Sunday, October 27
Winston-Salem NC
6:00 p.m.
Wake Forest University
vs
Duke
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No. 2 Wake Forest to Host No. 1 Duke in Massive Big Four Clash
10/26/2024 2:39:00 PM | Women's Soccer
This will mark the first-ever No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup at Spry Stadium.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- In one of the most anticipated matches in program history, the No. 2 ranked Wake Forest women's soccer team is set to welcome Big Four rival and No. 1-ranked Duke to Spry Stadium this Sunday, Oct. 27.
The match is slated for 6 p.m. and will be shown live on ACC Network Extra with live stats available here. Tickets for this big-time matchup are available here.
Need to Know - Game 16
No. 1 Duke (12-1-1, 7-0-1 ACC) at No. 2 Wake Forest (11-2-2, 6-1-1 ACC)
Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 - 6 PM - ACC Network Extra
Winston-Salem, N.C. – Spry Stadium
Notables
Last Time Out
Following the match, the Demon Deacons will prepare for their final regular season match of the season as they take on another Big Four foe, NC State on Thursday, Oct. 31.
The match is slated for 6 p.m. and will be shown live on ACC Network Extra.
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The match is slated for 6 p.m. and will be shown live on ACC Network Extra with live stats available here. Tickets for this big-time matchup are available here.
Need to Know - Game 16
No. 1 Duke (12-1-1, 7-0-1 ACC) at No. 2 Wake Forest (11-2-2, 6-1-1 ACC)
Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 - 6 PM - ACC Network Extra
Winston-Salem, N.C. – Spry Stadium
Notables
- The Demon Deacons are currently ranked No. 2 in United Soccer Coaches Poll, the highest ranking in program history.
- Additionally, Wake Forest sits fourth in the RPI and second in the TopDrawerSoccer poll.
- Wake Forest now has 19 points in ACC action, putting them in third with two games left to play.
- After North Carolina's loss to Florida State last night, Wake Forest now controls its own destiny and will clinch at least a share of the ACC Regular Season title with wins in its final two matches.
- The Demon Deacons will officially clinch a spot in the ACC tournament with at least a point against Duke.
- Hanks continued her great junior campaign with a goal and an assist against the Panthers.
- This was her fifth game of the season with multiple goal contributions and second-consecutive outing doing so.
- She now has a team-best eight goals, seven assists and 23 total points, including a goal in each of the last four matches, the longest stretch of her career.
- Caiya Hanks ranks fifth in the ACC in total points (23) and seventh in goals (8) and assists (7).
- Additionally, her 18 points in conference play lead the ACC and her seven goals are tied for first.
- She is now five points away from cracking the top 10 in program history for a single season.
- With the assist on Hanks' goal, Emily Colton has now recorded at least one goal contribution in eight of her last 10 appearances for the Demon Deacons and is second on the team with 16 total points.
- Additionally, her four assists rank third on the team.
- Colton was recently ranked as the No. 2 player in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer.
- Emily Murphy has also been incredible over her last four games, scoring three times, notching three assists and being involved in multiple other scoring opportunities for the Demon Deacons.
- Additionally, she has 19 goals and 18 assists for her collegiate career, putting her at 56 total points.
- With the win over Florida State, the Demon Deacons broke the record for longest home unbeaten streak in program history at 15 matches.
- During the 15-game run, eight have resulted in a clean sheet for the Deacs as they are outscoring opponents 35-8.
- This marks the second-longest active home unbeaten run in the ACC, behind only Florida State's 25.
- Wake Forest has posted a stellar 16-2-6 record at home since the start of 2022.
- Wake Forest holds a 4-1 record against ranked opponents so far this season and is 3-0 against top-25 foes at home.
- The Deacs currently have three top-10 wins this season the most in a season for the Deacs since 2012.
- Duke will be the second No. 1 opponent coming to Spry this season, with the Deacs downing No. 1 Stanford, 1-0, earlier this season for their first ranked win in program history.
- The Deacs enter the match ranked in the top five of the ACC in multiple categories, including ranking first goals-against average (.600), fifth in shots per game (18.33) and fourth in corners per game (6.53).
- In goal, Valentina Amaral is 7-1-1 for her career in games she's started and has only allowed five goals over 945 minutes of action for a ridiculous .47 career goals-against average.
- This season, she has the best goals-against average in the ACC (.588) and third in save percentage (.800).
- With seven-consecutive games unbeaten, Wake Forest is on its longest ACC unbeaten stretch in program history.
- The Demon Deacons have three players with double-digit points and seven players with five or more so far in 2024.
- Caiya Hanks - 23 points (8 goals, 7 assists)
- Emily Colton - 16 points (6 goals, 4 assists)
- Emily Murphy - 12 points (3 goals, 6 assists)
- Sierra Sythe - 9 points (3 goals, 3 assists)
- Anna Swanson - 7 points (3 goals, 1 assist)
- Nikayla Small - 7 points (2 goals, 3 assists)
- Hannah Johnson - 5 points (2 goals, 1 assist)
- So far this season, Wake Forest has had three players selected as an ACC Offensive Players of the Week with Caiya Hanks, Emily Colton and Emily Murphy all gardening the honors over the last month.
- The Deacs also placed three on the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 list with Emily Colton (#2), Emily Morris (#45) and Zara Chavoshi (#64).
- Wake Forest is anticipating a large crowd at Spry Stadium Sunday night. Here's the 10 largest crowds in program history:
| Rank | Opponent | Date | Attendance |
| 1. | North Carolina | 10/27/2000 | 3,000 |
| 2. | North Carolina | 10/30/1998 | 2,719 |
| 3. | North Carolina | 10/28/2005 | 2,409 |
| 4. | UConn | 9/2/2011 | 2,193 |
| 5. | North Carolina | 11/9/2011 | 2,189 |
| 6. | Clemson | 9/17/1999 | 2,131 |
| 7. | Duke | 10/20/2011 | 2,117 |
| 8. | Clemson | 11/8/2001 | 2,058 |
| 9. | North Carolina | 10/31/2010 | 2,010 |
| 10. | Louisville | 10/29/1999 | 1,843 |
- In the final road test of the regular season, the No. 2-ranked Wake Forest women's soccer team secured three points with a 2-0 victory at Pitt Thursday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
- The Demon Deacons opened the scoring in the 24th minute, as junior forward Caiya Hanks fired the Deacs ahead with her team-best eighth goal of the season following an excellent ball from senior midfielder Emily Colton at the halfway line.
- In the second half, senior striker Emily Murphy doubled the advantage with a flying finish in the box after a beautiful ball by Emily Morris found Caiya Hanks on the left wing, who then played a great cross to the Windsor, England native in front of goal.
- Morris notched the secondary assist on Murphy's goal, her second of the season and seventh of her career.
- The Panthers became the first team this season to out-shoot the Deacs (14-to-11), but only had one shot on-goal throughout the 90 minutes. Wake Forest controlled 56 percent of the possession Thursday night.
- In addition to Colton, the backline of seniors Laurel Ansbrow, Zara Chavoshi, Kristin Johnson and redshirt freshman Sierra Sythe also went the distance. This marked the third-consecutive game those four went the full 90 together and fifth time this season.
- The Demon Deacons improved to 6-2 all-time against the Panthers.
- No. 1 Duke enters the contest first in the ACC with 22 points with a 7-0-1 record in conference play.
- Wake Forest and Duke lead the ACC with only nine goals allowed on the season.
- The Blue Devils are led by graduate student Maggie Graham, who has registered nine goals over her last 12 matches, while adding five assists for 23 total points.
- On the season, Duke has scored 48 goals by 13 different players. Ten Blue Devils have totaled two or more goals. Duke has also scored two or more goals in 10 straight contests.
- Duke graduate student Nicky Chico will miss the contest on Sunday after receiving a red card against Notre Dame in the second half on Thursday.
- Head coach Robbie Church announced on July 22, 2024 he will be retiring at the end of the season and Duke will be promoting associate head coach Kieran Hall to head coach in 2025. Current assistant coach Carla Overbeck will move to associate head coach in 2025 as well.
- Wake Forest trails the all-time series with Duke, 10-21-5 and are 5-9-3 against the Blue Devils at home.
- The last win over Duke came with a 2-1 upset victory in the 2021 ACC Tournament, when the Blue Devils were ranked No. 2 in the nation.
- The last time Wake Forest defeated Duke at home was in 2013.
Following the match, the Demon Deacons will prepare for their final regular season match of the season as they take on another Big Four foe, NC State on Thursday, Oct. 31.
The match is slated for 6 p.m. and will be shown live on ACC Network Extra.
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