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Braces From Colton and Swanson Power Demon Deacons Past UNC Asheville
9/8/2024 4:58:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Colton recorded five total points in the non-conference finale.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Powered by two goals and an assist from senior transfer Emily Colton and another brace from Anna Swanson on her senior day, the Wake Forest women's soccer team downed UNC Asheville, 5-0, Sunday afternoon at the Spry Stadium in the final non-conference match of the season.
The Demon Deacons (5-1-1) took the lead in the 31st minute, as senior Emily Murphy played a ball down the left to junior Caiya Hanks, who drove into the box and laid it off to redshirt freshman Sierra Sythe in front of goal for the finish.
It marked the second goal of the season for Sythe as she brought her points tally to five on the year. Meanwhile, Hanks and Murphy both recorded their second assists of the campaign on the opener.
Three minutes later, Emily Colton intercepted a pass in the attacking third and slipped it through to senior Anna Swanson, who doubled Wake Forest's lead with her fifth-career goal. It marked Colton's second-consecutive game with an assist and 10th of her career.
Colton took over in the second half, notching her first and second goals in a Wake Forest uniform in the 69th and 73rd minutes. The first of which came after a deflected ball fell into her path before an excellent finish made it 3-0. Her second goal was created by Hanks' second assist of the afternoon, as she received the ball and curled it past the keeper's left.
Swanson completed her brace in the 82nd minute after a great effort from sophomore Dempsey Brown deflected off the crossbar and into the path of the senior, who snuck it in and made it 5-0 Wake Forest.
It marked the first time since Oct. 10, 2021 that multiple Demon Deacons recorded a brace in the same game. Of note, Sophia Rossi and Shayla Smart were the last duo to accomplish the feat, as they did so against Virginia Tech.
With the win Wake Forest extended its unbeaten stretch at home to 12 games and now holds a 14-2-5 record at home since the start of 2022.
Laine DeNatale and Nadia DeMarinis came on in the second half for the season debuts.
The Demon Deacons have now seen nine different goal scorers over the first seven games of the season with 13 separate Deacs recording at least one goal contribution.
As a team, Wake Forest controlled 63 percent of the ball and out-shot the Bulldogs, 20-to-3 (11-to-2 on-goal). Colton led the way with four shots, all four of which were on-goal.
Defensively, the Deacs recorded their fourth clean sheet of the season and second-consecutive. In goal, Payton Cahill played the first half before redshirt freshman Valentina Amaral came on at halftime and recorded two nice saves, her first since returning for the Demon Deacons.
Cahill was credited with the win and improved to 8-2-4 in her career.
Senior defenders Zara Chavoshi and Laurel Ansbrow led all outfield players with 75 minutes. Of note, Chavoshi (599) and Ansbrow (548) are first and second on the team in minutes played this campaign.
Before the match, Wake Forest honored seniors Olivia DeMarinis, Nadia DeMarinis, Payton Cahill, Anna Swanson and Emily Silva for their contributions to the program over the last four years.
At halftime, the Demon Deacons celebrated their 30th anniversary as they welcomed back Wake Forest women's soccer alumni from throughout the years.
How It Happened
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Wake Forest will now turn its attention to ACC play as it opens with a tough Big Four matchup against North Carolina on the road. The match is slated for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12.
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The Demon Deacons (5-1-1) took the lead in the 31st minute, as senior Emily Murphy played a ball down the left to junior Caiya Hanks, who drove into the box and laid it off to redshirt freshman Sierra Sythe in front of goal for the finish.
It marked the second goal of the season for Sythe as she brought her points tally to five on the year. Meanwhile, Hanks and Murphy both recorded their second assists of the campaign on the opener.
Three minutes later, Emily Colton intercepted a pass in the attacking third and slipped it through to senior Anna Swanson, who doubled Wake Forest's lead with her fifth-career goal. It marked Colton's second-consecutive game with an assist and 10th of her career.
Colton took over in the second half, notching her first and second goals in a Wake Forest uniform in the 69th and 73rd minutes. The first of which came after a deflected ball fell into her path before an excellent finish made it 3-0. Her second goal was created by Hanks' second assist of the afternoon, as she received the ball and curled it past the keeper's left.
Swanson completed her brace in the 82nd minute after a great effort from sophomore Dempsey Brown deflected off the crossbar and into the path of the senior, who snuck it in and made it 5-0 Wake Forest.
It marked the first time since Oct. 10, 2021 that multiple Demon Deacons recorded a brace in the same game. Of note, Sophia Rossi and Shayla Smart were the last duo to accomplish the feat, as they did so against Virginia Tech.
With the win Wake Forest extended its unbeaten stretch at home to 12 games and now holds a 14-2-5 record at home since the start of 2022.
Laine DeNatale and Nadia DeMarinis came on in the second half for the season debuts.
The Demon Deacons have now seen nine different goal scorers over the first seven games of the season with 13 separate Deacs recording at least one goal contribution.
As a team, Wake Forest controlled 63 percent of the ball and out-shot the Bulldogs, 20-to-3 (11-to-2 on-goal). Colton led the way with four shots, all four of which were on-goal.
Defensively, the Deacs recorded their fourth clean sheet of the season and second-consecutive. In goal, Payton Cahill played the first half before redshirt freshman Valentina Amaral came on at halftime and recorded two nice saves, her first since returning for the Demon Deacons.
Cahill was credited with the win and improved to 8-2-4 in her career.
Senior defenders Zara Chavoshi and Laurel Ansbrow led all outfield players with 75 minutes. Of note, Chavoshi (599) and Ansbrow (548) are first and second on the team in minutes played this campaign.
Before the match, Wake Forest honored seniors Olivia DeMarinis, Nadia DeMarinis, Payton Cahill, Anna Swanson and Emily Silva for their contributions to the program over the last four years.
At halftime, the Demon Deacons celebrated their 30th anniversary as they welcomed back Wake Forest women's soccer alumni from throughout the years.
How It Happened
- Wake Forest took control of the contest early, with Emily Colton and Caiya Hanks both showing great skill and testing the Bulldog keeper within the first three minutes of action.
- The Demon Deacons won their first corner of the afternoon in the 16th minute after Emily Murphy forced the keeper to put it behind.
- Hanks recorded her second shot of the match from distance, but the keeper corralled it and kept the match scoreless.
- Zara Chavoshi was inches away from finding the opener after a beautiful free kick found the crossbar in the 23rd minute.
- Emily Colton curled another shot in from just outside the box a few seconds later for another shot-on-goal for the Deacs.
- The Demon Deacons continued to have multiple touches in the opposition's box and were knocking on the door for the opener.
- In the 31st minute, Caiya Hanks drove into the box from the left and played a ball to Sierra Sythe, who fired Wake Forest in front with an easy finish in front of goal.
- The Demon Deacons doubled the lead three minutes later, as Emily Colton intercepted a pass and found Anna Swanson in the box, who notched a goal on her senior day.
- Wake Forest went into the break with a 2-0 lead.
- The Deacs controlled 61 percent of the ball in the first half and out-shot the Bulldogs, 10-to-1.
- After coming on at halftime, Valentina Amaral was forced into an excellent diving save in the 64th minute.
- Emily Colton notched a quick brace between the 69th and 73rd minutes as Wake Forest took a 4-0 lead.
- The first came after a deflected ball fell into her path before an excellent finish made it 3-0.
- Her second goal was created by Hanks' second assist of the afternoon, as she received the ball and curled it past the keeper's left.
- Swanson completed her brace in the 82nd minute after a great effort from sophomore Dempsey Brown deflected off the crossbar and into the path of the senior, who snuck it in and made it 5-0 Wake Forest.
- The Demon Deacons closed out the contest with a 5-0 victory.
- With the win Wake Forest extended its unbeaten stretch at home to 12 games and now holds a 14-2-5 record at home since the start of 2022.
- With Colton and Swanson both picking up a brace, it marked the first time since Oct. 10, 2021 that multiple Demon Deacons recorded a brace in the same game.
- Of note, Sophia Rossi and Shayla Smart were the last duo to accomplish the feat, as they did so against Virginia Tech.
- Hanks recorded her second multi-assist game of her career and first since Sept. 7, 2023 against Rhode Island.
- Wake Forest has seen nine different goal scorers over the first seven games of the season with 13 separate Deacs recording at least one goal contribution.
- Wake Forest has out-possessed and out-shot every opponent so far this season.
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Wake Forest will now turn its attention to ACC play as it opens with a tough Big Four matchup against North Carolina on the road. The match is slated for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12.
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Team Stats
ASH
WFU
Goals
0
5
Shots
3
20
Shots on Goal
2
11
Saves
6
2
Corners
3
5
Fouls
11
8
Scoring Plays
Sierra Sythe (2)
Assisted By: Caiya Hanks , Emily Murphy
GOAL by WFU Sythe, Sierra Assist by Hanks, Caiya and Murphy, Emily.
30:05
Anna Swanson (3)
Assisted By: Emily Colton
GOAL by WFU Swanson, Anna Assist by Colton, Emily.
33:51
Emily Colton (2)
GOAL by WFU Colton, Emily.
68:12
Emily Colton (2)
Assisted By: Caiya Hanks
GOAL by WFU Colton, Emily Assist by Hanks, Caiya.
72:59
Anna Swanson (3)
GOAL by WFU Swanson, Anna.
81:35
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
4
Goals
2
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
mid
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
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