Demon Deacons to Host Louisville in Annual Genna Wiley Memorial Match

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Looking to continue the momentum from its road ACC win at Cal on Saturday, the Wake Forest men's soccer team will welcome Louisville to Spry Stadium Friday evening for a massive conference clash.

The match against the Cardinals is slated for 7 p.m. and will be shown live on ACCNX with live stats available here.

The first 300 students will receive a free Wake Forest hat at the gate.

Genna Wiley Memorial Match
The night will serve as the program's annual Genna Wiley Memorial Match, as the Deacs will wear special pink jerseys to be auctioned off with all proceeds raised benefiting the Cancer Health Equity Patient Care fund at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

Bidding is open until midnight tonight.

Important Fan Information
The safety and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches, staff, and fans is Wake Forest University's top priority. In coordination with University leadership and law enforcement partners, Wake Forest Athletics has implemented enhanced safety measures for events in Kentner and Spry Stadiums and Varsity Arena to match those at our Allegacy Stadium district venues. These include:

Walkthrough metal detection at all fan entry points.
Elevated law enforcement and gameday staff presence at each venue.
Adjusted entry procedures at Spry Stadium, including a secured perimeter along Polo Road and a designated single entry point for fans wishing to watch from the Hill.

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.

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.

Quick Notes

Since 2015, Muuss has led the Deacs to a stellar 70-26-18 overall record against ACC opponents (including postseason) as they look for their second conference win of the season and continue to push for a top-eight spot.
- Also under Muuss, Wake Forest is 110-19-11 against unranked opponents.
Spry Stadium has been a fortress for the Demon Deacons ever since Muuss took over, with Wake Forest holding a stellar 116-21-14 record at home since 2015, the most wins in the country.
- The Demon Deacons have only dropped two of their last 21 matches at Spry Stadium with wins in 10 of the last 14.
  - The Deacs hold a 14-2-5 home record dating back to Aug. 25 of last year.
12 separate Demon Deacons have contributed to the 28 goals scored so far this season, with Tate Lorentz leading the way with six and Cooper Flax behind him with five.
- Wake Forest's 28 goals this year rank 16th in the country and fourth in the conference.
- The Deacs are also fifth in the ACC in assists (24) and fourth in total points (80).
The Demon Deacons currently hold a plus-10 goal-differential in 2025, the sixth-best in the ACC.
In goal, redshirt sophomore Jonah Mednard logged six saves last time out against Cal which tied a career high and brought his total on the year to 38, the third most in the ACC.

Series History

This will mark the 18th all-time meeting between Wake Forest and Louisville, with the Demon Deacons holding a 12-4-1 advantage in the series.
- Of note, Wake Forest owns an 8-2-0 record against the Cardinals at Spry Stadium.
The last meeting came in 2023, when the two programs played to a 2-2 draw in Louisville, with Wake Forest earning a 3-0 home victory the year prior when the Cardinals were ranked ninth nationally.
Wake Forest has not lost at home to Louisville since a 2-1 overtime defeat in 2018.
Under head coach Bobby Muuss, Wake Forest is 10-2-1 against Louisville, including six straight victories between 2015 and 2018 and a 6-1 record at home.
The Deacs have outscored the Cardinals 33-22 across the all-time series.
The first meeting came in 2007, where the Deacs defeated the Cardinals, 1-0 at Spry Stadium.

Scouting the Cardinals

Louisville enters the match with a 5-5-2 overall record, including a 1-5-0 mark in ACC play as of Oct. 14, 2025
- After starting 5-0-0 with a 1-0 home win over Stanford on Sept. 5 and a 1-0 victory at Ohio State on Sept. 9, the Cards are 0-5-2 across their last seven outings.
- Their most recent result was a 2-0 road loss at Virginia Tech on Oct. 11
This will be their sixth road contest of the season as Louisville is 2-3-0 away from home compared to a 3-2-2 mark at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
Offensively, Louisville averages 1.25 goals per game (15 total) on 13.4 shots per match, with 19 assists recorded.
Junior forward Chase Vazquez leads the team with 3 goals and 2 assists (8 points), while Michael Lee, Nicholas Parham, Quinton Wilson, and Ryan Quintos each have two goals apiece.
- Noah De Blasis and Bilal Camara share the team lead with three assists.
Defensively, the Cardinals have allowed just 10 goals in 12 matches (0.83 per game) and posted six shutouts behind starting goalkeeper Alex Svetanoff (0.83 GAA, .783 save percentage)
In conference play specifically, Louisville's lone goal came in the Stanford win (1-0), with the other five ACC matches resulting in shutout defeats.

Captain Heating Up

Started by his first-career hat trick, Cooper Flax has recorded an incredible past couple of weeks on the pitch.
Flax opened his account on the year against the Flames as he converted from the spot in the second and 16th minutes after freshman forward Chandler Young forced the Liberty keeper into two fouls in the box.
He completed the hat-trick in the 68th minute with a beautiful free kick from just outside the box to make it 6-0. This marked the 31st hat-trick in program history, the fourth under head coach Bobby Muuss and first since Roald Mitchell accomplished the feat against Furman on Sept. 4, 2023.
The senior also added an assist on a goal in the 60th minute following his corner, making him the first Deac with seven points in a game since Mitchell did so against Winthrop on Sept. 6, 2022.
Flax continued his scoring ways against Clemson. The midfielder converted from the penalty spot for the third time in two games with the opener in the 13th minute and went on to record the first multi-assist game of his career.
Flax added his fifth goal, also a penalty, to win the match in the 86th minute on the road against Cal.
He is now tied with Lorentz for the team lead with 15 points and leads the team with five assists to go along with his five goals.
He is one of just three ACC players with five goals and five assists so far this season.

The Hometown Kid

Following his beautiful strike against Clemson three weeks ago, Tate Lorentz extended his team lead in goals (six) and is tied for the team-lead in points (15).
Lorentz has been incredibly efficient with his shot selection as well, as he has scored his six goals on just 14 shots (42.9 percent).
Four weeks ago, he recorded his first-career brace against UNCW as he leveled the match in the 13th minute before firing the Deacs in front with a penalty he won in the 53rd.
Entering the Louisville match, Lorentz is sixth in the conference in points and fifth in goals.

Last Time Out (vs. Cal)

Capped off by an 86th-minute penalty kick winner from senior midfielder Cooper Flax, the Wake Forest men's soccer team earned its first ACC win of the season as it took down Cal at Edwards Stadium Saturday evening.
Wake Forest found the opener in the 17th minute when sophomore forward Harvey Sarajian hustled to a loose ball in front of the Cal keeper and played it across to senior midfielder Basit Umar for an easy finish.
It marked Umar's eighth goal in a Demon Deacon uniform as he surpassed 20 career points (21) for the Deacs. He is now third on the squad with four goals this campaign. Meanwhile, Sarajian picked up his first assist for Wake Forest and the seventh of his career.
The Golden Bears found an equalizer in the 52nd minute.
After a back-and-forth battle for a majority of the second half, Wake Forest finally found the much-deserved winner from the Flax penalty, which was won on the edge of the box by Sarajian.
Flax is now 4-for-4 from the spot this season and 8-for-9 over the last two seasons. Flax is now tied for the team-lead in points (15) with Tate Lorentz with five goals and a team-high five assists. Of note, he was recently named to the 2025 MAC Hermann Midseason Watch List.
In goal, redshirt sophomore Jonah Mednard logged six saves, which tied a career high and brought his total on the year to 38, the third most in the ACC.
The Demon Deacons are now 4-3-1 on the west coast, with this being their first win since Sept. 27, 1998 in a 2-1 upset over the No. 1-ranked Washington Huskies in Seattle. Additionally, Wake Forest evened the all-time series against Cal at 2-2-1 as it defeated the Golden Bears for the first time since the first-ever meeting 1993.

National Leader In Wins

Named the fourth head coach in program history prior to the start of the 2015 season, Bobby Muuss' Demon Deacon squads have built on the longstanding and rich 45-year history of the program.
Since 2015, Wake Forest's 158 total wins ranks No. 1 nationally, four more than any program and 11 more than any other ACC program.
- During that span, Wake Forest is also joined only by Indiana as the only Division I programs to have won at least 10 matches every season.
Additionally, Wake Forest and Indiana are the only two programs of the 211 programs nationally to hold double-digit NCAA Tournament appearance streaks.
Wake Forest also leads the nation in wins over the last quarter-century (363), seven more than second-most Maryland (356).

Total Wins Since 2015

Rank	Team	Total Wins Since '15
1.	Wake Forest	158
2.	Indiana	154
3.	Clemson	147
4.	Georgetown	140
5.	Stanford	137

The Spry Advantage

Since Muuss' arrival in 2015, Wake Forest ranks No. 1 nationally in home wins (116), 17 more than any other program nationally.
Over the last 10 seasons, the Deacs have won at least eight of their matches at Spry Stadium including a double-digit win total seven of those seasons.
Wake Forest's home winning percentage of 81.46 percent since 2015 also ranks third nationally, behind only Indiana and Denver.

Home Wins Since 2015

Rank	Team	Total Home Wins Since '15
1.	Wake Forest	116
2.	Clemson	99
3.	Indiana	99
4.	Virginia	91
5.	Georgetown	89

Home Winning Percentage Since 2015

Rank	Team	Home Winning Percentage Since '15
1.	Indiana	83.72%
2.	Denver	83.66%
3.	Wake Forest	81.46%
4.	Georgetown	79.34%
5.	Clemson	79.17%

ACC Dominance

In addition to leading the nation in wins and home wins under head coach Bobby Muuss, the Demon Deacons have consistently been atop the nation's best conference with three ACC Championships and five divisional championships.
Wake Forest also leads the ACC in regular season conference wins since 2015.

ACC Regular Season Wins Since 2015

Rank	Team	Total ACC Wins Since '15
1.	Wake Forest	56
2.	Clemson	49
3.	North Carolina	46
4.	Virginia	41
5.	Duke	40

Looking Ahead

After Friday night's match, Wake Forest will remain at home as it hosts Wofford in the final non-conference match of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 21.
The match against the Terriers is slated for 7 p.m. and will be shown live on ACCNX.
The Deacs will return to conference play on Friday, Oct. 24 when it travels north to take on Pitt at 7 p.m.

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