Wake Forest Battles Davidson on Sunday

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest field hockey team continues their five-game home stretch at Kentner Stadium against in-state foe Davidson on Sunday at Noon ET on ACC Network Extra.

Head coach Jen Averill has never lost to the Wildcats, holding a 28-0-1 mark against Davidson in her 33-year tenure.

Opponent/Series History

Wake Forest takes on Davidson for the 59th time in program history. The Deacs lead the Wildcats 39-17-2 in the all-time series and are 24-5 at Kentner Stadium.
The Demon Deacons have won the past 28 matchups against the Wildcats, which is Wake Forest's longest win streak against any opponent in program history.

Wake Forest Highlights

Head coach Jen Averill is in her 33rd season at the helm of the Wake Forest field hockey program, amassing an overall record of 422-239-3 as a Demon Deacon and an overall mark of 442-271-6 in 33 years of coaching.
Wake's underclassmen have been the story so far, as freshmen and sophomore student-athletes have combined for 29 of Wake's 37 points.
Junior goalkeeper Ellie Todd is first among league keepers at 4.22 SPG, averaging 0.84 more saves per game than the next closest ACC goalie.
- Todd leads the league with 38 saves on the season and is one of just two ACC goalies with a save percentage over .750 and at least 20 saves.
- She is one of six ACC goalies with two shutouts so far this season.
- Her eight saves against Michigan are the second most by an ACC goalie this season so far this season.
Sophomore Mia Schoenbeck was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team, announced by the league ahead of the season.
- In her debut season, Schoenbeck netted two goals and an assist to finish her freshman campaign with five points. She made 13 starts for the Demon Deacons, appearing in all 17 matches.
- The Louisville, Kentucky native was one of just two freshmen named to the NFHCA South All-Region Second Team.
- A member of Team USA at the 2024 Junior Pan American Championships, Schoenbeck helped guide her country to silver at the games, including a goal in the 32nd minute against Canada in the final game of the group stage.
- Schoenbeck made her mark early on the 2024 season with an assist, finding fellow sophomore Faye Janse for the first goal of the 2024 season for the Deacs and followed it with her first goal against VCU rocketing a penalty corner into the back of the cage.
Freshman Lauren Storey is one of 13 student-athletes in the ACC with four goals or more to start the year, having struck four times in the last five matches.
- App State had no answers for Storey in the second half, as she fired a penalty stroke past the App State keeper in the third quarter to extend the Wake Forest lead. The Auckland, New Zealand native capped the scoring for Wake early in the fourth quarter. Storey sent a laser into the bottom left corner of the cage to make it 3-0 before the half against VCU, before adding her fourth last weekend against Kent St.
Senior Brooke McCusker is one of 19 ACC student-athletes with three or more assists on the season.
- McCusker got her first of the season at App State last Friday and added a pair against VCU on Sunday to cap a stellar weekend of play.
- She added her first goal of the year and 10th of her career against Kent State last Sunday.

Up Next
Wake Forest closes the home stand with a pair of ACC games against Duke and Louisville next weekend. First touch against the Blue Devils is set for Friday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. ET, while the Demon Deacons take on the Cardinal on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. ET with both matches on ACC Network Extra.

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