SU Travels to #13 Wake Forest Friday

Syracuse (10-6-1, 3-6-1 ACC) at #13 Wake Forest (8-4-5, 5-1-4 ACC)
Game Details	Friday, Nov. 8 \| Winston-Salem, N.C. \| 7 p.m. Spry Stadium \| Weather
Game Coverage	WakeForestSports.com: Live Video \| Live Stats Twitter: @CuseMensSoccer
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse men's soccer team (10-6-1, 3-6-1 ACC) travels to Winston-Salem to face No. 13 Wake Forest (8-4-5, 5-1-4 ACC) in the regular-season finale for both teams Friday, Nov. 8. The Orange and Demon Deacons kick off at 7 p.m. at Spry Stadium.

Live stats for the match are available at WakeForestSports.com and live video is available through Wake Forest All-Access.

ACC TOURNAMENT BERTH ON THE LINE
The Orange sits in ninth place in the ACC standings. SU clinches a berth in next week's ACC Tournament with a win against Wake Forest and a Duke loss or tie against Clemson. Syracuse can also advance to the postseason with a tie against Wake Forest, but the Orange would need a lot of help.

LAST TIME OUT
ACC Player of the Week Alex Halis scored the match's only goal as the Orange toppled No. 19 Clemson, 1-0, on Friday, Nov. 1 at the SU Soccer Stadium. Halis scored in the 61st minute and the Orange defense turned away 12 Clemson shots.

SU goalkeeper Alex Bono made six saves, including three down the stretch, to record his 18th career shutout.

SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
Wake Forest has a 8-4-5 record, including a 5-1-4 mark in ACC play. The Demon Deacons are third in the ACC and have clinched a berth in the conference tournament.

Luca Giminez leads a productive offensive trio for Wake Forest. Giminez has 18 points (seven goals, four assists), while Sean Okoli has 16 points (seven goals, two assists) and Andy Lubahn has 14 points (five goals, four assists). Goalkeeper Alec Ferrell has played in 10 matches for the Demon Deacons, posting four wins and a goals-against average of 1.12.

Jay Vidovich is in his 20th year as head coach and 28th season overall at Wake Forest. The two-time national coach of the year and five-time ACC Coach of the Year has led the Demon Deacons to four College Cup appearances, including the first national championship in program history in 2007.

SERIES HISTORY
Friday's match represents the second meeting between Syracuse and Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons blanked the Orange in the initial series meeting on Sept. 4, 1993 by a final tally of 4-0. The match was part of the Wake Forest Soccer Classic.

SU is 2-1 this season against teams from North Carolina. Syracuse picked up wins against Duke (2-1) and NC State (5-0), but suffered a 1-0 loss at North Carolina on Oct. 18.

UP NEXT…
The Orange will await tonight's other results from around the league to see if it has qualified for this year's ACC Championship. Tournament quartersfinals are slated for Tuesday, Nov. 7 at campus sites.

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