Solle's Three Assists Lead No. 17 Men's Soccer Past St. Joe's, 5-0 :: Demon Deacons did not allow a shot for the entire match

The three assists in the match give Solle 18 for his career which passes Ben Stafford for 10th place on the all-time assist chart.

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Solle's Three Assists Lead No. 17 Men's Soccer Past St. Joe's, 5-0

Demon Deacons did not allow a shot for the entire match

Sept. 20, 2005

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - After the match was twice delayed due to lighting for a total of one hour and 34 minutes, junior Wells Thompson scored twice and junior Ryan Solle added three assists as No. 17 Wake Forest blanked St. Joseph's, 5-0, in its 2005 Spry Stadium opener Tuesday night. With the victory, the Demon Deacons improve to 4-2-0 on the season, while the Hawks fall to 1-4-0.

The three assists in the match give Solle 18 for his career which passesBen Stafford for 10th place on the all-time assist chart. For Solle, it is his second match this season with three assists. The junior, who has recorded an assist in four consecutive games and now leads the nation, had three against Rutgers on Sept. 11.

The Deacs, which opened the scoring for the fifth consecutive match, grabbed a 1-0 lead on junior Mark Ellington's team-leading fifth goal of the season. Ellington blasted a shot from just outside the top of the box, sailing over the leaping St. Joe's goalkeeper into the upper far corner. Freshman Sam Cronin and Solle set Ellington free for the goal. The assist was the first career point for Cronin.

The two goals for Thompson were just three minutes apart to open the second-half. The midfielder scored in the 52nd and 55th minute breaking the game open after the match was just 1-0 at intermission. Thompson, who also scored this past Sunday night against Duke, had a couple great chances to register his first career hat trick.

Sophomore Julian Valentin and freshman Jamie Franks closed out the scoring. Valentin headed home his first goal of the season off a corner kick service from junior Steven Curfman. Franks netted his first career tally on a great sliding effort from six yards out. Junior Bobby Davis beat at Saint Joseph's defender on the far left wing and his cross found Franks alone in the penalty area. The point was also the first of Davis' career.

In addition to Solle's trio of assists, Cronin added a pair. The Winston-Salem native, who has started all six matches for the Deacs in the central midfield, assisted on the Ellington goal and Thompson's first score.

Sophomore Brian Edwards, who was making his 28th consecutive start between the pipes, did not face a shot all evening. Edwards picked up his third shutout of the season and 12th of his career.

The Deacs outshot the Hawks, 20-0, on the night. The zero shots at least ties a school record for shots allowed in a match, but game records are incomplete prior to the 1984 season. Wake Forest previously held Connecticut to a single shot on Aug. 29 of 2003.

Wake Forest will return to action on Friday evening against Virginia Tech. Kickoff is scheduled for Spry Stadium at 7 p.m.

NOTES
Wake Forest is now 22-3-1 all-time in home openers, including 8-2-0 at Spry Stadium... forward Justin Moose needs just a single point to tie Jaron Barbee for 10th on the all-time scoring list... head coach Jay Vidovich improves to 138-70-19 all-time in his 12 years on the sidelines... the Demon Deacons improve to 6-2-0 all-time against members of the Atlantic 10 Conference... the Deacs improve 63-19-8 all-time at home and 34-7-2 at home over the past five years.