2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2007 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 28th season for the Demon Deacons, and their 28th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
NCAA Tournament National Champions
Carolina Nike Classic Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
2007 record22–2–2 (6–1–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCarson Porter (4th season)
Captains
Home stadiumSpry Stadium

The 2007 season was the first, and so far only, season where the program won the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they bested Ohio State in the championship match. The Deacons won the match 2-1, in a come-from behind victory. Wake Forest's Marcus Tracy tied the match in the 66th minute, while Zack Schilawski scored the match-winner in the 74th minute.[1]

Background

Wake Forest finished the 2006 season as the regular season co-champions alongside Duke.[2] They were given the number two seed for the 2006 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, in which they lost to Duke in the championship game 0–1.[3] Despite the loss, the team earned a place in the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament as the two seed for an at-large bid.[4] After beating Santa Clara in the quarterfinals, Wake Forest would go on to face UC Santa Barbara in the College Cup.[5] However, they would lose to UC Santa Barbara 3–4 on penalties.[6]

Review

As of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, the 2007 title remains the only title won in Wake Forest program history.[7] The team would have three players, Pat Phelan, Brian Edwards, and Julian Valentin, selected in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, with Phelan picked in the first round.[8]

Roster

The following players played on the 2007 team.[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Akira Fitzgerald
1 GK  USA Brian Edwards
2 MF  USA Sam Cronin
4 DF  USA Julian Valentin
5 DF  USA Pat Phelan
6 MF  USA Austin da Luz
7 MF  USA Cline Beam
9 FW  USA Marcus Tracy
10 MF  USA Corben Bone
11 MF  USA Jamie Franks
12 FW  USA Zack Schilawski
13 MF  SLE Michael Lahoud
15 FW  USA Alimer Gonzalez
16 DF  USA David Murphy
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  USA Cody Arnoux
18 DF  USA Evan Brown
19 FW  USA Nick Courtney
20 DF  USA Jeff Leach
21 MF  USA Russ Coleman
23 DF  USA Ike Opara
24 MF  USA Ryan Swaim
25 MF  USA Will Clayton
26 DF  USA Justin Lichtfuss
27 MF  USA Dylan Sansone
28 MF  USA Josh Henke
30 FW  JAM Lyle Adams
31 GK  USA Austin Chelko

Schedule

Preseason

August 20 Furman 0–2 No. 2 Wake Forest Greenville, South Carolina
6:00 PM EST
Report
  • Erwood  83'
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 455
Referee: Alex Prus
August 25 No. 2 Wake Forest 2–1 Cincinnati Winston-Salem, North Carolina
EST
Report
  • Telting  60'
  • Gradwell  79'
Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,982
Referee: Ronni Canales

Regular season

August 31 1 ((Carolina Nike Classic) No. 2 Wake Forest 2–1 (2OT) No. 20 Old Dominion Chapel Hill, NC
5:00 PM EDT
Report
  • Emmanuel  30'  34'
  • Beaulieu  61'
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 212
Referee: Alex Pruss
September 2 2 ((Carolina Nike Classic) No. 2 Wake Forest 2–1 Monmouth Chapel Hill, NC
4:30 PM EDT
Report
  • Millar  71'
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 171
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 7 3 No. 1 Wake Forest 3–1 No. 16 Akron Winston-Salem, NC
7:30 PM EDT
Report
  • Zemanski  1'
  • McKenney  65'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Lee Suckle
September 9 4 No. 1 Wake Forest 3–0 Bradley Winston-Salem, NC
2:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 743
September 15 5 No. 1 Wake Forest 1–0 Louisville Winston-Salem, NC
7:30 PM EDT
Report
  • Murray  81'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 1,124
Referee: Shane Moody
September 21 6 No. 1 Clemson 0–1 Wake Forest Clemson, SC
5:00 PM EDT
  • Twum  49'
  • Petrone  49'
Report
Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Alex Prus
September 29 7 No. 1 Wake Forest 2−0 No. 18 Maryland Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 3,817
Referee: Brent Sorg
October 2 8 No. 1 Wake Forest 1–1 (2OT) Elon Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT
Report
  • Wyatt  43'  56'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 767
Referee: Mark Kadlesic
October 5 9 No. 9 Virginia Tech 3–3 (2OT) No. 1 Wake Forest Blacksburg, VA
7:00 PM EDT
  • Edmans  47', 74'
  • Baden  81'
  • Nyarko  86'
Report
Stadium: Thompson Field
Attendance: 2,413
Referee: Mario Scilipoti
October 9 10 No. 2 Wake Forest 5–0 Appalachian State Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT
Report
  • Muniz  22'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Ken Henriques
October 13 11 No. 2 Wake Forest 4–0 NC State Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT
Report
  • Di Laudo  36'
  • Shanchez  39'
  • Mathurin  44'  50'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Lee Suckle
October 16 12 UNC Greensboro 0–8 No. 2 Wake Forest Greensboro, NC
7:00 PM EDT
  • Worthen  39'
Report
Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 853
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 19 13 No. 15 Duke 0–3 No. 1 Wake Forest Durham, NC
7:00 PM EDT
  • Dugoni  46'
  • Ibeagha  68'
  • Grella  83'
Report
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 5,176
Referee: Andy Chapin
October 23 14 Coastal Carolina 0–5 No. 1 Wake Forest Conway, SC
7:00 PM EDT
  • Holstein  30'
Report
Stadium: Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field
Attendance: 612
Referee: Roni Carales
October 27 15 No. 12 Boston College 1–0 No. 1 Wake Forest Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 PM EDT
  • Bedoya  21'
  • Shefler  59'
  • Hepburn  77'
Report
Stadium: Newton Soccer Complex
Attendance: 733
Referee: Lee Suckle
November 3 16 No. 2 Wake Forest 2–0 North Carolina Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 4,538
Referee: Roni Canoles
November 6 17 No. 1 Wake Forest 5–1 Davidson Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT
Report
  • O'Donnell  76'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 1,117
Referee: Jeffrey Gontarek
November 9 18 No. 1 Wake Forest 3–1 Virginia Winston-Salem, NC
8:00 PM EDT
Report
  • LaBeaux  43'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 3,791
Referee: Abbey Okulaja

ACC Tournament

November 14 Quarterfinals No. 1 Wake Forest 3–1 Clemson Cary, North Carolina
8:00 PM EDT
Report
  • Moore  53'
  • Ursy  69'
  • Brooks  72'
  • Poe  89'
Stadium: SAS Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 989
Referee: Mario Scilipoti
November 16 Semifinals No. 1 Wake Forest 1–0 (a.e.t.) North Carolina Cary, North Carolina
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: SAS Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,773
Referee: Joe Carroccio
November 18 Final No. 1 Wake Forest 1–2 No. 6 Boston College Cary, North Carolina
3:30 PM EDT
Report
  • Manswell  8'
  • Gallington  31'
  • Konicoff  47'
Stadium: SAS Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,039
Referee: Abby Okulajah

NCAA Tournament

November 28 Second round No. 1 Wake Forest 1–0 No. 20 Furman Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,443
Referee: Andrew Chapin
December 2 Third round No. 1 Wake Forest 3–1 No. 15 West Virginia Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Andrew Chapin
December 8 Quarterfinals No. 1 Wake Forest 1–0 (a.e.t.) No. 10 Notre Dame Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,589
Referee: Rob Mann

College Cup

December 14 Semifinals No. 1 Wake Forest 2–0 No. 8 Virginia Tech Cary, North Carolina
5:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: SAS Soccer Park
Attendance: 8,172
Referee: Alex Gorin
December 16 Final No. 1 Wake Forest 2–1 No. 14 Ohio State Cary, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST
Report
  • Espinoza  13'  81'
  • Verhoff  17'
  • Roan  74'
  • Latchem  78'
Stadium: SAS Soccer Park
Attendance: 8,172
Referee: Misail Tsapos

Statistics

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of match played December 16, 2007[10]
No.PlayerGPGAPts.Sh.Shot%SOGSOG%GWPk.Pk. At.
17Cody Arnoux261583858.25934.586500
9Marcus Tracy261193151.21624.471300
12Zack Schilawski26942236.25020.556500
2Sam Cronin26381433.09111.333001
13Michael Lahoud24441231.12913.419011
6Austin da Luz253131931.09712.387100
10Corben Bone20581822.22711.500100
5Patrick Phelan2524820.1006.300111
18Evan Brown2616819.0537.368100
30Lyle Adams26421015.2677.467200
11Jamie Franks2313510.1005.500000
23Ike Opara261139.1115.556000
4Julian Valentin203288.3755.625200
15Alimer Gonzalez91027.1434.571000
20Jeff Leach91025.2002.400000
7Cline Beam140005.0000.000000
25Will Clayton71022.50021.000000
19Nick Courtney121022.5001.500100
24Ryan Swaim90001.00011.000000
0Akira Fitzgerald40000.0000.000000
16David Murphy60000.0000.000000
31Austin Chelko10000.0000.000000
26Justin Lichtfuss120000.0000.000000
1Brian Edwards240110.0000.000000

References

  1. "NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. December 16, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. "Deacs Crowned ACC Regular Season Co-Champions". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. October 30, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. "No. 1 Wake Forest Loses to Duke, 1-0, in ACC Championship Game". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. November 5, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  4. "Men's Soccer Earns the Two Seed in NCAA Tournament". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. November 6, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  5. "Deacons Headed to Men's College Cup". godeacs. Wake Forest University Athletics. November 24, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  6. "Wake Forest Comes Up Short to UCSB in College Cup Semifinals". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. December 2, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  7. "CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY". ncaa.com. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  8. "2008 MLS SuperDraft". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  9. "2007 Men's Soccer Roster". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  10. "Combined Statistics: 2007 Wake Forest Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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