Wake Forest Athletics
Friday, September 25
Raleigh, N.C.
7 p.m.
Wake Forest University
at
NC State
Wake Forest Heads to NC State for Friday Night ACC Battle
9/24/2026 3:49:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Demon Deacons will look to build on their dramatic win over Virginia when they travel to Raleigh for a Big Four matchup with the Wolfpack.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's soccer team is back on the road Friday night, traveling to Raleigh to take on Big Four rival NC State at 7 p.m. at Dail Soccer Field.
The Demon Deacons enter Friday's matchup with a 5-2-1 overall record and a 2-1 mark in ACC play following a dramatic 3-2 victory over Virginia last Saturday.
Wake Forest has scored 18 goals through its first eight matches while allowing just eight. The Deacs' balanced attack has featured 11 different goal scorers, while 14 different players have recorded an assist.
Tate Lorentz leads the squad with nine points on three goals and three assists, while Jeffrey White and Joel Torbic are tied for second with six points apiece.
For those unable to make the trip to Raleigh, Friday's match will be streamed live on ACC Network with live stats available here throughout the contest. Additionally, fans can tune in to Ty Collins' audio only broadcast.
MATCHUP NOTES
RECENT FORM
HOMETOWN HERO
DEFENSIVE SOLIDARITY
SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
NATIONAL LEADER IN WINS
NEXT UP
Wake Forest will return home Tuesday, Sept. 29 to host Loyola Chicago at Spry Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
The Demon Deacons enter Friday's matchup with a 5-2-1 overall record and a 2-1 mark in ACC play following a dramatic 3-2 victory over Virginia last Saturday.
Wake Forest has scored 18 goals through its first eight matches while allowing just eight. The Deacs' balanced attack has featured 11 different goal scorers, while 14 different players have recorded an assist.
Tate Lorentz leads the squad with nine points on three goals and three assists, while Jeffrey White and Joel Torbic are tied for second with six points apiece.
For those unable to make the trip to Raleigh, Friday's match will be streamed live on ACC Network with live stats available here throughout the contest. Additionally, fans can tune in to Ty Collins' audio only broadcast.
MATCHUP NOTES
- Wake Forest currency sits second in the early ACC standings with six points through three matches and a plus-five goal differential.
- Meanwhile, the Wolfpack are sixth with a 1-1-1 conference record for four points.
- Friday marks the 53rd all-time meeting between Wake Forest and NC State, with the Demon Deacons holding a 34-11-7 advantage in the series.
- Wake Forest holds a 13-7-4 record in Raleigh, including a 4-0-2 mark against the Wolfpack on the road since the start of the 2015 season.
- The Demon Deacons have won each of the last three meetings, including a 1-0 victory in Winston-Salem in 2024, a 3-0 road win in 2023 and a 2-0 home victory in 2022.
- Wake Forest has scored at least three goals in four of its eight matches this season, including three of the last four, and has scored 18 total goals via 11 different goal scorers.
- The Demon Deacons lead the ACC in shots (60), goals (10) and assists (11) in conference play.
RECENT FORM
- Wake Forest enters Friday with a 5-2-1 overall record and 2-1 mark in ACC play.
- The Demon Deacons opened ACC play with their largest offensive performance against Duke in series history, scoring six goals in a 6-1 victory on Sept. 5.
- Wake Forest followed the Duke victory with a 3-0 shutout of USC Upstate, controlling 67 percent of possession while holding an 18-6 advantage in shots.
- The Deacs then dropped a tight, 2-1 decision at Virginia Tech before returning home and earning a dramatic 3-2 victory over Virginia on Saturday.
- Wake Forest raced out to a 2-0 lead against Virginia before the Cavaliers equalized early in the second half. Jonah Mednard kept the match level by stopping a Virginia penalty kick in the 67th minute before Tate Lorentz converted a penalty with 14 seconds remaining to secure the victory.
HOMETOWN HERO
- Winston-Salem native Tate Lorentz leads the Demon Deacons with nine points on three goals and three assists through eight matches.
- Lorentz provided the game-winner in Wake Forest's 3-2 victory over Virginia, converting a penalty kick with just 14 seconds remaining to secure the three points. He earned Man of the Match honors for the second time this season.
- The penalty moved him to nine goals, eight assists and 26 points during his Wake Forest career.
- Earlier this month, the senior bagged a brace in the 6-1 thrashing of Duke.
- He currently leads the ACC in goals (3) and points (6) in conference play and is one of just two ACC players to record a brace in a conference match this season.
- The senior has also recorded a team-high 21 shots this season.
DEFENSIVE SOLIDARITY
- Wake Forest has allowed just eight goals through eight matches and owns a 1.00 goals-against average.
- Jonah Mednard has started every match in goal, making 29 saves while posting a .784 save percentage.
- He has recorded two individual clean sheets and combined with freshman Quinn Syrett for another.
- Mednard made five saves against Virginia, including a penalty-kick stop in the 67th minute, to bring his season total to 29.
- Daniel Krueger and Mason Sullivan continue to anchor the back line, with Krueger leading all Wake Forest outfield players in minutes at 644 and Sullivan ranking second with 629.
SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
- NC State enters Friday's matchup with a 3-2-3 overall record and a 1-1-1 mark in ACC play.
- The Wolfpack are 3-0-2 at home this season.
- The Wolfpack are coming off the first national championship appearance in program history in 2025.
- NC State has scored 11 goals through eight matches while allowing nine, averaging 1.38 goals per game.
- The Wolfpack have outshot opponents 107-62 and hold a 55-25 advantage in corner kicks.
- Senior forward Russell Berko leads the Wolfpack with eight points on four goals, including three game-winning goals.
- Ervin Cruz and Frank DeFrancesco are tied for second with four points apiece.
- NC State has won three of its last four matches, including ACC victories over Duke and a 1-0 win over UNCW, before falling 1-0 at SMU in its most recent outing.
- The Wolfpack have scored seven of their 11 goals in the second half this season.
NATIONAL LEADER IN WINS
- Named the fourth head coach in program history prior to the start of the 2015 season, Bobby Muuss has guided Wake Forest to sustained success over the last 12 seasons.
- Since the start of the 2015 season, Wake Forest has collected 164 wins, tied for the most in NCAA Division I men's soccer during that span.
| Rank | Team | Wins Since '15 |
| T1. | Wake Forest | 164 |
| T1. | Indiana | 164 |
| 3. | Clemson | 155 |
| 4. | Georgetown | 154 |
| 5. | Stanford | 147 |
- Saturday's victory over Virginia also marked Muuss' 60th regular-season ACC win, the most in the conference since 2015.
| Rank | Team | ACC Wins Since '15 |
| 1. | Wake Forest | 60 |
| 2. | Clemson | 51 |
| 3. | North Carolina | 47 |
| 4. | Virginia | 44 |
| 5. | Duke | 41 |
Wake Forest will return home Tuesday, Sept. 29 to host Loyola Chicago at Spry Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
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