Deacs Begin ACC Play Against Boston College

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3/5/2021 12:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Wake Forest will compete in the first of six ACC spring matches on Saturday night, facing Boston College.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- After opening up the spring season with a 1-0 non-conference victory over Davidson on Monday night, No. 6 Wake Forest will begin Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play on Saturday night with Boston College coming to town.

This is the first of six-straight ACC matches for the Demon Deacons as the conference has returned to the traditional alignment of the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions. In the fall, Wake Forest clinched the No. 1 seed out of the one-time only South Region.

Kick-off 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. There are also a very limited number of tickets available to purchase online up until three hours prior to game time, or for sale at the ticket booth on game day, while supplies last. Pre-purchasing is recommended. 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.

Children three and under do not need a ticket to enter if sitting on a lap; if their own seat is needed a ticket should be purchased. For questions or to place your order please visit GoDeacs.com/Tickets or call the Wake Forest Ticket Office at (336) 758-3322. Questions can also be emailed to tix@wfu.edu; please do not email credit card information.

Wake Forest Faculty & Staff
All Wake Forest faculty and staff, including Wake Forest Baptist Health and Atrium staff members, will receive free admission to games at Spry Stadium by showing their staff ID card at the ticket booth to claim their ticket, while supplies last. Complimentary tickets are available at the box office on game day only on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached. For those wanting to guarantee their attendance in case of a sell-out, tickets may be purchased in advance.

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

The Demon Deacons enter the contest ranked No. 6 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll. Wake Forest also checks in at No. 4 in CollegeSoccerNews' rankings and No. 5 in TopDrawerSoccer's rankings.
The Demon Deacons have now been ranked in the top-25 of at least one national poll for 80-straight weeks and the top-10 for 60-straight weeks.
Boston College will be making its 2020-21 season debut, as the Eagles will be playing an ACC-only schedule.
This will mark the 19th all-time meeting between the two ACC schools, as Wake Forest holds a 9-6-3 advantage in the series.
Boston College won the last meeting 2-1 on Oct. 24, 2019.
The Demon Deacons are 5-1-1 against the Eagles in Winston-Salem.

Last Time Out

The Demon Deacons opened the spring with a 1-0 win over Davidson on Monday night.
The victory pushed Wake Forest's overall record this season to 8-2-0, as the Demon Deacons are now 3-0-0 this season in non-conference play.
Goalkeeper Cole McNally earned his first-career start and first-career shutout.
Jahlane Forbes -- who was also making his debut in the starting 11 -- scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute.

Quick Hits

The Deacs are currently one of three teams in the county with eight wins on the season, joining No. 1 Clemson and No. 4 Pittsburgh.
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.

Scouting the Eagles

Boston College opted out of fall competition. The Eagles' last competitive match came on Nov. 24, 2019, falling to Washington 2-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
It marked the 15th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
During the 2019 season, Boston College finished with an overall mark of 9-6-3 while finishing the ACC slate at 2-4-2. The Eagles won their first four games of the season.
Stefan Sigurdarson is looking to build on a fantastic freshman campaign where he tallied eight goals and was named an All-ACC Third Team honoree as well as a member of the All-ACC Freshman Team.
Christian Garner appeared in 12 games as the Eagles' goalkeeper, as he ranked first in the conference in saves per game (4.50).

Looking Ahead