No. 4 Duke Blanks Wake Forest 3-0; Extends Win Streak to Seven

Friday, September 29

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Duke University

(9-1, 3-0ACC)

Wake Forest

(3-5, 0-2ACC)

Wake Forest

Duke University

Photo by: Duke Athletics

No. 4 Duke Blanks Wake Forest 3-0; Extends Win Streak to Seven

9/29/2023 9:22:00 PM | Field Hockey

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DURHAM – The fourth-ranked Duke field hockey team scored a goal in three of four quarters and locked down Wake Forest en route to a 3-0 shutout victory over the Demon Deacons in ACC action Friday night on Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium.

Duke extends its win streak to seven games, improving to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in ACC play. Wake Forest drops to 3-5 and 0-2 in league action.

Sophomore Alaina McVeigh continued to put her scoring prowess on display with a goal and an assist, while graduate student Mary Harkins had a pair of assists. Kira Curland and Charlie van Oirschot had the other goals for the Blue Devils.

How it Happened

The Blue Devils were on the attack from the opening whistle, earning five penalty corners in the first 5:41 of the contest. Wake Forest defended Duke's attempts well, but the sixth proved to be the difference for the Blue Devils as McVeigh redirected a shot from Macy Szukics into the back of the cage at the 8:46 mark. Harkins provided the stop from Hannah Miller's insert on the corner.
Duke continued to control the action, finishing with seven shots in the opening quarter and holding Wake Forest to just one attempt.
The Demon Deacons started to get into the game offensively a little more in the second quarter, firing four shots. Duke goalkeeper Piper Hampsch came up with two saves to protect the shutout effort.
With less than four minutes to play in the opening half, McVeigh sent a ball into the circle where junior Logan Clouser nearly tipped it in. The Bethlehem, Pa., native collected the loose ball, forcing pressure from a Wake Forest defender and goalkeeper. The ball bounced off a Demon Deacon stick and Curland calmly found the back of the cage for her fourth goal this season and a 2-0 lead heading into the break.
Duke and Wake Forest combined for just three shots and two penalty corners in the third period, leaving the Blue Devils with a 2-0 lead with 15 minutes to play.
Icing the victory in the 56th minute was van Oirschot. The senior captain knocked in a deflection off McVeigh's shot from the penalty corner. Harkins once again was there for the stop.
Hampsch finished her night with three saves to help the Blue Devils to their fourth shutout of the season. Ellie Todd was in goal for Wake Forest, making five saves.
Duke held a 14-8 advantage in shots and 9-3 edge in penalty corners.

Notes

Duke has won seven straight, tying the longest win streak since starting the 2019 season 7-0. The Blue Devils' longest win streak under head coach Pam Bustin is eight games in 2016. Duke also won eight straight in 1990 and 2008. The longest win streak in Blue Devil history is nine games in 2003.
The Blue Devils are 3-0 in league action for the first time since 2016 when they finished 5-1. It marks the fifth time under Bustin Duke has won three ACC contests.
Alaina McVeigh has a goal in nine of Duke's 10 games this season. She is four goals away from tying for 23rd in Duke single-season history.
Duke has allowed just one goal in ACC play, marking the fewest goals allowed through three ACC contests in program history. The Blue Devils' 0.95 goals against average would rank fourth in Duke single-season history. The 10 goals allowed are the fewest after 10 games since giving up just eight in the first 10 games of the 2019 season.
Piper Hampsch made three saves to take over the No. 8 spot on the Duke career chart. Graduate student Hannah Miller made her 82nd career start. She is three starts away from breaking the Duke career record of 84 held by Melissa Panasci.