Wake Forest to Host No. 3 Stanford at Spry Stadium

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Searching for its highest-ranked win since 2020, the Wake Forest men's soccer team will welcome No. 3-ranked Stanford to Spry Stadium Saturday evening.

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

The first 150 students will receive a free Truist Wake Forest backpack at the gate.

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

Wake Forest sits at No. 14 and No. 23 in the TopDrawerSoccer and College Soccer News polls, respectively.
Since 2015, Muuss has led the Deacs to a stellar 69-25-18 record against conference opponents as they look for their first ACC win of the season.
Also under Muuss, Wake Forest is 47-23-16 against ranked opponents as the Deacs search for a statement top-five win on Saturday night.
- A win over Stanford will mark the highest-ranked win for the Deacs since they defeated No. 3 Clemson at home, 2-0, on Oct. 30, 2020.
- It will also be the first top-10 win since Oct. 28, 2022 (No. 9 Louisville, 3-0) and first top-five win since Oct. 17, 2021 (No. 5 Pitt, 3-1).
The Demon Deacons have scored at least three goals in three consecutive matches for the first time since the 2021 season, when the Deacs scored three goals against George Washington (10/12) and Virginia Tech (10/16), and seven against Loyola Maryland (10/19).
The Demon Deacons have only dropped one of their last 20 matches at Spry Stadium with wins in 10 of the last 13.
- The Deacs hold a 14-1-5 home record dating back to Aug. 25 of last year.
- Under Muuss, the Deacs are an incredible 116-20-14 at Spry Stadium.
Wake Forest has recorded five clean sheets in the first 10 matches this campaign.
12 separate Demon Deacons have contributed to the 26 goals scored so far this season, with Tate Lorentz leading the way with six and Cooper Flax behind him with four.
- Wake Forest's 26 goals this year rank fourth in the country and third in the conference.
- The Deacs are also third in the ACC in assists (23) and points (75).
Wake Forest was picked to finish second in the ACC preseason poll and held the most first-place votes (5).
The Demon Deacons currently hold a plus-11 goal-differential in 2025, the 23rd-best in the nation and fourth-best in the ACC.
Over the first 10 games of the season, Wake Forest ranks fifth in the conference in shots-per-game with 16.10.
- The Demon Deacons are out-shooting opponents 161-to-125 so far this campaign.

Great Week for the Captain

Highlighted by a first-career hat trick for senior Cooper Flax, the midfielder put together an incredible week on the pitch last week against Liberty and Clemson.
Flax opened his account on the year against the Flames as he converted from the spot in the second and 16th minutes before completing 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 into Friday's ACC match. The midfielder converted from the penalty spot for the third time in two games with the opener in the 13th minute and is now 7-for-8 from the mark over the last two years.
- He then went on to record the first multi-assist game of his career.
He finished his week with a stellar four goals and three assists over the two matches for 11 points.

The Hometown Kid

Following his beautiful strike against Clemson on Friday, Tate Lorentz extended his team lead in goals (six) and points (15).
Lorentz has been incredibly efficient with his shot selection as well, as he has scored his six goals on just 13 shots (46.2 percent).
Two 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 Stanford match, Lorentz is fourth in conference in points and goals.
Additionally, he is one of just three ACC players with six-or-more goals and three-or-more assists.

Series History

This will mark the sixth all-time meeting between Wake Forest and Stanford, with the Cardinal holding a 4-0-1 advantage in the series.
All five previous matchups have come since 1992, including four in Winston-Salem.
- The Demon Deacons are 0-4-0 at home against the Cardinal.
Three of the five meetings have come in the NCAA Tournament, all coming in consecutive years from 2015-2017.
- In the 2016 NCAA College Cup semifinal, the teams played to a 0-0 draw through 110 minutes before Stanford advanced 5-4 on penalty kicks.
- The following year, the Cardinal earned a 2-0 victory in Winston-Salem in the quarterfinal round.
Wake Forest also fell in overtime to Stanford in the 2015 quarterfinals (2-1) and dropped regular-season meetings in 1992 (3-1) and 1995 (1-0).

Scouting the Cardinal

Stanford enters Saturday's top-five clash with a 9-1-1 overall record, including a 3-1-0 mark in ACC play so far in 2025.
- The Cardinal sit second in the conference standings after most recently defeating Boston College, 3-0, on Sept. 28.
This weekend will mark their fifth true road match of the season, with the Cardinal posting a 2-1-1 record away from home compared to a perfect 7-0-0 at Cagan Stadium.
- Stanford's lone setback came in a 1-0 defeat at Louisville on Sept. 5, while they also drew at San Jose State, 2-2.
The Cardinal are averaging 2.45 goals per game behind a balanced attack that has seen five different players record at least three goals this season
Trevor Islam leads the team with five goals, while Zach Bohane and Alfonso Tenconi-Gradillas have each added four.
- In addition, Fletcher Bank and Jack Pymm have scored three goals apiece.
- Joshua Partal leads the team and is fifth-nationally in assists with six.
As a team, the Cardinal rank top-five nationally in total goals (27) and shots per-game (18.82).
Defensively, Stanford has conceded just 12 goals through 11 matches (1.09 per game) behind the play of starting goalkeeper Rowan Schnebly.
- Schnebly has played all but 13 minutes this season, posting a 9-1-1 record with a 1.11 goals-against average and .636 save percentage, along with two clean sheets.

Last Time Out (vs. Clemson)

The Wake Forest men's soccer team dropped a home ACC contest to Clemson at Spry Stadium Friday night.
Coming off of his first-career hat-trick on Monday night against Liberty, senior Cooper Flax continued his scoring ways into Friday's match. The midfielder converted from the penalty spot for the third time in two games with the opener in the 13th minute.
After two quick goals from the visitors, in-form forward Tate Lorentz found an equalizer in the 25th minute with a beautiful strike from the edge of the box with assists from Flax and junior Ethan Subachan.
The Tigers led once again in the 30th minute, but Wake Forest responded 10 minutes later by way of a headed goal from defender Daniel Krueger following a set piece on assists from Vlad Walent and Flax. It marked Krueger's second-career goal and first at Spry Stadium.
The Tigers found the winner in the 72nd minute and went on to earn a 4-3 victory.

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 157 total wins ranks No. 1 nationally, five 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 (362).

Total Wins Since 2015

Rank	Team	Total Wins Since '15
1.	Wake Forest	157
2.	Indiana	152
3.	Clemson	146
4.	Georgetown	139
5.	Stanford	135

The Spry Advantage

Since Muuss' arrival in 2015, Wake Forest ranks No. 1 nationally in home wins (116), 18 more than any other program nationally.
Wake Forest's home winning percentage of 82.00 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	98
3.	Indiana	98
4.	Virginia	89
5.	Georgetown	88

Home Winning Percentage Since 2015

Rank	Team	Home Winning Percentage Since '15
1.	Indiana	83.59%
2.	Denver	83.50%
3.	Wake Forest	82.00%
4.	Georgetown	79.83%
5.	Missouri State	79.79%

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	45
4.	Virginia	40
5.	Duke	39

Looking Ahead

After Saturday night's match, Wake Forest will hit the road for just the third time this season as it travels across the country for an ACC match against another ACC newcomer, Cal.
The match against the Golden Bears is slated for 6 p.m. eastern and will be shown live on ACCNX.
This will mark the first ACC clash between the two programs and the second meeting in three years as the two teams battled to a 1-1 draw in non-conference action in 2023 at Spry.
- It will be just the fifth meeting overall and second in California, with the only other instance coming in 2005, a 2-3 overtime loss for the Deacs in the NCAA tournament on Nov. 26.

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