Dec. 4, 2008

Wake Forest-USF Game Notes

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Top-ranked and No. 1 seed Wake Forest meets South Florida in the quarterfinal round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament on Saturday, December 6, at 4:30 p.m. (ET). The game will be shown live on WakeForestSports.com.

The Deacons are looking for their third straight appearance in the College Cup. Wake Forest would become just the 12th team in NCAA history to advance to three consecutive College Cups and the first team to accomplish the feat since Maryland, which made the College Cup from 2002-05.

Wake Forest is coming off a 7-0 win over Dartmouth in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Cody Arnoux and Zack Schilawski each scored two second-half goals and junior goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald recorded his 12th shutout of the season, making three saves.

The seven goals scored against the Big Green marked a new school record for most goals scored in a NCAA Tournament game and were the most goals scored by any team in an NCAA Tournament game since 2002 when UCLA scored seven goals against Penn State. Wake Forest also set a new school NCAA Tournament record with 21 points against Dartmouth and tied a school NCAA Tournament record with seven assists.

South Florida enters the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament with a 15-4-3 record. The Bulls earned the No. 8 seed in the tournament after winning the Big East Conference Tournament. USF has defeated Harvard and UNC-Greensboro in its first two games of the NCAA Tournament.

The Bulls are led by Jordan Seabrook, who leads the team in goals (6), assists (6) and points (18). Zak Boggs has also added five goals and five assists on the year for South Florida.

Jeff Attinella serves as the starting goalkeeper for USF. Attinella has a 14-3-2 record on the season and has only allowed nine goals in 1763 minutes. His 0.46 goals against average ranks sixth in the country. Attinella has 10 shutouts on the year.

Wake Forest and South Florida are meeting for the third time in series history. The two teams have split the previous two meetings, with USF winning the last matchup in the 1996 season.

Tickets for Saturday's match are $5 for adults and $3 for youth, students and seniors. Fans can purchase tickets at Spry Stadium on the day of the game, by calling the Wake Forest ticket office at 758-3322 or online.

Live stats and more information on the quarterfinal match between Wake Forest and South Florida are available at Tournament Central.