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Program-Wide Effort Leads to No. 4 Wake Forest’s 100th Home Win Since 2015
10/10/2023 9:52:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The victory was the 100th at Spry Stadium for the Demon Deacons since the 2015 season opener.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- For the 100th time since the start of the 2015 season, the No. 4 ranked Wake Forest men's soccer team (9-1-3, 3-1-1 ACC) earned a victory at Spry Stadium as the Demon Deacons defeated Wofford (4-3-5, 1-0-1 SoCon) 2-0 on Tuesday night.
With 100 victories at home since the start of the 2015 season, Wake Forest is the first program to hit this mark over the last nine seasons. The Deacs' 100 home victories are 22 more than any other program nationally during this span. Additionally, Wake Forest's 83.8 home winning percentage since the start of 2015 tops the ACC and ranks second nationally behind only Indiana.
Despite holding a 14-1 advantage in shots in the opening 45 minutes, Wake Forest scored goals in the 62nd minute from Julian Kennedy and the 69th minute from Vlad Walent to earn a ninth victory so far in 2023.
Entering the match, Wofford was riding a nine-match unbeaten streak dating back to a 2-2 draw with then-No. 3 Duke on Aug. 31.
The Demon Deacons will continue their homestand on Saturday night with the program's annual Genna Wiley Memorial Match against the No. 14-ranked Tar Heels for a 7 p.m. start at Spry. The wife of former men's soccer athletic trainer Steve Wiley, Genna, passed away after a long battle with breast cancer three days after Wake Forest won the 2007 NCAA National Championship.
All proceeds raised from this year's pink jerseys will go to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's Cancer Health Equity Patient Care Fund, which provides free mammograms for women in need.
Bidding remains open through the end of Saturday.
Home Win No. 100 Since 2015
In Tuesday night's victory over Wofford, Wake Forest reached a milestone mark by becoming the first program to reach 100 home wins since the start of the 2015 season.
Through Tuesday night's action, the Deacs' 100 wins at Spry Stadium are 23 more than any other program over the last nine seasons.
Additionally, Wake Forest's home winning percentage since the start of the 2015 season tops the and ranks second nationally behind only Indiana during this span:
Tough On The Non-Conference Foes At Spry
With one final regular season non-conference match next Tuesday against Robert Morris ahead, the Demon Deacons are currently 5-0-1 at home this season against opponents outside of the ACC:
How It Happened
"It's a 2-0 victory. I think it's a positive result. We talked about trying to build upon the last couple of games. The game that we had against NC State set us up pretty well to come in here and have some confidence. We'd be remissed if we didn't talk about the Wofford game from last season, where they came in and they kind of threw us off a little bit. We wanted to make sure that we started off on the right foot and we wanted to build off of the victory against NC State, but then also make sure that we weren't going to get caught off guard. A 2-0 result is key. I think anytime you can get shutouts is great for the confidence of the team and to build on going into the weekend."
Up Next
Wake Forest will face its second-straight Big Four opponent in ACC play in Saturday night's showdown with North Carolina in the program's Genna Wiley Memorial Match.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
With 100 victories at home since the start of the 2015 season, Wake Forest is the first program to hit this mark over the last nine seasons. The Deacs' 100 home victories are 22 more than any other program nationally during this span. Additionally, Wake Forest's 83.8 home winning percentage since the start of 2015 tops the ACC and ranks second nationally behind only Indiana.
Despite holding a 14-1 advantage in shots in the opening 45 minutes, Wake Forest scored goals in the 62nd minute from Julian Kennedy and the 69th minute from Vlad Walent to earn a ninth victory so far in 2023.
Entering the match, Wofford was riding a nine-match unbeaten streak dating back to a 2-2 draw with then-No. 3 Duke on Aug. 31.
The Demon Deacons will continue their homestand on Saturday night with the program's annual Genna Wiley Memorial Match against the No. 14-ranked Tar Heels for a 7 p.m. start at Spry. The wife of former men's soccer athletic trainer Steve Wiley, Genna, passed away after a long battle with breast cancer three days after Wake Forest won the 2007 NCAA National Championship.
All proceeds raised from this year's pink jerseys will go to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's Cancer Health Equity Patient Care Fund, which provides free mammograms for women in need.
Bidding remains open through the end of Saturday.
Home Win No. 100 Since 2015
In Tuesday night's victory over Wofford, Wake Forest reached a milestone mark by becoming the first program to reach 100 home wins since the start of the 2015 season.
Through Tuesday night's action, the Deacs' 100 wins at Spry Stadium are 23 more than any other program over the last nine seasons.
| School | Home Wins Since 2015 |
|
100 |
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78 |
| 2. Clemson | 78 |
| 4. Kentucky | 75 |
| 4. Georgetown | 75 |
| School | Home Winning Percentage Since 2015 |
|
84.5% |
|
83.8% |
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83.5% |
|
81.8% |
| 4. Georgetown | 81.8% |
With one final regular season non-conference match next Tuesday against Robert Morris ahead, the Demon Deacons are currently 5-0-1 at home this season against opponents outside of the ACC:
- Wake Forest 3, Grand Canyon 1 (Aug. 24)
- Wake Forest 1, Cal 1 (Aug. 27)
- Wake Forest 5, Furman 1 (Sept. 4)
- Wake Forest 4, Gardner-Webb 0 (Sept. 12)
- Wake Forest 3, Liberty 1 (Sept. 19)
- Wake Forest 2, Wofford 0 (Oct. 9)
How It Happened
- The Deacs recorded the first two shot attempts of the night in the seventh minute, as Liam O'Gara had his blocked before Jahlane Forbes' went high of the frame.
- Wake Forest earned back-to-back corners in the 12th and 13th minutes but were unable to break the early scoreless action.
- The Deacs would collect all seven shot attempts and all four corner kicks in the first 20 minutes of action.
- In total, Wake Forest collected 14 shots in the first half but only two on goal.
- Trace Alphin, meanwhile, saved Wofford's only attempt on goal in the opening frame in the 31st minute as the Deacs held a 63-37 percent advantage in possession.
- Forbes nearly got the Deacs in front in the 53rd minute, but his attempt hit the bottom of the crossbar and was cleared off the line with VAR confirming the decision on the pitch of no goal.
- Wake Forest would take the 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute, as Forbes was taken down in the box by a Wofford defender before Julian Kennedy stepped up to the spot to register his third goal of the season.
- It marks the first time the junior has scored in back-to-back matches in his career, as he also netted the third and final goal in a 3-0 victory over NC State last Friday.
- The Deacs would push their lead to 2-0 just seven minutes later, as Vlad Walent completed Wake Forest's attack with the first goal of his sophomore campaign.
- Babacar Niang (first of 2023) and Jake Swallen (third of 2023) recorded the assists on Walent's goal.
- Wake Forest finished the night with significant advantages in shots (24-2), shots on goal (8-2), corner kicks (11-0) and possession (60 percent).
- Garrison Tubbs earned his 65th career start.
- Prince Amponsah earned his 55th career start.
- Cooper Flax earned his 20th career start.
- Babacar Niang made his 35th career appearance.
- Camilo Ponce made his 25th career college appearance and his ninth for Wake Forest.
- Alec Kenison made his 10th career appearance.
- Aethan Yohannes made his 10th career appearance.
- Travis Smith Jr. made his 10th career appearance.
- With the victory, Wake Forest now leads the all-time series against Wofford 5-0-0 with all five victories coming in Winston-Salem. The Deacs have outscored the Terriers 19-0 in these matchups.
- The victory marks the 138th overall for Wake Forest since the start of the 2015 season – 15 more than any other program nationally over the last nine years.
"It's a 2-0 victory. I think it's a positive result. We talked about trying to build upon the last couple of games. The game that we had against NC State set us up pretty well to come in here and have some confidence. We'd be remissed if we didn't talk about the Wofford game from last season, where they came in and they kind of threw us off a little bit. We wanted to make sure that we started off on the right foot and we wanted to build off of the victory against NC State, but then also make sure that we weren't going to get caught off guard. A 2-0 result is key. I think anytime you can get shutouts is great for the confidence of the team and to build on going into the weekend."
Up Next
Wake Forest will face its second-straight Big Four opponent in ACC play in Saturday night's showdown with North Carolina in the program's Genna Wiley Memorial Match.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
WOF
WFU
Goals
0
2
Shots
2
24
Shots on Goal
2
8
Saves
6
2
Corners
0
11
Fouls
12
11
Scoring Plays
Julian Kennedy (2)
WFU Julian Kennedy PENALTY KICK GOAL.
61:02
Vlad Walent (1)
Assisted By: Babacar Niang , Jake Swallen
GOAL by WFU Walent, Vlad Assist by Niang, Babacar and Swallen, Jake.
68:08
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Shots
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Goals
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Assists
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Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
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