Thursday, October 16
Clemson, SC
7 p.m.
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No. 17 Demon Deacons to Face Clemson Tigers at Historic Riggs Field
10/15/2025 10:52:00 AM | Women's Soccer
This marks the second trip to South Carolina this season, following a 2-0 victory over the Charleston Cougars in September.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The No. 17-ranked Wake Forest women's soccer team (9-2-3, 3-1-2 ACC) is back on the road to face the Clemson Tigers (5-4-5, 2-3-2 ACC) this Thursday, Oct. 16 at Historic Riggs Field.
The contest is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be streamed nationally on ACCN with live stats available here.
Need to Know - Game 15
No. 17 Wake Forest (9-2-3, 3-1-2 ACC) vs. Clemson (5-4-5, 2-3-2 ACC)
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 - 7 PM - ACCN
Clemson, S.C. – Historic Riggs Field
Quick Hitters
To the Maxx
Defense on Lock
Full Force Flanagan
Nothin' in Net
Scouting the Tigers
Series History vs. Clemson
Up Next
Wake Forest returns to Spry Stadium on Oct. 23 to face the Pitt Panthers for the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Match. The contest will be streamed on ACCNX with kickoff at 7 pm.
The contest is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be streamed nationally on ACCN with live stats available here.
Need to Know - Game 15
No. 17 Wake Forest (9-2-3, 3-1-2 ACC) vs. Clemson (5-4-5, 2-3-2 ACC)
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 - 7 PM - ACCN
Clemson, S.C. – Historic Riggs Field
Quick Hitters
- The Demon Deacons currently rank 17th on the United Soccer Coaches Poll and 18th on TopDrawerSoccer.
- Additionally, the Deacs are ranked 20th in RPI and are one of eight ACC schools in the top 25.
- Wake Forest enters the match 3-1-2 in ACC play and tied seventh in the conference with 11 points.
- This past Friday, four Deacs were tabbed to the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Rankings, on both the freshmen and national rankings.
- Top 100 Freshmen:
- No. 1 - Kylie Maxwell (Fr., Fwd.)
- No. 19 - Allie Flanagan (Fr. Fwd.)
- Top 100 National
- No. 40 - Sierra Sythe (R-So., Def.)
- No. 95 - Valentina Amaral (R-So., GK)
- Top 100 Freshmen:
- Through fourteen games of the season, redshirt sophomore Sierra Sythe has totaled a team-high eight assists, which is tied third in the conference and seventh nationally.
- Between the posts, redshirt sophomore Valentina Amaral ranks fourth in the conference in shutouts per game and fifth with 46 total saves.
- Wake Forest boasts a varied roster of goal contributors with 11 different players and four freshmen supplying the Deacs' offense. Of note, freshmen have accounted for 12 of the Deacs' 26 goals this campaign (46 percent).
- The Demon Deacons last defeated the Tigers on the road on October 23, 2011, and last recorded a win against Clemson on Sept. 22, 2022.
- Seniors Alex Wood and Allie Schmidt each contributed a goal during the 4-1 victory at Spry Stadium.
- Thursday's contest will be the twelfth meeting between the two head coaches, as Clemson head coach Eddie Radwanski is in his 15th year with the program.
- The No. 13-ranked Wake Forest women's soccer team (9-2-3, 3-1-2 ACC) remained unbeaten at home after a 1-1 draw with the Louisville Cardinals (10-3-1, 3-2-1 ACC) Thursday night at Spry Stadium.
- The contest remained quiet through the first 10 minutes, as neither team recorded a shot.
- Freshman forward Kylie Maxwell collected the first shot of the evening in the 11th minute with an attempted header, but the Louisville keeper was there to collect the shot.
- Sophomore forward Chloe Burst launched an attempt at the keeper in the 15th minute.
- Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Valentina Amaral made a diving save in the 20th minute to keep the Cards off the scoreboard.
- Wake Forest struck first in the 30th minute.
- Freshman forward Allie Flanagan capitalized off a rebound following a shot attempt from senior forward Alex Wood to give the Demon Deacons the 1-0 lead with 15 minutes remaining in the half.
- This marks Flanagan's fifth goal of the season.
- The Deacs entered the locker room with a 1-0 lead.
- Wake Forest maintained 57 percent possession and outshot Louisville 6-2 in the first half.
- Once again, both teams were evenly matched as they began the second half.
- Louisville pressured the Demon Deacon backline in the 64th minute, but a header from redshirt sophomore defender Sierra Sythe cleared the ball from any on-target attempts.
- Louisville equalized in the 82nd minute.
- The Demon Deacons drew 1-1 with the Cardinals.
- Junior defender Sammi Wiemann went the full 90 in her first career start.
- Flanagan made her 10th career start and recorded her fifth career goal.
- Wood made her first start of the season.
- Junior midfielder Dempsey Brown made her 50th career appearance.
- Sophomore midfielder Lola Ressler made her 15th career appearance in the 67th minute.
To the Maxx
- In just her first year with the Demon Deacons, freshman forward Kylie Maxwell has already shown veteran skill. The Langhorne, Pa.-native has totaled five goals, five assists, and a team high 15 points. With her assists during the 3-2 victory over the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils, the rookie is tied fifth in program history in single-season assists for a freshman. Additionally, Maxwell has started all 14 contests this season and has gone the full 90 minutes three times this season, the most recent against NC State. Her 15 points lead the Demon Deacons and is tied first with five strikes and sits second in assists.
Defense on Lock
- After seeing little action in the 2024 season, senior defender Laine DeNatale has been a standout feature on the Deacons' backline. So far this season, the Locust Valley, N.Y.-native has made starts in all 14 appearances, and gone the full 90 in seven of them, totaling 1127 minutes. On her opposing shoulder, redshirt sophomore Sierra Sythe has also been a key factor in Wake Forest's defense. Beyond her defensive presence, Sythe has totaled eight assists on the season, of which she leads the team, is tied third in the conference and seventh nationally.
Full Force Flanagan
- With five goals and 10 points to her name, freshman forward Allie Flanagan has settled her way into being a key member of the Wake Forest frontline. Recently named No. 19 on the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Freshmen, Flanagan has started 10 of her 12 appearances after an early-season setback. The Round Hill, Va.-native scored her first career goal in her second game as a Demon Deacon, and notched strikes in back-to-back victories against ACC opponent Miami and USC Upstate.
Nothin' in Net
- Tabbed to the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Goalkeepers to Watch List, redshirt sophomore Valentina Amaral has once again shown unbelievable skill in net for the Deacs. The Oviedo, Fla-native has totaled 46 saves and six clean sheets so far in the 2025 campaign, and reached her 20th career win in the 2-1 win against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Additionally, the Demon Deacon surpassed her previous career-high 45 saves in a season with her 46th against the Louisville Cardinals. Amaral ranks fourth in the conference with her six shutouts and is fifth in both goals against average (0.86) and saves.
Scouting the Tigers
- Clemson is led by head coach Eddie Radwanski, who enters his 15th season at the helm of the program. Before his time with the Tigers, Radwanski spent 10 years as the head coach of the UNC Greensboro Spartans.
- Under his tenure, Clemson made its first College Cup appearance in 2023 and finished third nationally after falling in the quarterfinals.
- This past season, Clemson finished 6-8-3 overall with a 2-7-1 mark in conference play and 14th in the ACC.
- The Tigers were picked to finish ninth overall in the ACC Preseason Poll.
- Clemson is 5-4-5 in their 2025 campaign, 2-2-4 at home, and 2-3-2 in ACC play.
- The squad is on a two-game win streak with road victories against Syracuse and SMU.
- Additionally, they are 0-3-4 against ranked opponents this season.
- With five goals, six assists, and a team-high sixteen points, freshman forward Juju Harris has been a crucial part of the Tigers' offense.
- In their last victory over SMU, Harris tagged assists on all three of the contest's goals. The rookie scored her first career goal in a 1-0 win over the Ohio University Bobcats and has added two more game-winning goals to her career since then.
- Also in her debut campaign with the Tigers, defender Neely Kerr has logged over 1100 minutes on Clemson's backline. Additionally, the freshman is tied second on the team with three assists and has started all 14 appearances for the Tigers.
- In net for Clemson, the goalie tandem of seniors Nona Reason and Addy Holgorsen anchors the backline. Holgorsen has started all 14 appearances for the Tigers, totaling 25 saves, three wins and three ties.
- Reason has appeared in 10 matches this season and recorded 17 saves, two wins and two ties.
Series History vs. Clemson
- The Demon Deacons are 11-17-4 against the Tigers with a 5-11-2 mark on the road.
- The two programs met for the first time at Clemson on Oct. 23, 1994, where Wake Forest fell to Clemson, 1-5.
- This Thursday marks the 33rd meeting between the programs.
- Wake Forest's last victory over Clemson at Historic Riggs Field was on Oct. 23, 2011, where the Deacs notched four goals in the second half to secure the clean sheet victory.
- Demon Deacon alum Rachel Nuzzolese scored two of the four strikes, including the game-winner.
Up Next
Wake Forest returns to Spry Stadium on Oct. 23 to face the Pitt Panthers for the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Match. The contest will be streamed on ACCNX with kickoff at 7 pm.
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