Women’s Soccer Set to Face Wake Forest on Sunday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown women's soccer will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. for a matchup with 17^th-ranked Wake Forest on Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on ACCNX.

Scouting the Bears (4-1-0)

Brown defeated Northeastern on Thursday night by a score of 2-0
- Ella Weil scored her second goal of the season, after Joy Okonye's shot hit the crossbar and deflected directly to Weil. She then headed the ball past goalkeeper Eliza Teplow.
- First-year Jael-Marie Guy scored her first collegiate goal with Naomi Nnewihe picking up her first career assist on the play.
The Bears are currently outshooting their opponents 99-28 across five games this season. They've posted nine goals and allowed four.
Brown has notched an average of 1.80 goals per game, while holding their opponents to less than one goal average (.80) per game.
Sophomore forward Ayla Sahin leads the team with three goals this season, tallying the most shots on the team with 17.
- Sahin has two game-winning goals this season, securing their 1-0 victory over 2024 NCAA Tournament qualifier UConn, and against Rhode Island in a 3-2 win.
Junior midfielder Joy Okonye leads the team with two assists.
- Okonye was named to TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 Preseason Players to Watch List in August.
- She scored two goals in the Bears' first game of the season against New Haven, with both goals coming from free-kick opportunities.

Scouting Wake Forest (5-1-0)

The Demon Deacons reached the national championship for the first time in program history in 2024, falling to North Carolina 1-0.
They defeated SMU, LSU, Villanova and USF to start their season with a 4-0 record.
- Their first loss of the season came in their fifth game of the season against Mississippi State, who received votes in the last United Soccer Coaches Poll.
They most recently defeated College of Charleston on Thursday, winning 2-0
- First-year forward Allie Flanagan and sophomore forward Chloe Burst scored for the Demon Deacons.
Three players share the team lead with two goals apiece this season.
Wake Forest has scored nine goals to their opponents' two, while outshooting their opponents 61-56.
Goalkeeper Valentina Amaral has played the entirety of their six games, allowing two goals and making 19 saves.

History

Brown has faced Wake Forest twice in their history, both on the road.
Wake Forest has won both meetings, most recently winning by a score of 2-0 in 2007.
The teams also met in 1999, where Wake Forest defeated Brown 2-0.

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