Seventh-Seeded Demon Deacons Open 2024 ACC Championship Tomorrow at Kentner Stadium

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest opens postseason play on their own turf at Kentner Stadium on Tuesday, Nov. 5, taking on the No. 2 seed and No. 6 nationally Duke for the quarterfinals of the 2024 ACC Field Hockey Championships.

First touch on ACC Network is set for 3:30 p.m. with Leah Secondo and Suzanne Bush on the call with live stats available here.

Accessibility Information
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Parking
Fans attending the 2024 ACC Field Hockey Championship at Kenter Stadium should be aware of parking options on campus during the tournament. A portion of Lot L and 32 spaces in W1 will be reserved for event parking on Tuesday, Nov. 5 - Friday, Nov. 8. The outer loop of Lot A, Parking Lot B, and 20 spaces in Lot E will be reserved for event parking on Thursday, Nov. 7 and Friday, Nov. 8.

A parking map for the tournament is available by clicking here.

Opponent/Series History

Wake Forest and Duke will meet for the 87th time on Tuesday with the Deacs holding a 37-49 record against the Blue Devils, as well as a 16-25 record at Kentner Stadium. Jen Averill has been at the helm for 36 of the Demon Deacons 37 wins over the Blue Devils and is 36-26 against Duke in her tenure.
The Demon Deacons and Blue Devils have met 16 times in the ACC Tournament with Duke holding a 10-6 advantage. Wake last defeated Duke in the tournament in 2018 with a 4-3 victory in the semifinals.

Wake Forest Highlights

Wake's underclassmen have been the story so far, as freshmen and sophomore student-athletes have combined for 62 of Wake's 7785 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 third among league keepers at 3.88 SPG
- Todd also ranks third in the ACC with 66 saves on the season.
Freshman Lauren Storey is one of 12 student-athletes in the ACC with seven goals or more, having struck three times in the last four matches she's appeared in.
Freshman Mia Montag is one of 10 ACC student-athletes with six or more assists on the season.
Sophomore Faye Janse continued her great run of form for the Demon Deacons with her sixth goal of the season and second-straight contest with a goal, as she put Wake Forest on the board off a penalty corner in the third period against Virginia on Friday.

Demon Deacons In The ACC Tournament
Tournament Championships (4): 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014
Finals Appearances: (10): 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2018
Overall Record: 26-35
Record Under Jen Averill: 26-28
Record In Winston-Salem: 4-6
Quarterfinals Record: 12-18
Semifinals Record: 10-9
Finals Record: 4-6

Schedule/Bracket

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, Nov. 5
- Match 1 (10 a.m.) - (1) North Carolina vs. (8) California
- Match 2 (12 p.m.) - (4) Virginia vs. (5) Syracuse
- Match 3 (3:30 p.m.) - (2) Duke vs. (7) Wake Forest
- Match 4 (6 p.m.) - (3) Boston College vs. (6) Stanford

Semifinals - Wednesday, Nov. 6
- Match 5 (1 p.m.) - Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2
- Match 6 (3:30 p.m.) - Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4

Final - Friday, Nov. 8
- Match 7 (12 p.m.) - Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6

Up Next
With a win over the Blue Devils, Wake Forest would return to action on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to face either Boston College or Stanford in the semifinals.

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