#3 Wake Forest passed its first ACC test without surrendering the form that carried it through an unbeaten non-conference schedule, beating #10 Virginia 1-0 on Saturday night in Winston-Salem to improve to 8-0 and hand the Cavaliers their first loss of the season.
Rain interrupted a tight opening half at Spry Stadium, but Wake Forest emerged from the weather delay with the breakthrough. In the 37th minute, Allie Flanagan helped move the ball to Henley Tippins, whose pass found Kylie Maxwell at the top of the box. Maxwell finished for her third goal of the season, giving the Demon Deacons the only advantage they would need.
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