Nov. 25, 2001

American:

"Kris Kuykendall made a great effort to get me the ball," Herman said. "I took it and put it in the back of the net. The team played great and our coaches prepared us for this tremendously."

"We are extremely excited about the win," said American head coach Todd West. "American is a small university, but a university with an outstanding soccer tradition. Some may call this an upset, but we're a team known for our postseason runs and we expect to win in the playoffs."

Wake Forest:

"We didn't win a 50-50 ball in the first half and that prevented us from getting organized," head coach Jay Vidovich said. "American scored on each of their opportunities and they deserve credit for that. They did the same thing against Ohio State on Friday night."