Oct. 18, 2003
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 12th ranked Wake Forest and 11th ranked Florida State women's soccer teams battled for 90 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of sudden-death overtime, but neither team was able to find the net as the Demon Deacons and Seminoles settled for a scoreless draw in ACC women's soccer action from Spry Stadium Saturday night. After a first half that saw just nine shots - five for Wake Forest and four for Florida State, the two teams picked up the pace of play in the second half. The Demon Deacons had the first real solid scoring chance just minutes after intermission. Senior Alena Thom pounced on a loose ball just outside the six yard penalty area, but sent the goal scoring attempt over the net. Wake Forest had another quality scoring chance at 15:49 of the second stanza. Sophomore Sarah Kozey was on the end of a ball behind the Seminole defense and fired a shot toward the lower right corner of the goal, but Florida State goalkeeper Joy McKenzie deflected the ball wide of the net. McKenzie made all the big saves for the Seminoles. Just 3:51 into the first overtime, Kozey nearly sent the crowd of 783 home happy. The forward volleyed a bouncing ball on net, but McKenzie robbed the sophomore of her team leading sixth tally. With the ball heading toward the upper far left corner, McKenzie sprawled to her right and got just enough on the blast sending it wide of the net. Freshman Elizabeth Remy collected the rebound just yards from the net, but her attempt missed high.
The Seminole netminder finished the evening with eight saves and has now gone 380:27 without surrendering a single goal. The shutout was her third on the 2003 campaign. The blanking of Wake Forest marks the fifth time this season that the Deacs have been shutout and third in four ACC matches.
Demon Deacon goalkeeper Kenna Healy was not to be out done. The junior recorded three saves, none bigger than on a blast from Amber Tollefson midway through the first half. Healy has now recorded seven shutouts this season - surpassing Beth Klein's mark of 6.5 during the 1997 season for second most ever in a single season. In only 17 career starts, Healy has registered 9.5 shutouts which is tied for fourth all-time. The Demon Deacons now find themselves 9-3-3 overall and 0-2-2 in the ACC, while Florida State is 9-5-1 overall and 3-1-1 in the league. Wake Forest returns to action this Tuesday night, October 21, when the Clemson Lady Tigers invade Spry Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Scoring by Periods #11 Florida State 0 0 0 0 - 0 #12 Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 - 0 |
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