Soccer Gameday: Wake Forest at No. 19 South Carolina

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest vs. No. 19 South Carolina
Game No. 6	Wake Forest vs. South Carolina - Thursday, Sept. 6 \| 7:00 p.m.
Location	Columbia, S.C. (Stone Stadium) Facility Info \| Weather
Information	Game Notes
Coverage	Live Stats \| @WakeWSoccer

The Matchup
• Wake Forest hits the road for its first true road match of the season.
• The Demon Deacons will face the South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.

Last Time Out
• The Deacs upset No. 5 Penn State, 1-0, behind a goal from Bayley Feist on her Senior Night.
• Nonie Frishette recorded a career-high 12 saves as the defense played a key component in the win. Frishette's performance earned her player of the week awards from the ACC and United Soccer Coaches.

Quick Kicks
• The Demon Deacons return 18 players from the 2017 roster this season, including four of their top-five scorers from a year ago in Bayley Feist, Hannah Betfort, Estelle Laurier and Sofia Rossi.
• The Deacs welcome nine freshmen and grad transfer Mariah Lee to the squad in 2018.
• Wake Forest has one of the toughest schedules in the nation this season. The team will face 13 squads that made it to the NCAA Tournament in 2017, including two College Cup teams in South Caro-lina and Duke. With the release of this week's polls on Sept. 4, the Deacs have played or will play 10 of the top-25 teams.

Scouting the Gamecocks
• The Gamecocks are 4-1-0 this season with the lone loss coming on the road at NC State on Aug. 26. The team is coming off of a 2-1 victory over Purdue. After defeating the Boilermakers, South Carolina extended its non-conference home winning streak to 17 matches dating back to 2014.
• South Carolina has not lost a regular-season match at home since Oct. 16, 2015 (Vanderbilt, 2-1). The team's last loss in Stone Stadium was a 2016 NCAA Tournament game against North Carolina.
• Offensively, Lauren Chang leads the Gamecocks with two goals this season, though six total players have scored a goal so far this year. All goals have been scored by underclassmen.
• Junior goalkeeper Mikayla Krzeczowski currently holds the lowest goals against average in South Carolina history with a 0.46 average.

Series History
• The teams last met on Aug. 24, 2017 when Wake Forest upset then No. 3 South Carolina, 3-2.
• The Deacs hold a 4-1-1 record against the Gamecocks, including a 2-0-1 record in Columbia, South Carolina.

Da Luz Nears 300
• Head coach Tony da Luz is just four wins away from his 300th career victory at 297-199-47.
• Da Luz recorded a 46-42-5 record in five seasons at San Diego before his transition to Wake Forest, where he has a 251-157-44 mark in 22 seasons.
• He achieved his 250th win at Wake Forest in the 4-0 victory over Michigan on Aug. 30, his 57th birthday.

Looking Ahead
• The Demon Deacons return home to wrap up non-conference play against Longwood on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m.
• Sunday's game will be Senior Night for Kate Ravenna.

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Betfort

Bayley Feist

Nonie Frishette

Estelle Laurier

Mariah Lee

Kate Ravenna

Sofia Rossi

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