Friday, September 22
Winston-Salem, N.C.
6:00 PM
Wake Forest University
vs
Clemson
No. 14 Wake Forest Hosts Clemson in Nationally Televised Matchup
9/21/2023 1:34:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Wake Forest and Clemson will collide in a nationally televised matchup in the heat of a tight ACC race.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 14 ranked Wake Forest men's soccer team will return to a nationally televised stage on Friday evening, hosting Clemson in a marquee ACC matchup at Spry Stadium.
Kick-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the match will air on the ACC Network.
Fan Information
Parking is encouraged in lots A, B, Q, W1 & W2. A complete parking map of campus is here.
Gates open one hour prior to kickoff for all home matches.
Wake Forest Athletics is committed to providing the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina within a safe and fan-friendly environment. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free Wake Forest soccer scarf and the match will also serve as a Fusion Night.
Ticket Information
2023 Wake Forest soccer season tickets are on sale now, giving fans the opportunity to witness The Best Fan Experience In North Carolina from a number of unique seating options.
Adult season tickets start as low as $70 for general admission and $50 for youth while reserved chairbacks are $130 for fans and $104 for Wake Forest University faculty and staff.
The quickest and most efficient way to order tickets and take advantage of these new seating experiences is to visit GoDeacs.com/Tickets and purchase online or call the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322 ext. 1. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Accessibility Information
Wake Forest Athletics strives to provide content at games, social media and on GoDeacs.com that is accessible to all people. In the continued effort to improve accessibility of the technology and digital content at tomorrow's game, fans can access closed captions here for the public address announcer and in-venue content.
Wake Forest Athletics is always open to learning about new ideas and ways we can improve. Please report accessibility challenges, identify content you find inaccessible, or give us general feedback at pantagw@wfu.edu.
The Matchup
Kick-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the match will air on the ACC Network.
Fan Information
Parking is encouraged in lots A, B, Q, W1 & W2. A complete parking map of campus is here.
Gates open one hour prior to kickoff for all home matches.
Wake Forest Athletics is committed to providing the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina within a safe and fan-friendly environment. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free Wake Forest soccer scarf and the match will also serve as a Fusion Night.
Ticket Information
2023 Wake Forest soccer season tickets are on sale now, giving fans the opportunity to witness The Best Fan Experience In North Carolina from a number of unique seating options.
Adult season tickets start as low as $70 for general admission and $50 for youth while reserved chairbacks are $130 for fans and $104 for Wake Forest University faculty and staff.
The quickest and most efficient way to order tickets and take advantage of these new seating experiences is to visit GoDeacs.com/Tickets and purchase online or call the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322 ext. 1. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Accessibility Information
Wake Forest Athletics strives to provide content at games, social media and on GoDeacs.com that is accessible to all people. In the continued effort to improve accessibility of the technology and digital content at tomorrow's game, fans can access closed captions here for the public address announcer and in-venue content.
Wake Forest Athletics is always open to learning about new ideas and ways we can improve. Please report accessibility challenges, identify content you find inaccessible, or give us general feedback at pantagw@wfu.edu.
The Matchup
- Wake Forest and Clemson will renew a longtime rivalry on Friday night at Spry Stadium as each team looks to add points in a highly competitive early race in the ACC's Atlantic Division.
- The Demon Deacons are 4-1-3 on the year following Tuesday night's 3-1 victory over Liberty in the program's Mental Health Awareness Match.
- Wake Forest checked in at No. 14 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll, one of five ACC teams ranked inside the top-15.
- Clemson, meanwhile, is 5-2-1 on the year and enters Friday's contest riding a three-match winning streak following a 7-0 victory over Gardner-Webb in the team's most recent appearance on the pitch.
- Last season, the two teams split their meetings with each winning on the opponent's home field. Wake Forest scored a 6-1 victory at Historic Riggs Field in September before Clemson notched a 2-0 victory in November at Spry.
- The matchup will be the 55th all-time meeting in their respective histories as the Demon Deacons lead the series 25-21-8 and are 7-4-2 against the Tigers under head coach Bobby Muuss.
- The Deacs have picked up 12 victories over the Tigers in Winston-Salem but will be looking for their first home victory over Clemson since a 2-0 decision on Oct. 30, 2020.
- Wake Forest continued a four-match homestand on Tuesday night with a 3-1 victory over Liberty, as the Deacs wore special green jerseys for mental health awareness.
- The Demon Deacons took a 2-0 lead into the halftime break following a first half brace from Roald Mitchell.
- Early into the second half, Liberty cut the Wake Forest lead in half with a 53rd-minute goal before the Deacs responded just five minutes later with a goal courtesy Sidney Paris.
- The 3-1 victory marked Wake Forest's fourth victory of the season, all of which have come at Spry.
- With victories over Grand Canyon, Furman, Gardner-Webb and Liberty along with draws against Cal and No. 7 Syracuse, Wake Forest is currently 4-0-2 on the year in home matches while outscoring opponents 17-5 in those contests.
- With this senior class, Wake Forest over the last four seasons at Spry Stadium is 32-7-3. Additionally, since Bobby Muuss' first season as head coach in 2015 Wake Forest is 98-16-8 in matches played in Winston-Salem.
- The Deacs' 98 home victories are 20 more than any other program over the last nine seasons and only Clemson (75) and Virginia (72) join Wake Forest as ACC programs with more than 70 home wins over this span.
- With an 83.6 percent winning percentage at home under Muuss, Wake Forest also holds the ACC's best home winning percentage over the last nine years and ranks third nationally behind only Indiana (84.8) and New Hampshire (84.5).
- Wake Forest will be looking for its first ACC win of the 2023 campaign on Friday night following a loss to Pitt and a draw with No. 7 Syracuse through the team's first two conference matches.
- The ACC is proving to be both deep and competitive so far this year, with five teams ranked in the top-15 of the United Soccer Coaches poll, six teams ranked in the top-20 of RPI and every school earning at least one point through the first two weeks of conference play.
- The Demon Deacons hold the ACC's longest active NCAA appearances streak at 12-straight years, trailed by Clemson and Pitt who have made each of the last four NCAA Tournaments.
- Clemson is currently 5-2-1 on the season following three-straight victories over USF (3-2), current No. 11 Duke (2-0) and Gardner-Webb (7-0).
- Seven different Tigers scored in Tuesday's victory over the Runnin' Bulldogs, as Clemson currently ranks fourth nationally in goals per game at 3.00.
- A balanced attack for Clemson has seen 12 Tigers score on the season, led by Mohamed Seye's four goals in five appearances. Eleven Clemson players have also registered an assist, paced by Ousmane Sylla who has four.
- Joseph Andema has started all eight matches in goal, recording 16 saves with a 1.07 goals against average.
- Wake Forest will play the first of three-straight road matches by traveling across the state for a Tuesday night match at Campbell.
- Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on FloFC.
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