Soccer Gameday: Wake Forest at No. 6 Clemson

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest at No. 6 Clemson
Game 6	Sunday, Oct. 11, 3:30 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| Watch on ACC Network
Location	Clemson, S.C. (Historic Riggs Field) - Facility Info
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @Wake WSoccer

The Matchup
• Wake Forest returns to action Sunday at 3:30 p.m., traveling to No. 6 Clemson for a league game on the ACC Network.

Last Time Out
• The Demon Deacons fell by a 4-0 score to No. 2 Florida State last Sunday.
• After the Seminoles scored three goals in the first 21 minutes, Wake Forest was better defensively. The Seminoles scored a late goal, but were limited to five second-half shots.
• Mia Raben totaled five saves in the first half.

Quick Kicks
• Out of Wake Forest's first six games, five of the opponents are currently ranked in the top seven of the United Soccer Coaches poll.
• Wake Forest and the ACC are set for a truncated fall season. The league will feature an eight-game conference schedule followed by the ACC Championship.
• The ACC is one of four conferences to play college soccer this fall, joined by the SEC, Big 12 and the Sun Belt.
• The NCAA is tentatively planning to hold the NCAA Soccer Championship in the spring. More details on that on page 2.
• Wake Forest's top returners include defender Hannah Betfort, a co-captain last season who led the squad with five assists; Ryanne Brown, who was tied for fourth on the team with nine points on three goals and three assists; and Giovanna DeMarco, who battled injuries last year but was an ACC All-Freshman Team pick in 2018.
• Tony da Luz is in his 24th season at the helm of Wake Forest. His Deacs have reached the NCAA Tournament in 19 of his 23 years.

Scouting The Tigers
• After starting the year 3-0, the sixth-ranked Tigers have dropped back-to-back games against North Carolina and Duke, both top-10 foes.
• Clemson outscored Miami, Virginia Tech and Virginia by a 10-0 margin over its firs tthree games.
• Caroline Conti leads Clemson with three goals this year.

Series History
• Clemson leads the all-time series over Wake Forest, 15-10-4, including a 9-5-2 advantage in Clemson.
• The Deacs are 8-3-1 in the last 12 meetings, though, including a 2-1 win on the road in 2018, the most recent meeting.
• In that game, Giovanna DeMarco scored the game-winner in the second half.

Looking Ahead
• Wake Forest travels to No. 14 Notre Dame on Thursday at 7 p.m. on the ACCNX.

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Betfort

Ryanne Brown

Giovanna DeMarco

Mia Raben

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