No. 6 Wake Forest Falls in ACC Quarterfinals against No. 10 Syracuse

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 6 Wake Forest field hockey team fell 3-1 to No. 10 Syracuse in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 ACC Field Hockey Championship on Wednesday afternoon at Trager Stadium.

Wake Forest (15-4, 7-1 ACC) entered the postseason as the three seed after capturing a share of the ACC regular-season title, the program's first since 2006. Despite outshooting Syracuse 15-10 and holding a 6-5 advantage in penalty corners, the Demon Deacons were unable to overcome an early deficit in a tightly contested quarterfinal matchup.

Junior Mia Schoenbeck, the 2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, converted a penalty stroke in the third quarter for her 23rd goal of the season, continuing her dominant campaign as the ACC's top scorer. Additionally, Schoenbeck becomes the first Demon Deacon with over 50 points in a single season since Jule Grashoff's 54 during the 2018 campaign.

How It Happened

Syracuse opened the scoring in the seventh minute to give the Orange an early 1-0 lead.
Wake Forest pushed forward late in the quarter, earning two penalty corners and generating multiple shots, but was unable to find the back of the cage.
The Demon Deacons controlled possession, creating several looks inside the circle, including two more corners and four shots in the frame.
Despite Wake Forest's attacking pressure, the Orange defense held strong, and the Deacs went into halftime trailing 1-0 while outshooting Syracuse 6-3.
Syracuse extended its lead in the 32nd minute on Turner's second goal of the contest.
Wake Forest responded quickly, as Schoenbeck buried a penalty stroke at 34:15 to make it 2-1.
The Deacs carried momentum through the remainder of the quarter, outshooting Syracuse 7-2 and earning three corners, but the Orange defense kept the one-goal lead intact.
Wake Forest continued to press for the equalizer, recording six shots and four corners in the final frame.
Schoenbeck looked to have equalized with 2:07 remaining on a penalty corner, but the goal was called back after video review.
The Orange added an empty net goal with one second remaining to seal the 3-1 result.

Quotables
"We were missing some anticipation on defense. I thought we played way too lethargically on that end in the first half. I was super proud of our ability to create opportunities on the offensive end, and we could have finished this game. I think the disappointment that everybody feels is that you had a tremendous amount of goals left on the field today for Wake Forest. I know the players are disappointed, but I look forward to the selection show and making some corrections." – Head Coach Jen Averill

Up Next
The Demon Deacons await their NCAA Tournament fate, turning their attention to Selection Sunday on Nov. 9 at 10 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.

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No. 6 Wake Forest Falls in ACC Quarterfinals against No. 10 Syracuse

Team Stats

Mia Schoenbeck

Faye Janse

Sarah Mudd

Amelia Frey

Players Mentioned

Mia Schoenbeck

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