Deacs Opens Spring Season Hosting Davidson

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2/28/2021 1:31:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Wake Forest remains nationally ranked in the polls as the Demon Deacons begin the spring season vs. the Wildcats.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- More than three months after the completion of the fall portion of the 2020-21 season, Wake Forest men's soccer (7-2-0) will return to action on Monday night to host Davidson at Spry Stadium. It will be the first of seven scheduled matches in the spring for the Demon Deacons.

Kick-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. as the match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

Fan Information

Spry Stadium will host a limited number of student-athlete families and Wake Forest students inside Spry Stadium and on Walt Chyzowych Alumni Hill for Monday's match. Students can register for seats through the Screamin' Demon Rewards app. Students will enter from the south gate entrance to the stadium from campus. Student-athlete families who plan to attend must park in the public lots across the street from Walt Chyzowych Alumni Hill and enter from the Polo Road gate. Masks will be mandatory along with all other social distancing and safety requirements under Wake Forest, Forsyth County and State of North Carolina regulations as we uphold the Show Humanitate standard of our University.

The Matchup

The Demon Deacons enter the contest ranked in the top-five of three national rankings, including being No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
Wake Forest was ranked in the top-three of that poll throughout the entire fall.
The Demon Deacons have now been ranked in the top-25 of at least one national poll for 79-straight weeks and the top-10 for 59-straight weeks.
Davidson lost its spring opener 1-0 to Liberty in a non-conference duel on Feb. 10th.
The Demon Deacons last played Nov. 15, when they were defeated 2-0 by Virginia in the ACC Tournament.
This will mark the 37th all-time meeting between the two North Carolina schools with Wake Forest holding a 31-4-1 advantage in the series.
Wake Forest defeated Davidson in 2019 during their most recent matchup, a 1-0 decision with a Nico Benalcazar goal being the difference.
Wake Forest has won 20-straight contests against Davidson.

Last Time Out

The Demon Deacons fell to Virginia 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to close the fall slate.
The loss was only the second time the Demon Deacons gave up two goals during the fall, with the other occurrence coming in a 2-1 loss to Clemson on Oct. 13.

Quick Hits

The Deacs entered the spring with the second-best defensive record in the ACC, with a goals-against average of 0.78.
Leading goal scorer Kyle Holcomb tallied five goals in the fall and needs just one more to become the 19th player in program history with 20 career goals.
During the winter, Isaiah Parente (Columbus Crew) and Machop Chol (Atlanta United) signed Homegrown contracts in the MLS while Calvin Harris (FC Cincinnati), Michael DeShields (DC United), Justin McMaster (Minnesota United) and Andrew Pannenberg (Orlando SC) were selected in the MLS SuperDraft. Only McMaster currently remains on Wake Forest's roster.

Scouting the Wildcats

Davidson dropped its first contest of the 2020-21 season 1-0 to Liberty, as the Flames tallied the game-winning strike in the 15th minute.
Davidson was picked to finish in seventh place in the Atlantic 10's preseason poll.
During the 2019 campaign, the Wildcats went 4-11-2 overall.

Looking Ahead