#3 Wake Forest will close out the regular season against NC State – Wake Forest Athletics

The match is scheduled for 19:00 and will be broadcast live ACC Network Extra with live stats available here. Tickets are available for purchase here.

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You Should Know – Game 17

NC State (4-9-4, 1-5-3 ACC) at No. 3 Wake Forest (11-3-2, 6-2-1 ACC)

Thursday 31 October 2024 – 19:00 – ACC Network Extra

Winston-Salem, NC – Spry Stadium

Quick shots

• The Demon Deacons are currently ranked No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. This season they were ranked as high as No. 2, the highest ranking in program history.
  

  • Additionally, Wake Forest is sixth in the RPI and third in the TopDrawerSoccer poll.

• Wake Forest now has 19 points in ACC play, which puts them in fourth place with one game remaining.

  • The Demon Deacons will officially clinch a spot in the ACC Tournament with at least a point against NC State.
  • The Deacs can earn a first-round bye with a win Thursday night and losses to North Carolina and Virginia Tech.

Current ACC Tournament Standings
1. Duke – X 25
2. North Carolina – X 21
3. Virginia Tech – X 20
4. Wake Forest 19
5. State of Florida 19
6. Stanford 16
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Still on the hunt
Notre Dame 16
mud 13

• Wake Forest saw its largest crowd in program history Sunday night with 3,761 fans in attendance for the two top-ranked teams in the country facing off against Winston-Salem.

• Kaia Hanks is performing at a very high level offensively this season.
  

  • She has eight goals, seven assists and 23 total points, including a goal in four of the last five games.
  • Kaia Hanks ranks seventh in ACC in total points (23) and eighth in goals (8) and assists (7).

    • Additionally, her 18 points in a conference game ranks second in the ACC, and her seven goals are tied for first.

  • She is now five points shy of the top 10 in program history for a single season.

• Emily Colton has recorded at least one goal in eight of his last 11 appearances for the Demon Deacons and is second on the team with 16 total points.

  • Additionally, her four assists rank third on the team.
  • Colton was recently ranked the No. 2 player in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer.

• Emily Murphy has also been incredible over her last five games, scoring three times, recording three assists and being involved in numerous other scoring opportunities for the Demon Deacons.

  • She also has 19 goals and 18 assists for her college career, which puts her at 56 total points.

• Before Sunday’s loss to Duke, the Demon Deacons had tied the record for the longest home unbeaten streak in program history at 15 games.

  • During the 15 game streak, eight resulted in a clean sheet for the Deacs as they outscored their opponents 35-8.
  • It marked the second-longest active home unbeaten streak in the ACC, behind only Florida State’s 25.
  • Wake Forest has posted a stellar 16-3-6 record at home since the start of 2022.

• The Deacs currently have three top 10 wins this season, the most for the Deacs since 2012.
• Wake Forest enters the game ranked in the top five in the ACC in multiple categories, including ranking third in hitting average (.688), fifth in shots per game (17.63) and fifth in corners per game (6.44).
• in goal Valentina Amaral is 7-2-1 for her career in games she has started and has allowed just seven goals in 1,035 minutes of action for a stellar 0.61 career goals-against average.

  • She has the fourth-best goals-against average in the ACC this season (.737).

• The Demon Deacons have three players with double-digit points and seven players with five or more so far in 2024.
  
• So far this season, Wake Forest has had three players named ACC Offensive Players of the Week with Kaia Hanks, Emily Colton and Emily Murphy all horticultural honors in the last month.
• The Deacs also placed three on TopDrawerSoccer’s Top 100 list with Emily Colton (#2), Emily Morris (#45) and Zara Chavoshi (#64).

Last wait

• A record 3,761 fans packed Spry Stadium Sunday night to witness the top two teams in the country battle as No. 2-ranked Wake Forest women’s soccer team fell to No. 1 Duke in the finals, 2-0.
• The 3,761 fans were the most for a home game in program history, breaking the previous record of 3,000 set on October 27, 2000. Additionally, 1,095 Wake Forest students were in attendance to support the women’s soccer program.
• In the early stages of the contest, both teams showcased their talented squads as the score remained 0-0 at the half-time break. However, Duke scored twice in the second half to claim a 2-0 victory.
• Wake Forest’s offense created chances in the second half, including a strike in the 54th minute Emily Colton which hit the crossbar before To Emily Murphy the second chance went to the right of the frame.
• in goal Valentina Amaral recorded two saves as a back line as a senior Laurel Ansbrough, Zara Chavoshi, Christine Johnson and a redshirt freshman Sierra Site all passed the full 90.

  • It marked the fourth straight game that these four have gone the full 90 together and the sixth time this season.

Wolfpack Intelligence

• NC State enters the final regular season game of the year at 4-9-4 and 1-5-3 in ACC play.
• The Pack are currently on a three game unbeaten streak with ties against Syracuse and Virginia Tech and a 1-0 win over Clemson.

  • This marks their longest unbeaten run of the season.

• On the road, NC State is 1-4-2 with their only win away from home coming in a 5-0 win over VCU in August.
• The Wolfpack are led by sophomore forward Jade Bordeleau and senior midfielder Annika Wohner, who are tied for the team lead with 10 points with four goals and two assists apiece.
• In goal, junior goalkeeper Olivia Pratapas is tied for third in the ACC with 71 saves this season. She also posted the fifth-most clean sheets in the conference with five.

History of streaks against NC State

• Wake Forest holds a 19-8-3 all-time record against the Wolfpack dating back to 1994.
• In Winston-Salem, the Deacs are 9-2-2 against NC State and haven’t lost at home to the Pack since 1996.
• Last season the two teams finished in a 1-1 draw at the Spry Stadium as Kaia Hanks scored the equalizer in the 83rd minute to salvage a point.
• Wake Forest’s last win over NC State came in 2021 with the current ProDeac Giovanna DeMarco scoring the only goal.

Next up
The Demon Deacons will find out their ACC Tournament fate late Thursday night and could potentially be back in action Sunday night at Spry Stadium.

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