Wake Forest Athletics
Soccer Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Louisville
10/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
| Gameday Central | Wake Forest vs. Louisville | |
| vs. Louisville | Saturday, Oct. 31, 7:00 p.m. |
| Coverage | | Twitter Updates  |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (Spry Stadium) Weather | Facility Info |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | ACC Release |
The Match-Up
• Wake Forest wraps up the 2015 season at home, taking on Louisville on Saturday night at 7 p.m.
• The Demon Deacons are honoring their three seniors as part of Senior Day: Megan Curan, Jenai Davidson and Katie Dry.
Promotions
• Trick or Treat - Kids under 12 in costumes are admitted free, and can pick up trick or treat candy bags at the marketing booth. There will also be a costume contest at halftime.
• Mascot Night - Six mascots, including the Deacon, will attend the game.
• Scarf Night - It's the last chance for fans to get their Spry's Army Loyalto Card stamped to earn a free scarf.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest lost another tight game, being taken down by Syracuse by a 1-0 margin.
• Lindsay Preston played the full 90 in goal, stopping five of the six shots on goal she faced.
• Seven different Demon Deacons took shots, and five took shots on goal, but none of them found the back of the net.
• Out of Wake Forest's 12 losses, 10 have been by a one-goal margin, including four in a row.
Scouting The Opponent
• Louisville is fighting to stay alive for an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals have an 8-7-2 record and 4-4-1 mark in ACC play to go along with an RPI of 71.
• Louisville's signature victory was a come-from-behind overtime victory over then top-ranked North Carolina on October 8, 2-1.
• No Cardinal has more than six points this season, but eight players have at least three points. Louisville is led by Rachel Avant (1g, 4a, 6 pts), Casey Whitfield (2g, 2a, 6 pts) and Alison Price (2g, 1a, 5 pts).
• Taylor Bucklin (6-5-1, 0.89 GAA, .859 save pct) and Paige Brown (2-2-1, 0.96 GAA, .737 save pct) have split time in goal for the Cardinals.
Series History
• Wake Forest leads the all-time series against Louisville, 2-0.
• The teams have only met twice before. In 2007, Wake Forest claimed a 2-0 win in Winston-Salem behind goals from Jill Hutchinson and Sarah Winslow.
• Wake Forest was also victorious in 1999, cruising to a 5-0 victory over the Cardinals.
Fountain of Youth
• Wake Forest had an extremely young team a year ago, starting at least seven underclassmen and at least four freshmen in every game.
• That hasn't changed in 2015. At least seven underclassmen have started in every game, with two or more freshmen starting in every game.
• Eight different freshmen have started at least one game this season.
• Wake Forest has started more than one senior in a game four times this season; in seven games, there have been zero senior starters.
