The ACC Road Ahead
Up Next
Wake Forest will return home to face Miami at 1 p.m., on Oct. 9 at Spry Stadium.
Kick-off is slated for 7 p.m., and the match will be broadcasted on ACC Network Extra.
The Matchup
- Following a 2-0 victory over Syracuse, Wake Forest will hit the road to face Duke Thursday.
- After missing the past nine matches due to injury, Sophie Faircloth returned to action Sunday against Syracuse, logging 23 minutes for the Demon Deacons.
- Zara Chavoshi also saw action Sunday after missing two consecutive matches.
- Duke will look to bounce back after falling to No. 2 Virginia in its last contest.
- Duke has lost three of its last four home matches.
- Wake Forest is currently 32nd in the RPI rankings, while Duke is eighth.
Last Time Out
- Wake Forest defeated ACC foe Syracuse, 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.
Scouting the Blue Devils
- Duke is currently ranked No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
- Duke is 8-3 this season with its three losses coming to UCLA, North Carolina and Virginia.
- Of note, each of Duke's losses came to teams that were ranked No. 2 nationally at the time.
- The Blue Devils have recorded five clean sheets this season.
- Duke is led by Michelle Cooper who has scored nine goals this year, while accumulating 23 points.
- Duke's Ruthie Jones has tallied 17 saves this season in-goal for the Blue Devils.
Series History
- Wake Forest holds a 10-20-5 series record against Duke.
- Last season, the Demon Deacons upset the Blue Devils in the first round of the ACC Championship.
- Wake Forest holds a 1-1-1 record against Duke in the last three meetings between the two teams.
The ACC Road Ahead
- Four of Wake Forest's last six contests will feature a top-20 opponent.
- The Deacs currently have six points in ACC play, which is tied for the sixth-most in the league.
Up Next
Wake Forest will return home to face Miami at 1 p.m., on Oct. 9 at Spry Stadium.
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