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Wake Forest Downs Davidson 2-0 on Sunday
10/1/2023 3:40:00 PM | Field Hockey
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Wake Forest field hockey team got back in the win column with an impressive 2-0 victory over Davidson at Belk Turf Field on Sunday.
Sophomore goalie Ellie Todd and the Wake (4-5, 0-2 ACC) defense pitched their fourth shutout of the season while Todd notched a new season-high turning away eight Wildcat (4-8, 0-3 A10) shots on the afternoon.
Wake Forest broke through off the stick of Brooke McCusker in the second period. McCusker took the corner at the top of the circle, dribbled to her right and fired a laser into the back of the net to put the Deacs on top. The goal marked the first of the season for McCusker and the sixth of her Wake Forest career.
The Demon Deacons extended their lead in the third quarter as Nat Friedman also scored for the first time this season. Faye Janse found Friedman who fired from near the top left of the circle into the net. For Friedman, it marked her eight career goals and pushed her to 31 career points.
Offensively, the Deacs finished with 14 shots, with six on frame in the match. McCusker and Janse led the way with three shots apiece.
How It Happened
Quotables
"Disappointed with the amount of defensive corners that we're giving up. We're kind of playing with fire there. We're going to make some alterations and adjust that. Secondly, it was really nice to see how we were solving some problems through that first quarter. In the second quarter, we got some flow going. I think it's a sigh of relief for the squad. We're going to continue to work on our structure and how we can possess the ball better to get ourselves more opportunity for sustained attacks." - head coach Jen Averill
Up Next
Wake Forest continues its four-game road swing with matches at Louisville and Ohio next weekend.
Follow The Deacs:
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Sophomore goalie Ellie Todd and the Wake (4-5, 0-2 ACC) defense pitched their fourth shutout of the season while Todd notched a new season-high turning away eight Wildcat (4-8, 0-3 A10) shots on the afternoon.
Wake Forest broke through off the stick of Brooke McCusker in the second period. McCusker took the corner at the top of the circle, dribbled to her right and fired a laser into the back of the net to put the Deacs on top. The goal marked the first of the season for McCusker and the sixth of her Wake Forest career.
The Demon Deacons extended their lead in the third quarter as Nat Friedman also scored for the first time this season. Faye Janse found Friedman who fired from near the top left of the circle into the net. For Friedman, it marked her eight career goals and pushed her to 31 career points.
Offensively, the Deacs finished with 14 shots, with six on frame in the match. McCusker and Janse led the way with three shots apiece.
How It Happened
- Todd nearly matched her season-high of six saves with five in the opening 15 minutes of play to keep things scoreless through one quarter.
- Janse nearly gave the Demon Deacons a 1-0 advantage at the start of the second quarter, but the goal was waved off due to an obstruction by Wake.
- Wake broke through with 4:33 left in the quarter off their fifth corner.
- Brooke McCusker scored off a Wake corner.
- The goal marked her first of the season and sixth of her career.
- With six saves in the first half, Todd matched her season high just 30 minutes into the match.
- The Deacs extended their lead 2:37 into the second half.
- Faye Janse found Nat Friedman for her first goal of the season while the assist marked the first of Janse's young career.
- Wake continued to attack with nine shots in the second half looking to push the lead to three.
- The Demon Deacons held Davidson to just three shot attempts in the second half to close out the 2-0 win.
Quotables
"Disappointed with the amount of defensive corners that we're giving up. We're kind of playing with fire there. We're going to make some alterations and adjust that. Secondly, it was really nice to see how we were solving some problems through that first quarter. In the second quarter, we got some flow going. I think it's a sigh of relief for the squad. We're going to continue to work on our structure and how we can possess the ball better to get ourselves more opportunity for sustained attacks." - head coach Jen Averill
Up Next
Wake Forest continues its four-game road swing with matches at Louisville and Ohio next weekend.
Follow The Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
WAKE
DAV
Goals
2
0
Shots
14
9
Shots on Goal
6
8
Saves
8
4
Corners
11
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Brooke McCusker (1)
after corner
25:26
Nat Friedman (1)
Assisted By: Faye Janse
long pass in from left
32:47
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
Midfield
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