Soccer Gameday: No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Presbyterian

Gameday Central \| No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Presbyterian
Game 4	Tuesday, Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| ACC Network Extra
Location	Winston-Salem, N.C. (Spry Stadium) - Facility Info \| Tickets: $5 \| Weather
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @WakeMSoccer

The Matchup
• Wake Forest returns home for a non-conference tilt against Presbyterian on Tuesday night on ACC Network Extra.

Last Time Out
• Wake Forest extended its road winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory at Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday night. The Deacs are unbeaten in 10 straight road games dating back to September 2016.
• Bruno Lapa continued his hot start to the season by scoring a pair of goals. The junior has nine points on three goals and three assists in three games.
• Machop Chol added his first goal of the season, which proved to be the game-winner.
• Andreu Cases Mundet saved four of FGCU's five shots on goal to earn the win between the posts.

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 23 consecutive polls dating back to the middle of the 2016 season - 18 more weeks than any other program (Akron - five).
• The Deacs were picked to repeat as the ACC Atlantic Division champion in the ACC preseason poll. North Carolina is projected to win the Coastal Division and overall title.
• 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 58-8-7 overall record. That win total is the most of any Division I program.

Opponent & Series History
• Presbyterian enters with an 0-3-0 record, falling to UNCG in overtime and dropping 2-0 decisions to Florida Gulf Coast and No. 14 NC State. The Blue Hose are still looking for their first goal of the season.
• Presbyterian returns its three top goal-scorers from a 2017 season which concluded with a 6-9-5 overall record. Clement Vannier (five), Sergio Pinto (three) and Andrew Miller-Bell (three) combined for nearly half of PC's 23 goals last year.
• Separated by just three hours, Wake Forest and Presbyterian are meeting for the first time.

Up Next
• The Demon Deacons open ACC play by taking on in-state rival NC State on Friday at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

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Players Mentioned

Koby Carr

Andreu Cases Mundet

Machop Chol

Kyle Holcomb

Bruno Lapa

Isaiah Parente

Aristotle Zarris

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