Women's Soccer ACCtion: Thursday, November 1 :: Three of the four road teams won in conference matches; Virginia Tech shuts out Longwood.

Nov. 1, 2007

The No. 12 Demon Deacons landed their third consecutive conference win on Thursday afternoon when they defeated NC State 4-2 at the Method Road Soccer Stadium in Raleigh, N.C.

WFU's Maggie Horne scored the first goal in the fifth minute, staging a one-woman charge that began outside the penalty area and ended at the 10-yard mark with a shot that slipped past three Wolfpack defenders. The goal was Horne's second for the season.

FSU Closes Out Regular Season With 2-0 Win Over Clemson

No. 15 Florida State (11-4-3, 6-2-2) closed out the regular season with a 2-0 victory over No. 25 Clemson (8-4-5, 1-3-5) Thursday evening at Riggs Field. The victory extended the Seminoles unbeaten streak to nine games over the Tigers, while it was the fourth win in a row for FSU on Clemson's home turf during the regular season. Junior Mami Yamaguchi accounted for both goals becoming the Seminole record holder for points and goals in a single-season with 46 and 19, respectively.

The Tigers looked to crack the scoreboard first in the 43rd minute as Nuria Zufia got a great look with a header on goal, but freshman keeper Erin McNulty was there for the save to keep the game scoreless.

No. 10 Boston College Blanks Maryland, 2-0

Freshman back Hannah Cerrone scored her second goal of the season to lead No. 10 Boston College past ACC foe Maryland, 2-0, Thursday night in College Park, Maryland. The Eagles are now 11-3-3 and improved to 4-3-2 in the ACC, while Maryland dropped to 5-9-3 and 0-8-1 in the ACC.

The Eagles will play their final match of the 2007 season on Sunday, Nov. 4 versus Virginia Tech (1 p.m.) in Blacksburg.

Cerrone scored in the 26th minute of the match. Cerrone put the Eagles up 1-0 on a free kick she placed in the upper corner of the goal. It was Cerrone second goal of the season.

Allen Nets Two Goals; Duke Downs Miami, 4-2

Senior night at Duke University was extra special on Thursday as the 28th-ranked Blue Devils cruised to a 4-2 victory over 25th-ranked Miami (9-5-3, 4-3-1) at Koskinen Stadium. With the win, Duke broke a three-match streak where it had tied Wake Forest, Maryland and Florida State as the Blue Devils improved to 8-3-6 overall and 3-2-4 in the ACC.

Blue Devil senior's Andrea Crane and Allison Lipsher were honored prior to the match for the dedication and hard work over the last four years and both earn the starting nod. With the victory, Duke is now guaranteed a spot in the upcoming ACC Tournament in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., which takes place from Nov. 7-10 at the Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. It also boosts the Blue Devils chances of receiving an NCAA Tournament bid.

Three Hokies score in 4-0 shutout at Longwood

Two was the magic number Thursday night as Emily Jukich scored two goals, Marika Gray posted two assists and Robin Chidester recorded two saves to help the Hokies shut out the Longwood Lancers, 4-0, in the final regular season non-conference game of the year at the Longwood Athletics Complex.

With the victory, the Hokies are back to .500 overall at 7-7-3 (2-5-2 ACC), with one game remaining at home against No. 10 Boston College on Sunday. Also, Tech has a 5-5 record on the road this year, the first time since 2003 that Tech has finished the regular season with at least a .500 record. The Lancers of the United Soccer Conference drop to 9-7-1 on the season in their first year as a fully certified Division I program.