Wake Forest University
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American Defeats Wake Forest In NCAA Soccer, 3-0
11/25/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
The Wake Forest's men's soccer team was defeated by American University 3-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Spry Stadium.
The loss ends the season for the Demon Deacons who finish with a record of 13-6-2. American advances to the round of 16 to play North Carolina.
American scored at 11:30 on Adam Rosen's ninth of the season on a cross from the right side by Andrew Herman. Rosen's shot found the bottom right hand corner of the net to give the Eagles an early lead.
The Deacons were limited in their chances in the first half but threatened with eight minutes to go before halftime when Christian Lonteen had the ball for several moments deep inside the penalty area but couldn't get a shot through the American defense. The teams entered halftime with American on top by a goal.
The Eagles extended their lead to two goals in the 67th minute when Andrew Herman controlled a bouncing ball about 25 yards out and dribbled into the area before tucking a shot inside the far post.
Wake Forest argued after the play, believing Herman had gained possession by using his hands. The ensuing arguments resulted in a yellow card to goalkeeper William Hesmer and a red card to Aaron Thomas. Thomas' red forced the Deacons to play shorthanded for the final 24 minutes.
"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."
For the remainder of the game, almost all the action was in front of the American goal with Wake Forest having a couple opportunities, but none that resulted in goals. American was able to counter-attack in the 81st minute and put the game away on Rosen's second goal of the game.
"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."
"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."
SCORING SUMMARY: 1 2 - FAmerican (13-7-2) 1 2 - 3Wake Forest (13-6-2) 0 0 - 0
Goals:11:30 AU Adam Rosen (9) (Andrew Herman)66:15 AU Andrew Herman (10) (Unassisted)80:26 AU Adam Rosen (10) (Kris Kuykendall, Kris Bertsch)
Shots: Wake Forest 7, American 11Saves: Wake Forest 2 (Hesmer 1, Team 1), American 1 (Behonick 1)Fouls: Wake Forest 14, American 19Corner Kicks: Wake Forest 7, American 2Offsides: Wake Forest 1, American 3Cautions: Wake Forest 3 (Aaron Thomas - 38:14, William Hesmer - 66:15,Ryan Caugherty - 82:51), American 2 (Jonathon Colton, Charlie Koniver).Ejections: Wake Forest 1 (Aaron Thomas - 66:15), American 0.Attendance: 345
