Wake Forest Athletics
No. 15 Men's Soccer Collides With Clemson Wednesday Night
10/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 11, 2005
| Game No. 12: Wake Forest vs. Clemson | |
| Records: | #15 Demon Deacons (8-3-0, 1-2-0 ACC) vs. Tigers (5-4-1, 0-4-0 ACC) |
| When: | Wednesday, October 12 at 7 pm |
| Where: | Spry Stadium - Winston-Salem, N.C. |
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The Matchup
No. 15 Wake Forest vs. Clemson
Wed., Oct. 12, 7 pm
Spry Stadium
Web
Live stats will be provided on the official website of Wake Forest Athletics: WakeForestSports.com
Records
Wake Forest enters the ACC battle with an overall record of 8-3-0 and 1-2-0 in the ACC. Clemson is 5-4-1 overall and 0-4-0 in the conference. The Deacs have won their last two matches, both outside the conference, while the Tigers have dropped four of their last six.
Rankings
The Demon Deacons are among the top 25 in all four polls. Wake Forest is ranked as high as No. 14 in College Soccer News and NSCAA. The Demon Deacons are No. 15 in the Soccer Times and Soccer America polls. Clemson is unranked, but was ranked as high as 13th earlier this season by the NSCAA.
Coaches
Jay Vidovich is in his 12th year, all at Wake Forest, with a mark of 142-71-19. Trevor Adair is 137-64-19 in 11 years at Clemson.
Series
Wake Forest and Clemson have met 28 times in the all-time series and the Tigers lead, 16-10-2. The Deacons have captured each of the previous two meetings. Wake Forest shutout the Tigers, 2-0, in the 2004 regular season home finale. Prior to 2003, Clemson had won five of the previous seven meetings and not lost to the Deacons since 1997. Wake Forest is 5-8-2 all-time against Clemson in Winston-Salem.
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 Tigers
Clemson enters the important ACC battle with a 5-4-1 overall record and 0-4-0 in the league. The Tigers, who enter losers of four of their last six matches, lost at Virginia this past weekend, 1-0, in overtime.
The Tigers will be looking for their first ACC win. Clemson has dropped ACC games to Maryland (0-3), North Carolina (0-1), NC State (1-2) and Virginia. Dane Richards leads the Tiger offensive attack. The junior forward leads Clemson in goals (4) and points (11). He has also registered three assists. Justin Moore leads the Tigers in assists with five. Phil Marfuggi has started all 10 games in net for the Tigers and has a 1.21 goals against average.
Last Time Out
Freshman Michael Lahoud scored a pair of goals, while Mark Ellington and Steven Curfman each added one in a 4-0 rout of Alabama A&M. The Deacs outshot the Bulldogs, 11-6. Goalkeeper Brian Edwards was credited with one save and recorded his fifth shutout of the season and 14th of his career.
A Win This Evening Would... improve the Deacons to 9-3-0 overall and 2-2-0 in the ACC... give Wake Forest a three-match winning streak... improve the Deacs to 6-0-0 at Spry Stadium this season... improve the Demon Deacons to 30-5-2 at home over the last four years... be the third consecutive victory over Clemson... improve Wake Forest to 11-16-2 all-time against the Tigers and 6-8-2 all-time in Winston-Salem... make the Demon Deacons 30-35-10 all-time at home in the ACC and 20-10-4 in the Vidovich era... give 12th-year head coach Jay Vidovich his 143rd career victory.
A Loss This Evening Would... drop the Deacons to 8-4-0 overall and 1-3-0 in the ACC... snap the Deacs two-match winning streak... be the first for Wake Forest at Spry Stadium this season (5-1-0)... drop the Demon Deacons to 29-6-2 at home over the last four years... snap Wake Forest's two-game winning streak against Clemson... drop the Deacs to 10-17-2 all-time against the Tigers and 5-9-2 all-time in Winston-Salem... make the Demon Deacons 29-36-10 all-time at home in the ACC and 19-11-4 in the Vidovich era... deny 12th-year head coach Jay Vidovich his 143rd career victory.
