Thursday, October 9
Winston-Salem, N.C.
7 p.m.
Wake Forest University
9-2-3, 3-1-2
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Louisville
10-3-1, 3-2-1
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Louisville
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Wake Forest
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Photo by: Bryce Mitchell / Wake Forest Athletics
No. 13 Demon Deacons Remain Unbeaten at Home Against Louisville
10/9/2025 11:04:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Freshman Allie Flanagan scored the Demon Deacons' lone goal in the 30th minute.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- 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.
With tonight's result, the Demon Deacons are now 3-1-2 in conference play and are tied fourth in the ACC with 11 points.
Both teams remained evenly matched at the jump, but Wake Forest soon found their footing.
In the 30th minute, freshman forward Allie Flanagan found a rebound off the goal post to give the Demon Deacons the 1-0 lead headed into the half. Despite the first half efforts from the Cards, Wake Forest maintained 57 percent possession and outshot Louisville 6-2 after 45 minutes.
Ultimately, the Cardinals found the back of the net in the 82nd minute to tie the match and force the 1-1 decision.
With two saves on the night, redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Valentina Amaral has now recorded a career-high 46 saves on the season, surpassing her previous total of 45 from last season.
Junior defender Sammi Wiemann and senior forward Alex Wood made their first starts of the season, which marked Wiemann's first of her career. In total, 20 different Demon Deacons have made starts during the 2025 campaign.
How It Happened
Demon Deacon Details of Note
From Coach da Luz
"We played an excellent first half, executed our game plan and played with control. I'm really happy for Allie Flanagan scoring again and Sammi Wiemann getting her first start and playing really well. Brooke Miller also excelled in a new position. Our second half lacked composure down the stretch, but to draw against a good Louisville team is a fair result. Now we prepare for Clemson on the road on Thursday."
Up Next
Wake Forest will prepare for its second-to-last road contest on Oct. 16 against the Clemson Tigers at Historic Riggs Field. The contest will be streamed nationally on ACCN with kickoff at 7 pm.
With tonight's result, the Demon Deacons are now 3-1-2 in conference play and are tied fourth in the ACC with 11 points.
Both teams remained evenly matched at the jump, but Wake Forest soon found their footing.
In the 30th minute, freshman forward Allie Flanagan found a rebound off the goal post to give the Demon Deacons the 1-0 lead headed into the half. Despite the first half efforts from the Cards, Wake Forest maintained 57 percent possession and outshot Louisville 6-2 after 45 minutes.
Ultimately, the Cardinals found the back of the net in the 82nd minute to tie the match and force the 1-1 decision.
With two saves on the night, redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Valentina Amaral has now recorded a career-high 46 saves on the season, surpassing her previous total of 45 from last season.
Junior defender Sammi Wiemann and senior forward Alex Wood made their first starts of the season, which marked Wiemann's first of her career. In total, 20 different Demon Deacons have made starts during the 2025 campaign.
How It Happened
- 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.
Demon Deacon Details of Note
- 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.
From Coach da Luz
"We played an excellent first half, executed our game plan and played with control. I'm really happy for Allie Flanagan scoring again and Sammi Wiemann getting her first start and playing really well. Brooke Miller also excelled in a new position. Our second half lacked composure down the stretch, but to draw against a good Louisville team is a fair result. Now we prepare for Clemson on the road on Thursday."
Up Next
Wake Forest will prepare for its second-to-last road contest on Oct. 16 against the Clemson Tigers at Historic Riggs Field. The contest will be streamed nationally on ACCN with kickoff at 7 pm.
Team Stats
LOU
WFU
Goals
1
1
Shots
8
8
Shots on Goal
3
3
Saves
2
2
Corners
5
1
Fouls
10
12
Scoring Plays
Allie Flanagan (5)
GOAL by WFU Flanagan, Allie.
29:01
Liza Suydam (6)
Assisted By: Betsy Huckaby
GOAL by LOU Suydam, Liza Assist by Huckaby, Betsy.
81:16
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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