Three minutes into the second half Wednesday night, freshman Sara Murphy headed a cross into the back of the net, putting the Blue Devils ahead of No. 9 Wake Forest, 1-0.
Four minutes later, however, the game was essentially over at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, ending the Blue Devils' hopes of taking down their top-10 opponent-at least for now.
At 9:27 p.m., lightning delays suspended the match. After an hour and 10 minutes of waiting out the weather, the match was postponed.
Duke (7-5-1, 3-2 in the ACC) and the Demon Deacons (12-2-0, 4-1) will have to wipe the slate clean and play an entire 90-minute game at a later date, tentatively scheduled for Oct. 29.
"They're disappointed-they worked hard to get the lead and had the game pulled out from under them," head coach Robbie Church said. "We'll remember how we played tonight and we'll come back for them."
The Blue Devils will take Thursday off and then begin preparation for their matchup against Maryland Saturday.
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