Nov. 3, 2005
The Matchup
#17 Wake Forest vs. #11 Virginia
Fri., Nov. 4, 8 pm
Spry Stadium (3,500)
Web
Live stats will be provided on the official website of Wake Forest Athletics: WakeForestSports.com.
Television
The game will be televised nationally on Fox Soccer Channel as its "Game of the Week." Sean Wheelock will handle the play-by-play duties.
Rankings
The Demon Deacons are among the top 25 in two polls. Wake Forest is ranked as high as No. 17 in Soccer America. The Deacs are No. 23 in Soccer Times. Virginia is ranked No. 10 by College Soccer News, No. 11 in Soccer America, No. 12 by Soccer Times and No. 20 by the NSCAA.
Coaches
Jay Vidovich is in his 12th year, all at Wake Forest, with a mark of 144-72-21. George Gelnovatch is 154-53-17 in 10 years with the Cavaliers.
Media Information
Publicity for the 2005 Demon Deacon men's soccer team is organized by media relations assistant Michael Bertsch.
For men's soccer interviews, please contact Bertsch at 336.758.5640. All interviews must be arranged through the media relations office.
Scouting the Cavaliers
Virginia has used a strong defense en route to an 11-3-2 record on the year and 5-2-0 in the ACC -- good for second place in the league standings. The Cavaliers defense, led by goalkeeper Ryan Burke, has recorded 10 shutouts and a 0.84 goals against average. Virginia has dropped two of its last three matches, including a 2-1 overtime loss at home to arch-rival Virginia Tech. Yannick Reyering and Adam Cristman lead the Cavalier attack. Reyering has a team-high 11 goals and 23 points, while Cristman has seven goals and five assists. Jeremy Barlow leads the Cavaliers with nine assists.
Last Year Against Virginia
The second-ranked Wake Forest men's soccer team jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but were unable to hold off Virginia as the Cavaliers notched a pair of second-half goals to get past the Demon Deacons, 2-1, in the ACC opener for both squads on Sept. 17, 2004. Virginia and Wake Forest met for a second time in the ACC Tournament. The Cavaliers, again, slipped past the Deacons, 2-1.
Last Time Out
The No. 19 Wake Forest men's soccer team spotted No. 17 NC State an early 2-0 first-half lead that the Demon Deacons were unable to overcome in a 2-1 loss last Sunday. The victory for the Wolfpack was their first over Wake Forest since 1995 -- ending the Demon Deacons 12-match winning streak.
Ellington Out
Wake Forest team physicians confirmed that Demon Deacon junior forward Mark Ellington suffered a mild stroke on Wednesday. The Swansboro native was hospitalized at Wake Forest Babtist Medical Center Wednesday night for observation.
Ellington will not be available for Wake Forest in its ACC regular season finale against Virginia at Spry Stadium Friday night. His status for the rest of the season is unknown.
Ellington, who played in 17 matches and started 15, leads Wake Forest in points (17) and goals (8). He ranks seventh in the ACC in goals.
A Wake Forest Win Would
... improve the Demon Deacons to 11-5-2 overall and 2-4-2 in the ACC... snap the Cavaliers' six-match winning streak over Wake Forest
... give the Deacons their first victory over Virginia since 2002
... make the Deacs 4-29-4 all-time against the Cavaliers overall and 2-12-2 all-time in Winston-Salem
... give Wake Forest a 7-1-1 record at Spry Stadium this season
... make the Demon Deacons 30-6-3 at home over the last four years
... make the Deacs 15-8-4 overall in the ACC the last four years -- second only to Maryland in terms of winning percentage
... make the Demon Deacons 30-36-11 all-time at home in the ACC and 20-11-5 in the Vidovich era
... give 11th-year head coach Jay Vidovich his 145th career.
A Wake Forest Loss Would
... make the Demon Deacons 10-6-2 overall and 1-5-2 in the ACC
... extend the Cavaliers winning streak over Wake Forest to seven matches
... deny the Deacons their first victory over Virginia since 2002
... make the Deacs 3-30-4 all-time against the Cavaliers overall and 1-13-2 all-time in Winston-Salem
... give Wake Forest a 6-2-1 record at Spry Stadium this season
... make the Demon Deacons 29-7-3 at home over the last four years
... make the Deacs 14-9-4 overall in the ACC the last four years -- second only to Maryland in terms of winning percentage
... make the Demon Deacons 29-37-11 all-time at home in the ACC and 19-12-5 in the Vidovich era
Wake Forest Trends
... the Demon Deacons have gone into overtime in three of their past five 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 six matches. The Deacs have scored just six 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.
... of Wake's five losses this season, four have been by the slimmest margin of one goal. In fact, three of the Deacons' four defeats in the ACC are by just a single goal.
... since Wake Forest defeated Virginia Tech on Sept. 23, the Deacs have gone winless in their last five ACC matches (0-3-2). Wake Forest has scored just three goals in those matches.
Poll Position
Wake Forest was among the top 25 in two of four polls this past week. The Demon Deacons have now spent 62 straight weeks in the top 25 -- a streak that dates back to the 2001 season.
