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DEC. 2, 2017 | 7:00 P.M. | SPRY STADIUM | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. GAME DETAILS SCHEDULE & RESULTS Head Coach: Bobby Muuss Event Info AUGUST Location ....Winston-Salem, N.C. WAKE FOREST Season: 3rd 13 at Furman (Exh.) L, 0-1 Venue ......................Spry Stadium Home Record: 13-1-1 (Exh.) Capacity .................................3,500 19 UNCW T, 2-2 DEMON DEACONS Away Record: 6-0-0 Surface ................... Natural Grass 25 RUTGERS (ACCN Extra) W, 5-1 Record: 19-1-2 | ACC: 7-0-1 National Rank: 1 (USC)/2 (SA) TV ..........................................ESPN3 27 #12 PROVIDENCE (ACCN Extra) W, 4-1 Series History Head Coach: Jeremy Gunn STANFORD Overall .....Stanford leads, 4-0-0 SEPTEMBER Season: 6th at WF .......Stanford leads, 3-0-0 2 at Saint Louis W, 4-1 CARDINAL Home Record: 10-1-2 at Stanford ............................... N/A Away Record: 6-1-0 Last Meeting ...........12/11/2016 5 GEORGIA STATE L, 1-2 (OT) Record: 16-2-2 | Pac 12: 9-0-1 National Rank: 3 (USC)/3 (SA) Result ................. L, 0-0 (4-5 PKs) 9 at #8 Louisville* (ACCN Extra) W, 3-1 12 APP STATE W, 3-0 NCAA QUARTERFINAL: NO. 1 WAKE FOREST VS. NO. 3 STANFORD 16 PITTSBURGH* (ACCN Extra) W, 2-0 19 HIGH POINT W, 1-0 (2 OT) THE MATCHUP 23 at NC State* (ACCN Extra) W, 3-0 • Top-ranked and No. 1 seeded Wake Forest is set for a showdown against No. 3 Stanford for the third-straight NCAA 26 SOUTH CAROLINA (ACCN Extra) W, 2-1 Tournament. The Demon Deacons and Cardinal play at Spry Stadium at 7 p.m. on Saturday on ESPN3. 29 #6 CLEMSON* (ESPNU) W, 3-2 (2 OT) LAST TIME OUT OCTOBER • Wake Forest clinched a berth in the quarterfinal by defeating No. 19 Butler, 2-0, on Sunday evening. 6 at #4 North Carolina* (ACCN Extra) W, 2-1 • Brandon Servania scored for the first time since opening night with an upper-90 strike in the 52nd minute. Jon Bakero added 10 LONGWOOD W, 8-0 a late insurance goal, with Ema Twumasi assisting on both goals. 14 VIRGINIA TECH* (ACCN Extra) W, 3-0 • Andreu Cases Mundet recorded his 12th shutout in goal, one shy of the program record. The clean sheet was his third in a 17 at Elon W, 2-0 row, giving the Deacs their third shutout streak of at least 300 minutes this season. Wake Forest has conceded just one goal (ACCN Extra) 21 at Boston College* W, 4-0 over the last 10 games. (ACCN Extra) 27 SYRACUSE* T, 0-0 (2 OT) WAKE FOREST STORYLINES • A total of eight Deacs were recognized in the ACC postseason awards. Jon Bakero (Offensive Player of the Year), Kevin Politz NOVEMBER % (Defensive Player of the Year) and Bobby Muuss (Coach of the Year) led the way. Bakero was also just named a semifinalist 1 ACC First Round BYE for the MAC Hermann Trophy, which recognizes the top player in college soccer. 5 VIRGINIA TECH% (ACCN Extra) W, 3-0 • Wake Forest wrapped up its second undefeated ACC schedule in three years under head coach Bobby Muuss. The Deacs 8 #5 CLEMSON% (ACCN Extra) W, 2-1 went 6-0-2 in 2015 and 7-0-1 in 2017. Wake Forest became the first team to finish the ACC regular season and tournament 12 vs. #17 Virginia& (ESPNU) T, 0-0 (4-3 PKs) undefeated en route ot the ACC Championship since Duke in 1999. 16 NCAA First Round% BYE • The Deacs have the most prolific offense in the nation. Wake Forest leads the country with 58 goals, 182 points and 66 assists. 19 COLUMBIA% (ESPN3) W, 1-0 • Six Demon Deacons have totaled at least 10 points: Jon Bakero (46 pts - 16g, 14a), Ema Twumsai (27 pts - 10g, 7a), Luis 26 #19 BUTLER% (ESPN3) W, 2-0 Argudo (22 pts - 8g, 6a), Omir Fernandez (17 pts - 6g, 5a), Brandon Servania (17 pts - 3g, 11a) and Steven Echevarria (11 pts - 4g, 3a). Bakero leads the nation in points and is second in goals and assists. DECEMBER 2 #3 STANFORD% (ESPN3) 7:00 OPPONENT AND SERIES HISTORY 8 NCAA Semifinal! TBD • Wake Forest is looking for its first-ever win over Stanford, trailing 4-0-0 in the all-time series. The Cardinal won the national 10 NCAA Championship! TBD title in PKs last year, and beat the Deacs in overtime, 2-1, in the 2015 quarterfinal in Winston-Salem. • Stanford reached the quarterfinal by edging Pacific in PKs after a scoreless draw Home games in BOLD CAPS and beating Coastal Carolina, 2-0. * - ACC game ONLINE COVERAGE • The Cardinal is led by a pair of Hermann Trophy semifinalists in defender Tomas & - MUSC Health Stadium (Charleston, S.C.) Television Hilliard-Arce (3g, 3a) and forward Foster Langsdorf (13g, 6a). ! - College Cup (Talen Energy Stad. - Philadelphia, Pa.) ESPN3 ON DECK % - Game played at campus sites Live Stats • The winner Saturday clinches a spot in the NCAA College Cup, set for next All times listed are ET WakeForestSports.com weekend at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia. Twitter WAKE FOREST STATISTICAL LEADERS Live updates, stats and more @WakeMSoccer Goals Shots Facebook 1. Jon Bakero .............................................16 1. Jon Bakero .............................................59 Photos and news 2. Ema Twumasi ................................................10 2. Ema Twumasi ................................................57 Wake Forest Men’s Soccer Instagram Assists Shots on Goal Photos and videos 1. Jon Bakero .............................................14 1. Jon Bakero .............................................34 @WakeMSoccer 2. Brandon Servania ..........................................11 2. Ema Twumasi ................................................26 WakeForestSports.com Complete coverage of WF Athletics Points Saves 1. Jon Bakero .............................................46 1. Andreu Cases Mundet ...........................29 2. Ema Twumasi ................................................27 2. Andrew Pannenberg ........................................3 QUICK FACTS WINNING IS THE NAME OF THE GAME DEACS’ RECORD WHEN... • Since the start of Bobby Muuss’ tenure in 2015, Wake Forest leads the nation in PROGRAM HISTORY victories. Overall, Wake Forest is 55-7-7 in three years, while his previous school, Overall ......................................................19-1-2 Denver, is fourth. The full top 10 is below. First Year of Men’s Soccer 1980 At home ...................................................13-1-1 Overall All-Time Record 468-239-93 (.643) Wins since 2015: 2015 2016 2017 On road ......................................................6-0-0 All-Time ACC Record 115-105-37 (.519) 1. Wake Forest 55 17 19 19 At neutral sites ...........................................0-0-1 ACC Reg. Season Championships 8 2. Stanford 49 18 15 16 After a win ................................................15-1-2 Akron 49 18 13 18 (Overall: ‘02, ‘04, ‘06, ‘08, ‘09) 4. Denver 46 15 20 11 After a loss .................................................1-0-0 (Division [ACC changed format in ‘14]: ‘15, ‘16, ‘17) 5. North Carolina 45 15 14 16 After a tie ....................................................2-0-0 ACC Tournament Championships 3 6. Seattle 44 18 11 15 In overtime .................................................0-1-0 7. Clemson 43 17 14 12 (‘89, ‘16, ‘17) In double overtime.......................................2-0-2 NCAA Championships 1 (2007) 8. Indiana 42 13 12 17 9. Creighton 41 19 13 9 vs. ranked opponents .................................6-0-1 College Cup Appearances 5 10. Maryland 40 12 18 10 vs. Top-10 opponents ..................................4-0-0 (‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘16) vs. ACC opponents ......................................9-0-2 NCAA Tourney Appearances (last) 21 (2017) DANCING DEACS vs. nonconference opponents ...................10-1-0 NCAA Tournament Record 27-16-4 (.617) • Wake Forest is making its 21st trip to the NCAA Tournament, including its seventh in a row and 16th of the past 17 years. In one-goal games .......................................6-1-0 Winning Seasons 30 • The Demon Deacons earned the top overall seed for the fifth time in program history Scoring first ..............................................17-0-0 12+ Win Seasons 19 and the second time in the past three seasons. ACC Winning Seasons 20 • Wake Forest is 8-2 in the NCAA Tournament under head coach Bobby Muuss, going Opp. scoring first .........................................2-1-0 All-Time Goals Scored 1,598 2-1 during a 2015 Elite Eight run and 4-1 in a runner-up finish last year. Leading at half ............................................8-0-0 All-Time Goals Allowed 884 • The Deacs have a 29-16-4 overall record in the NCAA Tournament, as well as a Tied at half ...............................................10-1-2 24-9-2 record in Winston-Salem and a 4-1-0 mark in the third round. Trailing at half .............................................1-0-0 COACHING STAFF ALL-ACC GALORE Scoring 1 or fewer goals .............................2-1-2 Head Coach Bobby Muuss • Wake Forest racked up All-ACC honors when the league announced postseason Scoring 2 goals ...........................................6-0-0 awards - voted on by the league head coaches. (Connecticut, ‘99) Scoring 3 or more goals ............................11-0-0 • The Demon Deacons earned three of the yearly awards. Jon Bakero was named the Record at WFU 55-7-7 (.848) (3rd year) Offensive Player of the Year, Kevin Politz was named the Defensive Player of the Year Opp. scoring 1 or fewer goals ...................18-0-2 Career Record 129-63-32 (.647) and Bobby Muuss was picked as the Coach of the Year. Muuss is the first coach in Opp. scoring 2 goals ....................................1-1-0 ACC Record 18-1-5 (.854) the league’s history to earn the honor three-straight seasons. Opp. scoring 3 or more goals ......................0-0-0 Best Time to Reach Coach Contact SID • Bakero was joined as a first team All-ACC selection by midfielder Ema Twumasi, while Politz was picked to the second team. Luis Argudo and Brad Dunwell were third Outshooting opponent ...............................16-1-2 Assistant Coach Steve Armas (3rd year) team honorees. Opp. outshooting Wake or tied ....................3-0-0 (Maryland, ‘03) • Omir Fernandez and Brandon Servania were named to the All-Freshman Team.