2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

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
Record22–2–2 (6–1–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCarson Porter (4th season)
Captains
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →

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.

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

Main article: 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

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

Schedule

Preseason

August 20 Furman 0–2 No. 2 Wake Forest Greenville, South Carolina
6:00 PM EST
  • Tracy 48'
  • Bone 82'
 Report
  • Erwood Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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' Yellow card 34'
  • Beaulieu Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49'
  • Petrone Yellow card 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' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
  • Shanchez Yellow card 39'
  • Mathurin Yellow card 44' Red card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 46'
  • Ibeagha Yellow card 68'
  • Grella Red card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
  • Hepburn Yellow card 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 Yellow card 53'
  • Ursy Yellow card 69'
  • Brooks 72'
  • Poe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
  • Konicoff 47'
 Stadium: SAS Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,039
Referee: Abby Okulajah

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer 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' Yellow card 81'
  • Verhoff Yellow card 17'
  • Roan Yellow card 74'
  • Latchem Yellow card 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. Player GP G A Pts. Sh. Shot% SOG SOG% GW Pk. Pk. At.
17 Cody Arnoux 26 15 8 38 58 .259 34 .586 5 0 0
9 Marcus Tracy 26 11 9 31 51 .216 24 .471 3 0 0
12 Zack Schilawski 26 9 4 22 36 .250 20 .556 5 0 0
2 Sam Cronin 26 3 8 14 33 .091 11 .333 0 0 1
13 Michael Lahoud 24 4 4 12 31 .129 13 .419 0 1 1
6 Austin da Luz 25 3 13 19 31 .097 12 .387 1 0 0
10 Corben Bone 20 5 8 18 22 .227 11 .500 1 0 0
5 Patrick Phelan 25 2 4 8 20 .100 6 .300 1 1 1
18 Evan Brown 26 1 6 8 19 .053 7 .368 1 0 0
30 Lyle Adams 26 4 2 10 15 .267 7 .467 2 0 0
11 Jamie Franks 23 1 3 5 10 .100 5 .500 0 0 0
23 Ike Opara 26 1 1 3 9 .111 5 .556 0 0 0
4 Julian Valentin 20 3 2 8 8 .375 5 .625 2 0 0
15 Alimer Gonzalez 9 1 0 2 7 .143 4 .571 0 0 0
20 Jeff Leach 9 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 0 0 0
7 Cline Beam 14 0 0 0 5 .000 0 .000 0 0 0
25 Will Clayton 7 1 0 2 2 .500 2 1.000 0 0 0
19 Nick Courtney 12 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 1 0 0
24 Ryan Swaim 9 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0 0
0 Akira Fitzgerald 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0
16 David Murphy 6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0
31 Austin Chelko 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0
26 Justin Lichtfuss 12 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0
1 Brian Edwards 24 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0

References

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  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. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2018.