Deacons Ride Roller Coaster in 2000

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1 2000in review Results Date Opponent Score Attend. 1-Sep at UConn W 2-1 (ot) 4376 Goals: Stafford (Lonteen), Stafford (Lonteen). 2-Sep vs St. John's L 2-3 (ot) 4485 Goals: Stafford (Hilpert), Thomas (Lonteen, White). 8-Sep UNC-G W Goals: Thomas (Carroll), Stafford (Barbee). 12-Sep at Liberty L Goals: Hakes (Barbee), Bastidas (unassisted). 16-Sep VIRGINIA L Goals: None. 20-Sep at UNCW W Goals: Lonteen (Barbee) Rosenband (Carroll, Thompson), Stafford (Barbee), Rosenband (Lonteen, Stafford). 23-Sep S. CAROLINA T 2-2 (ot) 2766 Goals: Rosenband (Stafford), Jones (Thompson). 27-Sep at Davidson W Goals: Seale (Bastidas, Stafford), Stafford (unassisted). 1-Oct MARYLAND W 4-3 (ot) 1855 Goals: Stafford (Carroll), TEAM (unassisted), Wickart (unassisted), Stafford (Thompson). 8-Oct at NC State W Goals: Stafford (Hakes), Stafford (unassisted). 10-Oct UNC-A W Goals: Stafford (pk), Stafford (Lonteen), Barbee (unassisted), Bastidas (Lonteen, Thomas), Carroll (unassisted), Barbee (Bastidas), Kozell (unassisted) 15-Oct at Charlotte W 3-2 (ot) 508 Goals: Stafford (pk), Barbee (Seale, Rosenband), White (Stafford). 18-Oct G. MASON W Goals: Jones (Thompson). Deacons Ride Roller Coaster in 2000 Wake Forest peaks at No. 5 in National Polls, defeats Connecticut The 2000 Wake Forest soccer team experienced numerous ups and downs as the year progressed. It started with one of the most memorable games of the season, an upset victory at Connecticut. It ended unexpectedly in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament with a 1-0 loss to North Carolina. The season certainly not without its highlights, however, particularly for senior Ben Stafford. The forward from Signal Mountain, Tenn., became Wake Forest s second all-time leading scorer in history as he registered 38 points in Stafford buried 16 goals in 19 games to go with six assists. Six of his goals were gamewinners. In February, Stafford was selected in the MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. Here are some other highlights for the 2000 campaign: Vidovich Ties All-Time Record For Wins With a 3-1 victory over High Point on Oct. 25, head coach Jay Vidovich picked up his 77th career victory at Wake Forest, tying the great Walt Chyzowych, his friend and mentor, as the new leader in the record books. Vidovich is through seven seasons as the Wake head coach. He was a WFU assistant from Stafford Ranks Among National Leaders Ben Stafford finished as the nation s seventh leading scorer with 38 points and 16 goals. Stafford scored goals in 11 of Wake s 19 games. He finished the regular season second in the conference in goals and third in scoring. Stafford was named to Soccer America s Team of the Week three times. At one point, he had a streak of five straight games with a goal and seven straight with a point. The Signal Mountain, Tenn., native had some incredible individual performances with five multi-goal games, including two tallies at Connecticut. Hesmer Chosen to All-Tournament Team Freshman goalkeeper William Hesmer was outstanding in the ACC Tournament, allowing just three goals in 240 minutes while making 24 saves. Even more remarkable, the Wilson, N.C., native was playing in just his second and third career games. Hesmer was the reason Wake Forest advanced past Clemson in the ACC quarterfinals. After 120 minutes of soccer, the Deacons and Tigers were deadlocked at two, forcing penalty kicks. After allowing the first penalty kick, Hesmer stopped three straight Clemson shots to enable the Deacons to advance in the tournament. Stafford, Thomas Named All-ACC Ben Stafford and sophomore midfielder Aaron Thomas were chosen by the league s seven coaches to the All-ACC teams. Stafford was a first team selection while Thomas earned second team honors. Thomas, the team s captain, was the team s third leading scorer from his midfield position with four goals and one assist. Tossed Into the Fire Plenty of new faces dotted the Wake Forest roster at the beginning of the 2000 season and they played important roles. During the regular season, nine newcomers accounted for 41% of the starting assignments. Of the 25 players who saw time,15 had never worn the Wake Forest jersey before the season. Spry Hosts ACC Tournament Again For the third straight season, the league s head coaches voted to have the conference tournament at Wake Forest s W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium. Again, the tournament did well, drawing capacity crowds of at least 3,000 each session. 21-Oct CLEMSON L Goals: Thomas (Stafford). 25-Oct at High Point W Goals: Stafford (Hilpert), White (unassisted), Stafford (Carroll). 28-Oct at UNC L Goals: Stafford (pk). 4-Nov at Duke L Goals: Barbee (White). 9-Nov CLEMSON^ T 2-2 (ot) 2108 Goals: White (unassisted), Thomas (Stafford). 10-Nov UNC^ L Goals: None.

2 2000in review 2000 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Wake Forest Overall Final Team Statistics All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS WFU OPP GOALS 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts WF Opp Shot pct Shots on goal-att SHOTS 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total SOG pct WF Goals/Game Opp Shots/Game Assists GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals SAVES WF 1st 43 2nd 43 OT 11 OT2 3 Total 100 Penalty 5 1 Opp Unassisted 8 1 Overtime 1 0 CORNERS 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total CORNER KICKS WF PENALTY KICKS Opp OFFSIDES PENALTIES FOULS 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Fouls WF Yellow cards Opp Red cards 1 2 ATTENDANCE Total OFFSIDES 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Dates/Avg Per Date 9/2278 9/1178 WF Neutral Site #/Avg 1/4485 Opp INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Ben Stafford - First Team All-ACC 2000 All-ACC Teams First Team GK Doug Warren Clemson D Danny Jackson UNC D Oguchi Onyewu Clemson M Mark Lisi Clemson M Kyle Martino Virginia M Robert Russell Duke F Chris Carrieri UNC F Ali Curtis Duke F Alecko Eskandarian Virginia F Ben Stafford Wake F Fabio Tambosi Clemson Second Team 21 ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT 4 Ben Stafford Jaron Barbee Aaron Thomas Jeremiah White Christian Lonteen Andy Rosenband Vicente Bastidas Brian Carroll Kelvin Jones Matt Thompson Adam Hakes Jamal Seale Kevin Wickart Rick Kozell Brock Hilpert Bobby Gehring Wiggy Saunders Adam Rutledge Daniel Bolin Rob Fischer Andre Fankhauser Gideon Coronel Kurt Schmid Rob Vartughian Total Opponents ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA AvgSaves Pct W L T ShoFaced 1 William Hesmer : Rob Vartughian : Total : Opponents : GK Jay Haywood Duke D Mike Potempaa Clemson M Rob Birch Maryland M Michael Bucy UNC M Trevor Perea Duke M Eddie Robinson UNC M Aaron Thomas Wake M Steve Totten Virginia F Jordan Cila Duke F Caleb Norkus UNC Player of the Year: Chris Carrieri - UNC Rookie of the Year: Alecko Eskandarian - UVa Coach of the Year: Elmar Bolowich - UNC Aaron Thomas - Second Team All-ACC

3 2000results Trailing 3-0 late in the game, Wake mounted a comeback that produced two goals. Adam Hakes scored his first of the season on an assist from Jaron Barbee with 13:05 remaining. Eight minutes later, Vicente Bastidas took advantage of a Liberty miscue in their own box and cut the Flame lead to one. Unfortunately for the Deacs, the comeback was too little, too late as Jose Gomez scored the final goal of the game, giving Liberty a 4-2 win. Wake was forced to play a man down for the final 29 minutes of the game as freshman Kelvin Jones picked up a red card after a collision with a Liberty attacker just outside the penalty area. Game #5 #17 Virginia 2, #5 WFU 0 September 16 Spry Stadium Senior goalkeeper Rob Vartughian made three key saves in overtime to help WFU knock off eventual national champion Connecticut 2-1 in Storrs, Conn. Virginia WFU Game #1 #12 WFU 2, #4 Connecticut 1 (ot) September 1 Storrs, CT UConn WFU St. John s recaptured the lead before Aaron Thomas headed home a goal to force overtime. Game #3 #8 WFU 2, UNC Greensboro 1 September 8 Spry Stadium Scoring: VA Gibbs 1 (Eskandarian) 47:26; VA Gibbs 2 (Totten) 69:50. Shots: WFU 14, VA 9. Saves: WFU 5 (Vartughian), VA 5 (Singer). Corner Kicks: WFU 4, VA 3. Fouls: WFU 12, VA 25. Cautions: WFU 2, VA 7. Ejections: WFU 0, VA 1 (Martino). Attendance: 2, Scoring: UC Ndiaye (unassisted) 31:38; WFU Stafford 1 (Lonteen) 71:19; WFU Stafford 2 (Lonteen) 98:00; Shots: WFU 11, UC 14. Saves: WFU 10 (Vartughian), UC 4 (Hancock). Corner Kicks: WFU 2, UC 10. Fouls: WFU 9, UC 12. Attendance: 4,376. The Deacs came from behind to defeat fourth-ranked Connecticut in overtime on the shoulders of senior Ben Stafford s two goals. Stafford scored the gamewinner eight minutes into overtime working past two defenders and placed a shot just inside the post. The goal came just 34 seconds after a dangerous flurry in front of the WFU goal where UConn had three consecutive point blank shots, all turned aside by senior goalkeeper Rob Vartughian who finished the game with 10 saves. Six Deacons made their WFU debuts, including five starters. Some 4,376 fans saw Wake spoil Connecticut s party as the teams played in the first night game in school history at Morrone Stadium. Game #2 #15 St. John s 3, #12 WFU 2 (ot) September 2 Storrs, CT St. John s WFU Scoring: SJU Bradley (Lonergan) 49:57; WFU Stafford 3 (Hilpert) 76:03; SJU Joseph (Lonergan) 80:42; WFU Thomas (Lonteen, White) 83:49; SJU Joseph 2 (Bradley) 101:44. Shots: WFU 6, SJU 15. Saves: WFU 6 (Vartughian), SJU 1 (Stoklosa). Corner Kicks: WFU 2, SJU 3. Fouls: WFU 8, SJU 6. Attendance: 4,485. WFU dropped to 1-1 on the season with a 3-2 overtime loss to 15th-ranked St. John s. Ben Stafford and Aaron Thomas scored the goals for the Deacons. For the second time in as many days, Wake came from behind to force overtime. The Red Storm ended the game at 101:44 on a shot by Shalrie Joseph. The Deacs trailed 1-0 with less than 14 minutes remaining. Then, the teams combined to score three goals within a sevenminute span. Stafford tied the game with his third goal in two days. UNCG WFU Scoring: WFU Thomas 2 (Carroll) 31:54; UNCG Moreno 2 (Craven) 49:49; WFU Stafford (Barbee) 69:54. Shots: WFU 12, UNCG 11. Saves: WFU 5 (Vartughian 5), UNCG 2 (Raber 2, Crump 0). Corner Kicks: WFU 10, UNCG 5. Fouls: WFU 17, UNCG 12. Attendance: 3,088. WFU improved to 2-1 on the season with a 2-1 win over UNC Greensboro in the team s home opener at Spry Stadium. Senior Ben Stafford scored the game-winner goal in the 70th minute on a thru-ball from Jaron Barbee. Stafford scored in the each of the team s first three contests, a total of four goals. WFU got on the board first in the 32nd minute with sophomore preseason All-American Aaron Thomas second goal of the season. Freshman Brian Carroll lined a corner kick into the box and Thomas deflected the ball into the back of the net. Senior Rob Vartughian played the full 90 minutes in goal for WFU. He made five saves in winning effort. An overflow crowd of 3,088 fans watched the Deacons improve to all-time in home openers, 7-0 under head coach Jay Vidovich. Game #4 Liberty 4, #5 WFU 2 September 12 Lynchburg, VA WFU Liberty Scoring: LU Brownlee 1 (Verdi) 26:31; LU Streets 2 (Gomez) 47:23; LU Gomez 2 (Brownlee) 67:10; WFU Hakes 1 (Barbee) 76:49; WFU Bastidas 1 (unassisted) 84:19; LU Gomez 3 (unassisted) 86:20. Shots: WFU 20, LU 17. Saves: WFU 9 (Vartughian), LU 6 (Short). Corner Kicks: WFU 6, LU 1. Fouls: WFU 18, LU 15. Attendance: 421. Fifth-ranked WFU was upset 4-2 by Liberty in Lynchburg, Va., on Sept. 12. Fifth-ranked WFU dropped its ACC opener to Virginia 2-0 at Spry Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 16. The setback was Wake s first regular season home loss since November 8, As expected, the game was a physical battle with 37 fouls called and nine cards being issued, 25 of those fouls and seven of those cards to the Cavaliers. The Deacs played with a one-man advantage for the final 33 minutes of the game after UVa s Martino was ejected after picking up his second yellow card of the night. But the Deacs were unable to capitalize as the Cavaliers bunkered down defensively, already leading 1-0. Although the Deacons outshot Virginia 5-2 in the first half, it was the Cavaliers who held possession for most of the first 45 minutes. The Deacons best chance came with less than three minutes left in the first half. Aaron Thomas floater appeared to be destined for the top of the net but Virginia keeper Kyle Singer tipped the ball just over the crossbar to thwart the Deacon scoring threat. Game #6 WFU 4, UNC Wilmington 0 September 20 Wilmington, NC WFU UNCW Scoring: WFU Lonteen (Barbee) 20:00; WFU Rosenband (Carroll, Thompson) 38:46; WFU Stafford (Barbee) 53:11; WFU Rosenband (Lonteen, Stafford) 69:12. Shots: WFU 20, UNCW 5. Saves: WFU 2 (Vartughian), UNCW 7 (Staven). Corner Kicks: WFU 10, UNCW 4. Fouls: WFU 12, UNCW 8. Attendance: 678 Sophomore forward Andy Rosenband came off the bench to score two goals while Ben Stafford and Christian Lonteen collected a goal and an assist apiece as WFU blanked UNC Wilmington, 4-0, at the UNCW Soccer Stadium. The Demon Deacons evened their record at with the non-conference victory. The Seahawks dipped to Lonteen, a junior from Rolling Meadows, Ill., opened the scoring at 20:00 when he took a through ball from Jaron Barbee and slid the ball past UNCW goalie Harri Staven into the right corner of the net. Rosenband then notched the first of his two strikes at 38:46.

4 2000results Brian Carroll's shot bounced off the cross bar and Rosenband fol- injury, unleashed a rocket from 12 yards that deflected off a lowed through to push the lead to 2-0 at intermission. WFU defeated Davidson 2-0 and rose above the.500 mark, Maryland defender. The shot still found the back of the net and Stafford, WFU's leading scorer, increased the margin to 3-0 at improving its record to on the year. Junior midfielder Jamal WFU took a 3-2 lead with just over 20 minutes to play. 53:11 when he took a pass from Barbee and launched his fifth Seale scored his first goal of the season just 59 seconds into the The Terrapins weren't finished, however, as Philip Salyer tal- strike of the season. Rosenband then completed the scoring at second half and it proved to be the gamewinner. lied the equalizer in the 76th minute. 69:12 on a cross and one-touch from Lonteen and Stafford. Both goals came into the second half for the Deacons as Seale The overtime winner gave Stafford 72 points in his career, WFU goalie Rob Vartughian registered his first shutout of the put the Deacons on the board when he took a ball that came moving him into second place all-time in WFU history. He passes season after picking up two saves. through the top of the box from Vicente Bastidas. Seale aimed a former Deacon star and MLS player Raimo devries. Stafford is also Game #7 WFU 2, #7 South Carolina 2 September 23 Spry Stadium right-footer past the lunging Davidson keeper, Soren Johnson, low on the right side. Ben Stafford was also credited with an assist on the play. Davidson knocked on the door several times in the second half tied with devries for second place all-time in goals with 28. Stafford's eight goals equal his 1999 team-leading total. pushing extra players into the offensive end. The Deacons took WFU South Carolina advantage and put the game away with a breakaway goal by Stafford. Stafford, now with a team-leading six goals, made a long, 70-yard run before unleashing a blast that found the lower right- Scoring: USC Daley 4 (Lockwood) 18:24; USC Quinn 6 (Daley) hand corner. 20:18; WFU Rosenband 3 (Stafford) 44:12; WFU Jones 1 Senior keeper Rob Vartughian was solid in net, making three (Thompson). Shots: WFU 27, USC 16. Saves: WFU 6 saves and posting his second shutout in the last three games. (Vartughian), USC 14 (Ring 13, Team 1). Corner Kicks: WFU 10, The teams played a physical but scoreless first half. A total of USC 5. Fouls: WFU 13, UNCG 12. Attendance: 2, fouls were whistled in the first half, 12 of which called on the Deacons. WFU was close to taking a lead in the 33rd minute but a Freshman Kelvin Jones' first goal as a Demon Deacon enabled Davidson player cleared Christian Lonteen's shot off the line. The WFU to tie seventh-ranked South Carolina 2-2 on Saturday night at Deacons had a golden opportunity in the half's final seconds. Ben Spry Stadium. Stafford's shot as time expired sailed over the net. WFU had numerous chances to score early in the first half, including shots by Ben Stafford and Bobby Gehring that nearly gave the Deacs an early lead. But WFU found itself trailing 2-0 just over 20 minutes into the game as South Carolina scored on two of its first three shots. USC freshman Ryan Daley drew first blood on a diving header in the box on a pass from Chris Lockwood at the 18:24 mark. Less than two minutes later, Jordan Quinn gave the Gamecocks a two goal lead. Game #9 WFU 4, Maryland 3 (ot) October 1 Spry Stadium Maryland WFU Scoring: MD Pharr 1 (Sardis, Downing) 32:21; MD Sardis 1 Matt Thompson assisted Ben Stafford on his overtime gamewinner in the 99th minute as Wake Forest completed an amazing 4-3 comeback win over Maryland at Spry Stadium. 23 The Deacons recovered and less than one minute before halftime, WFU sophomore Andy Rosenband scored his third goal in two games on a rebound after a blast by Stafford. After 45 minutes of play, the Deacons trailed by one despite outshooting South (Downing) 35:07; WFU Stafford 7 (Carroll) 59:03; WFU Own Goal, 66:06; WFU Wickart 1 (unassisted) 69:19; MD Salyer (Vitagliano) 75:30; WFU Stafford 8 (Thompson) 98:37. Shots: WFU 13, MD 14. Saves: WFU 5 (Vartughian), MD 3 (Lewis). Corner Kicks: WFU Game #10 WFU 2, NC State 1 October 8 Method Road Carolina 9-5. In the second half, WFU continued its barrage on Gamecock goalkeeper Henry Ring, unloading 14 shots in the second 45 min- 4, MD 2. Fouls: WFU 14, MD 8. Attendance: 1,855. Ben Stafford's overtime winner in the 99th minute gave WFU a WFU NC State utes. Ring was up to the task, making eight saves in the second stunning, come-from-behind 4-3 overtime win against Maryland half, 13 on the night. on October 1 at Spry Stadium. The Deacons up their record to 5- Scoring: WFU Stafford 9 (Hakes) 35:59; WFU Stafford 10 (unas- In the game's 60th minute, however, Jones tallied the equaliz- 3-1 on the year and 1-1 in the ACC. The Terrapins drop to 4-5 and sisted) 53:15; ST MacNeill 3 (Olivencia, Baldwin) 73:49. Shots: er. Matt Thompson s corner kick found Jones in the box whose 1-2. WFU 11, ST 7. Saves: WFU 2 (Vartughian), ST 3 (Gregson 2, Team header beat Ring on the far side and the Deacons tied the game at It was Stafford s second goal of the game, third of the week 1). Corner Kicks: WFU 13, ST 4. Fouls: WFU 13, ST 15. two. and third gamewinner on the season. Stafford took a pass outside Attendance: 267. Neither team could break the deadlock after another 60 min- the top of the box from Matt Thompson then blasted a right-footer utes of play but both teams had several chances and it appeared as just beyond the grasp of Maryland keeper Christian Lewis into the WFU held off a second half comeback to capture a 2-1 win on though WFU might post another come from behind win. In the 70th lower left corner. a chilly afternoon at North Carolina State's Method Road. Ben minute, point blank shots by Stafford and Vicente Bastidas were WFU faced an uphill battle after 45 minutes, trailing 2-0, its Stafford was the offensive star of the game with two goals. stopped and a second shot by Bastidas with the keeper out of posi- largest halftime deficit of the season. Maryland struck twice with- Stafford eclipsed his team-leading eight goals of The tion went wide on the left side. Bastidas header after a Thompson in three minutes with goals by Tyler Pharr and Jason Sardis. two Sunday goals give Stafford five goals in the last three games corner in the 79th minute that was cleared off the line by a Gamecock defender. Game #8 WFU 2, Davidson 0 September 27 Davidson, NC Davidson WFU Scoring: WFU Seale 1 (Bastidas, Stafford) 45:59; WFU Stafford 6 The Deacons came storming back in the second half with three goals, their largest offensive output in a half this year. The scoring started in the 60th minute on Stafford's first of the day. Freshman Brian Carroll fired a corner kick into the box that bounced around before Stafford drilled the ball past Lewis. Seven minutes later, WFU attacked on the left side and Stafford crossed the ball intending to find a Deacon player in the penalty area. A Terrapin defender attempted to clear the ball over the net but instead popped the ball into his own goal, making it a 2-2 game. and give him 30 career goals, only the second WFU player in history to reach the 30-goal level. WFU controlled the action while jumping out to a 2-0 lead. The Deacons outshot the Pack 6-1 and had 10 corner kicks in the first half alone. The team finished with 13 corner kicks, a seasonbest. Just as it appeared Wake had a comfortable second half lead, the Wolfpack refused to go away. Scott MacNeill cut the Deacon lead in half at the 73:49 mark. Six minutes later, the Wolfpack's Nick Olivencia was awarded a penalty kick after a WFU foul in the (unassisted) 77:38. Shots: WFU 14, DC 11. Saves: WFU 3 With all the momentum, the Deacons maintained pressure in box. (Vartughian), DC 4 (Johnson 4, Team 2, Druen 0). Corner Kicks: the offensive end and it paid off at the 69:19 mark. Redshirt fresh- But senior goalkeeper Rob Vartughian's diving save preserved WFU 5, DC 8. Fouls: WFU 19, DC 11. Attendance: 529. man Kevin Wickart, playing in his first game in a month due to the lead.

5 accopponents Vartughian briefly left a rebound before reclaiming possession but an N.C. State player booted Vartughian while he lay on the ground with the ball. A Wolfpack player was booked with a yellow card for the incident. Vartughian was momentarily shaken up on the play but stayed in the game. After a minor fracas, cooler heads prevailed and the Deacons held on for a crucial ACC win. Game #11 WFU 7, UNC Asheville 0 October 10 Spry Stadium UNC Asheville WFU Game #12 #18 WFU 3, Charlotte 2 (OT) October 15 Transamerica Field Charlotte WFU Scoring: WFU Stafford 13 (pk) 2:29; WFU Barbee 3 (Seale, Rosenband) 36:47; CHA Munoz-Airey (unassisted) 73:30; CHA Robinson (Tsambo) 85:47; WFU White 1 (Stafford) 95:28. Shots: WFU 15, CHA 7. Saves: WFU 3 (Vartughian), CHA 8 (McDonough). Corner Kicks: WFU 6, CHA 3. Fouls: WFU 12, CHA 20. Cautions: WFU 1, CHA 5. Attendance: 508. had 11 shots, six of which were put on goal. Game #14 #11 Clemson 2, #15 WFU 1 October 25 Spry Stadium Clemson WFU Scoring: CU Lisi (unassisted) 17:53; WFU Thomas 3 (Stafford) 61:02; CU Tambosi (Lisi) 65:29. Shots: CU 15, WFU 6. Saves: CU 2 (Warren), WFU 5 (Vartughian). Corner Kicks: CU 7, WFU 4. Fouls: CU 30, WFU 17. Attendance: Scoring: WFU Stafford 11 (pk) 16:30; WFU Stafford 12 (Lonteen) 24:04; WFU Barbee 1 (unassisted) 35:15; WFU Bastidas 2 (Lonteen, Thomas) 36:29; WFU Carroll 1 (unassisted) 65:07; WFU Barbee 2 (Bastidas) 80:46; WFU Kozell 1 (unassisted) 85:37. Shots: WFU 23, UNCA 2. Saves: WFU 1 (Vartughian), UNCA 7 (Heath 6, Team 1). Corner Kicks: WFU 6, UNCA 2. Fouls: WFU 18, UNCA 21. Attendance: 311. WFU dominated UNC Asheville, 7-0, on Oct. 10 at Spry Stadium. The Deacons used a balanced attack with five different players scoring goals, seven players overall registering points. 18th-ranked WFU beat Charlotte 3-2 in overtime at Transamerica Field. Ben Stafford led the Deacs with a goal and an assist. After going up 2-0, the Demon Deacons let their lead dissolve as the 49ers tied the game with less than five minutes remaining in regulation, forcing overtime. Stafford got the Deacs on the board early in the game when he converted a penalty kick 2:29 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute, Jaron Barbee came off the WFU bench to score. The senior forward netted a ball from Andy Rosenband, flicked on by Jamal Seale. Charlotte rallied in the second half, stopping all five of Wake's shots on goal. Juan Munoz-Airey found net at the 73:30 mark of the game to bring the 49ers within one. With under five minutes remaining in the match, Charlotte's C.J. Robinson buried a diving header off a pass from Ntando Sambo into the Deacon's goal, tying the score 2-2 and sending the game into overtime. It didn't take long for WFU to regroup in the sudden death overtime period. Stafford found Jeremiah White five minutes into the third frame and White canned the golden goal. The Deacons improved to on the season and pushed their winning streak to five games and unbeaten streak to seven contests. Game #13 #15 WFU 1, George Mason 0 October 18 Spry Stadium George Mason WFU th-ranked WFU was knocked off on October 25 at Spry Stadium by 11th-ranked Clemson 2-1. With the game tied at one, Fabio Tambosi scored in the 66th minute to give Clemson the victory. WFU's six-game winning streak and eight-game unbeaten streak came to an end as the team suffered its first loss since September 16. The Demon Deacons drop to on the year and 2-2 in ACC play. Clemson improves to and 2-3 in the ACC. Clemson controlled the play in the first half, outshooting the Demon Deacons by a 10-0 margin. WFU was limited in its scoring opportunities for most of the game and didn't record its first shot until sophomore Adam Hakes header whistled just over the crossbar in the 54th minute. Despite the wide margin in shots, sophomore captain Aaron Thomas tied the game in the 62nd minute with his third goal of the year. The preseason All-American took a short pass in the box from Ben Stafford before putting his shot on goal. Clemson goalkeeper Doug Warren got a piece of the shot but the ball trickled into the cage to knot the score at one. Less than five minutes later, however, Clemson regained the lead on Tambosi's goal. Tambosi charged through the middle and received a thru-ball from Mark Lisi. Though presented with several opportunities to tie the game in the second half, including a flurry in the goal area in the game's final ten seconds, WFU could not tally the equalizer. The Deacs outshot the Tigers 6-5 in the last 45 minutes but recorded a season-low three shots on goal. The game was physical and it struggled to find a rhythm as a total of 47 fouls and five cards were issued. Clemson's 30 fouls in the game was a season-high by a WFU opponent. Jaron Barbee netted a pair of goals in Wake s 7-0 thrashing of UNC Asheville. Senior goalkeeper Rob Vartughian needed to make just one save to claim his third shutout of the year. With the win, the Deacons extend their season-best winning streak to four and their unbeaten streak to six games. Ben Stafford and Jaron Barbee tallied two goals apiece. Junior Christian Lonteen dished out two assists. Freshman Vicente Bastidas chipped in one goal and one assist on the evening. The Deacons were in control for the entire contest outshooting the Bulldogs The WFU defense did not allow a shot until the 65th minute when the Deacs already led by five goals. The game saw the first collegiate goals by freshmen Rick Kozell and Brian Carroll. Kozell's goal may have been the most impressive of the night. Kozell wrapped up the scoring in the 86th minute with a bullet from a very sharp angle on the left side and tucked the ball just under the crossbar. Stafford s two goals gave him 12 on the season. Scoring: WFU Jones 2 (Thompson) 46:29. Shots: WFU 11, GM 5. Saves: WFU 3 (Vartughian 2, Team 1), GM 5 (Krupka 3, Gaskin 2). Corner Kicks: WFU 10, GM 3. Fouls: WFU 12, GM 21. Attendance: th-ranked WFU edged George Mason 1-0 on Oct. 18 at Spry Stadium. Freshman defender Kelvin Jones' header following a Matt Thompson corner kick in the 47th minute was the difference as the Deacons extended their winning streak to six games. Goalkeeper Rob Vartughian needed to make just two saves to post his fourth shutout. Jones' goal was his second of the season. The Fredricksburg, Va., native, scored in similar fashion in a win against South Carolina last month. It was Thompson's fourth assist of the year. The Deacs and Patriots played a scoreless first half but it wasn't without an anxious moment for the Deacons. In the ninth minute, George Mason nearly got on the board after a corner kick with a blast off the foot of Charlie Snee but junior Jamal Seale cleared the shot off the line. The game was a defensive battle as the teams combined for just 16 shots, the lowest two-team shot total of the season. WFU Game #15 WFU 3, High Point 0 October 25 High Point, NC WFU High Point Scoring: WFU Stafford 14 (Hilpert) 32:59; WFU White 2 (unassisted) 45:29; WFU Stafford 15 (Carroll) 70:54. Shots: WFU 15, HP 4. Saves: WFU 3 (Vartughian), HP 4 (Lona). Corner Kicks: WFU 5, HP 4. Fouls: WFU 16, HP 17. Attendance: th-ranked WFU defeated High Point 3-0 on October 25 as head Jay Vidovich tied Walt Chyzowych with 77 career wins, the most in WFU history. The Deacons improve to on the season. Wake has won at least 10 games in each of seven seasons under Vidovich. Senior Ben Stafford scored twice in the game, giving him 15 goals on the season. Freshman Jeremiah White tallied the other WFU goal. The Deacon defense yielded just four shots on the night

6 2001opponents and senior Rob Vartughian stopped all of them in his direction on his way to posting his fifth shutout of the year. The Demon Deacons got on the board in the 33rd minute on the first of the night by Stafford. Senior sweeper Brock Hilpert sent a ball from his own end that Stafford corralled before putting a right-footed shot beyond the outstretched arms of Panther keeper Eric Lona. Stafford's sixth gamewinner of the season would be all WFU would need. After the intermission, the Deacs did not let up scoring just 29 seconds into the second half. After a corner kick, a High Point clearing attempt bounced high off a defender. White's blast from the top of the box, which appeared destined for the back of the cage, changed direction after deflecting off a Panther defender in the penalty area and into the net for a two-goal lead. Stafford closed out the scoring in the 71st minute on an assist from Brian Carroll. Game #16 North Carolina 4, WFU 1 October 25 High Point, NC #18 WFU #1 UNC Scoring: NC Bucy (Crawford) 39:45; NC Bucy (Norkus, G. Porter) 44:59; NC Bucy (Jackson) 77:14; NC Carrieri (unassisted) 83:26; WFU Stafford (pk) 84:13. Shots: WFU 11, NC 21. Saves: WFU 6 (Vartughian), NC 4 (Ueltschy 4, Thomas 0). Corner Kicks: WFU 11 NC 4. Fouls: WFU 22, NC 18. Attendance: th-ranked WFU was defeated by top-ranked North Carolina 4-1 at Fetzer Field on October 28. WFU's only goal of the game came on a penalty kick by Ben Stafford, his 16th of the season. Unfortunately for the Deacs, the goal came after North Carolina had already built a commanding 4-0 lead. UNC scored the game's first goal in the 40th minute when Michael Bucy chested in a cross from Matt Crawford on the first side, the first goal allowed by Wake in 153 minutes. Bucy and the Tar Heels weren't done in the first half. With less than ten seconds remaining, Wake was whistled for a foul just outside the box. The Heels hurried to reset the ball and the referee ruled that a WFU player was preventing the restart and stopped the clock with four seconds left. Grant Porter's service found Caleb Norkus who delivered the ball to Bucy for his second goal. UNC put the game out of reach with goals by Bucy, his third of the night, and Chris Carrieri, the nation's leading scorer. Both goals came with less than 20 minutes remaining. The Demon Deacons grabbed a 1-0 lead on Jaron Barbee's goal at 20:05 on an assist from Jeremiah White. The goal was Barbee's fourth of the season and 18th of his career. That figure gave him sole possession of eighth place at the school's all-time leading scorer. Much of the first half was spent in the Duke end as Wake outshot the Blue Devils 6-4 and took seven corner kicks in the first 45 minutes to Duke's one. At the intermission, WFU held onto a onegoal lead on Barbee's goal in the 21st minute. Duke struck back in the 66th minute on a Trevor Perea goal. His goal was assisted by Jordan Cila and Nii-Amar Amamoo. Curtis tallied the gamewinner at 85:33 on an assist from Dwayne Harris. The game was marked by the debut of goalkeeper William Hesmer. The freshman from Wilson, North Carolina, made one save. Hesmer started in place of Rob Vartughian who had played every second of the season in goal prior to the contest. Game #18 WFU 2, Clemson 2 (ot) Deacons advance on pk s (4-1) November 9 Spry Stadium Clemson WFU Scoring: WFU White (unassisted) 51:00; CU Tambosi (Fuller) 54:33; CU Fuller (unassisted) 71:43; WFU Thomas (Stafford) 72:06. Penalty Kicks: WFU Thomas - Good. Stafford - Good. Carroll - Good. CU - Tambosi - Good. Rawlins - Save. Lisi - Save. Webster - Save. Shots: CU 30, WFU 16. Saves: CU 5 (Warren), WFU 14 (Hesmer). Corner Kicks: CU 7, WFU 10. Fouls: CU 14, WFU 15. Attendance: Fifth-seeded WFU played fourth-seeded Clemson to a 2-2 tie in the quarterfinals of the ACC Men's Soccer Championship at Spry Stadium. In a tie-breaking penalty kick shootout, Deacon keeper William Hesmer stopped three of four Clemson shots sending the WFU to the semifinals. After a scoreless first half, Jeremiah White got the Deacs on the board with a rocket from the top of the box, unassisted at the 51 minute mark. Three and a half minutes later, the Tigers hit the equalizer, when Fabio Tambosi collected a pass from Ian Fuller in front of the WFU goal and blasted a shot past Hesmer. Fuller punched in the go ahead goal for Clemson in the 72nd minute when he split the Demon Deacon defenders and found net. WFU senior first team All-ACC performer Ben Stafford rallied his squad, took the ball and set up team captain, and second team All- ACC player, Aaron Thomas for a goal 23 seconds later, tying the game at two apiece, where the score remained for the rest of regulation. Two sudden victory 15 minute overtime periods later, the match ended 2-2. In a penalty kick shootout, Tambosi cashed in the first one for Clemson and Thomas kicked in his for WFU. Hesmer stopped the next three tries by the Tigers as Stafford and Brian Carroll netted WFU penalty kicks. Game #19 North Carolina 1, WFU 0 November 11 Spry Stadium North Carolina WFU Scoring: NC Yamauchi (Bucy, Norkus) 67:03. Shots: NC 28, WFU 5. Saves: NC 3 (Ueltschy), WFU 10 (Hesmer). Corner Kicks: NC 6, WFU 4. Fouls: NC 13, WFU 11. Attendance: 4413., WFU dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 game to the nation's #1 team in the ACC Tournament Semifinals. The Deacons started the game less than 48 hours after their thrilling quarterfinal penalty kick win against Clemson. North Carolina, on the other hand, had the benefit of a first-round bye. For most of the night, the WFU defense bent, but didn't not break. The Deacs allowed 28 shots, the second highest total all season, but did not yield many quality scoring chances. The only goal of the night was scored by the Tar Heels' Noz Yamauchi at the 67:03 mark of the second half. Yamauchi took advantage of an uncleared ball in the Deacon penalty box to put the ball in the net. Yamauchi's third goal of the season was assisted by Michael Bucy and Caleb Norkus. Yamauchi's goal was the only blemish on Deacon goalie William Hesmer's 10 save performance. He was named to the All-Tournament team for his two-game, 24 save performance. 25 Game #17 Duke 2, WFU 1 November 4 Durham, NC WFU Duke Scoring: WFU Barbee 4 (White) 20:05; DU Perea (Cila, Amamoo) 65:39; DU Curtis (Harris). Shots: WFU 9, DU 13. Saves: WFU 2 (Hesmer 1, Team 1), DU 4 (Haywood). Corner Kicks: WFU 8, DU 4. Fouls: WFU 18, DU 12. Attendance: 1,200. WFU dropped a 2-1 contest to Duke on Nov. 4 at Koskinen Stadium in Durham. The Blue Devils' Ali Curtis scored the gamewinning goal with less than five minutes to go in regulation. It was the first time all season the Deacons failed to hold onto a halftime lead and the first time WFU lost after scoring the game s first goal. Ben Stafford converted on a penalty kick against top-ranked North Carolina on October 28, his 16th goal of the season -- the second highest single season total in Wake Forest history. In February, Stafford was drafted by Kansas City Wizards.