Wake Forest Athletics News

Wake Forest Athletics Week Ahead
Men's and women's soccer opens ACC play.

Sept. 13, 1999

No. 25 WOMEN'S SOCCER HOSTS CLEMSON & FLORIDA STATE AS ACC PLAY BEGINS
The Wake Forest women's soccer team continues its four-game homestand at the friendly confines of Spry Stadium this weekend as the 25th-ranked Demon Deacons open ACC play this weekend with a pair of home matches against 7th-ranked Clemson and Florida State. The Demon Deacons and the Tigers will square off on Friday at 7 p.m. while the Deacs will face the Seminoles on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Wake Forest's record currently stands at 4-1 after splitting a pair of matches last weekend at the Wake Forest/Nike Invitational. The Demon Deacons downed Oregon, 2-0, before suffering their first defeat of the year at the hands of UCLA, 1-0. The Deacons' offensive attack continues to be paced by senior forward Anne Shropshire (Lexington, KY), who leads the squad in goals (3), assists (2) and points (8). Shropshire has already set new Wake Forest career records for goals (24), assists (25) and points (73).

Freshman forward Joline Charlton (Stone Mountain, GA) has made an immediate impact with three goals in five games while sophomore defender Stacy Roeck (Solana Beach, CA) anchors an outstanding defense that is allowing just 0.40 goals per game.

MEN'S SOCCER HOSTS DAVIDSON, OPENS ACC PLAY
The 24th-ranked Wake Forest men's soccer team will host the Davidson Wildcats on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at Spry Stadium at 7 p.m. The Wildcats were ranked 5th in the nation, but lost three straight last week to drop to 2-3 on the season. Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Davidson 12-4-1. The two teams met once last season with Wake winning 4-1 at Davidson.

After hosting the Wildcats, the Deacons open ACC play at the Virginia Cavaliers on Sunday, Sept. 19. Gametime is set for 2 p.m. The Cavaliers were ranked 14th last week, but lost their ACC opener to Maryland on Sunday and now have a record of 2-2 overall and 0-1 in ACC play. Last year's match between the Cavaliers and the Demon Deacons ended in a 2-2 deadlock. Virginia leads the all-time series 20-2-2.

The men's soccer team comes into this week unbeaten at 3-0-1. Last week, they had a home field win over Liberty on Wednesday and a 3-3 tie at South Carolina on Saturday. In the win over Liberty, sophomore Chris Lonteen (Rolling Meadows, IL) scored both of the Deacons goals to lead WFU to a 2-1 victory over the Flames. Sophomore Jamal Seale (Overland Park, KS) added an assist for the Deacons. In the South Carolina game, junior Jaron Barbee (Hinckley, OH), sophomore Matt Thompson (Wellesley, MA) and senior Greg Krauss (Clearwater, FL) each scored a goal, but South Carolina scored two late goals to tie the game at 3-3 and force the game to overtime. After two scoreless overtime periods, the game ended 3-3.

Lonteen leads the Deacons in points so far this season. Lonteen has seven points on the season and is followed by Barbee with six, and the two players are tied for the team lead in goals with three apiece. Senior goalkeeper Sean Conner (Georgetown, TX) has allowed only six goals and has saved 17 shots in 390 minutes of play.

VOLLEYBALL HOSTS RADFORD, VISITS APP STATE
The Wake Forest volleyball team returns home briefly after playing five matches on the road. The Demon Deacons (8-2) host Radford for a 7:30 match on Friday, Sept. 17, then travel to Appalachian State for a 7:00 match on Saturday, Sept. 18. ACC match-play also begins with the next homestand. Three of the next five home games will be against ACC rivals Clemson (9/21), Georgia Tech (9/24) and Florida State (9/25), all 7:00 matches.

After winning the first five matches of the season, the Deacons lost 3-0 to UNC Charlotte on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Wake then traveled to Oxford, MS, for the Ole Miss Invitational winning three matches out of four. On Friday, Sept. 10, the Deacons won 3-1 over Arkansas State and then lost to Mississippi 2-3. On Saturday, the Deacons rallied and defeated Arkansas State (3-1) and Mississippi (3-1), clinching the invitational championship.

Sophomore Trina Maso de Moya (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and senior outside hitter Katie Horne (Nashua, NH) lead the team with 3.63 and 3.44 kills per game, respectively. Sophomore middle blocker Margaret Davidson (Huntsville, AL) leads the Deacons with a .360 hitting percentage, while junior setter Julie Cowley (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) has a team high 12.24 assists per game.

FIELD HOCKEY CONTINUES PLAY WITH THREE GAMES
The Wake Forest field hockey team will try to remain perfect on the season when they play host to the Davidson Wildcats on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. at Kentner Stadium. The Deacons will then travel to Louisville, Ky., for a tournament there on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Wake takes on Miami (Ohio), followed by a game against Pacific on Sunday. Both games will be played at noon. The Deacons played Davidson last season and came away with a 9-0 at Kentner Stadium. The last meeting between Wake and Miami (Ohio) came in 1996 with the Deacons winning 11-0. Wake and Pacific have never met.

The field hockey team had an impressive week last week, winning three games to run its record to 5-0 on the season. The Deacons shut out Appalachian State, 5-0, on the road to open the week. Jemima Cameron led the team with two goals, while Katie Kubic, Jennie Shelton and Jenny Everett added a goal apiece.

The Deacons returned home to shut out Duke, 6-0. Everett's two goals led the team. Shelton, Samantha Rush, Carrie Neidhardt and Heather Aughinbaugh scored one goal each for the Deacs.

On Sunday, Wake Forest downed American University, 7-1, as Shelton, Everett and Amy Marchell scored two goals each to lead the Deacons to the victory.

On the season, Everett leads the team in points with 24, goals with 10 and is second in assists with four. Marchell leads the team in assists with five. Starting goalkeeper Meaghan Nitka has 13 saves and has only allowed two goals through five games.

MEN'S GOLF TRAVELS TO VIRGINIA
The Wake Forest men's golf team travels to Charlottesville, Va., this weekend to compete in the Cavalier Classic fall tournament on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 19-20. The Deacs are coming off a disappointing finish at The Ridges Intercollegiate, where they placed 13th of 15 teams last weekend. A bright spot for the Deacs was the play of freshman Brent Wanner (Orleans, MA), who earned a top five finish in his first-ever collegiate event. Wanner shot 73-72-72 to tie for fifth place at 1-over par. Three other rookies competed in the event as well: Chris Yoder (Ashland, OH), Chad Wilfong (Thomasville, NC) and Buck Williams (Raleigh, NC), who placed 63rd, 68th, and 71st respectively.

WOMEN'S TENNIS OPENS 1999-2000 SEASON AT WILLIAM & MARY INVITATIONAL
The Demon Deacon women's tennis team kicks off the 1999 fall season this weekend, competing at the William & Mary Invitational in Williamsburg, Va. First-year head coach Brian Fleishman's squad finished the 1998-99 season with a 16-11 overall record, including a 7-1 mark in the ACC, and ranked 17th in the nation.

Leading the returnees is junior Mariel Verban (Bloomington, IL), who finished the 1998-99 season with a school record 43-17 singles record and was ranked 11th in the nation. In all, the Demon Deacons return five of their top six players, including senior Annemarie Milton (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), junior Jackie Houston (Kings Mountain, NC) and sophomores Janet Bergman (Pinehurst, NC) and Lea Miller (Gainesville, GA).

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY OPENS AT WINTHROP INVITATIONAL
The Wake Forest men's cross country team opens the 1999 season this Saturday at the Winthrop Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C. The Demon Deacons are under the direction of interim head coach Bill Dellinger, a member of the track coaches' Hall of Fame who retired last year after a 32-year stint as the head coach at the University of Oregon.

The squad is led by junior Stephan Pro (Olathe, KS) who earned All-ACC honors last fall as a sophomore. In all, five of the Deacs' top six runners from last year return, including sophomores Mike Altieri (Sacramento, CA), Sean Nagorny (York, PA), Garrick Hill (Advance, NC) and Chris Estwanik (Dublin, OH).

The Demon Deacons placed 6th at the ACC Championships last fall, ending a streak of 10 consecutive years of finishing either first or second at the conference meet.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RETURNS TO ACTION AT PRE ACC MEET
The Wake Forest women's cross country team, under the direction of first-year head coach Annie Bennett, will compete in their second race of the season this Saturday at the Pre-ACC Meet in Chapel Hill, N.C.

The squad is paced by All-American senior Janelle Kraus (Shelter Island, NY) who captured the individual title two weeks ago at the Appalachian State Invitational by clearing the 5K course in a time of 17:28. Kraus now owns a school-record 11 individual titles in her career. Juniors Kelly Brady (Norwich, VT) and Erin Haugh (Nanuet, NY) each posted top-five finishes at the meet for the Deacs, with Brady coming in fourth and Haugh placing fifth.

The women's cross country team is ranked 27th in the latest coaches' poll.

WAKE FOREST THIS WEEK

Volleyball: 

Fri.    RADFORD                  7 p.m.
Sat.    at Appalachian State     7 p.m.
Men's Soccer: 
Wed.    DAVIDSON                 7 p.m.
Sun.    at Virginia              2 p.m.
Women's Soccer: 
Fri.    CLEMSON                  7 p.m.
Sun.    FLORIDA STATE            1 p.m.
Field Hockey: 
Wed.    DAVIDSON                 7 p.m.
Sat.    vs Miami (OH)           12 p.m.
Sun.    vs Pacific              12 p.m.
Men's Cross Country: 
Sat.    at Winthrop Invitational, Rock Hill, SC
Women's Cross Country: 
Sat.    at Pre ACC Meet, Chapel Hill, NC
Men's Golf: 
Sun.-Mon.   at Cavalier Classic, Charlottesville, VA
Women's Tennis: 
Fri.-Sun.   at William & Mary Invitational, Williamsburg, VA