No. 7 Demon Deacons Down Lipscomb Behind Third-Straight Shutout

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Behind an output of four goals from four different Demon Deacons, the No. 7 Wake Forest men's soccer team (3-0-1, 0-0-0 ACC) continued its unbeaten start to 2025 as it downed Lipscomb (1-2-1, 0-0-0 ASUN), 3-0, Friday evening at Spry Stadium.

Wake Forest's four goals were a season-high early into the campaign, as junior Ethan Subachan got the Demon Deacons in front in the 25th minute as he perfectly positioned himself for second effort for his first goal of the year. Then just minutes later, fellow junior Tate Lorentz headed home a deflected cross from sophomore Amoni Thomas for his second of the year.

Minutes out of the halftime break, senior Basit Umar bagged his first goal of the year heading home a cross from sophomore Jeffrey White. Senior Cooper Flax set up the goal with a beautiful placed ball to White down the right wing. Then in the final minutes, redshirt junior Nico Rabiu scored his second career goal with Lorentz and a debuting Bret Russell Jr. logging assists.

In goal, redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Jonah Mednard and redshirt freshman Owen Barnett – who made his collegiate debut – combined for a shutout. So far this season, Mednard has posted a 0.27 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage with just one goal allowed.

Of note, one goal conceded through four matches is the best defensive start for the Demon Deacons through four matches since 2008.

For the fourth-consecutive match to open the season, Wake Forest went with a starting backline of junior Travis Smith, Jr., sophomores Mason Sullivan and Amoni Thomas, and graduate captain Cristian Escribano.

The Demon Deacon defense once again excelled in limiting opportunities for the visitors and only allowed zero shots on goal over the 90 minutes for the first time since a 1-0 victory over Jacksonville on Oct. 4, 2022. Additionally, Wake Forest has outshot opponents 67-to-33 through the first four matches of the season.

Additionally, this marks the first time since Oct. 1-12 (four matches) of last year that the Demon Deacons recorded three-consecutive clean sheets.

With the win, the Demon Deacons are now unbeaten in their last 16 matches at Spry Stadium. Overall, the Deacs hold a 12-0-4 home record dating back to Aug. 25 of last year.

How it Happened

Wake Forest recorded the first shot of the evening five minutes in, as Thomas fired a low-driven from the edge of the box just wide of the net.
The Deacs called the Lipscomb keeper into action for the first time in the eighth minute, as a good ball into the box from White found the head of Sarajian, who won a corner for the Deacs after a diving stop.
The hosts remained on the front foot and held a 6-to-1 shots advantage through the first 15 minutes.
In the 16th minute, Young had the best chance of the first half as a clever flick-on from Umar set him free on goal, but a Bison defender recovered just in time for a block.
The Demon Deacons won another corner in the 22nd minute after a powerful shot from Perez forced the keeper into another diving save.
The breakthrough finally came in the 25th minute, as a deflected Umar shot fell into the path of Subachan, who finished with ease in front of goal.
- It marked the first goal of Subachan's Demon Deacon career.
Seven minutes later, Lorentz tallied his second headed goal of the season as he pounced on the rebound of a Thomas shot and doubled the lead for the Deacs.
- Thomas logged his fourth-career assist.
Wake Forest went into the break with a 2-0 advantage and in complete control of the contest.
- The Deacs' held 63 percent of the ball and out-shot the Bisons, 14-to-1, over the first 45.
The Demon Deacons didn't let up in the second half, as Umar made it three in the 49th minute.
- A brilliant ball from Flax found White down the wing, who put it on a platter for Umar to head home.
In the 73rd minute, goalkeeper Owen Barnett entered the pitch for the first time at the collegiate level.
The Deacs came inches from a fourth as Walent struck the crossbar from distance in the 82nd minute.
A second Demon Deacon debut happened with eight minutes to go as Russell entered the pitch.
Lorentz nearly had a brace, but his 85th-minute strike was ruled offside.
Rabiu tacked on the fourth goal of the night in the 88th-minute after rounding the keeper following a brilliant throughball by Lorentz.

The Spry Advantage

Since Muuss' arrival in 2015, Wake Forest ranks No. 1 nationally in home wins (114), 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 82.41 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	114
2.	Clemson	97
3.	Indiana	96
4.	Virginia	89
5.	Georgetown	85

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 155 total wins ranks No. 1 nationally, seven 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.
Wake Forest also leads the nation in wins over the last quarter-century (360), 10 more than second-most Maryland.

Total Wins Since 2015

Rank	Team	Total Wins Since '15
1.	Wake Forest	155
2.	Indiana	148
3.	Clemson	144
4.	Georgetown	134
5.	Stanford	130

Man of the Match - Basit Umar

Umar scored his first goal of the season to help seal the match early in the second-half, as he headed home a cross from White in the 49th minute.
The Kumasi, Ghana, native also played a pivotal role in Wake Forest's opening goal as his blocked shot fell right into the path of Subachan, who fired the ball into the back of the net in the 25th minute.
He is the fourth Wake Forest player to win man of the match this season:
- August 24 vs. UCF: Jeffrey White
- August 28 vs. Oral Roberts: Jose Perez
- August 31 vs. St. John's: Jonah Mednard
- September 5 vs. Lipscomb: Basit Umar

Demon Deacon Details of Note

Subachan opened his Wake Forest account with a 22nd-minute strike.
Tate Lorentz scored his second-career goal.
- Amoni Thomas picked up his fourth-career assist and first of the season.
Umar tallied his 10th career goal and fifth for the Demon Deacons.
- Flax notched his 11th-career assist and first of the year while White recorded the fourth of his career.
Owen Barnett made his first-career appearance in the 74th minute.
Bret Russell Jr. made his collegiate debut.
Jonah Mednard and Owen Barnett recorded the Deacs' third-consecutive clean sheet in just four matches in 2025.
- Mednard holds a .889 save percentage and .27 goals-against average for his career.
One goal conceded through four matches is the best defensive start for the Demon Deacons through four matches since 2008.
Freshman forward Chandler Young earned his first-career start.
The Demon Deacons are now unbeaten in their last 16 matches at Spry Stadium.
- The Deacs hold a 12-0-4 home record dating back to Aug. 25 of last year.
Harvey Sarajian earned his 20th collegiate start.
The Demon Deacons did not allow a shot on goal for the first time in a match since Oct. 4, 2022 in a 1-0 victory over Jacksonville.

From Coach Muuss
"We talk a lot about team wins and complete team wins, and I think we saw that today. Super proud of the guys from start to finish. They had relentless energy. That's what we talked about all week. We had an opportunity with a three day lead-in to try to get better. The thing that I'm most proud of is not just the grit that they showed for 90 minutes, whoever was on the field, but it was our central midfield, playing with each other and playing off each other. I thought we have good enough players to do that. We've been out of rhythm a little bit, and I think we found that a little bit here today. All the reviews almost spoiled some of the goals, but there were some really good football goals here tonight. I'd be remiss if I didn't say congratulations to Brett Russell and Owen Barnett with their first opportunities to play in games. Lorenz Currie as well. There's a couple of first time guys. I apologize if I forgot anybody, but we played every healthy player on the roster tonight and it's not often in college soccer that you can do that and keep the level high. I'm a proud coach right now."

Up Next
Wake Forest will return to Spry Stadium for the last of its five-match home stand to open the season as it takes on Campbell on Tuesday night before it opens conference play on the road at North Carolina on Friday, Sept. 12.

The match against the Camels is slated for 6 p.m. and will stream live on ACCNX and will mark the fifth-ever meeting between the two programs with the Demon Deacons leading the series, 4-0-0.

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