Wake Forest University
(3-2)
Cal
(1-5)
No. 18 Wake Forest Earns West Coast Sweep with 6-1 Victory at Cal
9/11/2022 7:12:00 PM | Field Hockey
Wake Forest scored three unanswered goals off penalty corners and had stifling defense in the final 29 minutes to secure the team’s third-straight win.
BERKELEY, Calif. - The No. 18 Wake Forest field hockey team completed a weekend sweep, defeating Cal, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon at Underhill Field.
Wake Forest (3-2) heads back to Winston-Salem on a three-match win streak, outscoring opponents 18-2 in those victories. This marks the most goals scored in three-consecutive matches since the 2017 season (18 goals, Oct. 1- Oct. 8).
Wake Forest's early offensive attack was led by Meike Lanckohr and Grace Delmotte as the pair added unassisted goals in the first period before Lanckohr found Delmotte in the second quarter to give the Deacs a 3-0 lead at the intermission break.
After the Bears (1-5) found the scoreboard in the third quarter, Wake Forest used the combination of three unanswered goals off penalty corners and stifling defense in the final 29 minutes to secure the 6-1 victory.
Lanckohr, Ashley Hart and Sky Caron netted Wake Forest's trio of fourth quarter scores to clinch the win. Overall, the Deacs dominated the ball in the final period with eight shots and seven corners.
Lanckohr has scored a team-high six goals in the last three matches while Delmotte tied her career high with her pair of scores in the Sunday victory. With her goal in the 53rd minute, Hart set a new career best with three goals this season.
Ellie Todd made her third-straight start in goal, tallying 31 minutes of game action before Tori Glaister took over and blanked the Bears. Overall, the duo faced just one shot on goal.
How It Happened
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Hannah Maxwell denied Cal's first penalty corner opportunity less than two minutes into the match to keep the contest scoreless.
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Once again, Meike Lanckohr put Wake Forest on the board at the three-minute mark with an unassisted goal to give the Deacs a 1-0 advantage.
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Grace Delmotte doubled the Demon Deacon lead (2-0) with a backhand score with just under 10 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
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Wake Forest continued to attack and control the ball over the next three minutes of action.
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The Deacs took their first penalty corner with 7:42 left in the first as the ensuing shot from Lanckohr was saved by the Cal goalkeeper.
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A perfect pass from Kennedy Wainwright found Maggie Dickman deep in the circle with less than a minute remaining but the shot was just wide as Wake Forest held a 2-0 lead after the opening period.
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The Deacs outshot Cal 6-2 as Wake Forest fired four shots on goal.
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Both teams took one corner in the opening 15 minutes.
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The match continued to be fast paced in the second quarter.
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Wake Forest's lead increased to 3-0 as Delmotte found the back of the net off a perfect pass from Lanckohr.
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Moments before the goal, Maxwell fired an attempt just wide of the goal as the match continued to be played on the Demon Deacons' half.
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The Demon Deacon defense continued to deny any Cal attack. The Bears didn't attempt a shot in the second quarter.
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At the half, Wake Forest held a 10-2 advantage in shots, with seven coming on goal.
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Maxwell came up big once again on the defensive end, blocking a Cal shot following a penalty corner two minutes into the second half.
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Cal got on the scoreboard, cutting into Wake Forest's lead (3-1) at the 31-minute mark.
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Ellie Todd and the Demon Deacon defense stopped Cal's original attack before a loose ball was pushed into the back of the net.
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Over the next seven minutes, the Deacs attempted four shots, with two coming on goal.
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Wake Forest took their two-goal lead (3-1) into the final period of play with a 15-3 shot advantage.
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Cal received a penalty corner at the 47-minute mark, their third of the match. The Deacs held onto their two-goal lead as Maxwell poked the ball away from a Cal attacker.
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Lanckohr netted her second goal of the match following three-straight Wake Forest corner opportunities, pushing Wake Forest's lead back to three (4-1).
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Another successful corner added to the Wake Forest lead (5-1) with just over seven minutes left in regulation.
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Ashley Hart tipped a Sky Caron pass past the Cal goalkeeper to give the Deacs' its largest lead of the match.
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As Wake Forest continued to attack the circle, the Deacs continued to receive penalty corners. The Deacs increased its lead to 6-1 with three minutes remaining as Caron scored the second goal of her Demon Deacon career.
Quotables
Head Coach Jennifer Averill - "I'm really proud of our team. We got out early on Cal and it's nice to then allow ourselves to settle into the game. There were moments where Cal exposed us and we will learn from that for sure. I really liked our ability to counterpunch those scary moments and have great success.
"Our outletting is great. We're a really fortunate team. We have the ability to break lines. We have Sky who can chuck it overhead with her deception. It's great to see individual improvement as well as team concepts coming along."
Up Next
The Deacs then head home to Kentner Stadium for the team's final non-conference home match of the month against Richmond on Friday, Sept. 16 before playing three-straight road contests at Ohio State (Sunday, Sept. 18), North Carolina (Friday, Sept. 23) and App State (Sunday, Sept. 25).
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Team Stats
Meike Lanckohr (5)
GOAL by WAKE Meike Lanckohr (FIRST GOAL), goal number 5 for season.
3:48
Grace Delmotte (1)
15 takes long pass beats keeper on the l
5:26
Grace Delmotte (3)
Assisted By: Meike Lanckohr
15 beats keeper from left side of the ci
20:04
Stone, Sara (3)
picked up loose ball beat keeper on the
31:34
Meike Lanckohr (6)
11 gets rebound and scores from the left
48:33
Ashley Hart (3)
Assisted By: Sky Caron
GOAL by WAKE Ashley Hart, Assist by Sky Caron, goal number 3 for season.
53:48
Sky Caron
Assisted By: Grace Delmotte , Lee Ann Gordon
2 takes the pass from 20 off the feed fr
57:05
