2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

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.

2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
NCAA Tournament National Champions Carolina Nike Classic Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 1
Record	22–2–2 (6–1–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jay Vidovich (14th season)
Assistant coach	Carson Porter (4th season)
Captains	Corben Bone Marcus Tracy
Home stadium	Spry Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

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   USA Akira Fitzgerald 1 GK   USA Brian Edwards 2 MF   USA Sam Cronin 4 DF   USA Julian Valentin 5 DF   USA Pat Phelan 6 MF   USA Austin da Luz 7 MF   USA Cline Beam 9 FW   USA Marcus Tracy 10 MF   USA Corben Bone 11 MF   USA Jamie Franks 12 FW   USA Zack Schilawski 13 MF   SLE Michael Lahoud 15 FW   USA Alimer Gonzalez 16 DF   USA David Murphy

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW   USA Cody Arnoux 18 DF   USA Evan Brown 19 FW   USA Nick Courtney 20 DF   USA Jeff Leach 21 MF   USA Russ Coleman 23 DF   USA Ike Opara 24 MF   USA Ryan Swaim 25 MF   USA Will Clayton 26 DF   USA Justin Lichtfuss 27 MF   USA Dylan Sansone 28 MF   USA Josh Henke 30 FW   JAM Lyle Adams 31 GK   USA Austin Chelko

Schedule

Preseason

Furman v ^{No. 2} Wake Forest

August 20	Furman	0–2	^No. 2 Wake Forest	Greenville, South Carolina
6:00 PM EST	Tracy   48' Bone   82'	Report	Erwood   83'	Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 455 Referee: Alex Prus

^{No. 2} Wake Forest v Cincinnati

August 25	^No. 2 Wake Forest	2–1	Cincinnati	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
EST	Franks   8' Arnoux   21'	Report	Telting   60' Gradwell   79'	Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Ronni Canales

Regular season

^{No. 2} Wake Forest v ^{No. 20} Old Dominion

August 31 1 ((Carolina Nike Classic)	^No. 2 Wake Forest	2–1 (2OT)	^No. 20 Old Dominion	Chapel Hill, NC
5:00 PM EDT	Bone   26' Brown   107'	Report	Emmanuel   30'   34' Beaulieu   61'	Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 212 Referee: Alex Pruss

^{No. 2} Wake Forest v Monmouth

September 2 2 ((Carolina Nike Classic)	^No. 2 Wake Forest	2–1	Monmouth	Chapel Hill, NC
4:30 PM EDT	Arnoux     41', 43'	Report	Millar   71'	Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 171 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v ^{No. 16} Akron

September 7 3	^No. 1 Wake Forest	3–1	^No. 16 Akron	Winston-Salem, NC
7:30 PM EDT	Bone     15', 56' Arnoux   73'   80'	Report	Zemanski   1' McKenney   65'	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Lee Suckle

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v Bradley

September 9 4	^No. 1 Wake Forest	3–0	Bradley	Winston-Salem, NC
2:30 PM EDT	Courtney   66' Tracy   74' Bone   75'	Report		Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 743

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v Louisville

September 15 5	^No. 1 Wake Forest	1–0	Louisville	Winston-Salem, NC
7:30 PM EDT	Tracy   78'	Report	Murray   81'	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,124 Referee: Shane Moody

^{No. 1} Clemson v Wake Forest

September 21 6	^No. 1 Clemson	0–1	Wake Forest	Clemson, SC
5:00 PM EDT	Twum   49' Petrone   49'	Report	Arnoux   34' Beam   40' Cronin   49'	Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 1,278 Referee: Alex Prus

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v ^{No. 18} Maryland

September 29 7	^No. 1 Wake Forest	2−0	^No. 18 Maryland	Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Schilawski   40' Arnoux   90'	Report		Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 3,817 Referee: Brent Sorg

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v Elon

October 2 8	^No. 1 Wake Forest	1–1 (2OT)	Elon	Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Brown   9' Opara   74' Adams   105'	Report	Wyatt   43'   56'	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 767 Referee: Mark Kadlesic

^{No. 9} Virginia Tech v ^{No. 1} Wake Forest

October 5 9	^No. 9 Virginia Tech	3–3 (2OT)	^No. 1 Wake Forest	Blacksburg, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Edmans     47', 74' Baden   81' Nyarko   86'	Report	Cronin     27', 54' Bone   34'   57' Brown   63'	Stadium: Thompson Field Attendance: 2,413 Referee: Mario Scilipoti

^{No. 2} Wake Forest v Appalachian State

October 9 10	^No. 2 Wake Forest	5–0	Appalachian State	Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Phelan     2', 6' Valentin   14' Arnoux   19' Schilawski   69'   83' (ASU o.g.)	Report	Muniz   22'	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,024 Referee: Ken Henriques

^{No. 2} Wake Forest v NC State

October 13 11	^No. 2 Wake Forest	4–0	NC State	Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Schilawski     17', 23' Opara   36' Arnoux   64' Clayton   79'	Report	Di Laudo   36' Shanchez   39' Mathurin   44'   50'	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 3,528 Referee: Lee Suckle

UNC Greensboro v ^{No. 2} Wake Forest

October 16 12	UNC Greensboro	0–8	^No. 2 Wake Forest	Greensboro, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Worthen   39'	Report	Arnoux     12' 15' Franks   13' Adams   26' Lahoud     39', 54' Tracy   56' Gonzalez   89'	Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 853 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

^{No. 15} Duke v ^{No. 1} Wake Forest

October 19 13	^No. 15 Duke	0–3	^No. 1 Wake Forest	Durham, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Dugoni   46' Ibeagha   68' Grella   83'	Report	Arnoux   8' Tracy   26' Lahoud   30'	Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 5,176 Referee: Andy Chapin

Coastal Carolina v ^{No. 1} Wake Forest

October 23 14	Coastal Carolina	0–5	^No. 1 Wake Forest	Conway, SC
7:00 PM EDT	Holstein   30'	Report	Adams   7' Tracy     24' 33' da Luz   30'   62' Valentin   64'	Stadium: Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field Attendance: 612 Referee: Roni Carales

^{No. 12} Boston College v ^{No. 1} Wake Forest

October 27 15	^No. 12 Boston College	1–0	^No. 1 Wake Forest	Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 PM EDT	Bedoya   21' Shefler   59' Hepburn   77'	Report	Phelan   76'	Stadium: Newton Soccer Complex Attendance: 733 Referee: Lee Suckle

^{No. 2} Wake Forest v North Carolina

November 3 16	^No. 2 Wake Forest	2–0	North Carolina	Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Adams   5' Cronin   87'	Report		Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 4,538 Referee: Roni Canoles

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v Davidson

November 6 17	^No. 1 Wake Forest	5–1	Davidson	Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Schilawski     41', 61' Phelan   61' Arnoux     62', 63' Leach   68'	Report	O'Donnell   76'	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,117 Referee: Jeffrey Gontarek

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v Virginia

November 9 18	^No. 1 Wake Forest	3–1	Virginia	Winston-Salem, NC
8:00 PM EDT	Lahoud   5' Schilawski   35' Adams   70'	Report	LaBeaux   43'	Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

ACC Tournament

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v Clemson

November 14 Quarterfinals	^No. 1 Wake Forest	3–1	Clemson	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 PM EDT	Arnoux   37' Tracy   69'   90' Courtney   71' Valentin   89'	Report	Moore   53' Ursy   69' Brooks   72' Poe   89'	Stadium: SAS Soccer Stadium Attendance: 989 Referee: Mario Scilipoti

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v North Carolina

November 16 Semifinals	^No. 1 Wake Forest	1–0 (a.e.t.)	North Carolina	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 PM EDT	Valentin   18' Tracy   100'	Report	Carvajal   1' Ababio   27' Sherard   67'	Stadium: SAS Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,773 Referee: Joe Carroccio

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v ^{No. 6} Boston College

November 18 Final	^No. 1 Wake Forest	1–2	^No. 6 Boston College	Cary, North Carolina
3:30 PM EDT	da Luz   69'	Report	Manswell   8' Gallington   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

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v ^{No. 20} Furman

November 28 Second round	^No. 1 Wake Forest	1–0	^No. 20 Furman	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST	Valentin   23' Adams   65'	Report	Salinas   60' Leathers   71'	Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,443 Referee: Andrew Chapin

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v ^{No. 15} West Virginia

December 2 Third round	^No. 1 Wake Forest	3–1	^No. 15 West Virginia	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1:00 PM EST	Schilawski   56' Arnoux   65', 87' Adams   81'	Report	Halsell   45' Wright   50' (pen.) Stratford   76' Maworere   20'   85'	Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Andrew Chapin

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v ^{No. 10} Notre Dame

December 8 Quarterfinals	^No. 1 Wake Forest	1–0 (a.e.t.)	^No. 10 Notre Dame	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST	da Luz   97'	Report	Besler   95'	Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,589 Referee: Rob Mann

College Cup

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v ^{No. 8} Virginia Tech

December 14 Semifinals	^No. 1 Wake Forest	2–0	^No. 8 Virginia Tech	Cary, North Carolina
5:00 PM EST	Tracy   51', 83' Arnoux   67'	Report	Edmans   34' Shupp   51'	Stadium: SAS Soccer Park Attendance: 8,172 Referee: Alex Gorin

^{No. 1} Wake Forest v ^{No. 14} Ohio State

December 16 Final	^No. 1 Wake Forest	2–1	^No. 14 Ohio State	Cary, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST	Schilawski   37'   78' Adams   62' Tracy   66'	Report	Espinoza   13'   81' Verhoff   17' Roan   74' Latchem   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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External links

• 2007 Men's Soccer Schedule