Soccer Gameday: Wake Forest at No. 8 West Virginia

Friday, November 16

Morgantown, WV

6:00 PM

Wake Forest University

West Virginia University

11/15/2018 1:34:00 PM | Women's Soccer

The Demon Deacons continue NCAA Tournament play on the road against the Mountaineers on Friday night.

By: Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWSoccer)

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest at No. 8 West Virginia \| NCAA Tournament Second Round
Game 19	Friday, Nov. 16, 6:00 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| Live Video
Location	Morgantown, W. Va. (Dick Dlesk Stadium) - Facility Info \| Tickets \| Weather
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @WakeWSoccer

The Matchup
• The Demon Deacons continue NCAA Tournament competition by traveling to eighth-ranked and second-seeded West Virginia on Friday at 6 p.m.

Last Time Out
• Wake Forest claimed a 1-0 victory in the opening round of the NCAA Championship on Nov. 9, taking down Ohio State in overtime.
• Freshman Gi DeMarco scored her first-career game-winner with just 19 seconds remaining in the overtime, scoring inside the far post off a Ryanne Brown assist.
• Nonie Frishette made two saves in between the posts to earn her sixth shutout of the season.

Quick Kicks
• The Demon Deacons are making their 20th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament, including for the second-straight season. Last year, the Deacs advanced past Georgetown on penalty kicks in the opening round before falling to Penn State in the second round.
• Out of Wake Forest's 17 opponents this year, 12 of them qualified for the NCAA Championship, including No. 1 seeds North Carolina and Florida State, No. 2 seed Tennessee, No. 3 seeds South Carolina and Virginia, and No. 4 seeds Boston College and Duke. The ACC had a record 10 teams receive bids this year.
• Wake Forest head coach Tony da Luz picked up the 300th win of his head coaching career as the Deacons handed No. 11 Boston College its first loss of the year in overtime, 2-1, on Sept. 27.

Scouting The Mountaineers
• West Virginia has earned four-straight shutout victories, sweeping the Big 12 Tournament over Oklahoma, No. 18 Texas and No. 9 Baylor, then shutting down Radford, 6-0, in the opening round of the NCAA Championship. Since starting the year with a 1-2-3 record, West Virginia has won 14 of its last 16 games.
• The Mountaineers have played only one ACC team this year, a 2-1 win over Clemson.
• Sh'Nia Gordon leads West Virginia with 18 points (8g, 2a), while Rylee Foster has started every game in goal with a 0.59 GAA and .738 save percentage.

Series History
• Wake Forest and West Virginia have met twice all-time, both going in favor of the Deacs. Wake Forest won 2-1 in 2007 and 3-0 in the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

Looking Ahead
• The winner of this game will play the winner of No. 14 Penn State and No. 18 South Carolina on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Morgantown.