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Photo by: Jacob Sterling / Wake Forest Athletics
Demon Deacons Close Out Regular Season with 3-0 Victory Over Notre Dame
10/31/2025 10:01:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Wake Forest will now head to Dallas for a first-round ACC tournament match against SMU on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – On a night that saw the program recognize four incredible seniors, the Wake Forest men's soccer team (7-3-6, 2-3-3 ACC) won its regular season finale with a 3-0 decision over Notre Dame (8-5-4, 3-3-2 ACC) at Spry Stadium Friday evening.
The Demon Deacons finished 10th in the ACC standings on nine points which has them matched up with SMU in the first round of the ACC tournament. The Deacs and Mustangs will battle in Dallas on Nov. 5 as Wake Forest will look to defend its ACC crown.
Full ACC First Round Matchups
With a win on Wednesday, the Demon Deacons would advance to take on either Stanford on the road or Boston College at home on Sunday, Nov. 9.
On his senior night, Vlad Walent had the opener as he converted from the spot in the 38th minute and put the Demon Deacons in front before the break. It marked Walent's first goal of the season and his first since Nov. 19, 2023 against Indiana. He also reached 20 career points (six goals, eight assists).
Freshman Chandler Young won the penalty for the third-time this year, with clever work in the box.
Senior Cooper Flax doubled the lead in the 60th minute with a beautiful shot from distance after great play from Walent and Umar to set him up.
The third and final goal of the night came on a perfectly executed counter from the Deacs as Flax drove forward with the ball before finding Tate Lorentz in the box, who played a perfect ball across the face of goal for a tap-in for Jeffrey White.
It marked the third goal of the year for White and fourth of his career while Lorentz picked up his fifth assist.
Now sitting on seven goals and seven assists for a team-high 21 points with a goal and an assist tonight, Flax leads the team in the big three statistical categories and continues to rank among the ACC's elite in total points and goal contributions.
The 2024 All-American has now totaled 19 career goals, moving to sole position of 20th on Wake Forest's all-time scoring list. He is also one of just two ACC players this season with at least seven goals and seven assists, along with Ransford Gyan (Clemson), underscoring his all-around impact as both scorer and creator.
Defensively, Wake Forest earned its sixth clean sheet of the season and second in ACC play. The Deacs only allowed eight shots and three shots on-goal throughout the 90 minutes.
In goal, Jonah Mednard finished with three saves which brought his total to 49 on the year, good for third in the ACC. Owen Barnett entered and played the final eight minutes of the contest.
In total, 25 Demon Deacons contributed to the victory.
How it Happened
Demon Deacon Details of Note
National Leader In Wins
Total Wins Since 2015
The Spry Advantage
Home Wins Since 2015
ACC Dominance
ACC Regular Season Wins Since 2015
From Coach Muuss
"What a great win at home against a really good Notre Dame team. I thought the guys, from start to finish, were totally about what we wanted to do. When you get a group of guys that believe and play the brand I think we did today, I thought that was Wake Forest football at its best. We got to play every healthy guy on the roster in an ACC game, that doesn't get to happen that often. I want to thank the fans that came out for the last regular season home game here at Spry on a Halloween night. It was great and I'm glad the guys gave him something to celebrate tonight."
Up Next
Wake Forest will now travel to Dallas to take on SMU in the first round of the ACC tournament as it looks to defend its title from a season ago. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 5 with the time still to be determined.
Stay tuned to GoDeacs.com and the Wake Forest Men's Soccer social accounts for updates over coming days on the ACC tournament.
The Demon Deacons finished 10th in the ACC standings on nine points which has them matched up with SMU in the first round of the ACC tournament. The Deacs and Mustangs will battle in Dallas on Nov. 5 as Wake Forest will look to defend its ACC crown.
Full ACC First Round Matchups
- Bye: Stanford
- (9) North Carolina at (8) Notre Dame
- (10) Wake Forest at (7) SMU
- (11) Virginia Tech at (6) Syracuse
- (12) Cal at (5) Duke
- (13) Pitt at (6) Clemson
- (14) Louisville at (3) NC State
- (15) Boston College at (2) Stanford
With a win on Wednesday, the Demon Deacons would advance to take on either Stanford on the road or Boston College at home on Sunday, Nov. 9.
On his senior night, Vlad Walent had the opener as he converted from the spot in the 38th minute and put the Demon Deacons in front before the break. It marked Walent's first goal of the season and his first since Nov. 19, 2023 against Indiana. He also reached 20 career points (six goals, eight assists).
Freshman Chandler Young won the penalty for the third-time this year, with clever work in the box.
Senior Cooper Flax doubled the lead in the 60th minute with a beautiful shot from distance after great play from Walent and Umar to set him up.
The third and final goal of the night came on a perfectly executed counter from the Deacs as Flax drove forward with the ball before finding Tate Lorentz in the box, who played a perfect ball across the face of goal for a tap-in for Jeffrey White.
It marked the third goal of the year for White and fourth of his career while Lorentz picked up his fifth assist.
Now sitting on seven goals and seven assists for a team-high 21 points with a goal and an assist tonight, Flax leads the team in the big three statistical categories and continues to rank among the ACC's elite in total points and goal contributions.
The 2024 All-American has now totaled 19 career goals, moving to sole position of 20th on Wake Forest's all-time scoring list. He is also one of just two ACC players this season with at least seven goals and seven assists, along with Ransford Gyan (Clemson), underscoring his all-around impact as both scorer and creator.
Defensively, Wake Forest earned its sixth clean sheet of the season and second in ACC play. The Deacs only allowed eight shots and three shots on-goal throughout the 90 minutes.
In goal, Jonah Mednard finished with three saves which brought his total to 49 on the year, good for third in the ACC. Owen Barnett entered and played the final eight minutes of the contest.
In total, 25 Demon Deacons contributed to the victory.
How it Happened
- The two sides felt each out over the opening stages until Notre Dame recorded the first shot of the evening in the 10th minute as it sailed off target.
- Wake Forest responded a minute later as great link-up play from Torbic and White led to a close-ranged effort from the latter that was blocked behind for a corner.
- White had another attempt blocked in the 21st minute.
- Young was the first player for either side to test the keeper as he did so in the 28th and won another corner in the process.
- The breakthrough finally came in the 38th minute, as Young won his third penalty of the season before Walent converted from the spot for his sixth-career goal.
- Mednard made an easy save at the end of the half to send Wake Forest into the locker room with a 1-0 lead.
- The Deacs held a 7-to-3 advantage in shots over the first 45 and controlled 56 percent of the ball.
- Belal had the first shot of the second half in the 57th minute, but it was blocked
- Flax buried a shot from distance for his seventh goal of the season in the 60th to make it 2-0 in favor of the home side.
- The Deacs struck again just four minutes later, as Lorentz and Flax combined beautifully on the counter before setting up White for a composed finish in the 64th minute that made it 3-0.
- From there, Wake Forest controlled the tempo and managed the game effectively, limiting the Irish to just a few half-chances late on.
- Mednard made a pair of comfortable saves to preserve the clean sheet before making way for Barnett in the 82nd minute, who saw out the remainder of the contest.
- Wake Forest earned a 3-0 senior night victory.
Demon Deacon Details of Note
- With the win, Wake Forest finished 10th in the ACC on nine points.
- Wake Forest improved to 8-5-3 all-time against Notre Dame with a 5-3-1 record at home.
- This marked the first home win for the Deacs against the Irish since Nov. 6, 2016.
- Since 2015, Muuss has led the Deacs to a stellar 71-26-20 overall record against conference opponents (including postseason).
- Also under Muuss, Wake Forest is now 111-19-14 against unranked opponents.
- Spry Stadium has been a fortress for the Demon Deacons ever since Muuss took over, with Wake Forest holding an incredible 117-21-16 record at home since 2015, the most home wins in the country.
- The Demon Deacons have only dropped two of their last 24 matches at Spry Stadium with wins in 11 of the last 17.
- The Deacs hold a 15-2-7 home record since Aug. 25 of last year.
- The Demon Deacons have only dropped two of their last 24 matches at Spry Stadium with wins in 11 of the last 17.
- 14 separate Demon Deacons have contributed to the 35 goals scored so far this season, with Cooper Flax leading the way with seven followed by Lorentz with six..
- Lorentz and Flax form one of the most productive duos in the ACC, combining for 13 goals and 39 points, which accounts for over one-third of Wake's total scoring output.
- Wake Forest's 35 goals this year ranks tied for 10th in the country and tied for third in the conference.
- The Deacs are also tied for fourth in the ACC in assists (32) and third in total points (102).
- Wake Forest recorded its sixth clean sheet of the season and its second in ACC play.
- 25 Demon Deacons contributed to the win Friday night.
- Torbic earned his first-career start.
- Krueger made his 35th career appearance.
- Sarajian made his 30th collegiate start.
- Lorentz earned his 10th start for the Deacs and his 25th collegiate appearance.
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 159 total wins ranks No. 1 nationally, three more than any program and 10 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 (364), five more than second-most Maryland (359).
Total Wins Since 2015
| Rank | Team | Total Wins Since '15 |
| 1. | Wake Forest | 159 |
| 2. | Indiana | 156 |
| 3. | Clemson | 149 |
| 4. | Georgetown | 142 |
| 5. | Stanford | 138 |
The Spry Advantage
- Since Muuss' arrival in 2015, Wake Forest ranks No. 1 nationally in home wins (117), 16 more than any other program nationally.
Home Wins Since 2015
| Rank | Team | Total Home Wins Since '15 |
| 1. | Wake Forest | 117 |
| T2. | Clemson | 101 |
| T2. | Indiana | 101 |
| 4. | Virginia | 94 |
| 5. | Georgetown | 90 |
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 | 57 |
| 2. | Clemson | 50 |
| 3. | North Carolina | 47 |
| 4. | Virginia | 42 |
| 5. | Duke | 40 |
From Coach Muuss
"What a great win at home against a really good Notre Dame team. I thought the guys, from start to finish, were totally about what we wanted to do. When you get a group of guys that believe and play the brand I think we did today, I thought that was Wake Forest football at its best. We got to play every healthy guy on the roster in an ACC game, that doesn't get to happen that often. I want to thank the fans that came out for the last regular season home game here at Spry on a Halloween night. It was great and I'm glad the guys gave him something to celebrate tonight."
Up Next
Wake Forest will now travel to Dallas to take on SMU in the first round of the ACC tournament as it looks to defend its title from a season ago. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 5 with the time still to be determined.
Stay tuned to GoDeacs.com and the Wake Forest Men's Soccer social accounts for updates over coming days on the ACC tournament.
Team Stats
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WFU
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3
Shots
8
12
Shots on Goal
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6
Saves
3
3
Corners
3
3
Fouls
6
12
Scoring Plays
Vlad Walent
WFU Vlad Walent PENALTY KICK GOAL.
36:18
Cooper Flax (7)
GOAL by WFU Flax, Cooper.
59:09
Jeffrey White (3)
Assisted By: Tate Lorentz , Cooper Flax
GOAL by WFU White, Jeffrey Assist by Lorentz, Tate and Flax, Cooper.
63:27
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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