Soccer Gameday: No. 1 Wake Forest at Syracuse

Gameday Central \| No. 1 Wake Forest at Syracuse
Game 12	Friday, Oct. 5, 7:00 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| ACC Network Extra
Location	Syracuse, N.Y. (SU Soccer Stadium) - Facility Info \| Weather
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @WakeMSoccer

The Matchup
• The top-ranked Demon Deacons head to Syracuse to continue ACC play on Friday at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

Last Time Out
• Wake Forest pushed its winning streak to 11 games with a 2-0 shutout win over UNCG on Tuesday night.
• Kyle Holcomb scored the game-winner in the 11th minute and Omir Fernandez added an insurance goal, his eighth of the season, in the 64th minute.
• ACC points leader Bruno Lapa assisted on both goals.
• Between the posts, Andreu Cases Mundet earned his fourth shutout of the season by saving both shots on goal he faced.

Quick Kicks
• Wake Forest was ranked No. 5 in the nation in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll and moved up to No. 1 in the first weekly poll. The Deacs have been ranked in the top five in 27 consecutive polls dating back to the middle of the 2016 season - 22 more weeks than any other program (Indiana/North Carolina - 5).
• Wake Forest has several long streaks alive. The team's ACC unbeaten streak is 23 games (dating back to Sept. 30, 2016), and the road unbeaten streak is 12 games (also since Sept. 30, 2016), including nine straight wins. Wake Forest is undefeated and untied in 2018.
• The Deacs are once again one of the top teams in the country. Wake Forest is one of just two teams in Division I to remain unbeaten and untied (Saint Mary's), and leads the country with 34 goals.
• Wake Forest has a lot of new faces after sending seven into the MLS ranks following the 2017 season. Still, the Deacs brought in the No. 2 recruiting class in the country, headlined by top-50 recruits Isaiah Parente, Kyle Holcomb, Koby Carr and Aristotle Zarris.
• Since the start of the Bobby Muuss era in 2015, Wake Forest has a 65-8-7 overall record. That win total is the most of any Division I program.

Opponent & Series History
• Wake Forest leads the all-time series against Syracuse, 3-1-2. Last year the Orange played the Deacs to a 0-0 draw in the regular-season finale, stopping Wake Forest from finishing the ACC schedule unbeaten and untied.
• Syracuse enters with a 4-4-1 overall record and 0-3-0 ACC mark. All three conference losses have been to top-25 opponents.
• Tajon Buchanan leads Syracuse in goals (three), assists (four) and points (10). Hendrik Hilpert has played every minute in goal and holds a 1.48 goals-against average and .689 save percentage.

Up Next
• The Demon Deacons return home to take on High Point on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

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Players Mentioned

Koby Carr

Andreu Cases Mundet

Omir Fernandez

Kyle Holcomb

Bruno Lapa

Isaiah Parente

Aristotle Zarris

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