Wake Forest Wins Its First ACC Field Hockey Championship
ACC Coach of the Year Jennifer Averill led the Deacs to their first ACC Championship with a 4-0 win over Maryland.

ACC Coach of the Year Jennifer Averill led the Deacs to their first ACC Championship with a 4-0 win over Maryland.

Nov. 10, 2002

  • Look back at the 2002 Field Hockey Championships

    DURHAM, N.C. -- In the title game of the 2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship, No. 1 seeded Wake Forest defeated No. 3 seeded Maryland 4-0 at Williams Field on the Duke University campus in Durham, N.C.

    At halftime, Wake Forest led 1-0 on Kelly Dostal's goal. In the second half of game, the Deacons scored three more goals, two by Heather Aughinbaugh and one by Maeke Boreel, en route to winning the Championship game 4-0.

    Wake Forest improves its record to 16-2 overall in taking its first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship.

    2002 ACC Field Hockey All-Tournament Team

    Cara Unterkofler, Virginia
    Meredith Keller, North Carolina
    Naomi Weatherald, North Carolina
    Katie Grant, Duke
    Suzanne Simpson, Duke
    Izzy Palmer, Maryland
    Colleen Barbieri, Maryland
    Heather Aughinbaugh, Wake Forest
    Kelly Doton, Wake Forest
    Katie Ridd, Wake Forest

    MVP: Kelly Dostal, Wake Forest
    Rookie of the Year: Katie Grant, Duke