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Rachel Nuzzolese
Rachel Nuzzolese

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Upper Brookville, N.Y.

High School:
St. Anthony's HS

Height:
5-8

Position:
Forward

Club Team:
Rockville Centre Tornadoes

02/09/2012

Deacons Sign Three For Fall 2012 Class

Jenai Davidson, Katie Dry and Taylor Waters will join the Demon Deacons in August

12/20/2011

2011 Women's Soccer Season in Review

A look back on the Demon Deacon's College Cup Season

12/02/2011

Deacons Fall To Duke in College Cup Semifinals

Wake Forest concludes its best season in school history at 18-4-4

11/30/2011

Women's Soccer Departs Today for College Cup

The Demon Deacons will try to bring home their first-ever national title

11/29/2011

Women's Soccer Press Conference - Video and Quotes

Head coach Tony da Luz and players talked to the media before departing for the College Cup

02/27/2012

Women's Soccer Season Recap

A look back at the 2011 Wake Forest women's soccer season

12/13/2011

College Cup Behind the Scenes

11/23/2011

Message from Brandon Pendergrass and Rachel Nuzozlese

Brandon Pendergrass and Rachel Nuzzolese discuss this weekend's sporting events on campus

11/25/2011

NCAA Quarterfinals - Wake Forest def. UCF

Wake Forest topped UCF 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament

11/20/2011

Wake Forest vs. Penn State NCAA Third Round

Wake Forest defeated Penn State 4-2 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament

11/06/2011

Women's Soccer ACC Championship Game

Wake Forest fell to Florida State in penalty kicks in the title match

Awards
2011 ACC All-Tournament Team
2011 Soccer America National Team of the Week

2010 ACC All-Freshman Team
2010 Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week
2010 College Soccer 360 Primetime Performer of the Week (2 times)

2011 (Sophomore):
Rebounded from a knee injury suffered during her freshman year to score 12 goals as a sophomore - tied for the fourth-highest single-season total in school history ... Also notched 31 points, to rank in the top-five in the ACC in both goal and point scoring ... Found sparkling form down the stretch, totalling six goals and 18 points in the Demon Deacons' last 10 games ... Voted to the All-ACC Tournament Team ... Made 25 appearances and 23 starts in Wake Forest's 26 games ... Scored the Deacs' lone goal against Duke in the College Cup semifinals ... Recorded an assist on Marisa Park's insurance goal in the 75th minute of the Deacs' 3-0 victory over UCF in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament ... Assisted on a Katie Stengel goal in the 79th minute against Penn State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament ... Assisted on Katie Stengel's insurance goal against Boston University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Found the back of the net off a Katie Stengel assist in the Deacs' 2-0 win against Oakland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Also took nine shots and tied a career-high with five shots on frame against Oakland ... Named to the 2011 ACC All-Tournament Team after scoring or assisting on five of six Deacon goals during the Tournament ... Attempted four shots in the ACC Tournament finals against Florida State, with three of the shots coming on frame ... Played in 25 of the Deacons' 26 games this season, starting 23 of them ... Scored the game-winning goal against Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals and also assisted on the Deacons' other goal in the 2-1 victory ... Notched four points against Boston College in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament with a goal in the sixth minute and assists on Kim Marshall and Riley Ridgik goals ... Was named to Soccer America's National Team of the Week for her four-point performance against the Eagles ... Scored her fourth game-winner of the season against Clemson ... Also tallied a second goal in the Clemson match for her second multi-goal game this year ... Set a new career-high with five points against Miami ... Ranks second on the team with eight goals this season ... Ranked as the No. 63 upperclassman in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... Netted her second game-winner of the year against UNC Greensboro, scoring off of a direct free kick in the 27th minute ... Handed Wake Forest an overtime victory over Nebraska with a goal in the 98th minute.


2010 (Freshman):
Started Wake Forest's first 11 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury ... Totalled nine goals and 23 points in her rookie season ... Earned spot on 2010 TopDrawerSoccer.com National All-Rookie Team ... Named to the 2010 ACC All-Freshman Team ... Became the first player in Wake Forest history to score a goal in each of the first three games of her career ... Had a multi-point game against Clemson, scoring the game-winning goal and adding an assist ... Notched first career multi-goal game against No. 14 Duke, scoring on two free kicks to help the Deacons to a 2-1 upset of the Blue Devils ... Named one of CollegeSoccer360.com's Primetime Performers of the Week for the week of 8/20-9/5 ... Found the back of the net on a free kick for the Deacons' first goal at High Point ... Scored Wake Forest's third goal in the Deacons 4-1 win over Vanderbilt ... Assisted on Katie Stengel's goal in Wake's loss to Villanova ... Had a four-point night in Wake Forest's 3-1 victory over LSU in the ACC/SEC Challenge, scoring a goal and assisting on two others ... Named to ACC/SEC Challenge All-Tournament Team ... Netted the game-winning goal in Wake Forest's 2-1 win over ECU ... Scored a goal on a penalty kick against UNC Greensboro ... Scored a goal and had an assist in her first-ever collegiate game against UNC Wilmington ... Unleashed 12 shots in her first game, two shy of the school record of 14 ... Ranked 7th on TopDrawerSoccer's list of 100 Freshmen to Watch

High School/Club
Has seen extensive time with the U.S. Youth National Teams, playing with the U-15, U-17 and U-18 teams ... Scored a hat trick for the U.S. at U-17 World Cup Qualifications in Trinidad ... Selected to be on the U-18 team at the La Manga Tournament in La Manga, Spain ... Scored 41 goals for St. Anthony's High School during sophomore season, helping the team to a 19-0 record ... Named to All-Long Island, All-State and All-Metro teams ... Earned NSCAA All-Region team honors ... Named a 2009 Parade All-American ... Club team, the Rockville Centre Tornadoes, was the Region 1 premier champions 2007-09 and was a finalist for the Eastern New York State Cup in 2007 and 2008 ... Participated in the Olympic Development Program from 2003-09 ... Member of National Honor Society.

Personal
Born on April 8, 1992 ... Daughter of Joyce and Michael Nuzzolese ... Father played football at the University of Louisville.

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