Wake Forest Athletics
Demon Deacons Host Louisville In Home Regular Season Finale
3/26/2021 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
No. 6 Wake Forest will look to pick up three more points in the ACC race Saturday night against Louisville.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- No. 6 Wake Forest (10-2-1, 2-0-1) will close out home regular season play on Saturday night when the Demon Deacons host Louisville (3-7-1, 2-1-0) in a key ACC matchup at Spry Stadium.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and 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 Saturday's match. Parking is available in the public lots across the street from Walt Chyzowych Alumni Hill, and attendees will enter from the Polo Road spectator entrance.
Approved face coverings 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.
Saturday's game is sold out to the general public and there will be no walk-up sales on gameday.
Wake Forest Students
Wake Forest students will receive priority and free admission for the newly available attendance space through the Screamin' Demon Rewards and lottery programs that were introduced last fall. Students interested in attending soccer games in-person should enter the lottery through the Screamin' Demon Rewards app, beginning 48-hours prior to each game.Students will enter from the south gate main entrance to the stadium from campus.
The Matchup
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The Demon Deacons enter the contest No. 6 in the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings, as this week's inclusion marked the 81st-straight week of appearing in the top-25.
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Additionally, Wake Forest has appeared in the top-10 of that poll for 61-straight weeks.
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Wake Forest enters the ACC clash leading the all-time series against Louisville 10-3-0.
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The Demon Deacons last met Louisville this past fall in a non-conference contest where they emerged victorious in a 3-1 outcome to open the 2020-21 season.
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Wake Forest has defended Spry Stadium well all year, maintaining a 6-1-1 record in Winston-Salem heading into the final home regular season match.
Last Time Out
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Wake Forest pulled out another thrilling victory against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., with an 89th-minute goal securing a 3-2 decision over the Fighting Irish.
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After going down a goal on two separate occasions, Wake Forest twice tied it up thanks to goals from sophomore Omar Hernandez (18') and freshman Ryan Fessler (76').
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Fessler's goal was the first of his collegiate career.
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In the 89th minute, junior forward Kyle Holcomb netted the winner off a cross from freshman Jahlane Forbes.
Muuss Milestone
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Heading into this weekend's match, head coach Bobby Muuss needs one more victory to reach 100 wins as head coach at Wake Forest.
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In his sixth season at the helm, Muuss would become only the second Wake Forest men's soccer head coach to reach 100 wins, joining Jay Vidovich who led the Demon Deacons to the 2007 National Championship.
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Entering his 128th match as the Demon Deacons' head coach, a victory over Louisville would make Muuss the fastest Division I coach to reach 100 victories at his current institution.
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Furman's Doug Alison (133), St. John's Dr. Dave Masur (136), UConn's Ray Reid (138), Virginia's George Gelnovatch (140) and North Carolina's Carlos Somoano (143) are the fastest Division I coaches to reach 100 victories at their current programs.
Scouting the Cardinals
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The Cardinals head into the match coming off a 4-0 loss to Boston College in their last appearance on the pitch.
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The loss marked the first time this season that Louiville failed to score.
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The Cardinals rank last in the ACC in opponents goal average, allowing 2.36 goals per game this season.
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Louisville has an overall record of 3-7-1 on the year with a 2-1-0 record in ACC play.
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Four different goalkeepers have manned the net this season with Detre Bell playing every minute so far this spring.
Looking Ahead
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Wake Forest will once again head out for a matchup with current No. 1 Clemson next Friday night.
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The two teams split their fall meetings with each winning on home turf.
