Demon Deacons Shutout VCU for Third-Straight Victory

Richmond, Va. – Wake Forest field hockey secured its second consecutive shutout and third straight win, defeating VCU, 2–0, on Friday afternoon at Cary Street Field.

The Demon Deacons (3–2) scored twice in the third quarter as freshman Logan Marthinus netted her first career goal before forward Lauren Storey added an insurance tally less than a minute later.

Goalkeeper Ellie Todd earned the clean sheet, making four saves across 60 minutes of action.

Wake Forest controlled the match from start to finish, outshooting the Rams (2–2) by a 26–5 margin and holding a 16–4 edge in shots on goal.

How It Happened

VCU created the game's first shot in the second minute, but goalkeeper Ellie Todd made the save to deny the early look.
The Deacs responded with steady offensive pressure, generating three penalty corners in the opening frame.
Sophomore Lauren Storey and junior Faye Janse were active early, combining for five shots, but the game remained scoreless through 15 minutes.
Wake Forest maintained control of possession, adding four more shots in the second quarter.
Senior Amelia Frey forced another save in the 18th minute as the Deacs continued to pepper the cage.
Despite four first-half corners and a 12–1 shot advantage, Wake Forest went into halftime tied 0–0.
The breakthrough came in the 44th minute when Logan Marthinus scored her first career goal to give Wake Forest a 1–0 lead.
Just 38 seconds later, Storey doubled the advantage with her fourth goal in the last two games, pushing the margin to 2–0.
Todd added a key stop on a VCU shot to preserve the two-goal cushion.
The Demon Deacons remained on the front foot, firing four more shots in the closing frame.
Wake Forest's back line stood tall, allowing five shots or fewer for the third-straight match to close out the shutout victory.

Quotables
"I thought we came out strong. We have tried to make some adaptations to our growth over the first three weeks of the season and I did those things very well. In the second half, we made some tactical changes, which I thought the team adapted to extremely well. You can see and hear our ability to play directly. Obviously, 26 shots are a tribute to how hard we worked offensively. We challenged them each quarter to come up with eight shots. As a team we're very excited about that, and just some spectacular goals from Logan and Lauren to get us the win this afternoon." - head coach Jen Averill

Up Next
The Demon Deacons are back home on Sunday, Sept. 14 at Noon ET taking on UMass Lowell at Kentner Stadium.

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Team Stats

Lauren Storey

Logan Marthinus

Faye Janse

Mia Schoenbeck

Players Mentioned

Amelia Frey

Faye Janse

Logan Marthinus

Lauren Storey

Ellie Todd

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