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No. 11 Virginia at No. 6 Wake Forest

PreviewFri, Oct 16, 2026
Virginia logo#11Virginia
Wake Forest logo#6Wake Forest

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM ET

Kentner Stadium — Winston-Salem, NC

Highest-ranked matchup of the weekend.

The matchup

Virginia logo#11Virginia

4-1 · ACC

▼ 6 since last week

Last 5

W 7-0W 2-1L 1-2W 2-1W 4-3
Wake Forest logo#6Wake Forest

4-1 · ACC

▲ 1 since last week

Last 5

W 6-0W 7-0W 6-1W 2-0L 3-4

By the numbers

VirginiaWake Forest
4-1Record4-1
3.2
Goals / gm
4.8
1.4
Allowed / gm(low)
1.0
11.6
Shots / gm
26.0
64%
Shot acc.
59%
68%
Save %
72%

Season averages through 5 games each. Lower is better where marked (low). Penalty corners aren't published in our data source.

Players to watch

Virginia logoVirginia
GKNilou Lempers

68.2% saves · 1.75 GA/gm

Wake Forest logoWake Forest
GKRuby Butterfield

83.3% saves · 0.33 GA/gm

Poll path

Virginia Wake Forest
111Virginia — 2026-09-01: No. 5Virginia — 2026-09-08: No. 11Wake Forest — 2026-09-01: No. 7Wake Forest — 2026-09-08: No. 6

Lower is better — No. 1 sits at the top. Gaps mean the team was unranked that week.

From Virginia

Virginia field hockeyWake Forest field hockey