MATCHES 9 & 10 v WAKE FOREST HOSTS DAVIDSON & VIRGINIA TECH v SEPT. 28 & OCT. 1 2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DEACS RETURN HO M E TO TAKE ON DAVIDSON , VIRGINIA TEC H After a cancellation and a tough road loss, the Wake Forest men’s soccer AUGUST team rebounded to take a 1-0 shutout win against Winthrop on Sunday, Sept. 25 and returns to Spry Stadium twice this week looking to continue 17 FURMAN & W, 2-1 building momentum against Davidson on Wednesday before kicking off an- other critical ACC match on Saturday, Oct. 1 against the Hokies. 23 at Radford & W, 2-1 WAKE FOREST Saturday’s match also holds significance as it will be the fourth annual (3-4-1) 27 SOUTH FLORIDA L, 0-2 Genna Wiley Memorial Match, held to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the VISITS Cure Foundation. DAVIDSON (4-3-1) SEPTEMBER SCOUTING TH E WILDCATS & The 2011 Wildcats have made their mark on defense, compiling five 2 #1 LOUISVILLE L, 0-2 VIRGINIA TECH shutouts in their first eight matches. (3-5-0) 4 OREGON STATE T, 0-0 (2 OT) Eight players have notched goals for Davidson and the side is led in scor- ing by junior midfielder Brian Mcgue’s eight points (3g, 2a). Freshmen Gabe Dates: Sept. 28 & Oct. 1, 2011 9 CLEMSON * W, 2-1 Rivera and Max Riehemann, as well as senior Greg Macnamara have also Time: Both matches begin at 7 p.m. 14 CLEVELAND STATE W, 2-1 tallied twice for the Wildcats this fall. Netminder Chip Sanders has logged Site: Winston-Salem, N.C. all eight matches in goal, getting credit for five clean sheets and allowing Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Stadium 16 #8 NORTH CAROLINA * L, 1-0 just eight goals (0.97 GAA). The senior has made 23 saves. Live Video/Stats: Wakeforestsports.com 21 at South Carolina Cancelled Davidson and Wake Forest share one common opponent in Winthrop, WF Head Coach Jay Vidovich: Vidovich whom the Wildcats defeated 2-0 on Sept. 14. Davidson has also taken the (Ohio Wesleyan, ‘82) is in his 18th sea- 23 at Duke * L, 4-1 field against two ranked opponents, playing to a 0-0 tie in double overtime son at the helm of the Deacons. Vidovich 25 WINTHROP W, 1-0 against then-No. 19 Denver and dropping a 3-2 decision to then-No. 25 East has compiled a 236-100-34 (.684) record Tennessee State on Sept 17. and has led the Deacs to the NCAA Tour- 28 DAVIDSON 7:00 nament in nine of the past ten years. SCOUTING TH E HOKIES Davidson Coach Matt Spear: Spear (Da- Virginia Tech has lost three straight since its signature win, 1-0, against vidson, ‘93) has compiled a 96-94-18 OCTOBER then-No. 1 North Carolina on Sept. 10. The team has a chance to rebound overall record in ten-plus years coaching 1 VIRGINIA TECH * 7:00 in a Tuesday match against American before arriving in Winston-Salem for the Wildcats, including a run to the pro- Saturday’s meeting with the Deacs. gram’s third-ever NCAA bid in 2003. He 7 at Boston College * 7:00 Historically, Wake Forest has dominated the series against VT and hasn’t was also a finalist for the 2003 National 11 at College of Charleston 7:00 lost a match to the Hokies since 1997 during an 11-match unbeaten streak. Coach of the Year award. The all-time ledger between the schools stands at 13-2-2 in Wake’s favor. Virginia Tech Coach Michael Brizendine: 14 VIRGINIA * 7:00 Seven different players have scored for the Hokies this fall, and the side Brizendine (James Madison, ‘99) is in his 18 ELON 7:00 is led by sophomore midfielder David Clemens’ two goals. Sophomore Kyle third year in charge of the Hokie program Renfro has started all eight matches for the Hokies between the pipes and after serving as the top assistant at VT 22 at NC State * 7:00 sports a 1.34 GAA to go along with 41 saves and two shutouts. for five years beforehand. At VT, he has 25 WILLIAM & MARY 7:00 compiled a 13-30-3 record (40-54-3 overall in six years as a head coach). In NEXT UP... 29 at Akron 7:00 Wake Forest will make its longest trip of the season, flying up to Boston 2007, Brizendine helped guide VT to its College for an Oct. 7 showdown with the Eagles. The Deacs will then pack first-ever NCAA College Cup. up again for a visit to the College of Charleston on Oct. 11. NOVEMBER 3 at Maryland * 7:30 2011 WAKE FOREST KEY PLAYERS 11-8 ACC Tournament Quarterfinals (TBA) No. Name Pos Ht Yr G A P Highlights 2 Jared Watts D/MF 6-1 So. 0 1 1 Assisted on game-winner versus Clemson 11-13 ACC Tournament Final Rounds (Cary, N.C) 3 Anthony Arena D 5-11 Jr. 0 0 0 Listed 12th on Top Drawer Soccer ACC Top 20 9 Sean Okoli F 5-11 Fr. 0 0 0 Started first three matches of career at Forward 10 Teddy Mullin MF 5-11 Fr. 0 2 2 Leads Deacs with two helpers in 2011 Home games in BOLD CAPS. 11 Luca Gimenez F 5-10 So. 1 1 3 Scored game-winning goal against Winthrop 17 Andy Lubahn F 6-1 Jr. 1 1 3 Tallied for first time on the game-winner vs. CSU & - Exhibition Event * - ACC match 20 Danny Wenzel D 5-11 R-Jr. 0 0 0 Team captain, tied for fifth on team in shots (8) Rankings compiled from NSCAA National Poll 21 Ben Newnam MF 5-10 Jr. 2 0 4 2011 point leader for the Deacs with two goals --------------------------------------------------------------- Pos Ht Yr SV GA GAA WAKE FOREST MEDIA RELATIONS PO Box 7426 1 Michael Lisch GK 6-4 Jr. 32 11 1.35 Picked up first career shutout win vs. Winthrop Winston-Salem, NC Brendan Bergen, Men’s Soccer Contact Head Coach Jay Vidovich (Ohio Wesleyan, ‘82)/18th season at Wake Forest Phone: (336) 758-5842 Assistant Coach Ryan Martin (Ohio Wesleyan, ‘05)/5th season at Wake Forest Cell: (513) 320-4876 / Fax: (336) 758-5140 Assistant Coach Dane Brenner (South Florida, ‘06)/1st season at Wake Forest Email: [email protected] Volunteer Assistant Coach Jamie Franks (Wake Forest, ‘09)/ 1st season at Wake Forest MATCHES 9 & 10 v WAKE FOREST HOSTS DAVIDSON & VIRGINIA TECH v SEPT. 28 & OCT. 1 8|17 FURMAN (Exhibition) W, 2-1 Wake Forest recorded a 2-1 victory in its exhibition opener against the Paladins, receiving unanswered goals from Andy Lubahn and Luca Gime- nez. Lubahn had the game-winner just 11 seconds into the second half. 8|23 at Radford (Exhibition) W, 2-1 Freshman Sean Okoli had the game-winner in the 84th minute as the Deacs knocked off Radford to close the preseason. Anthony Arena also tallied in the first half as Ben Newnam and Luca Gimenez recorded assists. 8|27 SOUTH FLORIDA L, 0-2 The Deacs could not benefit from the tenth-largest crowd in Spry Stadium (4,123) history as USF scored early and took advantage of a WFU own goal to win 2-0. It was the Deacs’ first-ever August loss (12-1-1 all-time). DEMON DEACON 9|2 LOUISVILLE L, 0-2 The Demon Deacons pushed No. 1 Louisville to the brink of defeat, but a critical goal was overturned on an off-sides call and the Cardinals capital- SOCCER HISTORY ized to win 2-0. Keeper Michael Lisch made a career-high eight stops. Years of Men’s Soccer 32nd 9|4 OREGON STATE T, 0-0 (2OT) In the first-ever match between the two schools, the Deacs and Beavers 1st Season of Soccer 1980 battled to a 0-0 tie in double overtime. Wake took 15 corners in the match, All-Time Head Coaches 3 two shy of the school record, as Lisch kept his first career clean sheet. All-Time Record 377-211-70 (.626) Winning Seasons 24 Tolani Ibikunle buried his first career goal to equalize and Sean Randolph 9|9 CLEMSON W, 2-1 had the game-winner on a breakaway to extend the Deacs’ unbeaten .500 Seasons 1 streak to 11 versus the Tigers. Jared Watts and Teddy Mullin had assists. Losing Seasons 6 12+ Win Seasons 16 Record at Spry 121-35-15 (.751) 9|14 CLEVELAND STATE W, 2-1 Andy Lubahn nailed the game-winner for the Deacs in the 77th minute as Ben Newnam added a first half strike to hand CSU a 2-1 loss in the two team’s first-ever meeting. Teddy Mullin and Luca Gimenez assisted. Eight different players took a shot and Wake outshot its opponent 13-12, ACC GAMES ONLY 9|16 NORTH CAROLINA L, 0-1 but none found the back of the net as the Deacs drew their second- Won-Loss Record 79-99-24 (.452) biggest crowd of the season (4,062) in a 1-0 loss to No. 8 UNC. Tournament Titles 1 Regular Season Titles 5 After a three hour weather delay, the teams finally made it to the field Winning Seasons 13 9|21 at South Carolina Cancelled and were ready to kick off at 9:50 p.m., but an abrupt lightning bolt right .500 Seasons 2 before opening kick put an end to the match in Columbia, S.C.