Soccer Gameday: No. 1 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 North Carolina

Gameday Central \| No. 1 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 North Carolina
Game 5	Sunday, Oct. 18, at 6:00 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| Watch on ACC N X
Location	Winston-Salem, N.C. (Spry Stadium) - Facility Info
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @Wake M Soccer

The Matchup

Wake Forest will host North Carolina in the program's annual Genna Wiley Memorial Match at Spry Stadium. The match will begin at 6 p.m. and be streamed on ACCNX.
The pink jerseys that will be worn in the match will be auctioned off, with proceeds going toward breast cancer research.
Wake Forest enters the matchup coming off the team's first defeat of the year, as the No. 1 Demon Deacons fell to Clemson 2-1 on Tuesday night.
The Demon Deacons (3-1-0, 1-1-0) are currently tied with the Tigers for third place in the ACC's South Region.
North Carolina (2-0-0, 2-0-0) comes into the contest tied for first place in the ACC South Region with six points.
North Carolina and Pitt are the only two ACC teams that have yet to lose in the 2020 campaign so far.
This will be the 46th all-time meeting between the intrastate rivals dating back to their first contest on Nov. 10, 1980.
Wake Forest has won the last three matches in the series including a 1-0 victory last season.

Last Time Out

The Demon Deacon had a nationally televised showdown with Clemson on Tuesday night at Historic Riggs Field in Clemson, S.C. While Wake Forest entered the game with victories in each of its first three games of the season, the Demon Deacons lost to Clemson 2-1.
Wake Forest was unable to score in the first half of the match for the first time this season.
Clemson opened the scoring in the second half when redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew Pannenberg was beaten by Clemson's Kimarni Smith in the 51st minute.
Despite conceding the goal, Wake Forest tied up the contest just eight minutes later when senior Machop Chol scored a beauty from outside the 18-yard box.
Wake Forest continued to apply pressure on Clemson's third of the field, but it was the Tigers who would get the late game winner in the 80th minute.

Quick Hits

Junior Kyle Holcomb, sophomore Calvin Harris and Chol are currently tied for the ACC lead in goals with three each.
Junior Isaiah Parente ranks second in the ACC in assists with four.
For the fourth consecutive week, Wake Forest topped the latest United Soccer Coaches' rankings.
This is the 51st straight week in which the Deacs have appeared in the top 10.
This is the 71st straight week in which the Deacs have appeared in the top 25.
Wake Forest (44) was picked to finish in second place in a loaded ACC South Region, just one vote behind Clemson (45).
The Demon Deacons (4) also received the second-most votes as the ACC's overall champion behind the Tigers (5).
The freshman class once again is receiving national attention, rated as the No. 7 incoming class by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

Scouting the Tar Heels

The Tar Heels enter the match with victories in their first two games of the season.
North Carolina defeated Duke 2-0 in the team's season opener on Oct. 2.
Three days later, North Carolina won in spectacular fashion against Clemson in a 1-0 victory, as grad transfer Filippo Zattarin headed home a goal with one second left in regulation.
Zattarian was named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week while also being tabbed as the United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week for his heroics.
Through 180 minutes of action, North Carolina goalkeeper Alec Smir has recorded five saves with two shutouts. It is the third time in his career that the Greensboro, N.C., native has recorded back-to-back clean sheets.

Looking Ahead

Wake Forest will go back on the road next weekend for a Friday night matchup with Duke.
The match will air live on the ACC Network at 6 p.m. from Koskinen Stadium.

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