Sept. 9, 1997
Deacons Go Out West
No. 17 Deacons Travel to No. 11 Stanford & USF
No. 17 Wake Forest takes to the road again this weekend, facing San Francisco and No. 11 Stanford in the Stanford/Nike Invitational. Wake Forest plays USF on Friday at 6 p.m. and takes on host Stanford on Sunday at 4 p.m.
The Deacons (5-1, 1-1 ACC) are off to a fast start, and won their first four games of the season at home by a combined score of 9-3, including two shutouts by goalkeeper Beth Klein (Rockville Centre, NY). Last weekend, the Deacs split a pair of games on the road in the Maryland/Puma Tournament, falling to No. 13 Maryland, 4-0, before rebounding to defeat Loyola College, 4-0. Stefanie Mathews (Tucson, AZ), Jessen Snyder (Mechanicsburg, PA), Karli Schilling (Doylestown, PA) and Meghan Suddes (Dublin, OH) all scored goals for Wake Forest against Loyola.
Wake Forest will be meeting Stanford and San Francisco for the first time this weekend in women's soccer.
The Demon Deacons, now in their fourth year of varsity soccer, are ranked No. 17 this week by Soccer America.
FOUR DEACONS EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS
Four Deacons earned all-tournament honors in the 1997 Wake Forest/Nike Invitational, including sophomore midfielder Anne Shropshire (Lexington, KY) who was named the tournament's MVP. Shropshire scored three goals and assisted another in the two-game event, leading the Deacs to victories over Villanova and Maine.
Sophomore goalkeeper Beth Klein also earned all-tournament honors, recording a shutout against Villanova and holding Maine scoreless for 21 minutes before she gave way to substitutes.
Junior forward Meghan Suddes (Dublin, OH) scored a goal against Villanova and then assisted a goal against Maine and was named to the all-tournament team.
Junior sweeper Meredith Lester (Charlotte, NC) anchored the Wake Forest defense, making several outstanding plays to earn all-tournament honors.
SHROPSHIRE LEAVES HER MARK
Sophomore midfielder Anne Shropshire (Lexington, KY) has made her presence felt over the first six games of the season. Shropshire leads the team in scoring with 12 points, scoring four goals to go along with four assists, and had a part in each of the first eight Deacon goals this season.
Shropshire scored the first goal of the season against Florida State to tie the score and then assisted on the game winner when Karli Schilling found the back of the net off her corner kick.
Against UNC Charlotte, Shropshire assisted both goals. The Schilling-Shropshire combo connected in the first half and Shropshire assisted Meghan Suddes in the second half.
Shropshire turned in an impressive performance in the Wake Forest/Nike Invitational. Against Villanova, she scored one goal and assisted another, and against Maine she put two balls into the net directly off her own corner kicks.
SCHILLING SCORES TWO GAME-WINNERS
Sophomore midfielder Karli Schilling (Doylestown, PA) scored two goals in the first two games of 1997, and both were game-winners.
With Wake Forest and Florida State tied at one in the season opener, Schilling found the back of the net with a header at 32:11. The goal gave the Deacons a 2-1 lead and secured the first win of the season.
Two days later against UNC Charlotte, Schilling scored at the 20:37 mark to put the Deacons on the board, 1-0. Wake Forest would go on to win the game by a final of 2-0.
Schilling was named ACC Player of the Week for the Week of Aug. 25 and now has 10 goals and seven assists for a total of 27 points in her career.
DA LUZ MAKES A SUCCESSFUL DEBUT
Tony da Luz made his debut as the head coach of the Demon Deacons with a 2-1 win over Florida State in the 1997 season opener on Aug. 29. He has directed the Demon Deacons to an impressive 5-1 start and in six seasons as a head coach, da Luz has compiled a 51-43-3 record.
He came to Wake Forest after a successful five-year stint at the University of San Diego, where he led his team to the NCAA playoffs in 1996. His success at San Diego earned him West Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors as well as NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year accolades in 1996.
KLEIN SHUTS 'EM OUT
Goalkeeper Beth Klein (Rockville Centre, NY), recorded the fifth shutout of her career and second of the season in a 2-0 victory over Maine on Sept. 6. The sophomore also recorded a shutout in a 2-0 victory over UNC Charlotte on Aug. 31 and shared a shutout with senior Jacki Ball (Fairfax, VA) against Loyola on Sept. 14.
In six games in 1997, she has made 28 saves, allowing five goals, posting a solid 1.06 goals allowed average. In 20 career games at Wake Forest, Klein has a solid 1.35 GAA.
INSIDE THE STATISTICS
With her fast start to the season, sophomore Anne Shropshire ranks among the regional statistical leaders. Her total of 12 points through four games ranks 9th in the southeast region, while four assists places her tied for 10th and four goals is good for 15th place.
Sophomore Karli Schilling is tied for sixth nationally with two game-winning goals.
Sophomore goalkeeper Beth Klein ranks 12th in the southeast region with a 1.06 goals against average. Her 28 saves is good for ninth in the region.
As a team, Wake Forest ranks fifth in the region in average home attendance, drawing 2,632 fans through four games for an average of 658 per contest.
THIS WEEK IN THE RANKINGS
Wake Forest is ranked No. 17 this week by Soccer America, No. 18 by Soccer News and No. 23 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Umbro Top 25.
Noted by many as the premier women's soccer conference in the country, six Atlantic Coast Conference teams are represented in the Soccer News Top 20, including No. 1 North Carolina, No. 5 Virginia, No. 6 Duke, No. 9 Maryland, and No. 18 Clemson.
A LOOK AT THE DEACON RECORD BOOK
Senior Cheryl Zimmermann (Alexandria, VA) is Wake Forest's career scoring leader with 41 points. Zimmermann also ranks first with 14 career assists, while her 13 goals ties for second place on the career list.
Junior Julie Scott (Kernersville, NC), second on the career scoring list with 35 points, is Wake Forest's leader with 15 career goals. Junior Norine Fernbach (Westlake, OH) is tied for second place with Zimmermann with 13 goals and ranks third with 33 points.
Sophomore Liz Burnette (Raleigh, NC) set a school record with 12 goals and 27 points in 1996. Sophomore Karli Schilling totalled 23 points a year ago, the second highest mark in school history.
WEEKLY RANKINGS
Week of: Soccer America NSCAA Soccer News
Preseason 15 23 NR
Sept. 1 15 23 21
Sept. 8 15 22 18
Sept. 15 17 23 18
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
Pos No Name Class Notes
GK 0 Beth Klein So. Shutouts vs. UNCC, Villanova and Loyola; 1.06 GAA in 1997
F 10 Meghan Suddes Jr. Goals vs. Villanova, Loyola; WF/Nike Invit. all-tournament team
F 23 Stefanie Mathews Jr. Goal vs. Loyola; two assists in 1997
MF 5 Karli Schilling So. Game-winning goals vs. FSU, UNCC; ACC Player of Week (Sept. 1)
MF 19 Anne Shropshire So. MVP of Nike Invitational; Team leader with 12 points
MF 16 Cheryl Zimmermann Sr. Wake Forest career leader with 41 points
MF 7 Jessen Snyder Jr. Team MVP in '96; goal vs. Loyola, assist vs. Florida State
MF 13 Vanessa Slatterly Sr. Eight career goals in 62 games
D 8 Meredith Lester Jr. Named to WF/Nike Invitational all-tournament team
D 15 Kate Crowley Sr. Veteran who has played in 65 of 66 WFU games
D 24 Rachael Lewis Fr. Solid defender who has started all six games
TOP RESERVES
F 22 Christie Melby Fr. Assisted game-winning goal vs. Florida State
MF 20 Alison McPheely So. Team high seven assists in 1996
F 11 Julie Scott Jr. Wake Forest leader with 15 career goals
MF 28 Colleen Bradley Fr. Seen action all six games in 1997
F 14 Liz Burnette So. Team leader in 1996 with 12 goals
