IOWA City, Iowa – The University of Iowa soccer team defeated No. 18 Wake Forest, 2-0, on Sunday night at Iowa Soccer Complex. Freshman Berit Parten scored both Hawkeye goals as Iowa advances to 3-0-2 on the season.
Although the Deamon Deacons outshot the Hawkeyes, 5-3 in the first half it was Iowa that jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the break. Parten’s goal came in the 17th minute to give the Hawkeyes a 1-0 lead.
Each goalie had one save in the first half while Wake Forest had three corner kicks compared to Iowa’s two in the first 45 minutes of play.
Parten then struck again in the 54th minute to give Iowa a comfortable 2-0 lead. Parten’s goal was assisted by sophomore Sofia Bush. The Hawkeyes and Deamon Deacons each had five shots in the second half while each goalie had a pair of saves.
Iowa and Wake Forest each had one corner kick in the second half.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI
“First of all, Wake Forest is a heck of a team. They are incredibly skillful in the way they play, they can make it very difficult for you to defend, very big and expansive. In the same token, I thought we do a good job against teams like that because we allow them to get big then we try to get balls in certain spaces. That’s how I thought the game played out at times. We did a great job defensively and scored two goals in counter situations. We probably had two or three more chances to capitalize.”
HAWKEYE NOTABLES
- The Hawkeyes have strung together three consecutive shutouts.
- Iowa has 10 goals scored on the season while their opponents have just two.
- The Hawkeyes are yet to allow a goal in the second half all season.
- Berit Parten leads Iowa in points, shots, shots on goal, and goals.
- 2 for the Money: Iowa’s record is 46-2-3 in its last 51 games when scoring two goals or more, which dates back to October of 2017.
- 90 Tracker: Sofia Bush, senior Miah Schueller, senior Kenzie Roling, and sophomore Millie Greer were the four Hawkeye position players to register 90 minutes. 17 Hawkeye players registered minutes in the win.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes host Baylor at Iowa Soccer Complex Sept. 8th at 5:00 p.m. (CT). The match up against the Bears will be senior night. Next, The Hawkeyes host Nebraska at home on Sept. 12th at 7:00 p.m. to conclude their four game home stand.
