No. 19 Women's Soccer Downs UNC Greensboro, 3-2
Junior Anne Shropshire leads Demon Deacs to victory.
October 18, 1998
WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- Junior Anne Shropshire scored two goals to lead 19th-ranked Wake Forest to a 3-2 victory over visiting UNC Greensboro on Sunday afternoon at Spry Stadium.
With the victory, Wake Forest improves to 11-3-1 overall and increases their season long win streak to five games. UNC Greensboro falls to 7-8-1.
UNC Greensboro jumped on the scoreboard first at the 33:56 mark in the first half when Danica Baker fired in a shot from 22 yards out. Wake Forest tied the game just 40 seconds later when Shropshire scored off a pass from Meghan Suddes.
The Demon Deacons took a 2-1 lead in the second half when Shropshire scored her second goal of the day at 57:20 on an assist by Karli Schilling. The Deacs took a 3-1 lead when Sarah Kate Noftsinger scored on a header at 62:04 after a pass from Stacy Roeck. The Spartans made the score 3-2 when Liza Rojas-Alford scored with 8:20 left in the game, but the Demon Deacon defense held UNCG at bay for the remainder of the game to claim the victory. Wake Forest outshot UNC Greensboro, 21-8, in the game and UNCG goalkeeper Kathryn Clewlew made 10 saves for the Spartans. The Demon Deacons return to action on Friday when they host Virginia at 7 p.m. at Spry Stadium.
GAME SUMMARY
Team 1 2 F
UNC Greensboro (7-8-1) 1 1 -- 2
Wake Forest (11-3-1) 1 2 -- 3
Goals: Danica Baker (UNCG), 33:56; Anne Shropshire (WF) from Meghan
Suddes, 34:36; Shropshire (WF) from Karli Schilling, 57:20; Sarah Kate
Noftsinger (WF) from Stacy Roeck, 62:04; Liza Rojas-Alford (UNCG), 81:40.
Shots: WF 21, UNCG 8
Saves: WF (Regan 2, Rose 3) 5, UNCG (Clewley) 10
Corner Kicks: WF 10, UNCG 0
Fouls: WF 18, UNCG 12
Yellow Cards: Julie Scott (WF), 83:30.
