Wake Forest to Host No. 11 Northwestern on Tuesday
Wake Forest Notes
By Currie McFayden, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@SIDeacons)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest field hockey will face its first mid-week test of the season as No. 11 Northwestern comes to Kentner Stadium on Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest stunned No. 9 Duke in double overtime on Kari Walkley's golden goal in the 97th minute that sealed a 3-2 victory after an hour-long rain delay.
Storylines to Follow
• Junior Jess McFadyen notched the first multi-goal game of the season for the Deacs against Duke, scoring twice with assists from Anna Kozniuk off penalty corners.
• Krysta Wangerin continues to star for Wake Forest as a freshman after tallying an assist on Walkley's game-winner. She has collected at least one point in three of Wake's four games.
• Sophomore Tyra Clemmenson tallied her first career start against Duke, replacing Madi Julius in the starting lineup.
• Through her first four contests, Kaitlyn Ruhf has registered a save percentage of .742, more than seven percent higher than her mark in 2011. She leads the ACC in saves per contest with 5.75.
How to Catch the Game
• Live stats will be available here once the contest is underway.
Tuesday's Opponent
• Northwestern enters Kentner Stadium ranked No. 11 in the latest NFHCA poll. They defeated No. 9 Duke 4-2 in their last time out on Sunday.
• The Wildcats have gotten off to a hot start this season as shown by their 6-1 record. They have already downed three top-20 teams in Stanford, California and Duke, with their lone blemish coming against No. 21 Northeastern.
Series History
• The Deacs and Wildcats have a short history dating back to 1997.
• The Demon Deacons lead the series 4-1.
• Wake Forest has outscored Northwestern by a 23-4 margin across the five all-time meetings, including an 8-2 rout in the last meeting on Oct. 12, 2008, in Chicago.
Next Up
• Wake Forest will face Appalachian State on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Kentner Stadium.
• The two share an extensive history dating back to 1972, and the Deacs lead the all-time series 29-16-1.
• Wake won the last meeting 9-1 on Oct. 24, 2010, in Winston-Salem.
