Tuesday, September 9
Winston-Salem, N.C.
6 p.m.
Wake Forest University
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No. 4 Demon Deacons Complete Unbeaten Home Stretch with Win over Campbell
9/9/2025 8:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Sophomore Mason Sullivan scored his first career goal as the Demon Deacons closed out their five-match homestand unbeaten.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In the final of five-straight home matches to open the 2025 campaign, the No. 4 Wake Forest men's soccer team (4-0-1, 0-0-0 ACC) will head into conference play unbeaten as it defeated Campbell (2-2-1, 1-0-0 CAA), 1-0, Tuesday evening at Spry Stadium.
After 15 minutes of dominating the contest, the Demon Deacons found the opener in the 18th as sophomore defender Mason Sullivan headed home a brilliant ball in from senior midfielder Basit Umar. It marked the first-career goal for Sullivan as Umar and fellow senior midfielder Cooper Flax picked up assists on the tally.
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Jonah Mednard contributed to his fourth-consecutive clean sheet. So far this season, Mednard has posted a 0.21 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage with just one goal allowed.
Of note, one goal conceded through five matches is the best defensive start for the Demon Deacons since 2008.
For the fifth-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 one shot on goal over the 90 minutes. Wake Forest has outshot opponents 89-to-41 through the first five matches of the season.
Additionally, this marks the first time since Oct. 1-12 (four matches) of last year that the Demon Deacons recorded four-consecutive clean sheets. Of note, the Deacs have gone 367 minutes without conceding.
With the win, the Demon Deacons are now unbeaten in their last 17 matches at Spry Stadium. Overall, the Deacs hold a 13-0-4 home record dating back to Aug. 25 of last year.
How it Happened
The Spry Advantage
Home Wins Since 2015
National Leader In Wins
Total Wins Since 2015
Man of the Match - Mason Sullivan
Demon Deacon Details of Note
From Coach Muuss
"We just made a lot of silly mistakes in the second half. We said we didn't want the game to get end to end, and the game got end to end at the end. That's something that we didn't want to have happen. I thought we could have managed it so much better by just keeping the ball. I think it shows a lot about the guys. They wanted to go after the second goal instead of just being okay with settling in. In the end, they fought. We blocked a lot of shots at the end off some set pieces and defended some corners. Ultimately, you want to win the game right. Midweek, games are hard. Now, more importantly, we have to get ready for the ACC opener against a really good North Carolina team, so it's going to be a lot of resting and a lot of video."
Up Next
Wake Forest will now turn its attention to the ACC opener against No. 21 North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Friday, Sept. 12. This will mark the 51st-ever meeting between the two programs with the Tar Heels leading the series, 24-16-10.
The match against the Tar Heels is slated for 7 p.m. and will stream live on ACCNX and on the Wake Forest Gameday App (audio only).
After 15 minutes of dominating the contest, the Demon Deacons found the opener in the 18th as sophomore defender Mason Sullivan headed home a brilliant ball in from senior midfielder Basit Umar. It marked the first-career goal for Sullivan as Umar and fellow senior midfielder Cooper Flax picked up assists on the tally.
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Jonah Mednard contributed to his fourth-consecutive clean sheet. So far this season, Mednard has posted a 0.21 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage with just one goal allowed.
Of note, one goal conceded through five matches is the best defensive start for the Demon Deacons since 2008.
For the fifth-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 one shot on goal over the 90 minutes. Wake Forest has outshot opponents 89-to-41 through the first five matches of the season.
Additionally, this marks the first time since Oct. 1-12 (four matches) of last year that the Demon Deacons recorded four-consecutive clean sheets. Of note, the Deacs have gone 367 minutes without conceding.
With the win, the Demon Deacons are now unbeaten in their last 17 matches at Spry Stadium. Overall, the Deacs hold a 13-0-4 home record dating back to Aug. 25 of last year.
How it Happened
- The first chances of the evening came in the second minute as Lorentz and Flax each had a shot blocked in the box, with the latter winning a Wake Forest corner.
- Perez nearly found the opener following the corner, but a Campbell defender cleared his attempt off the line and into the keeper's hands.
- The Demon Deacons continued on the front foot early, with Sarajian forcing the keeper into a tough stop in the sixth minute.
- The Camels had their first chance of the contest in the ninth minute with a shot from the edge of the box, but Sullivan came up big with a block and kept the match scoreless.
- Wake Forest earned its second corner of the evening in the 15th minute.
- The Deacs controlled 60 percent of the ball over the first quarter of an hour and held a 4-to-1 shots advantage.
- The Deacs found the well-deserved breakthrough in the 18th minute, as Umar played a great ball into the box that found the head of Sullivan for his first-career goal.
- It marked the second-consecutive match with a goal contribution for Umar and Flax.
- Through the first 30 minutes of action the Demon Deacons continued to threaten and controlled a 10-to-1 shots advantage.
- Mednard was called into action for the first time in the 32nd minute as he easily handled a Camel attempt.
- Wake Forest went into the break with a 1-0 advantage.
- The first 45 saw the Deacs out-shoot the visitors 12-to-3 (6-to-1 on-goal) and hold 61 percent of the ball.
- Thomas surged forward and won a corner for the Deacs in the 54th minute.
- Flax won the Deacs had a great set-piece opportunity in the 60th minute from 22 yards out before Perez forced the keeper into a tough diving stop that went behind for a corner.
- Seven minutes later, Lorentz won a free kick in the exact same spot, this time Flax did the honors and earned another Demon Deacon corner.
- Krueger almost doubled the lead as he got a head to Flax's corner.
- The Demon Deacons defended well in the latter stages of the contest as the Camels pushed forward in search of an equalizer.
- Wake Forest held onto the 1-0 victory.
The Spry Advantage
- Since Muuss' arrival in 2015, Wake Forest ranks No. 1 nationally in home wins (115), 18 more than any other program nationally.
Home Wins Since 2015
| Rank | Team | Total Home Wins Since '15 |
| 1. | Wake Forest | 115 |
| 2. | Clemson | 97 |
| 3. | Indiana | 97 |
| 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 156 total wins ranks No. 1 nationally, six more than any program and 12 more than any other ACC program.
- Wake Forest also leads the nation in wins over the last quarter-century (361).
Total Wins Since 2015
| Rank | Team | Total Wins Since '15 |
| 1. | Wake Forest | 156 |
| 2. | Indiana | 150 |
| 3. | Clemson | 144 |
| 4. | Georgetown | 134 |
| 5. | Stanford | 130 |
Man of the Match - Mason Sullivan
- Sophomore Mason Sullivan's first career goal in the 18th minute proved to be enough to secure the Wake Forest victory.
- He is the fifth 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
- September 9 vs. Campbell: Mason Sullivan
Demon Deacon Details of Note
- Tate Lorentz made his first collegiate start.
- Amoni Thomas made his 25th career appearance.
- Jose Perez made his 40th career appearance.
- Mason Sullivan made his 10th career appearance and fifth career start and tallied the first goal of his career.
- Cooper Flax notched the secondary assist on Sullivan's goal, the 12th of his career and second of the year.
- Basit Umar recorded his eighth career assist and second of the season.
- Jonah Mednard led the Deacs to their fourth-consecutive clean sheet in 2025.
- Mednard holds a .900 save percentage and .21 goals-against average for his career.
- One goal conceded through five matches is the best defensive start for the Demon Deacons through four matches since 2008.
- The Demon Deacons are now unbeaten in their last 17 matches at Spry Stadium.
- The Deacs hold a 13-0-4 home record dating back to Aug. 25 of last year.
From Coach Muuss
"We just made a lot of silly mistakes in the second half. We said we didn't want the game to get end to end, and the game got end to end at the end. That's something that we didn't want to have happen. I thought we could have managed it so much better by just keeping the ball. I think it shows a lot about the guys. They wanted to go after the second goal instead of just being okay with settling in. In the end, they fought. We blocked a lot of shots at the end off some set pieces and defended some corners. Ultimately, you want to win the game right. Midweek, games are hard. Now, more importantly, we have to get ready for the ACC opener against a really good North Carolina team, so it's going to be a lot of resting and a lot of video."
Up Next
Wake Forest will now turn its attention to the ACC opener against No. 21 North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Friday, Sept. 12. This will mark the 51st-ever meeting between the two programs with the Tar Heels leading the series, 24-16-10.
The match against the Tar Heels is slated for 7 p.m. and will stream live on ACCNX and on the Wake Forest Gameday App (audio only).
Team Stats
CU
WFU
Goals
0
1
Shots
8
22
Shots on Goal
1
7
Saves
5
1
Corners
3
8
Fouls
11
12
Scoring Plays
Mason Sullivan (1)
Assisted By: Basit Umar , Cooper Flax
GOAL by WFU Sullivan, Mason Assist by Umar, Basit and Flax, Cooper.
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Goals
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Shots
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Goals
0
Assists
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Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
mid
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
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