Friday, October 13
Winston-Salem, NC
5:00 p.m.
Wake Forest University
vs
Virginia
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest field hockey team returns home for the first time in 19 days in their penultimate home match of the 2023 season when the Deacs face No. 8 Virginia at 5 p.m. on Friday at Kentner Stadium on ACC Network Extra.
The match on Friday serves as the Demon Deacons annual Breast Cancer Awareness game. Fans in attendance will receive pink pom-poms and a pink stress ball courtesy of Atrium Health.
Wake goes right back on the road with a Sunday match against the Longwood Lancers in Farmville, Va. on Sunday at noon on ESPN+.
Wake Forest Highlights
• The Deacs are averaging 4.56 saves a game ranking first in the ACC while Ellie Todd is first among league keepers with 4.27 SPG. Todd leads the league with 47 saves on the season.
• The Demon Deacons are tied for second in the ACC with five shutouts through 11 matches of the 2023 campaign while the .455 Sho/G ranks second as well.
• Faye Janse (13th) and Nat Friedman (19th) rank in the top 20 of the ACC in shots per game with Janse averaging 2.00 with Friedman behind her with 1.73 per game.
• The Wake Forest field hockey team earned their second-straight nonconference victory with a 2-1 win over the Ohio Bobcats last Sunday at Pruitt Field.
• Freshman Mia Shoenbeck opened the scoring in the match with her first career goal as a Demon Deacon coming off of a penalty corner in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Shoenbeck finished the contest with three of Wake's 13 shots.
• Junior Brooke McCusker extended the Wake lead in the third with her second goal of the season and seventh of her career. In the cage, Ellie Todd made six saves, while the Wake defense surrendered just one goal on 18 Bobcat shots.
Opponent/Series History
• Wake Forest takes on Virginia for the 51st time in program history. The Deacs trail the Cavaliers 20-30 all-time with the two teams splitting the last four matchups going back to 2020.
• Sunday marks the 11th meeting between the Demon Deacons and the Lancers. Wake has defeated Longwood in four-straight and last lost against the Lancers in 1989, going 6-0-1 during that stretch.
Up Next
Wake Forest celebrates their senior class on Oct. 20 against Boston College with the final home match of the season set to begin at 5 p.m.
Follow The Deacs:
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The match on Friday serves as the Demon Deacons annual Breast Cancer Awareness game. Fans in attendance will receive pink pom-poms and a pink stress ball courtesy of Atrium Health.
Wake goes right back on the road with a Sunday match against the Longwood Lancers in Farmville, Va. on Sunday at noon on ESPN+.
Wake Forest Highlights
• The Deacs are averaging 4.56 saves a game ranking first in the ACC while Ellie Todd is first among league keepers with 4.27 SPG. Todd leads the league with 47 saves on the season.
• The Demon Deacons are tied for second in the ACC with five shutouts through 11 matches of the 2023 campaign while the .455 Sho/G ranks second as well.
• Faye Janse (13th) and Nat Friedman (19th) rank in the top 20 of the ACC in shots per game with Janse averaging 2.00 with Friedman behind her with 1.73 per game.
• The Wake Forest field hockey team earned their second-straight nonconference victory with a 2-1 win over the Ohio Bobcats last Sunday at Pruitt Field.
• Freshman Mia Shoenbeck opened the scoring in the match with her first career goal as a Demon Deacon coming off of a penalty corner in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Shoenbeck finished the contest with three of Wake's 13 shots.
• Junior Brooke McCusker extended the Wake lead in the third with her second goal of the season and seventh of her career. In the cage, Ellie Todd made six saves, while the Wake defense surrendered just one goal on 18 Bobcat shots.
Opponent/Series History
• Wake Forest takes on Virginia for the 51st time in program history. The Deacs trail the Cavaliers 20-30 all-time with the two teams splitting the last four matchups going back to 2020.
• Sunday marks the 11th meeting between the Demon Deacons and the Lancers. Wake has defeated Longwood in four-straight and last lost against the Lancers in 1989, going 6-0-1 during that stretch.
Up Next
Wake Forest celebrates their senior class on Oct. 20 against Boston College with the final home match of the season set to begin at 5 p.m.
Follow The Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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