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.
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.
Background
Wake Forest finished the 2006 season as the regular season co-champions alongside Duke. 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. 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. After beating Santa Clara in the quarterfinals, Wake Forest would go on to face UC Santa Barbara in the College Cup. However, they would lose to UC Santa Barbara 3–4 on penalties.
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. 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.
Roster The following players played on the 2007 team.
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
ACC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
College Cup
Statistics Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Player 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 00 2 Sam Cronin 26 3 8 14 33 .091 11 .333 0 01 13 Michael Lahoud 24 4 4 12 31 .129 13 .419 0 11 6 Austin da Luz 25 3 13 19 31 .097 12 .387 1 00 10 Corben Bone 20 5 8 18 22 .227 11 .500 1 00 5 Patrick Phelan 25 2 4 8 20 .100 6 .300 1 11 18 Evan Brown 26 1 6 8 19.053 7 .368 1 00 30 Lyle Adams 26 4 2 10 15 .267 7 .467 2 0011 Jamie Franks 23 1 3 5 10 .100 5 .500 0 0023 Ike Opara 26 1 13 9 .111 5 .556 0 004 Julian Valentin 20 3 2 8 8 .375 5 .625 2 0015 Alimer Gonzalez 9 1 0 2 7 .143 4 .571 0 0020 Jeff Leach 9 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 0 007 Cline Beam 14 0 0 0 5 .000 0 .000 0 0025 Will Clayton 7 1 0 2 2 .500 2 1.000 0 0019 Nick Courtney 12 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 1 0024 Ryan Swaim 9 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 000 Akira Fitzgerald 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0016 David Murphy 6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0031 Austin Chelko 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0026 Justin Lichtfuss 120 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 001 Brian Edwards 24 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 00
References
External links 2007 Men's Soccer Schedule