Men's Soccer Edged by Wake Forest

Aug. 27, 2017

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -

The No. 12 Providence College men's soccer team fell to No. 2 Wake Forest, 4-1 on Sunday Night at Spry Stadium.

SCORE
No. 2 Wake Forest - 4 | No. 12 Providence - 1

RECORDS
Providence - 0-2-0 | Wake Forest - 2-0-0

VENUE
Spry Stadium - Winston-Salem, N.C.

GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Just over five minutes into the game, Luis Argudo netted the first goal for the Demon Deacons. Sophomore defender Eddie Folds played a ball across the box from left to right, which Argudo blasted into the top of the net.
- The Friars had their best chance of the first half in the 19^th minute. Red-shirt senior Mac Steeves (Needham, Mass.) flicked a header toward goal, which was tipped by over the crossbar by Cases Mundet.
- Around the midway point of the first half, red-shirt freshman Tony Billeri (Cumberland, R.I.) made two big diving saves.
- The ensuing corner kick led to the Demon Deacons second goal. Freshman Brandon Servania served a ball into the middle of the box where the awaiting Kevin Politz headed it into the back of the net.
- Less than two minutes later, Liam Wilson (Sussex, England) found the back of the net for his second career goal. Joao Serrano (Evora, Portugal) took a corner, which bounced around in the box before Wilson tapped it home.
- Serrano's assist gives him a point for the second consecutive game and brings him to three points on the season. He has already surpassed his point total from the 2016 season.
- Steeves nearly converted on the Friars' second corner of the night. His header went off the back-post and right into the hands of Mundet with 34 minutes remaining in the match.
- Jon Bakero scored the Demon Deacons fourth goal after a give-and-go at the top of the box. He shot the ball hard into the bottom left corner for a tally with just over 16 minutes remaining.

HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (WF) - 5:14/1^st - Luis Argudo, assisted by Eddie Folds - Ball across the box from left to right, blasted into the top of the cage from just outside the six-yard box
2-0 (WF) - 26:43/1^st - Kevin Politz, assisted by Brandon Servania - Header off a corner kick
3-0 (WF) - 47:05/2^nd - Luis Argudo, assisted by Brandon Servania - Ball from left flank to the far post, one-timed home past Billeri
3-1 (PC) - 48:45/2^nd - Liam Wilson, assisted by Joao Serrano- Bouncing ball loose in the box off a corner kick
4-1 (WF) - 73:49/2^nd - Jon Bakero, assisted by Justin McMaster - Give-and-go at the top of the box, finished in the low left corner by Bakero

GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Tony Billeri, 0-1-0: 4 saves, 4 goals against
Wake Forest: Cases Mundet, 2-0-0: 6 saves, 1 goal against

STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 12
Corner kicks: 6
Fouls: 15
Saves: 4

Wake Forest-
Shots: 15
Corner kicks: 10
Fouls: 16
Saves: 6

LOOKING AHEAD
The Friars travel to play intra-state rival University of Rhode Island on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. The first home game is on Sept. 4 against Bryant University. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m. on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.

For more updates on the Providence men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter @PCFriarsMSoccer

- GO FRIARS! -

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Team Stats

Liam Wilson

Joao Serrano

Mac Steeves

Brendan Constantine

Players Mentioned

Tony Billeri

Joao Serrano

Mac Steeves

Liam Wilson

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