Sports > November 15, 2007

By Chris D’Auria | Staff writer

The Wake Forest women’s soccer team hope to win the ACC title this year in the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex.

However, their journey came to an end against Florida State in the Semifinal match Nov. 9. The Deacs were barely able to make it to the semis after edging past Duke in overtime to win the quarter-final 1-0 in overtime.

The Deacs have a win against the Noles earlier this season when the Ladies were able to outscore FSU 3-2 in the teams’ Oct. 25 meeting.

Heading into the semifinal, the Deacs were likely thinking that if they beat them once, they could easily do it again. Unfortunately, that mindset was not the correct one for this contest, as the Seminoles came ready to play, besting the Lady Deacs 5-2.

Seniors Maggie Horne and Laura Colven scored the only two goals for the Deacons, with Horne’s in the 87th minute of play. Sophomore keeper Laura Morse made it through the first half with one goal scored on her and one save.

Freshman Amanda Barasha did not have such luck in the second half. She matched Morse for saves, but she let four consecutive shots sail into the net. After this loss, the Deacs hope to fare better in the NCAA Tournament. Their first match Nov. 16 will be against Boston University in opponent territory.