HIGH POINT, N.C.— This Tuesday highlights a top-25 clash between the two best teams in the triad, as No. 23 High Point University men's soccer travels north to face No. 1 Wake Forest in Winston-Salem.

The Panthers get back to non-conference play riding a six-match win streak, with the side's last loss coming over a month ago. HPU had a flair for the dramatic the past week after claiming back-to-back double-overtime wins against UNC Asheville and Longwood, and has outscored its opponents 12-3 over its current win streak. Just a win away from its best start in Division I program history, High Point hopes that a positive decision against Wake will help boost its current national rankings, coming in at No. 23 in the most recent College Soccer News poll. 

The Demon Deacons enter the midweek holding onto a first-place ranking in the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll, despite taking a loss to Syracuse on the road this past Saturday. The Orangemen's victory puts an end to one of the longest win streaks in the nation (11), while ending the longest running road streak (9) in Division I men's soccer. Wake Forest's loss is its first in conference-play since September 30th of 2016, as the program has recorded three straight years of 15-plus victories.
 
No. 23 High Point (10-1-0, 5-0-0) vs No. 1 Wake Forest (11-1-0, 4-1-0)
When: Tuesday, October 9, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Winston-Salem, N.C. | Spry Stadium
All-Time Series: High Point trails 2-7-1
Last Meeting: Loss 1-0 (2OT), on Sept. 19, 2017 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Watch: ACCN Extra
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

On the Panthers
• After Wake's recent loss in Syracuse, the Panthers currently have the longest road win streak in Division I men's soccer, winning their past nine matches away from High Point
• HPU recorded back-to-back overtime wins against UNC Asheville and Longwood last week, the first time the program has accomplished that feat since joining DI in 1999
• After his game-winner in double-overtime against Longwood, Ilias Kosmidis leads the Big South in both points (20) and goals (9), 
• With his three-point week, Tony Pineda now leads the conference in points scored by a freshman (12), and is tied for most goals scored by a freshman (4)
• Junior goalkeeper Keegan Meyer leads the Big South in both GAA (0.86), save percentage (.767) and clean sheets (4)
• With six straight wins High Point has tied its longest win-streak of the past six years, trailing the nine straight victories the Panthers recorded to start the 2012 campaign
 
On the Demon Deacons
• Wake Forest is led by midfielder Bruno Lapa, whose nine goals are a team-high and 26 points tie for fourth in all of Division I men's soccer
• Junior keeper Andreu Cases Mundet has played every minute for the Deacons this year, posting four shutouts for his team this year
• The Demon Deacons had the No. 1 scoring offense in the country headed into their game against Syracuse, they are currently averaging 2.83 goals per contest 
 
Series Notes:
• HPU is 2-7-1 against the Demon Deacons all-time, but took the club to the brink last season, falling 1-0 in double overtime
• The Panthers are just 5-16-2 against the ACC all-time, but is 2-1-0 against the conference since 2015
• High Point is also 1-1-1 against top-25 opponents over the past four years, most recently beating a No. 25 Radford squad in 2016
 
Coming Up Next:
• High Point continues its ACC tour, traveling to Duke for a 7 p.m. contest next Tuesday
• The Panthers are yet to beat the Blue Devils, falling to the side 3-2 in overtime during their meeting last season (9/1/17)

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