Wake Forest University
ACC Tournament (Clemson)
WAKE SOCCER ADVANCES TO ACC SEMIFINALS
11/9/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 9, 2000
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The fifth-seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons played the fourth-seeded Clemson Tigers to a 2-2 tie Thursday night in a double overtime contest at Wake Forest's Spry Stadium in the quarterfinals of the ACC Men's Soccer Championship. In a tie-breaking penalty kick shootout, Wake Forest converted three and Clemson made only one, sending the Demon Deacons, 10-6-2 overall, to the semifinals where they will face the No. 1 seeded North Carolina Tar Heels in tomorrow's game at 8:00 p.m. Clemson now stands 13-3-2 on the year.
After a scoreless first half, Jeremiah White got the Deacs on the board with a rocket from the top of the box, unassisted at the 51 minute mark. Three and a half minutes later, the Tigers hit the equalizer, when Fabio Tambosi collected a pass from Ian Fuller in front of the Wake Forest goal and blasted a shot past Wake Forest goalkeeper William Hesmer.
Fuller punched in the go ahead goal for Clemson in the 72nd minute when he split the Demon Deacon defenders and found net. Wake Forest senior first team All-ACC performer Ben Stafford rallied his squad, took the ball and set up team captain, and second team All-ACC player, Aaron Thomas for a goal 23 seconds later, tying the game at two apiece, where the score remained for the rest of regulation.
Two sudden victory 15 minute overtime periods later, the match ended 2-2. In a penalty kick shoutout, Tambosi cashed in the first one for Clemson and Thomas kicked in his for Wake Forest. The Demon Deacon goalkeeper William Hesmer stopped the next three tries by the Tigers as Stafford and Brian Carroll netted Wake Forest penalty kicks.
Wake Forest head coach Jay Vidovich noted, "It was a typical ACC soccer game, a great game for both teams. I am proud of our guys and happy that they have the chance to play in the next round."
1 2 OT OT2 F
Wake Forest 0 2 0 0 2
Clemson 0 2 0 0 2
Scoring: WF White 51:00, CU Tambosi 54:33, CU Fuller 71:43, WF Thomas 72:06
Shots: Wake Forest 16, Clemson 30
Saves: Wake Forest 14, Clemson 5
Corner Kicks: Wake Forest 10, Clemson 7
Fouls: Wake Forest 15, Clemson 14
IN OTHER ACC MEN'S SOCCER ACTION...
In the first quarterfinal game at Spry Stadium on Thursday second-seeded Virginia Cavaliers defeated the seventh-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack by a score of 1-0 on Thursday afternoon in the first game of the quarterfinals of the ACC Men's Soccer Championship at Wake Forest's Spry Stadium.
Virginia's lone goal came in the third minute of play in the form of an own goal when a Wolfpack defender accidentally deflected a Virginia cross into his own net while attempting to clear the ball.
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In the second game of the day, third-seeded Duke outlasted the sixth-seeded Maryland by a score of 2-1 in a double overtime contest. The Blue Devils ended things in the second overtime period with 8:03 remaining. Duke pressured the goal box and after a tremendous save left Lewis out of position, sophomore Donald McIntosh roofed it to give the Blue Devils the victory.
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Friday's semifinals will pit Virginia against Duke in the 5:30 game. The host team, Wake Forest, will take on top-seeded North Carolina at 8:00 p.m.
