No. 13 Demon Deacons Grab Double Overtime Win over No. 2 North Carolina

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 13 Wake Forest field hockey team remained unbeaten in conference play and at home, coming from a goal down with just over a minute left in regulation before knocking off No. 2 North Carolina, 2-1, in double overtime.

The victory marked Wake Forest's (7-2, 3-0 ACC) third-straight ACC win to start the season and also was the Deacs third consecutive win over a ranked opponent.

In the last three games, the Demon Deacons have defeated No. 2 North Carolina (8-1, 2-1 ACC), No. 4 Syracuse and No. 13 Boston College. Additionally, this marks the first time since the 2015 season that the Demon Deacons have opened conference play at 3-0 or better.

Trailing 1-0 with nearly a minute to play, the Deacs drew a yellow card and were also awarded a penalty corner, their sixth of the game. Mia Montag found Lauren Storey, who ripped a shot past the Tar Heel goalie, tying the game with 1:17 left in regulation.

After a scoreless first overtime period, Wake Forest again earned a yellow card on North Carolina, setting up a penalty corner, the Demon Deacons ninth of the game. Montag inserted to Storey, who set up Mia Schoenbeck for the game winner.

The winner marked Schoenbeck's ninth of the season and was her fourth in the last four games.

How It Happened

Both teams came out fast, combining for 10 total shots in the opening 15 minutes of play.
Wake Forest earned a pair of corners that saw Mia Montag and Mia Schoenbeck create dangerous chances for the Demon Deacons.
Goalkeeper Ellie Todd kept the Deacs level with four early saves, holding the Tar Heels scoreless after 15 minutes.
Wake Forest generated consistent offense, highlighted by multiple looks from Storey, including a pair of shots that forced stops from the North Carolina keeper.
Todd answered on the other end with three more saves, stifling a UNC penalty corner attempt in the 21st minute.
The sides entered halftime locked in a scoreless battle.
The defensive duel continued, with Todd recording three more saves to push her total to 10 through three quarters.
Storey continued to pressure with back-to-back shots on target, but the game remained scoreless 0-0 heading into the fourth.
North Carolina broke through as they scored off a penalty corner to make it 1-0.
The Deacs rallied immediately. At 58:43, Storey buried the equalizer off a corner, with Mia Montag providing the assist.
Wake Forest and North Carolina closed regulation tied 1-1.
The Deacs pushed forward with four shots and two penalty corners in the first overtime.
Storey nearly won it with a pair of dangerous attempts, but the Tar Heels came up with key stops.
UNC managed just one wide look, sending the match to a second extra period still knotted at 1-1.
North Carolina went a player down on a yellow card early in the second overtime period.
Wake Forest capitalized almost instantly off a Montag penalty corner, as Schoenbeck scored the golden goal, assisted by Storey and Montag.
The finish lifted the Deacs to a thrilling 2-1 double-overtime victory for their first win over North Carolina since 2017.

Quotables
"What an awesome opportunity to be a part of tonight's game. I loved the resilience from our squad. I loved the back and forth. It was a classic, old-school, Wake-Carolina matchup. They created opportunities. We created opportunities. I thought Ellie Todd was sensational. I thought our defensive penalty corner was sensational. The fight to come back just shows a lot of the grit that our squad has. I'm super proud of every player." – Head Coach Jen Averill

Up Next
Wake Forest continues ACC play at Louisville next Friday. Push back is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.

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No. 13 Demon Deacons Grab Double Overtime Win over No. 2 North Carolina

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Team Stats

Lauren Storey

Mia Schoenbeck

Mia Montag

Ava Moore

Players Mentioned

Mia Montag

Mia Schoenbeck

Lauren Storey

Ellie Todd

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