No. 20 Wake Forest Earns First Win of the Season at Davidson

DAVIDSON, N.C. – A golden goal from junior Mia Schoenbeck in double overtime lifted No. 20 Wake Forest field hockey to a thrilling 2-1 victory over Davidson on Friday evening at Carol Grotnes Belk Turf Field.

The junior scored both Demon Deacon goals, including the equalizer late in the fourth quarter, as Wake Forest (1-2) earned its first win of the 2025 campaign.

The Deacs dominated the stat sheet, outshooting the Wildcats 25-6 with a 14-2 advantage in shots on goal, while also earning 12 penalty corners to Davidson's four.

Defender Mia Montag picked up her sixth point of the season, as she moved into a tie for sixth among ACC student-athletes pending Friday's results.

Freshman Ruby Butterfield earned her first career victory in the cage, finishing the match with one save, as Wake controlled possession throughout the match.

Senior Ellie Todd and the Demon Deacons' backline kept the Wildcats at bay in the first half, with Todd not facing a shot in her 30 minutes of action.

How It Happened

Wake Forest opened the match on the front foot, earning three penalty corners in the first 10 minutes.
Sophomore Lena Keller forced the first save of the night less than 30 seconds in, testing Davidson goalkeeper Eleanor Larsen.
Sophomore Lauren Storey and senior Rachel Thetford both added early looks, but the Deacs couldn't break through, and the first quarter ended scoreless.
Davidson earned its first two penalty corners of the match but was unable to convert either.
The Deacs continued to push forward, tallying two more shots to bring their halftime total to six.
The game remained tied 0–0 at the half.
Wake Forest dominated play, outshooting the Wildcats 7–1 across the third quarter.
The Deacs earned four penalty corners, including back-to-back opportunities that forced two saves from the Davidson keeper.
Storey came within inches of putting Wake on top, but her attempt was denied by a defensive save on the line from the Wildcats.
Davidson converted a penalty stroke for a 1-0 lead in the fourth quarter.
Wake Forest answered with just 11 seconds left, as junior Mia Schoenbeck scored her second goal of the season off a penalty corner.
- Mia Montag and Flo Tuthill provided the assists on the equalizer, sending the match to overtime tied at 1-1.
  - Montag's sixth point of the year moved her into a tie for sixth among ACC student-athletes pending Friday's results.
The Deacs generated two shots in the first extra frame while holding Davidson to just one.
Ruby Butterfield made her lone save of the match to keep Wake Forest level.
Neither side found the golden goal, forcing a second overtime period.
Wake Forest continued to control play, outshooting Davidson 2–0 in the decisive frame.
The Deacs kept the Wildcats pinned in their own half, applying pressure in the final minutes.
Schoenbeck delivered the game-winner at the 73:56 mark, sealing a 2–1 victory for the Demon Deacons.
- Her four points matched a career high set against Davidson a season ago.

Quotables
"I thought that Davidson had a really good game plan, and what a fantastic game. I'm extremely proud of our squad. We learned a couple of lessons in that game, and most of all, the lesson was to continue to pepper them. Given the situation with that corner, I thought it was brilliant. You know, there was a lot of heat on that, so kudos to Mia. For our team to have that composure with just seconds left is a real testament to how strong these young women are. It was really gutsy and resilient for the squad to come back and I'm excited to see how much we learned before returning home for our match on Sunday" - head coach Jen Averill

Up Next
Wake Forest hosts their home opener against Longwood on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra.

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No. 20 Wake Forest Earns First Win of the Season at Davidson

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Team Stats

Mia Schoenbeck

Mia Montag

Florence Tuthill

Lauren Storey

Players Mentioned

Ruby Butterfield

Lena Keller

Mia Montag

Mia Schoenbeck

Lauren Storey

Rachel Thetford

Ellie Todd

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