Wake Forest Athletics
Soccer Gameday: #21 Wake Forest vs. Wright State
8/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
| Gameday Central >> Wake Forest vs. Wright State | |
| Details | Monday, August 25, 5:00 p.m. |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (Spry Stadium) - Tickets | Weather | Facility Info |
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Wake Forest Welcomes Wright State >>
• No. 21 Wake Forest opens the 2014 regular season by playing host to the Raiders of Wright State. Heading into the first-ever meeting between Wake Forest and Wright State, the Raiders enter with an 0-1 record after falling to ACC foe Louisville 2-1 on Friday.
Last Time Out >>
• The Demon Deacons won two of their three exhibition contests, defeating Charlotte and Coastal Carolina before falling to Ohio State.
• Despite out-shooting Ohio State 20-3, the Buckeyes were the only squad to find the back of the net. All of Wake Forest's seven shots on goal were saved.
• Sarah Teegarden clanked a shot off the crossbar in the waning minutes of the first half.
• Wake Forest took 10 corner kicks, but did not concede one to Ohio State.
Scouting the Raiders >>
• After finishing 8-5-5 a year ago, Wright State was picked to finish third out of nine teams in the Horizon League.
• Halle Pyle made seven saves in Friday's loss. She was 0-1 in 2 games last year.
2013 Summary >>
• Wake Forest finished with an overall record of 12-7-2.
• The Demon Deacons defeated Morehead State and Penn State in the NCAA Tournament before falling to top-ranked Virginia in the third round.
• Current senior Riley Ridgik led the team with 11 goals and 26 points on 57 shots.
• Wake Forest graduated a pair of All-Americans in Katie Stengel, now a member of Bayern Munich, and Aubrey Bledsoe, one of three keepers on the United States U-23 Women's National Team roster.
Wake Forest Storylines >>
• The Deacs return 12 players who saw game action a year ago, including six who started at least 10 games.
• Wake Forest enters with a No. 21 preseason ranking by the NSCAA. The Deacs are also ranked 14th by Soccer America and 22nd by TopDrawerSoccer.
• In the 2014 season, Wake Forest has games scheduled against eight NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago, including six of the eight quarterfinal squads.
Next Time Out >>
• The Demon Deacons play at home again on Friday, taking on James Madison at 5 p.m. Following the women's game, the men take on UCLA at 7:30 p.m.
