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On a night that saw the program recognize four incredible seniors, the Wake Forest men’s soccer team (7-3-6, 2-3-3 ACC) won its regular season finale with a 3-0 decision over Notre Dame (8-5-4, 3-3-2 ACC) at Spry Stadium Friday evening.
The stage is set ✅
We will travel to Dallas to take on SMU in the first round of the ACC tournament 🤠 pic.twitter.com/ql5wJsFBqr
— Wake Forest Men's Soccer (@WakeMSoccer) November 1, 2025
The Demon Deacons finished 10th in the ACC standings on nine points which has them matched up with SMU in the first round of the ACC tournament. The Deacs and Mustangs will battle in Dallas on Nov. 5 as Wake Forest will look to defend its ACC crown.
Full ACC First Round Matchups
Bye: Stanford
(9) North Carolina at (8) Notre Dame
(10) Wake Forest at (7) SMU
(11) Virginia Tech at (6) Syracuse
(12) Cal at (5) Duke
(13) Pitt at (6) Clemson
(14) Louisville at (3) NC State
(15) Boston College at (2) Stanford
The masked menace with the icing on the cake 🎂 pic.twitter.com/oTk8UV4pcz
— Wake Forest Men's Soccer (@WakeMSoccer) November 1, 2025
With a win on Wednesday, the Demon Deacons would advance to take on either Stanford on the road or Boston College at home on Sunday, Nov. 9.
Special night for a special player ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vyk97aoQ45
— Wake Forest Men's Soccer (@WakeMSoccer) November 1, 2025
On his senior night, Vlad Walent had the opener as he converted from the spot in the 38th minute and put the Demon Deacons in front before the break. It marked Walent’s first goal of the season and his first since Nov. 19, 2023, against Indiana. He also reached 20 career points (six goals, eight assists). Freshman Chandler Young won the penalty for the third time this year, with clever work in the box. Senior Cooper Flax doubled the lead in the 60th minute with a beautiful shot from distance after great play from Walent and Umar to set him up.
SENIOR NIGHT DUB ✅ pic.twitter.com/BJDh4lPOOs
— Wake Forest Men's Soccer (@WakeMSoccer) November 1, 2025
The third and final goal of the night came on a perfectly executed counter from the Deacs as Flax drove forward with the ball before finding Tate Lorentz in the box, who played a perfect ball across the face of goal for a tap-in for Jeffrey White. It marked the third goal of the year for White and fourth of his career while Lorentz picked up his fifth assist.
The beautiful game 😮💨
📺 ACCNX https://t.co/MFH1tdeRIA pic.twitter.com/RaB9DI12eH
— Wake Forest Men's Soccer (@WakeMSoccer) November 1, 2025
Now sitting on seven goals and seven assists for a team-high 21 points with a goal and an assist tonight, Flax leads the team in the big three statistical categories and continues to rank among the ACC’s elite in total points and goal contributions.
Senior night BANGER 🔥
📺 ACCNX https://t.co/fVodO6qiN0 pic.twitter.com/KO7XJAM8Kw
— Wake Forest Men's Soccer (@WakeMSoccer) November 1, 2025
The 2024 All-American has now totaled 19 career goals, moving to sole position of 20th on Wake Forest’s all-time scoring list. He is also one of just two ACC players this season with at least seven goals and seven assists, along with Ransford Gyan (Clemson), underscoring his all-around impact as both scorer and creator.
What a moment for the senior ❤️ https://t.co/iZg4yu9inJ pic.twitter.com/lReFhh7Bax
— Wake Forest Men's Soccer (@WakeMSoccer) November 1, 2025
Defensively, Wake Forest earned its sixth clean sheet of the season and second in ACC play. The Deacs only allowed eight shots and three shots on-goal throughout the 90 minutes. In goal, Jonah Mednard finished with three saves which brought his total to 49 on the year, good for third in the ACC. Owen Barnett entered and played the final eight minutes of the contest.
In total, 25 Demon Deacons contributed to the victory.
credit: godeacs.com
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