Soccer Gameday: No. 2 Wake Forest vs. Coastal Carolina
11/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMSoccer)
| NCAA Tournament Gameday Central | Wake Forest vs. Coastal Carolina | |
| vs. CCU | Sunday, Nov. 20, at 1:00 p.m. |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (Spry Stadium) - Facility Information | Weather |
| Game Coverage | ACC Network Extra |  |
| Game Info | @WakeMSoccer  | Wake Forest Game Notes  |
| NCAA Info | Buy Tickets | Championship Central | 2016 Bracket |
Deacs Set to Open NCAA Tournament Run Sunday
• Fresh off the program's first ACC Tournament title since 1989, Wake Forest will open its run in the 2016 NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon against Coastal Carolina. First kick is set for 1 p.m. at Spry Stadium on ACC Network Extra.
• The Demon Deacons earned the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tourament on Monday afternoon and earned a first-round bye with the seed. In two seasons under Bobby Muuss, Wake Forest has now been the No. 1 overall seed and No. 2 overall seed.
Ticket Information
• Tickets at Spry Stadium are priced at $5 for general admission. Tickets for seniors are set at $3 and Wake Forest student tickets are $1. Children three and under are admitted free. Admission onto Walt Chyzowych Alumni Hill is priced the same as tickets inside the stadium.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest scored three first-half goals and finished off Clemson with a 3-1 victory in Charleston, S.C., to claim the 2016 ACC Tournament title. The title is the first in 27 years, as Wake Forest's first and only previous title came in 1989. • Ian Harkes scored the game's first goal with a strike from the top of the box in the 24th minute and Jacori Hayes doubled the lead just 11 minutes later in the 34th minute after Harkes sent him into the box with his pass and Hayes slotted his shot past the keeper. Steven Echevarria scored just two minutes before halftime when he put home a rebound following Tane Gent's shot that was stopped by the keeper. • Alec Ferrell made a career-high eight saves in the game. The lone Clemson goal came in the second half when Hunter Bandy was called for a foul in the box and the Tigers stepped up and connected on the penalty kick to cut the lead to two. • Wake Forest has now gone nine games since last losing on Sept. 30 at Clemson. The incredible run includes seven wins and two ties.
Scouting the Chanticleers
• Coastal Carolina advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament by topping former Big South rival Radford on Thursday afternoon in Conway, S.C. CCU scored two first-half goals in a 23-second span on the way to the 2-1 victory over the Highlanders.
• Getting into the tournament, Coastal Carolina won the Sun Belt Tournament title with a 2-0 victory over Hartwick in the semifinals and a 1-0 win over Georgia State in the finals.
• Thus far, Coastal Carolina has scored 22 goals while allowing 16 on the campaign. Frantzdy Pierrot, a transfer from Northeastern, leads CCU with eight goals. He has also added five assists for 21 points on the year. Martin Melchor is second on the team with five goals thus far.
• Between the pipes, Braulio Linares-Ortiz has posted eight shutouts in 17 games this season while posting a 9-4-3 record. He has an 0.67 GAA with 63 saves while allowing just 12 goals.
NCAA History and Info
• A season ago, Wake Forest fell 2-1 in the Elite Eight in overtime against eventual national champion Stanford. The run was the deepest for a Wake Forest team since going to the College Cup in 2009.
• Wake Forest earned the No. 2 seed this season, the third time in program history the Demon Deacons have earned the overall No. 2 seed. In 2006, the Deacs were the No. 2 seed and reached the College Cup but were eliminated in PKs against UC-Santa Barbara. Last time Wake Forest was the No. 2 seed in 2007, the Demon Deacons won the national championship.
• All-time, Wake Forest holds a 23-15-4 record in the NCAA Tournament.
• Head coach Bobby Muuss owns a personal NCAA Tournament record of 2-4-1.
At Denver (0-3-1):
2008: 11/22, L, 0-4 vs. No. 17 UC-Davis
2010: 11/18, L, 0-1 (2 OT) vs. UC-Santa Barbara
2013: 11/21, T, 0-0 (eliminated in PKs) vs. No. 17 Louisville
2014: 11/20, L, 0-1 vs. No. 25 Oregon State
At Wake Forest (2-1-0)
2015: 11/22, W, 1-0 vs. Charlotte
11/29, W, 1-0 vs. No. 16 Indiana
12/5, L, 1-2 (OT) vs. No. 8 Stanford
Looking Ahead
• Should Wake Forest advance in the bracket, the Demon Deacons will welcome No. 15 seed Butler or SIU-Edwardsville.
• First kick in the Sweet 16 would be at 1 p.m. at Spry Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 27.
• Butler earned the No. 15 seed and a first-round bye while SIUE knocked off Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., in penalty kicks, 9-8.
Media Policies
• All media planning to attend the NCAA Tournament in Winston-Salem must request a credential from Andrew Wilson of the Wake Forest Athletic Communications office. All approved credentials will be left at the credential table at the main gate of Spry Stadium and can be picked up on the day of the game. Space in the press box at Spry Stadium is limited, but there is a row of media seating reserved in front of the press box that runs the length of the row that can accommodate media members.
• Postgame interviews will be held on the Spry Stadium practice field behind the main concourse or on the field and will be determined during the second half of the game. Coaches and requested players will have a 10-minute "cooling off" period before interviews will be held.
