Nov. 9, 2002

Final Stats

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- In front of a capacity crowd on Senior Night at Spry Stadium, seniors Bobby Gehring and Brad McEachern turned in memorable performances as the top-ranked Wake Forest men's soccer team defeated visiting Georgia Southern, 8-0, on Friday night. The Demon Deacons finish the regular season as the only undefeated squad in the country with a record of 14-0-4.

Gehring, a native of Amsterdam, posted his first Wake Forest hat trick, scoring in the 22nd, 49th and 70th minutes of the game. McEachern, the goalkeeper from Arcadia, Calif., posted the first solo shutout of his career, making four saves and assisting on the team's final goal of the night.

Wake Forest jumped out early on the Eagles on Jeremiah White's tenth goal of the year at the 8:39 mark. Less than two minutes later, Justin Moose put the Deacons up by two goals and the rout was on. Gehring scored his first goal before halftime.

In the second half, Wake Forest poured it on with five more goals. Two came from Gehring, two by freshman Ryan Alexander and one by Scott Sealy. The Deacons outshot Georgia Southern 15-1 in the second half.

Wake Forest closes the book on the regular season and looks ahead to postseason play. The Deacons have earned the number one seed in next week's ACC Tournament and will receive a first-round bye. Wake Forest advances directly to the semifinals and awaits the winner of fourth-seeded Virginia and fifth-seeded Duke. Friday's semifinal kicks off at 5:30 in Cary, N.C., at the SAS Soccer Stadium.

                         	1	2	-	F
Georgia Southern (2-15-2)	0	0	-	0
#1 Wake Forest (14-0-4) 	3	5	-	8

WFU	8:39	Jeremiah White (10) (Vicente Bastidas)
WFU	10:33	Justin Moose (4) (Brian Carroll, Scott Sealy)
WFU	21:00	Bobby Gehring (4) (Jeremiah White)
WFU	47:50	Scott Sealy (6) (Wiggy Saunders)
WFU	48:53	Bobby Gehring (5) (Justin Moose)
WFU	62:35	Ryan Alexander (5) (Stephen Keel, Vicente Bastidas)
WFU	69:28	Bobby Gehring (6) (penalty kick)
WFU	81:01	Ryan Alexander (6) (Brad McEachern)

Shots:	WF 26, GSU 5
Saves:	WF 4 (McEachern 4), GSU 4 (Latibeaudiere 3, McDowell 1)
Corner Kicks:	WF 7, GSU 1
Fouls:	WF 14, GSU 6
Attendance: 	3106
Weather:	64 degrees, clear, breezy