No. 13 Wake Forest Faces No. 9 Duke to Open ACC Play
Wake Forest Notes
By Currie McFayden, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@SIDeacons)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest field hockey team will open its 2012 ACC slate against No. 9 Duke on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at Kentner Stadium.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest started out strong with a goal in the second minute
from Krysta Wangerin, but fell 4-2 to No. 4 Princeton behind four goals
from Kathleen Sharkey last Sunday at Kentner Stadium.
Storylines to Follow
• Freshman Krysta Wangerin leads the Deacs in both goals (2) and
total points (4).
• The Deacs have gone young in the starting lineup so far, starting
four freshmen (Jess Newak, Madi Julius, Wangerin and Kali Vicars)
and getting strong results from the group.
• 2011 top scorer Lizzie Rae netted her first goal of the season
against Princeton. The senior has played primarily in the midfield after
suiting up as a forward for much of last season.
• Through her first three contests, Kaitlyn Ruhf has registered a save
percentage of .727, more than five percent higher than her mark in
2011.
How to Catch the Game
• Live stats will be available here once the matchup has gotten underway.
This Weekend's Opponent
• Duke enters Kentner Stadium ranked No. 9 in the latest NFHCA poll.
They defeated Longwood 6-2 in their last time out last Sunday.
• The Blue Devils advanced to the 2011 ACC Field Hockey
Championship game against North Carolina before falling 2-1. They
also made the final eight of the NCAA Championships, but were
stopped by Old Dominion in the quarterfinals.
Series History
• The Deacs and Blue Devils have an extensive history dating back
to 1974.
• Wake Forest has won eight of the last 10 meetings, but trails 37-29
in the series.
• In the latest meeting, Duke defeated Wake Forest 1-0 in Durham on
September 10, 2011. Wake took the last meeting in Winston-Salem
in 2010 after prevailing 3-2 on penalty strokes.
Next Up
• Wake Forest will face Northwestern on Tuesday afternoon at 4:00
p.m. at Kentner Stadium.
• The Deacs lead the all-time series 4-1 and have outscored the
Wildcats by a 23-4 margin in those contests.
