Soccer Gameday: Wake Forest at No. 14 Notre Dame

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest at No. 14 Notre Dame
Game 7	Thursday, Oct. 15, 7:00 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| Watch on AC CNX
Location	Notre Dame, Ind.. (Alumni Stadium) - Facility Info
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @Wake WSoccer

The Matchup
• Wake Forest returns to action Thursday at 7 p.m., traveling to No. 14 Notre Dame for the final road game of the regular season on ACCNX.

Last Time Out
• The Demon Deacons fell by a 2-0 score to No. 6 Clemson on Sunday.
• Wake Forest had a 12-8 advantage in shots and 8-3 lead in shots on goal, but Clemson's keeper saved all eight of Wake's shots on goal.
• A slow start again proved costly to the Deacs, as an own goal was the game-winner for Clemson, and the Tigers also netted a goal off a corner in the 35th minute.

Quick Kicks
• Out of Wake Forest's first seven games, five of the opponents are currently ranked in the top seven of the United Soccer Coaches poll and six are in the top 15.
• 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 Irish
• Since opening the year with a 5-0 loss to Florida State, Notre Dame has won three straight games over Miami, Boston College and Syracuse by a combined score of 10-0.
• Notre Dame is led offensively by Kiki Van Zanten, who has scored six goals in four games.

Series History
• Notre Dame leads the all-time series against Wake Forest, 8-1-1.
• In last year's meeting, Ryanne Brown tied the game at 2-2 by scoring a goal with just nine seconds remaining in regulation, but the Irish won it in the final minute of the second overtime period thanks to an own goal.

Looking Ahead
• Wake Forest is off for two weeks before playing host to Virginia Tech on Oct. 29 on RSN.

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Betfort

Ryanne Brown

Giovanna DeMarco

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