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Highlighted by a goal directly from a corner kick by redshirt sophomore Sierra Sythe, the No. 19 Wake Forest women’s soccer team (4-1-0, 0-0-0 ACC) earned its fourth-straight home shutout victory with a 1-0 win over the USF Bulls (1-4-0, 0-0-0 American) Thursday night at Spry Stadium.
One goal is all it takes – and this one was right on target 🎯#NCAASoccer x 🎥 ACCN / @WakeWSoccer pic.twitter.com/nvfp9YlEn8
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) August 29, 2025
Both teams battled heavily during the opening stages of the match, with Wake Forest maintaining 65 percent possession through the first 45. The Bulls recorded the first shot of the contest during the ninth minute, but redshirt sophomore standout keeper Valentina Amaral was there to make the stop. Amaral earned her 60th career save in the 37th minute, to ensure both teams went into the break goalless.
"Four shutouts in five games is fantastic, and I'm proud of the team for supporting each other and responding positively to our loss last game." – Coach da Luz
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— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 29, 2025
Overall, the Oviedo, Fla., native notched three saves on the night to earn her fourth clean sheet on the season and the 11th of her career. Through the first five games of the season, Amaral has tallied 13 saves while maintaining 0.40 goals against average and a 0.867 save percentage.
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— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 28, 2025
Sythe’s olimpico broke the deadlock in the 69th minute as Wake Forest finally took the well-deserved lead. Over the 90 minutes, the Deacs outshot the Bulls 18-to-8 and controlled 62 percent of possession. Senior midfielder Carly Wilson joined Sythe as the only two outfield players to go the full 90 for the Demon Deacons. Since the 2020-21 season, Wake Forest is 18-0-2 at home against non-conference opponents in regular-season action. In those 20 games, the Deacs have outscored opponents 53-2.
Defended Spry 😤 pic.twitter.com/eCK4w9OBZF
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 29, 2025
From Coach da Luz
“We started slow, but we worked hard to gain control of the game midway through the first half. USF was tough defensively, so it was difficult to create clear chances. We eventually wore them down and created several good scoring chances as well as corner kicks. Sierra Sythe’s olimpico goal was special, and she served our corners with quality. Our backline adapted well without Dempsey Brown tonight and held USF to a few chances. Four shutouts in five games is fantastic and I’m proud of the team for supporting each other and responding positively to our loss last game.”
69' | Sythe from the corner!! 💥
Wake Forest 1 – USF 0 pic.twitter.com/hNLIaWIbcl
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 29, 2025
Up Next
Wake Forest heads south to face the College of Charleston on Thursday, Sept. 4th at Patriots Point Soccer Complex. The match will be streamed on FloCollege with stats available here.
Courtesy: godeacs.com
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