Wake Forest Women's Soccer
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Behind a career first shutout for redshirt-freshman Lizzie Thornton, the Wake Forest women’s soccer team (4-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC) extended its win streak to four games with a 1-0 victory over the Old Dominion Monarchs (1-3-0, 0-0-0 SBC) Sunday afternoon at Spry Stadium.
Fought for it 👊 pic.twitter.com/du8aZU9RN1
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 23, 2026
The Demon Deacons had no trouble starting up the offense in the first half, sending multiple shots towards the Monarch keeper Despite Wake Forest outshooting Old Dominion 15-2, the Deacs entered the locker room at halftime without a goal.
Sundays are for wins 👏 pic.twitter.com/Khrxc1UzU1
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 24, 2026
However, their persistence paid off in the 68th minute, as sophomore forward Allie Flanagan drew a foul right outside of the box, setting the Deacs up in prime scoring position. Redshirt-junior defender Sierra Sythe converted the free kick chance in the back of the net to give Wake Forest the 1-0 lead.
Free kick ➡️ first goal https://t.co/lhVQ5EHKia pic.twitter.com/OzNKgccZhE
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 23, 2026
The goal marked her first of the season and seventh of her career.
82' | With ease 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/gMQu9K7fn9
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 23, 2026
Shortly after Sythe’s tally, sophomore forward Kylie Maxwell tipped a deflected ball into the back of the net to double the lead, but after reviewing the call was overturned and kept the Demon Deacons at a 1-0 advantage. The final minutes of the match saw Thornton shine as she made a key save to help the Deacs secure the win.
Another for the win column ✔️ pic.twitter.com/6OPtIpzWxU
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 23, 2026
This afternoon’s victory marks the fourth-straight shutout of the season and extends Wake Forests’ unbeaten record at home to 20 games, dating back to October 2024.
Back at Spry to support @WakeMSoccer 🎩 pic.twitter.com/7mnIF1W4wB
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 23, 2026
The Spry Advantage
The Deacs have posted a stellar 30-3-9 record at home since the start of 2022, with its lone loss over the past three seasons coming against No. 1 Duke in 2024. In 2025, Wake Forest finished the season with a 8-0-3 record at Spry, highlighted by a 1-1 draw with No. 1 Notre Dame to close the home regular season slate.
First half frames 🖼️ pic.twitter.com/Y435f4Ajvi
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 23, 2026
Demon Deacon Details to Note
The Deacs have posted a stellar 30-3-9 record at home since the start of 2022, with its lone loss over the past three seasons coming against No. 1 Duke in 2024.
Redshirt-freshman goalkeeper Lizzie Thornton made her first career start.
Sophomore forward Allie Flanagan made her 20th career start.
Redshirt-junior defender Sierra Sythe recorded her first goal of the season and seventh of her career.
Wake Forest recorded a season-high 28 shots and eight shots on goal.
22' | All quiet through the first half 😶 pic.twitter.com/wnv1pPcr2X
— Wake Women's Soccer (@WakeWSoccer) August 23, 2026
From Coach da Luz
“We played a very organized ODU team today who were excellent in defense and counterattacked effectively. Our soccer was outstanding today; we moved the ball well and our movement off the ball was creative. Allie dribbled well to draw the foul, and Sierra took advantage with a fantastic freekick. We earned another team shutout and Lizzie’s first college game shutout was great to see! We’re improving in different areas each game and building to something special.”
Up Next
Wake Forest is back at home for its final match before they hit the road on Saturday, Aug. 29 against Portland with kickoff at 7 p.m. Saturday will also serve as one of three senior nights, honoring senior MJ Osborne and graduate student Henley Tippins. The contest will be streamed on ACCNX with live stats available here.
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