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Wake Forest Ranked Seventh in Soccer America Preseason Poll
8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 25, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's soccer team continued to receive preseason recognition on Wednesday as the Deacs were picked seventh in the Soccer America preseason poll.
The ranking marks the third time this preseason that Wake Forest has been placed in the top 10 of a national poll. The Demon Deacons were ranked third in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America preseason poll and fifth in the College Soccer News poll.
The Atlantic Coast Conference had six teams in the poll, with all six being ranked in the top 10. North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland were ranked second, third and fourth, respectively. Duke was ranked eighth, while Boston College was ninth.
Wake Forest's second opponent of the 2010 regular season, Akron, earned its third No. 1 ranking of the preseason.
The Demon Deacons opened the 2010 season with a 3-1 victory against Georgia State in an exhibition match last Saturday. Freshmen Luca Gimenez and Jared Watts, along with sophomore Andy Lubahn, each scored a goal in the victory. Freshman Chris Duvall added a pair of assists.
Wake Forest closes the exhibition schedule on Friday against Furman. First touch against the Paladins is slated for 7 p.m. (ET).
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2010 Soccer America Men's Soccer Preseason Top 25
1. Akron
2. North Carolina
3. Virginia
4. Maryland
5. UC Santa Barbara
6. Tulsa
7. Wake Forest
8. Duke
9. Boston College
10. Connecticut
11. UCLA
12. Monmouth
13. Stanford
14. Ohio State
15. St. John's
16. Northwestern
17. Penn State
18. Notre Dame
19. South Florida
20. Louisville
21. Indiana
22. Portland
23. Michigan State
24. UNC Wilmington
25. St. Louis
2010 opponents in italics
