Women's Soccer ACCtion: Sunday, October 18
Wake Forest, Boston College and Duke all post shutouts in conference play.
Molly Dreska's goal forced overtime where No. 10 Maryland defeated NC State on an own goal.

Molly Dreska's goal forced overtime where No. 10 Maryland defeated NC State on an own goal.

Oct. 18, 2009

No. 6 Wake Forest Wins Fifth Straight, Defeats Miami 2-0
Bess Harrington and Jackie Logue each scored for the first time in 2009 as No. 6 Wake Forest defeated Miami 2-0 on a chilly Sunday afternoon at Spry Stadium.

The Demon Deacons won their fifth straight, improving their record to 12-2-1 and 4-1-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Miami dropped to 7-8-0 and 2-4-0 in league play.

After a scoreless first half, the game opened up in the second 45 minutes, with the two teams combining for 15 shots. Wake tallied two goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half as Harrington scored in the 47th minute and Logue scored in the 53rd minute.

No. 8 Boston College Earns 1-0 Win At No. 16 Virginia Tech
The Boston College women's soccer team got a goal from senior Gina DiMartino in the ninth minute of play and earned a 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Virginia Tech before 204 fans on a cold afternoon at Thompson Field.

The win improves the Eagles to 12-2-1 (4-2-1 ACC), while the loss drops the Hokies to 11-4-0 (4-2-0 ACC).

Boston College opened the scoring in the ninth minute of the game as DiMartino got the ball off a deflection in the box, gathered herself, and blasted a shot past the Virginia Tech goalkeeper in the lower right hand corner of the goal to give BC the lead.

#10 Terps Rally For 3-2 Win Over NC State
For 81 minutes it looked like "Lady Luck" was going to overlook the 10th-ranked Maryland women's soccer team in its game against NC State Sunday afternoon at Ludwig Field. Posts, crossbars and a stingy Wolfpack defense stifled the Terrapin offense for much of the afternoon, but the Terps rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final nine minutes of regulation and won the game, 3-2, six minutes into the first overtime.

The game got off to a rocky start for the Terrapins midway through the first half. The Wolfpack converted on a corner kick in the 25th minute when Katie Ruiz sent a deep ball to the left corner of the Maryland 18-yard box. Meredith Parrilla got on the end of the cross and headed the ball into the upper right 90 for a 1-0 NC State lead.

The Wolfpack took advantage of another set piece in the 35th minute to up their lead to 2-0. A Maryland foul gave NC State a free kick just inside the midfield stripe. Ruiz sent another ball into the Terrapin box and this time it Kara Blosser getting on the end of it and heading it into the upper right corner.

Blue Devils Blank Tigers; Notch Third Straight Shutout
The Duke women's soccer team registered two second half goals on Sunday to down Clemson, 2-0, at Riggs Field, which broke a five-match losing streak for the Blue Devils in Clemson, S.C.

Duke registered its third straight shutout in the victory and moved to 6-5-4 overall and 2-2-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) action. The Blue Devils had not registered a victory at Clemson since the 1997 season.

The Blue Devils and Tigers (3-12, 0-7) played a scoreless first half, which featured Clemson holding a 6-5 advantage in shots and outplaying Duke.