Wake Forest University
(0-1)
Iowa
(1-0)
No. 20 Wake Forest Falls in Double OT Thriller to No. 5 Iowa in ACC-Big Ten Challenge
8/26/2022 9:27:00 PM | Field Hockey
Sophomore midfielder Ashley Hart found the back of the net in the 55th-minute to force overtime in the season opener.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The No. 20 Wake Forest field hockey team fell just short, 2-1, in double overtime against No. 5 Iowa in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge Friday evening inside Kentner Stadium.
Trailing by one goal with less than five minutes remaining, the Demon Deacons (0-1) tied the match as Ashley Hart found the back of the net in the 55th minute as she dove and tipped a Sky Caron bullet into the back of the net to force extra time.
The goal marked Hart's third score of her career while both Grace Delmotte and Caron tallied assists on the equalizing score.
This marked Caron's first assist in the Old Gold & Black, while Delmotte dished out the seventh assist of her collegiate career.
After 10 minutes of scoreless action in the first overtime, the Hawkeyes (1-0) eventually prevailed with a goal in the 78th-minute to secure the season-opening win.
The Wake Forest defensive pressure caused Iowa to zero shot attempts in the first period before the teams went into the halftime break tied with three shots a piece. Overall, the Deacs outshot the Hawkeyes 10-9 and took three penalty corners compared to the Big Ten rivals' two attempts.
Tori Glaister made her 28th career start in goal for the Deacs, tallying a game-high four saves.
How It Happened
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Nat Friedman fired the first shot of the season at the 11-minute mark, but it was blocked. Friedman's strike was the only shot of the opening period as the Demon Deacon defense set down Iowa's offensive attack during the match's back-and-forth pace for the opening 15 minutes of action.
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Iowa earned the contest's first corner just under three minutes into the second period. Hannah Maxwell blocked the ensuing shot, Iowa's first of the game, to keep the match scoreless.
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Wake Forest's defense continued to hold the Hawkeye's offense over the next six minutes of the contest.
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Iowa found the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead at the halfway point of the second period.
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The Hawkeyes took the ball off a rebound on Tori Glaister's first save of the match.
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The Hawkeyes took their one-goal advantage into halftime. Wake Forest took two shots in the final 90 seconds of the half. Overall, both teams attempted three shots a piece in the opening half.
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Grace Delmotte took the Deacs' second shot of the half. After that attempt was blocked, Meike Lanckohr fired a shot on goal as Iowa's goalkeeper tallied her first save of the match.
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Glaister notched her second save following an Iowa outlet gave the Hawkeyes a one-on-one break three minutes into the third quarter.
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The London, England native once again recorded a save, her third of the match, on the Hawkeyes' next shot with a little over three minutes remaining in the period.
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Minutes later, the Deacs notched their first corner of the match. The match's final attempt of the third period (2:05) was shut down as Iowa's keeper made a diving save on Lanckohr's shot on goal.
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Trailing 1-0, Wake Forest applied the pressure in the fourth period. Maxwell attempted a pair of shots in the 48th and 51st minute.
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Ashley Hart tallied the equalizing goal following Wake Forest's second penalty corner of the second half, tying the match at one with under five minutes left.
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Grace Delmotte and Sky Caron notched assists on the Deacs' first goal of the season.
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Over the final four minutes of game action, the Demon Deacon defense once again came up big, holding Iowa scoreless and forcing overtime.
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The Hawkeyes attempted the match's final three shots. The first attempt was blocked before Glaister tallied her third save of the match with 54 seconds remaining.
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The Deacs opened the first overtime period in control for the opening five minutes.
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Iowa clinched the 2-1 victory with an unassisted golden goal in the 83rd-minute.
Quotables
Head Coach Jennifer Averill - "I'm incredibly proud. Our pressure, particularly in the first half, was first class. That's great Wake hockey. That's traditional Wake hockey. We made a lot of alums proud and I'm super proud of the team's efforts. We had plenty of chances to finish off the game and we're going to polish those up. I most certainly couldn't be more proud of the tenacity, fight and positiveness. It was just a great environment and a great hockey game to be a part of."
Up Next
Wake Forest will wrap up the 2022 ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Sunday, Aug. 28 against No. 3 Michigan at 1:30 p.m. at Kentner Stadium.
The match will be televised live on ACC Network with Leah Secondo and Suzanne Bush on the call.
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Team Stats
Wesneski, Alex (1)
Assisted By: Zellner, Leah
GOAL by IOWA Wesneski, Alex (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Zellner, Leah, goal number 1 for season.
23:45
Ashley Hart (1)
Assisted By: Sky Caron , Grace Delmotte
GOAL by WAKE Ashley Hart, Assist by Sky Caron and Grace Delmotte, goal number 1 for season.
55:24
Herbine, Annika (1)
GOAL by IOWA Herbine, Annika, goal number 1 for season.
73:44
