Wake Forest and Virginia Face Off Saturday Night in Massive ACC Clash

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Wake Forest men’s soccer is set to face a fourth ranked ACC foe this season on Saturday night, as the No 25 ranked Demon Deacons match up with No. 24 Virginia at Klockner Stadium. 

Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.  

The Matchup 

• Saturday’s match will mark the fourth time in seven ACC regular season matches this season that Wake Forest is facing a ranked foe (No. 4 Duke, No. 7 Syracuse, No. 10 Clemson and No. 24 Virginia). 

• Both teams will enter Klockner looking to solidify their seeding in the ACC Tournament and, potentially, stay eligible for a division crown entering the final weekend of the regular season. 

• Wake Forest is currently in second place in the Atlantic Division, three points behind Syracuse, while Virginia is in second place in the Coastal Division, one point behind Duke. 

• Entering the weekend’s slate of action, Wake Forest is one of four teams in the country with 12 wins, joined by No. 1 Washington, No. 4 Syracuse and No. 10 Vermont. 

• The Deacs are coming off back-to-back victories, scoring a 3-1 decision over Boston College last weekend before defeating Wofford 3-0 on Tuesday night. 

• Virginia, meanwhile, is unbeaten in its last three appearances, drawing with No. 2 Duke and Hofstra while also beating Clemson on the road. 

Last Time Out

• Wake Forest closed out non-conference action with a 3-0 victory over Wofford, as juniors Garrison Tubbs and Oscar Sears along with sophomore Leo Guarino scored for the Deacs. 

• Tubbs opened the scoring in the 14th minute, tapping in a cross from freshman Vlad Walent for his second goal of the season. 

• Shortly after the second half kicked off, Sears collected his sixth goal of the season when senior Takuma Suzuki created a midfield turnover before finding the Stockholm, Sweden, native. Sears is now tied with sophomore Roald Mitchell for the team lead in goals (six) and points (15). 

• Guarino concluded the scoring in the 90th minute with his fourth goal of the season. 

• Wake Forest earned its sixth clean sheet of the season as sophomore Trace Alphin tallied three saves. 

Scouting The Cavaliers

• Virginia this week returned to a national ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll, checking in at No. 24. The…