Wake Forest Concludes Non-Conference Action Tuesday at UNCW

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Wake Forest men's soccer will conclude the non-conference portion of the 2024 schedule on Tuesday evening, facing UNCW for the first time in 15 years.

Kick-off for the match is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the match will be streamed on FloSports.

The Matchup

Wake Forest enters the match with a 5-3-5 overall record while UNCW sits at 3-5-4.
The Demon Deacons are currently unbeaten in five-straight matches, as Wake Forest logged three consecutive victories over Syracuse, ETSU and Boston College followed by 0-0 draws with Wofford and No. 16 Duke last week.
UNCW, meanwhile, is coming off a 3-1 loss at Delaware on Friday night.
In non-conference action this season, Wake Forest has logged victories over Central Arkansas, Radford and ETSU while drawing with No. 21 UCF, No. 10 Elon and Wofford.

Last Time Out

Wake Forest logged its fourth consecutive clean sheet on Saturday night, battling No. 16 Duke to a 0-0 draw at Koskinen Stadium.
Senior goalkeeper Trace Alphin continued his string of strong performances, logging four massive saves to stop the Blue Devils' No. 1-nationally ranked scoring offense.
Alphin was tested in both the second minute and second to last minute, with his 89th-minute stop of Duke's Kenan Hot preserving the Deacs' fifth clean sheet this year and fourth in a row.
It marked the first time this season Duke has not scored a goal and the first time they've been kept out of the scoring column since Oct. 21, 2023, a stretch of 15 matches.
It was also the first time they did not score at home since a 2-0 loss to Clemson in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship on Nov. 6, 2022.
Offensively, the Deacs collected 12 shots with their best opportunity coming on a 32nd-minute penalty kick that was saved.

Scouting the Seahawks

UNCW will enter the match with a strong 3-1-1 record at UNCW Soccer Stadium, earning home victories this season over American (1-0), Drexel (2-1) and the College of Charleston (2-1) along with a 1-1 draw against South Florida.
Eight Seahawks have scored so far this season, led by Josef Hefele's three goals.
Three different goalkeepers have logged minutes in 2024, as redshirt freshman Trey Smiley has started each of the last two matches.
Wake Forest will match up against for the ninth time in program history and for the first time since the 2009 season in Tuesday's contest.
The Demon Deacons hold a 5-2-1 all-time record against the Seahawks.
This will be Wake Forest's first road match at UNCW since a 4-0 victory on Sept. 20, 2000.

Looking Ahead

Wake Forest will return to Spry Stadium on Saturday evening hosting No. 24 Virginia Tech in the program's annual Genna Wiley Memorial Match.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

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