Deacs Defense Stifles Lancers En Route to 3-0 Win

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Wake Forest field hockey team bounced back with a 3-0 win over Longwood on Sunday afternoon at Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field.

Wake Forest (6-7, 0-4 ACC) picked up their third-straight nonconference win with all three coming on the road for the Demon Deacons.

The Wake defense held Longwood (3-13, 1-4 MAC) to just three shots, including keeping the Lancers out of the shooting circle for the entirety of the first 15 minutes of play. All three of Longwood's shots came in the third quarter of action, as the Deacs held the Lancers without a shot in three of the four quarters of action.

Offensively, Faye Janse took four of the Deacs 18 shots with her final shot finding the back of the net for the second of her freshman campaign. Wake Forest finished the match with six corners while holding Longwood to just one.

How It Happened

Wake kept the Lancers out of the shooting circle for the opening 15 minutes of play controlling possession in the first quarter.
The Deacs outshot Longwood 3-0 in the first with shots by Ava Franco, Anna Gwiazdzinski and Nat Friedman.
The offense created three penalty corner opportunities in the first quarter for the Demon Deacons, but were unable to capitalize.
Wake took advantage on their fourth corner of the match with Grace Delmotte finding Friedman on the insert for the Demon Deacon goal.
- The goal was the second of the season for Friedman and ninth of her career.
- For Delmotte, the assist was her first of the season and 20th of her career.
The Wake defense kept the Lancer without a shot or corner through the first 30 minutes of play.
Ellie Todd was finally called into action 3:36 into the third quarter, making the save on the one shot attempt she faced.
Brooke McCusker extended the Wake Forest advantage with her third goal in five games to make it 2-0 just 4:34 into the third quarter.
- McCusker tipped in Schoenbeck's attempt off another Deacs corner for Shoenbeck's first assist of her Wake Forest career.
On a great individual effort, Faye Janse stuck with two shots of her own saved by the Longwood goalkeeper to knock in the third attempt and extend the lead to 3-0 with 3:54 left in the third.
Wake kept attacking in the fourth with five shots, including three on cage, to seal the 3-0 victory.

Quotables
"Great rebound from Friday's performance. Every line had growth and success today. Proud of our physical and mental performance today." - head coach Jen Averill

Up Next
Wake Forest celebrates their senior class on Friday, Oct. 20 against Boston College at 5 p.m. from Kentner Stadium.

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Team Stats

Faye Janse

Nat Friedman

Brooke McCusker

Grace Delmotte

Players Mentioned

Grace Delmotte

Nat Friedman

Anna Gwiazdzinski

Faye Janse

Brooke McCusker

Ellie Todd

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