Oct. 25, 2005
The Matchup
#19 Wake Forest vs. #14 UNC Greensboro
Wed., Oct. 26, 7 pm
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Web
Live stats will be provided on the official website of Wake Forest Athletics: WakeForestSports.com
Records
Wake Forest enters the non-conference match with UNC Greensboro with a 9-4-2 record, while the Spartans are 11-3-0. The Deacs are 3-1-2 in October and UNC Greensboro is 6-0-0.
Rankings
The Demon Deacons are among the top 25 in three polls. Wake Forest is ranked as high as No. 19 in Soccer America. The Deacs are No. 20 in Soccer Times and No. 21 in College Soccer News. UNC Greensboro is ranked No. 14 (Soccer America), No. 16 (Soccer Times) and No. 10 (College Soccer News).
Coaches
Jay Vidovich is in his 12th year, all at Wake Forest, with a mark of 143-72-21. Michael Parker is 446-152-23 in 30 years overall and 334-124-16 in 22 seasons at UNCG.
Series
UNC Greensboro leads the all-time series with the Demon Deacons, 7-6-2. The Spartans snapped Wake Forest's five match winning streak just a season ago. The Deacs are 3-3-0 all-time in six meetings at UNC Greensboro. Wake Forest has captured three consecutive matches in the Gate City. The Spartans last victory over the Deacs at home came on Sept. 20, 1989.
Media Information
Publicity for the 2005 Demon Deacon men's soccer team is organized by media relations assistant Michael Bertsch. The Wake Forest media relations office is always interested in assisting members of the media in coverage of Demon Deacon soccer.
For men's soccer interviews, please contact Bertsch at 336.758.5640. All interviews must be arranged through the media relations office.
Scouting the Spartans
UNC Greensboro enters this important regional matchup with a record of 11-3-0. The Spartans, who have captured six consecutive matches and nine of their last 10, blanked College of Charleston this past weekend, 3-0.
UNC Greensboro and Wake Forest have each faced North Carolina and Appalachian State. The Spartans and Deacs have each lost to the Tar Heels, 1-0, in overtime and both defeated the Mountaineers by two goals.
All-American and Hermann Trophy candidate Randi Patterson leads the Spartans offensive attack. The sophomore has scored 11 goals and added five assists for a total of 27 points. Scott Jones, another Hermann Trophy candidate, has scored three goals and leads the SoCon with 12 assists. Jay Benfield has started all 14 games in net and has a 0.72 goals against average and seven shutouts.
Last Time Out
North Carolina midfielder Michael Callahan scored the golden goal at 96:08 to give the No. 14 Tar Heels a 1-0 victory over No. 17 Wake Forest before a regular season school record crowd of 4,112 at Spry Stadium Saturday night. The attendance of 4,112 breaks the previous mark of 3,868 set on Oct. 25, 2003 against North Carolina.
A Wake Forest Win Tonight Would
... give the Deacs at least 10 victories for the 12th consecutive season -- each year under current head coach Jay Vidovich
... improve the Demon Deacons to 10-4-2 overall
... improve the Deacs to 6-1-0 in the last seven meetings with the Spartans
... even the all-time series with UNC Greensboro at 7-7-2
... give Wake Forest a 4-3-0 record all-time against the Spartans in Greensboro
... be the fourth consecutive victory at UNC Greensboro
... improve the Demon Deacons to 40-9-4 against non-conference opponents over the last four years, including 35-4-3 in the regular season
... give 11th-year head coach Jay Vidovich his 144th career victory.
A Wake Forest Loss Tonight Would
... deny the Deacs at least 10 victories which has been done for 12 consecutive seasons -- each year under current head coach Jay Vidovich
... drop the Demon Deacons to 9-5-2 overall
... drop the Deacs to 5-2-0 in the last seven meetings with the Spartans, including consecutive losses the past two seasons
... make Wake Forest 6-8-2 all-time against UNC Greensboro
... give Wake Forest a 3-4-0 record all-time against the Spartans in Greensboro
... snap a three-match winning streak against the Spartans in Greensboro
... be the first loss for Wake Forest to UNC Greensboro on the road since Sept. 20, 1989
... drop the Demon Deacons to 39-10-4 against non-conference opponents over the last four years, including 34-5-3 in the regular season
... deny 11th-year head coach Jay Vidovich his 144th career victory.
Wake Forest Trends
... the Demon Deacons have gone into overtime in three of their past four matches and five times this season. Wake Forest is 1-2-2 in those overtime games.
... the North Carolina victory over Wake Forest on Oct. 22 at Spry Stadium was the first for the Tar Heels over the Deacs since 2000 and the first regular season victory for Carolina at Spry Stadium since 1997.
... Wake Forest has struggled scoring over its past four matches. The Deacs have scored just four goals and three of those goals came in one match against Appalachian State. The Demon Deacons have been shutout twice. Wake Forest had not been shutout twice over a four-game span since getting blanked back-to-back matches against Virginia on Nov. 14 and 26 of 2003.
