Wake Forest Athletics
No. 19 Deacons Host Wofford to Open Year
8/24/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 24, 2012
Wake Forest Notes
| Parking Map (PDF)
By Steven Wright, Wake Forest Media Relations (@SIDeacons)
Deacs open up at Home with Wofford
• Wake Forest will open up the 2012 regular season by hosting Wofford on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Spry Stadium.
Parking Advisory
For all 2012 men's and women's soccer games the following parking lots will be available on game days: A, B, R2, Q, W1 and W2. Fans are encouraged to park in lots A, B, W1 and W2, especially for all weekday games. When parking in lots A and B, fans are encouraged to use the Polo Road entrance to Spry Stadium for easy access to the stands. Fans may use the main entrance of Spry (south end of stadium, closet to R2), but should be advised on-campus construction could cause delays in entering the stadium. For further guidance, check the parking map.
How to Catch the Games
• The game will be streamed live on WakeForestSports.com.
• Steven Wright will have the call.
• You can also get live updates via the Wake Forest men's soccer Twitter account. Follow the team @wakemenssoccer or Twitter.com/wakemenssoccer.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest played two exhibition games during the preseason, dropping the first to Radford, 1-0, on Aug. 14 and defeating Furman, 2-0, on Aug. 18.
• Michael Gamble scored an unassisted goal against the Paladins to get on the board in the third minute, while Sam Fink headed in a cross from Ben Newnam just over 10 minutes later to put the Deacs up 2-0.
This Weekend's Opponent
• Like the Deacs, Wofford also played two exhibition games in the preseason.
• The Terriers defeated Presbyterian, 3-0, and Clemson, 3-1.
Series History
• In a brief history, Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Wofford 2-0-0.
• The Demon Deacons defeated the Terriers 6-0 in 1995 and 7-0 just one year later in 1996.
Next Up
• Wake Forest will remain at home for its next two games as well, hosting Boston University on Friday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m. and West Virginia on Sunday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m.
• The Demon Deacons' first road contest will double as the first conference game of the year on Friday, Sept. 7, when the team travels to Clemson at 7 p.m.
