Wake Forest Welcomes Navy in NCAA Second Round
11/22/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 22, 2013
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Wake Forest Welcomes Navy in NCAA Second Round
• Wake Forest earned the No. 14 seed in the 2013 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship and will host Navy in the Second Round on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Spry Stadium.
• The Midshipmen took down VCU 3-0 in Richmond, Va., on Thursday night in the First Round to earn the right to play the Demon Deacons.
How to Catch the Games
• Live stats and a live stream of the game will be available on WakeForestSports.com. Ty Collins will have the call.
• In addition, live updates of the game can be found by following the team on Twitter (@WakeMSoccer).
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest has not played since November 12 when Virginia defeated the Demon Deacons 1-0 in overtime of the ACC Championship quarterfinals.
• The Deacs controlled the vast majority of possession throughout regulation and created the bulk of the chances. The Cavaliers earned the game winner in the 94th minute on a penalty kick, which was their only shot on goal all game.
• Wake Forest outshot Virginia 12-8 for the game, including a 12-6 margin in the 90 minutes of regulation.
Wake Forest Notes
• For Wake Forest, Luca Gimenez and Sean Okoli lead the way with eight goals apiece. Gimenez also has four assists and has a team-best 20 points.
• Freshman Ian Harkes has done a great job in the midfield in his first season and leads all Demon Deacons with seven assists. He is also the only Deac who has started every game this year.
• Philip Parker is second on the team with five assists.
• Alec Ferrell and Andrew Harris have split time in goal throughout the season. Ferrell has started 10 games and has a 1.12 goals against average with 38 saves and two shutouts. Harris has started nine games has a 0.95 goals against average with 24 saves and three shutouts.
Navy Notes
• Navy is perhaps one of the hottest teams in the nation with a 15-game winning streak and a four-game shutout streak. The team's last loss came on Sept. 17 in double overtime against UMBC by a score of 3-2.
• The Midshipmen are led offensively by Jamie Dubyoski and Joseph Greenspan who have nine and seven goals, respectively.
• Martin Sanchez has been the main distributor with a team-best 10 assists.
• Navy has 11 shutouts on the season, while Gavin Snyder has had a hand in each one. He has played in 15 games and has made 14 starts with an impressive 0.26 goals against average and 57 saves.
• Wake Forest will be the first NSCAA ranked team that Navy has played all season.
Series History
• This will mark the first-ever meeting between Wake Forest and Navy.
Next Up...
• The winner of Sunday's game will move on the Third Round of the NCAA Championship and will face either No. 3-seed Notre Dame or Wisconsin next Sunday.
