Nov. 5, 2008

Wake Forest-Virginia Game Notes

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The top-ranked Wake Forest (16-0-1, 6-0-1 ACC) men's soccer looks to finish an unbeaten regular season on Friday night at 7 p.m. (ET) as the Deacons travel to Charlottesville, Va., to meet Virginia (9-6-1, 4-3-0 ACC). The game against the Cavaliers will be shown live on ACC Select.

The Deacons will look to finish off the first unbeaten regular season in program history on Friday night. The only blemish on the Wake Forest schedule came in a 0-0 tie against Duke. Wake Forest is one of only two unbeaten teams still remaining this season. Loyola (Md.) has also yet to lose this season with a 16-0-1 record.

Wake Forest is coming off a 4-2 victory at North Carolina. The win over the Tar Heels clinched the fourth ACC regular season championship for the Deacons in the last seven years. Zack Schilawski scored a pair of goals, including the game-winning goal, in a span of 4:18 to help Wake Forest to victory. Schilawski was named ACC Player of the Week after his performance against UNC.

Four Deacons have tallied more than 20 points on the season, led by junior forward Cody Arnoux, who has 13 goals and 30 points on the season. Marcus Tracy has 11 goals and 29 points on the season, while Corben Bone has a team-best 15 assists and 25 points. Schilawski has eight goals and 20 points on the season.

Virginia has a trio of players with double digit point totals on the season. Tony Tchani leads the Cavaliers with nine goals and 21 points on the year. Jonathan Villanueva leads Virginia with five assists.

Michael Giallombardo has played and started 11 games this season in goal. Giallombardo has a 7-3-1 record on the season, allowing just nine goals. His goals against average currently stands at 0.80.

Wake Forest and Virginia are meeting for the 41st time in series history. Virginia leads the all-time series 30-5-5, including a 9-3-1 advantage in Charlottesville. The Deacons have enjoyed recent success, winning two of the last three meetings, including a 3-1 win last season.

Live stats from the game will be available at virginiasports.com and a recap of the match will be posted on wakeforestsports.com.