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Soccer Gameday: #14 Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
9/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
| Gameday Central >> #14 Wake Forest at Virginia Tech | |
| Date & Time | Friday, September 19, 8:30 p.m. |
| Location | Blacksburg, Va. (Thompson Field) Weather | Facility Info |
| Coverage | Live Stats  | ESPN 3  |
| Information | Wake Forest Game Notes (PDF) | Twitter Updates  |
Wake Forest Travels to Virginia Tech >>
• No. 14 Wake Forest heads on the road for the first time in the 2014 season as the Deacs travel to Virginia Tech. Wake Forest was set to play at Davidson on Tuesday but the game was postponed due to adverse weather.
Last Time Out >>
• Behind a first half goal from Hayden Partain and an early second half goal from Michael Gamble, Wake Forest defeated NC State 2-1 on Friday night in the ACC opener for each team.
•Wake Forest has now won three-straight games and broke NC State's (2-2-1, 0-1-0 ACC) streak of over 240 minutes without allowing a goal. Two NC State players were given red cards in the game which gave Wake Forest a two-man advantage for the final 13:24 minutes of the game.
• The Demon Deacons got on the board in the first half as Partain headed in a cross from Kris Reaves for his first goal of the season.
• Gamble put Wake Forest up 2-0 as he scored just 45 seconds into the second half as he made a long run down the right side and put one past the keeper.
Wake Forest Storylines >>
• Junior forward Michael Gamble continued to produce after being named the ACC Player of the Week last Tuesday. After putting up a combined five points against UConn and Cleveland State the weekend before, Gamble had the game-winner against NC State.
• Wake Forest is ranked No. 14 by Soccer America.
• Wake Forest has won three-straight games after falling in the first two games of the season and has scored eight goals over the win streak.
• Gamble, Hank Gauger and Ricky Greensfelder all have two goals to lead one of the ACC's most potent offenses.
Series History >>
• Wake Forest leads Virginia Tech 16-2-2 in the all-time series that dates back to 1980.
• The Demon Deacons lead the series 6-1-2 at Virginia Tech.
• Wake Forest has not lost to the Hokies since 1997.
Next Time Out >>
• Wake Forest returns home on Tuesday to face VMI at 7p.m. at Spry Stadium.
