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Wake Forest’s Butterfield and Schoenbeck Sweep ACC Player of the Week Honors
10/13/2026 3:05:00 PM | Field Hockey
The duo led Wake Forest to a 2-0 weekend in California.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After leading Wake Forest to a 2-0 weekend in California against ACC opponents No. 14 Cal and Stanford, goalkeeper Ruby Butterfield and senior Mia Schoenbeck have been named the ACC Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
Butterfield was the backbone of the Demon Deacon defense, recording 10 saves over the weekend and only allowing one goal. The sophomore goalie faced three shots from No. 14 Cal and recorded saves against all three. She helped lead the Deacs to a 2-0 shutout victory against the Golden Bears. Against Stanford, Butterfield faced nine shots and recorded six saves. She finished the weekend with a 0.929 save percentage and played all 120 minutes for the Deacs. Butterfield has raised her season total to 39 saves, ranking second in the conference.
This marks the first time in her career to capture Player of the Week honors.
On the offensive end, Schoenbeck delivered the go ahead goal against No. 14 Cal to help the Deacs to the 2-0 win. She delivered two goals in the first quarter against Stanford to help lead the Deacs to a 4-1 victory. She scored on 50% of Wake's goals this weekend in California. Schoenbeck has totaled six goals and four assists on the year. The 2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Year has scored in the last three matches, and continues to emerge as one of the league's most dangerous scorers.
Together, Butterfield and Schoenbeck's performances propelled Wake Forest to a 2-0 sweep of ACC play in California.
The duo and the rest of the Demon Deacons are back in action at home against No. 19 Virginia on Friday night at 6 p.m. on ACC Network. The Deacs will finish out the weekend at home against Davidson on Sunday at 12 p.m.
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Butterfield was the backbone of the Demon Deacon defense, recording 10 saves over the weekend and only allowing one goal. The sophomore goalie faced three shots from No. 14 Cal and recorded saves against all three. She helped lead the Deacs to a 2-0 shutout victory against the Golden Bears. Against Stanford, Butterfield faced nine shots and recorded six saves. She finished the weekend with a 0.929 save percentage and played all 120 minutes for the Deacs. Butterfield has raised her season total to 39 saves, ranking second in the conference.
This marks the first time in her career to capture Player of the Week honors.
On the offensive end, Schoenbeck delivered the go ahead goal against No. 14 Cal to help the Deacs to the 2-0 win. She delivered two goals in the first quarter against Stanford to help lead the Deacs to a 4-1 victory. She scored on 50% of Wake's goals this weekend in California. Schoenbeck has totaled six goals and four assists on the year. The 2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Year has scored in the last three matches, and continues to emerge as one of the league's most dangerous scorers.
Together, Butterfield and Schoenbeck's performances propelled Wake Forest to a 2-0 sweep of ACC play in California.
The duo and the rest of the Demon Deacons are back in action at home against No. 19 Virginia on Friday night at 6 p.m. on ACC Network. The Deacs will finish out the weekend at home against Davidson on Sunday at 12 p.m.
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