Sunday, October 26
Winston-Salem, N.C.
2 p.m.
Wake Forest University
10-3-4, 4-2-3
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Notre Dame
13-0-2, 8-0-1
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Notre Dame
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Wake Forest
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Photo by: Bryce Mitchell / Wake Forest Athletics
Demon Deacons Finish Regular Season Unbeaten at Home with 1-1 Draw Against No. 1 Notre Dame
10/26/2025 5:56:00 PM | Women's Soccer
A 35th-minute goal from Elliana Ramirez secured the point for Wake Forest.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Wake Forest women's soccer team (10-3-4, 4-2-3 ACC) snapped a twelve-game win streak and handed the No.1-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish their first dropped ACC points of the season (13-0-2, 8-0-1 ACC) Sunday afternoon at Spry Stadium.
The Demon Deacons have now equaled the longest home unbeaten streak in program history, tying the mark set just last season at 15 matches. Wake Forest finished the regular season with an 8-0-3 record at Spry this season and are a stellar 22-1-8 at home over the last three seasons.
This marked the first non-defeat against the Fighting Irish at home in program history and is the second-ever draw between the two schools, with the first coming on Oct. 3, 2013 (1-1, 2OT).
With tonight's result, the Demon Deacons are now 4-2-3 in conference play and are currently seventh in the ACC with 15 points, just one point behind Cal in sixth for the final spot in the conference tournament with one match left to play.
After going behind in the 16th minute, Wake Forest responded well and found an equalizer in the 35th as freshman forward Elliana Ramirez pounced on a rebound following Carly Wilson's shot and put it into the back of the net with ease.
It marked the second goal of the season for Ramirez and her first at Spry Stadium.
In net, redshirt sophomore Valentina Amaral added three saves to help preserve the draw for the Demon Deacons, including a diving save in the 51st minute to keep out a strike that was aiming for the top right corner.
The Oviedo, Fla., native has now recorded 57 saves on the season while maintaining a 0.89 goal against average.
How It Happened
Demon Deacon Details to Note
"We ended with an undefeated home record and earned a strong point today at Spry today. Our team was committed to getting a positive result and performed a defensive master class in the last 15 minutes. We passed the ball very well in the first half, creating chances and playing with purpose and control. I'm super proud of this group for rising up to earn a draw against the number 1-ranked team in the country." - Coach da Luz
Up Next
Wake Forest will wrap their 2025 regular-season campaign on the road against the No.11-ranked Florida State Seminoles on Thursday, Oct. 30 at Seminole Soccer Complex. The contest will be streamed nationally on ACCN with kickoff at 6 pm.
The Demon Deacons have now equaled the longest home unbeaten streak in program history, tying the mark set just last season at 15 matches. Wake Forest finished the regular season with an 8-0-3 record at Spry this season and are a stellar 22-1-8 at home over the last three seasons.
This marked the first non-defeat against the Fighting Irish at home in program history and is the second-ever draw between the two schools, with the first coming on Oct. 3, 2013 (1-1, 2OT).
With tonight's result, the Demon Deacons are now 4-2-3 in conference play and are currently seventh in the ACC with 15 points, just one point behind Cal in sixth for the final spot in the conference tournament with one match left to play.
After going behind in the 16th minute, Wake Forest responded well and found an equalizer in the 35th as freshman forward Elliana Ramirez pounced on a rebound following Carly Wilson's shot and put it into the back of the net with ease.
It marked the second goal of the season for Ramirez and her first at Spry Stadium.
In net, redshirt sophomore Valentina Amaral added three saves to help preserve the draw for the Demon Deacons, including a diving save in the 51st minute to keep out a strike that was aiming for the top right corner.
The Oviedo, Fla., native has now recorded 57 saves on the season while maintaining a 0.89 goal against average.
How It Happened
- The Demon Deacons jumped out of the gates with immediate offensive pressure on the Fighting Irish.
- Redshirt-sophomore goalkeeper Valentina Amaral tagged her first save of the night in the 4th minute.
- Freshman Kylie Maxwell set up a beautiful cross to the front of the net, but couldn't find a connection to bury a strike.
- In the 16th minute, Maxwell set sophomore midfielder Lola Ressler at the top of the box, but Ressler went wide of the net.
- The Irish took the lead in the 19th minute.
- Despite the deficit, Wake Forest continued to push back into the Notre Dame end.
- The much-deserved equalizer came in the 35th minute, as Ramirez pounced on a rebound following a shot from Wilson and put it into the back of the net.
- The strike marked the second goal of the season for Ramirez.
- The Deacs entered the locker room at a 1-1 draw. Through the first 45, Wake Forest maintained 53 percent possession over Notre Dame.
- Amaral collected her third save of the night in the 50th minute to keep the match even.
- Just a minute later, the Oviedo, Fla.-native made a leaping jump to grab the Notre Dame attempt.
- In the 53rd minute, junior defender Sammi Wiemann made a stellar block in front of the net to clear the zone.
- Sophomore forward Chloe Burst had a prime scoring opportunity in the 65th minute to take the lead, but went high off the crossbar.
- Despite added pressure from a Notre Dame corner in the 76th minute, senior forward Alex Wood cleared the ball and limited any further scoring attempts.
- Freshman Allie Flanagan found a breakaway scoring opportunity in the 87th minute, but the Notre Dame keeper made the stop.
- Wake Forest held on to draw 1-1 with the No. 1-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Demon Deacon Details to Note
- The Deacs have posted a stellar 26-3-9 record at home since the start of 2022, with its lone loss over the past three seasons coming against No. 1 Duke in 2024.
- This ties the second-longest unbeaten home stretch in program history, set across the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
- Wake Forest finished the regular season with an 8-0-3 record at Spry this season.
- Ramirez recorded her second-career goal with the equalizer and her first at Spry Stadium.
- This marked the first non-defeat against the Fighting Irish at home in program history.
- It is also the second-ever draw between the two schools, with the first coming on Oct. 3, 2013 (1-1, 2OT).
- The Demon Deacons are currently seventh in the ACC with 15 points, just one point behind Cal in sixth for the final spot in the conference tournament with one match left to play.
"We ended with an undefeated home record and earned a strong point today at Spry today. Our team was committed to getting a positive result and performed a defensive master class in the last 15 minutes. We passed the ball very well in the first half, creating chances and playing with purpose and control. I'm super proud of this group for rising up to earn a draw against the number 1-ranked team in the country." - Coach da Luz
Up Next
Wake Forest will wrap their 2025 regular-season campaign on the road against the No.11-ranked Florida State Seminoles on Thursday, Oct. 30 at Seminole Soccer Complex. The contest will be streamed nationally on ACCN with kickoff at 6 pm.
Team Stats
UND
WFU
Goals
1
1
Shots
15
8
Shots on Goal
4
3
Saves
2
3
Corners
4
2
Fouls
18
10
Scoring Plays
Izzy Engle (17)
Assisted By: Morgan Roy
GOAL by UND Engle, Izzy Assist by Roy, Morgan.
18:03
Elliana Ramirez (2)
GOAL by WFU Ramirez, Elliana.
34:02
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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