Wake Forest Heads West for Pair of ACC Matches

Friday, October 25

Stanford, CA

8 p.m.

Wake Forest University

Stanford

10/24/2024 9:30:00 AM | Field Hockey

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The Deacs are coming off a hard-fought overtime victory at James Madison on Sunday.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest continues their road swing trekking to California to take on Stanford and California in a pair of ACC matches this weekend.

The Deacs open up their weekend slate against the Cardinal on Friday, Oct. 25th at 8 p.m. ET.

Wake Forest close the road portion of the schedule against the Golden Bears on Sunday, Oct. 27. First touch against Cal is set for 3 p.m. ET.

Both matches will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

Opponent/Series History

Wake Forest and Stanford will meet for the 8th time on Friday, with the Deacs holding a 5-2 advantage in the series dating back to 1994. The Deacs are 2-0 at Stanford in the series, winning both contests via shutout (6-0 in 2006 and 8-0 in 2008).
The Deacs and California will play against each other for the 12th time on Sunday, with Wake Forest leading the all-time series 11-0. Over the 11 matches dating back to 1995, the Deacs have outscored the Golden Bears 44-13 to keep their perfect record intact.

Wake Forest Highlights

Wake's underclassmen have been the story so far, as freshmen and sophomore student-athletes have combined for 53 of Wake's 69 points.
A season ago, the Deacs had just one athlete go for over eight points on the season. In 2024, four student-athletes are over the eight-point mark, with all four being underclassmen.
Junior goalkeeper Ellie Todd is second among league keepers at 4.21 SPG.
- Todd also ranks second in the ACC with 48 saves on the season.
- Her eight saves against Michigan is tied for the fourth most by an ACC goalie this season.
Freshman Lauren Storey is one of 10 student-athletes in the ACC with six goals or more, having struck six times in the last 10 matches she's appeared in .
Freshman Mia Montag is one of 15 ACC student-athletes with five or more assists on the season.
Sophomore Faye Janse joined Storey as Deacs with double-digit points, adding an assist at James Madison.

Up Next
Wake Forest returns home for the final game of the regular season against No. 4 Virginia which will serve as Seniors and Graduates Night for the Demon Deacons. First touch against the Cavaliers is set for 5 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

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