Wake Forest Falls In ACC Championship Quarterfinal - Wake Forest University Athletics

Tuesday, November 3

Chapel Hill, NC

3:30 PM

Wake Forest University

(13-6, 6-2)

No. 18 Virginia

(9-6, 3-5)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Virginia	0	0	0	0	1	1
Wake Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0

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11/3/2026 6:28:00 PM | Field Hockey

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The Deacons fought into overtime, but fell 1-0.

By: Kenzie Pittenger

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The No. 6 Wake Forest field hockey team fell in overtime to No. 18 Virginia 1-0 in the quarterfinal round of the 2026 ACC Field Hockey Championship on Tuesday afternoon at Karen Shelton Stadium.

Wake Forest (13-5, 6-3 ACC) entered the postseason as the two seed after capturing a share of the ACC regular-season title for back-to-back seasons. The Deacs were outshot 9-6 and leveled the Cavaliers 4-4 in penalty corners. The Demon Deacons were unable to find the back of the cage in a hard fought quarterfinal matchup.

How It Happened

Both teams were held scoreless in the first quarter. Virginia had two shots, while Wake was held to zero.
The game stayed tied 0-0 going into halftime.
The Deacs had one shot attempt in the half, while Virginia had three.
Virginia was awarded three penalty corners to Wake's zero in the first half.
The match stayed scoreless through the third and fourth quarter.
Wake was awarded four penalty corner attempts in the second half, but could not capitalize.
Just under three minutes into overtime, the Cavaliers found the back of the cage and took the 1-0 win.

Quote from Coach Averill
"This is an extremely difficult loss for our group. I thought we came out with a well-constructed first quarter, but after that we struggled to generate the attacking threat and presence that we are capable of. We became too narrow and not enough numbers going forward in our attacking play, which limited our ability to create meaningful opportunities. When meaningful opportunities did present themselves, we unfortunately didn't capitalize. At this stage of the season, the margins are incredibly small, and we have to be better at turning those moments into results. It's a tough one to accept, but we're proud of this group and look forward to regrouping and focusing on our chances in NCAAs."

Up Next
The Demon Deacons await their NCAA Tournament fate, turning their attention to Selection Sunday on Nov. 8 at 10 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.

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