Demon Deacons Draw Pitt on the Highway

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Thanks to an 88th minute header by sophomore Harvey Sarajian, the Wake Forest males’s soccer workforce (6-3-6, 1-3-3 ACC) took some extent in its ultimate highway match of the common season with a 1-1 draw with Pitt (5-6-4, 1-4-2 ACC) at Ambrose Urbanic Field Friday night.

In a career-game, goalkeeper Jonah Mednard completed with six saves in opposition to the Panthers. His night time began with an unbelievable triple-save within the second minute, as he stopped a penalty and two follow-up photographs to maintain the match scoreless. He would go on to make 4 extra saves within the first half alone and saved the Deacs within the contest.

Pitt took the lead within the 71st minute, however the Deacs battled again and located a much-deserved equalizer within the 88th minute after senior midfielder Cooper Flax’s nook discovered Sarajian. It marked his second aim for Wake Forest and the sixth of his collegiate profession.

Now sitting on six targets and 6 assists for 18 whole factors, Flax prolonged his workforce lead and has recorded a minimum of one aim contribution in 5 of the final seven matches.

Wake Forest is tenth within the ACC desk headed into the ultimate match in opposition to Notre Dame on six factors.

How it Happened

• Pitt gained a penalty within the second minute of play, however very good goalkeeping from Mednard that noticed him make three-consecutive saves in 5 seasons saved the match scoreless.
• Mednard got here to the rescue once more within the thirteenth minute with a pleasant diving save following a Pitt header.
• Walent gained a nook within the twenty eighth minute, which led to the primary shot of the night for the Deacs as Perez fired a shot from outdoors the field that was blocked behind for an additional nook.
• Five minutes later, White fired a shot astray for Wake Forest’s second and ultimate try of the primary half.
• Mednard made two extra huge saves earlier than the break and completed with six whole within the first 45, tying a career-high.
• The two sides went into the locker rooms deadlocked at 0-0.
• After a battle within the opening 25 minutes of the second half, Pitt discovered the breakthrough within the 71st minute.
• Wake Forest performed the ultimate six minutes up a person after a Panther was despatched off for denying a transparent goal-scoring alternative.
• The Demon Deacons discovered the equalizer within the 88th minute after a Flax nook discovered the top of Sarajian, who put it into the again of the web for his second aim of the 12 months.
• The factors have been shared as the 2 sides drew, 1-1.

Demon Deacon Details of Note

• With the draw, Wake Forest now sits tenth within the ACC on six factors.
• In his Fifteenth-career begin, Mednard logged six saves, tying a profession excessive.
  • He now has 46 saves on the 12 months which places him third within the ACC.

• Krueger made his twenty fifth profession begin.
• Perez made his fiftieth profession look.
• Flax and Escribano made their sixty fifth profession begins, tied for probably the most out of all lively Demon Deacons.
• Sarajian scored his second aim for the Demon Deacons with the equalizer and the sixth of his collegiate profession.
• With the help on the aim, Flax introduced his whole to 6 on the 12 months and now has a team-high 18 factors.
  • It additionally marked the sixteenth help of his profession.

From Coach Muuss
“A hard-earned point against an excellent Pitt team. When you look at what their record is, I don’t know how it’s possible with the team that they have. We were against it for a bit of the match, but I’m really happy with the resiliency these guys showed and the perseverance that they showed to get a goal late. Not just to get the goal, but to come back and try to get the game winner. We want to win games, but I do think getting a point at this place was a good result tonight and a fair result.”

Up Next

Wake Forest will now return dwelling because it hosts Notre Dame at Spry Stadium on Friday, Oct. 31 within the ultimate common season match of the season. The match is slated for 7 p.m. and can function this system’s senior and graduates night time.

The conflict will probably be streamed reside on ACCNX.