MARCH 27, 2021 | 7:00 P.M. | SPRY STADIUM | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. | ACC NETWORK EXTRA Head Coach: Bobby Muuss NO. 6 Head Coach: John Michael Hayden Season: 6th Season: 2nd Home Record: 6-1-1 Home Record: 2-3-0 Away Record: 4-1-0 Away Record: 1-4-1 Neutral Record: 0-0-0 VS Neutral Record: 0-1-0 Goals Scored: 25 WAKE FOREST LOUISVILLE Goals Scored: 16 Goals Allowed: 11 DEMON DEACONS CARDINALS Goals Allowed: 26 Record: 10-2-1 | ACC: 2-0-1 Record: 3-7-1 | ACC: 2-1-0 WAKE FOREST VS. LOUISVILLE SCHEDULE & RESULTS THE MATCHUP SEPTEMBER • No. 6 Wake Forest will return to Spry Stadium for the home regular season finale following a last- 25 at Louisville (ACCN) W, 3-1 minute 3-2 victory over Notre Dame last Saturday. • The Demon Deacons so far this spring are 3-0-1, with all three victories coming in the 75th minute OCTOBER or later. • Wake Forest also defeated Boston College 3-2 thanks to an 89th-minute winner from freshman Hosei 3 NC STATE* (ACCNX) W, 4-1 Kijima on March 6. 10 UAB (ACCN) W, 3-0 • After winning its first two ACC matches of the spring against NC State and Syracuse, Louisville fell to 13 at Clemson* (ACCN) L, 1-2 Boston College by a final of 4-0 last Saturday. 18 No. 3 NORTH CAROLINA* W, 1-0 (OT) • The match will begin at 7 p.m. and be televised on ACC Network Extra. 23 at Duke* (ACCN) W, 2-1 30 No. 3 CLEMSON* W, 2-0 LAST TIME OUT • Twice falling behind by a goal in the contest, Wake Forest’s young squad found a way to pull out a NOVEMBER late 3-2 victory over Notre Dame as freshman Ryan Fessler (76’) and junior Kyle Holcomb (89’) found 7 at NC State* (RSN) W, 2-0 the back of the net in the waning minutes of the match. 15 VIRGINIA& (ACCN) L, 0-2 • The goal was the first of Fessler’s collegiate career. • The Demon Deacons had the same Starting XI for the second-straight match. MARCH • Freshman goalkeeper Cole McNally tied his season-high for saves with four. (ACCNX) • Freshman Jahlane Forbes also contributed his second assist of the season in the contest. 1 DAVIDSON W, 1-0 (ACCNX) 6 BOSTON COLLEGE* W, 3-2 QUICK KICKS 13 NC STATE* (ACCNX) T, 0-0 (2OT) • The Demon Deacons have continued an impressive run in the national rankings, as Wake Forest 20 at Notre Dame* (ACCNX) W, 3-2 checked in at No. 6 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll. 27 LOUISVILLE* (ACCNX) 7 PM • Were ranked No. 1 in the country for the first four polls of the fall. • Have been ranked in the top-25 of the United Soccer Coaches poll for 81-straight weeks. APRIL • Have been ranked in the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches poll for 61-straight weeks. 2 at Clemson* (ACCNX) 7 PM • Only North Carolina (71 times) has joined the Demon Deacons in being ranked at least 70 times 9 at Syracuse* 7 PM since the start of the 2015 season. 13 Atlantic vs. Coastal Champion& TBD ONLINE COVERAGE • Head coach Bobby Muuss enters the match with 99 career 17 Champion winner vs. Clemson# TBD Television victories at Wake Forest. ACC Network Extra Home games in BOLD CAPS Live Stats OPPONENT & SERIES HISTORY *-ACC game GoDeacs.com • The Demon Deacons lead the all-time series 10-3-0 including a &-Postseason game played at campus sites Twitter 3-1 non-conference victory over the Cardinals to begin the 2020- 21 season. #-Played at Riggs Field in Clemson, S.C. Live updates, stats and more • Wake Forest is 6-2-0 agiainst Louisville in Winston-Salem, last All times listed are ET @WakeMSoccer defeating the Cardinals at Spry on Oct. 26, 2018. Facebook • All 13 matchups between the two schools have come in the last Photos and news 14 years. Wake Forest Men’s Soccer • Louisville this season has been led in scoring by Pedro Fonseca Instagram who has three goals. Photos and videos • Detre Bell has started in net for Louisville this spring. @WakeMSoccer UP NEXT GoDeacs.com • Wake Forest will travel to South Carolina next Friday to face Complete coverage of WF Athletics current No. 1 Clemson for a 7 p.m. kick. The two schools traded victories on home turf during the fall portion of the 2020-21 season. QUICK FACTS SIX NEW DEACONS IN THE MLS DEACS’ RECORD WHEN... • Six members of the roster from the fall either signed PROGRAM HISTORY Homegrown Contracts or were selected in the 2021 MLS 2020-21 Under Muuss Overall ................................................. 10-2-1 ... 99-18-10 First Year of Men’s Soccer 1980 SuperDraft. At home .................................................6-1-1 ......71-10-6 All-Time Record 511-248-97 (.653) • Senior Machop Chol (Atlanta United) and junior Isaiah Parente (Columbus Crew) signed Homegrown Contracts. On road ..................................................4-1-0 ........ 26-6-3 All-Time ACC Record 135-109-38 (.546) • Sophomore Calvin Harris was selected with the No. At neutral sites .....................................0-0-0 ...........2-2-1 ACC Reg. Season Championships 9 2-overall pick in SuperDraft after signing a Generation After a win ..............................................6-2-1 ......74-15-9 (Overall: ‘02, ‘04, ‘06, ‘08, ‘09) adidas contract. After a loss .............................................2-0-0 ........ 15-1-1 (Division [ACC changed format in ‘14]: ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18) • Senior Michael DeShields was picked No. 5 by DC United. After a tie ................................................1-0-0 ...........8-2-0 ACC Tournament Championships 3 • It marked the first time in program history that two In overtime games ..............................1-0-0 ........ 10-2-9 (‘89, ‘16, ‘17) Demon Deacons went in the top-five of the same draft. In single overtime................................1-0-0 ...........6-2-0 NCAA Championships 1 (2007) • Senior Justin McMaster was selected No. 17-overall by In double overtime .............................0-0-1 ........ 4-0-10 Minnesota United. vs. unranked opponents ...................8-2-1 ........ 61-8-4 College Cup Appearances 6 • Senior Andrew Pannenberg rounded out the class by vs. ranked opponents .......................2-0-0 ......37-10-6 (‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘16, ‘19) being selected with the No. 49-overall pick by Orlando vs. Top-10 opponents ........................0-0-0 ........ 16-8-3 NCAA Tourney Appearances (last) 23 (2019) SC. vs. ACC opponents ..............................9-2-1 ........ 47-9-8 NCAA Tournament Record 31-18-4 (.623) A FIRST FOR THE PROGRAM vs. nonconference opponents ........3-0-0 ........ 60-8-2 Winning Seasons (last) 32 (2019) In one-goal games ..............................5-1-0 ......45-15-0 12+ Win Seasons (last) 21 (2019) • Wake Forest clinched the ACC’s South Region in the fall Scoring first ...........................................9-0-0 ........ 88-0-4 with 15 points. North Carolina earned the No. 2 seed with ACC Winning Seasons (last) 22 (2019) Opp. scoring first .................................1-2-0 ......11-17-1 11 points. Leading at half .....................................5-0-0 ........ 53-0-1 All-Time Goals Scored 1,672 • Normally split into the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions, the Tied at half ............................................5-1-1 ........ 41-8-8 All-Time Goals Allowed 914 ACC this fall reconfigured the conference into the North Trailing at half ......................................0-1-0 ........ 5-10-1 and South Regions to cut back on travel. COACHING STAFF • The South Region was stacked with storied programs, Scoring 1 or fewer goals ...................2-2-1 ......21-18-8 as Wake Forest, Clemson, Duke and North Carolina have Scoring 2 goals .....................................3-0-0 ........ 32-0-2 Head Coach Bobby Muuss Scoring 3 or more goals ....................5-0-0 ........ 46-0-0 (Connecticut, ‘99) combined to win six National Championships. • Nine of the last 10 ACC Coastal and Atlantic Division Opp. scoring 1 or fewer goals .........8-0-1 ........ 89-9-8 Record at WF 99-18-10 (.818) (6th year) Champions were in the South Region during the fall. Opp. scoring 2 goals ...........................2-2-0 ........ 10-9-2 Career Record 173-74-35 (.675) • NC State also has made the NCAA Tournament each of Opp. scoring 3 or more goals ..........0-0-0 ...........0-0-0 ACC Record 38-7-6 (.803) the last three seasons. It is the first time they’ve reached Outshooting opponent .....................7-0-0 ......74-12-7 Best Time to Reach Coach Contact SID the NCAA Tournament three-straight years since 1990-92. Opp. outshooting Wake or tied......3-2-1 ........ 25-6-3 Associate Head Coach Steve Armas • The ACC returned to the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions Wake has 0-5 shots .............................0-0-0 ...........3-1-0 Wake has 6-10 shots ...........................3-1-1 ........ 21-5-1 (6th year - Maryland, ‘03) this spring. Wake has 11-15 shots ........................5-1-0 ........ 40-7-4 Associate Head Coach Dane Brenner FRESHMEN MAKING AN IMPACT Wake has 16+ shots ............................2-0-0 ........ 35-5-5 (10th year - South Florida, ‘06) • During the spring portion of the 2020-21 season, 10 Opp. has 0-5 shots...............................5-0-0 ........ 30-3-0 Volunteer Asst. Coach Jonathan Lagos different freshmen have appeared in matches, combining Opp. has 6-10 shots ............................3-0-0 ........ 44-9-4 (2nd year - North Greenville, ‘15) for 21 starts. Opp. has 11-15 shots ..........................1-2-1 ........ 21-6-6 • Oliver Sears became the eighth freshman this season to Opp. has 16+ shots .............................1-0-0 ...........4-0-0 TEAM INFORMATION start a game when he made his debut in the starting XI On Mondays .........................................1-0-0 ...........2-0-0 2019 Overall Record 16-5-2 against NC State.