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BOWL-BOUND: Junior running back Cade Carney rushed for a career-high 223 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Deacons to a 59-7 thrashing of Duke in the final regular season game, clinching bowl eligibility. Wake Forest will play Memphis on Dec. 22 in the Birmingham Bowl (see bowl preview on Pages 10-11.)
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// 6 FANTASTIC FALL Three fall sports teams – men’s soccer, women’s soccer and field hockey – enjoyed outstanding seasons in 2018.
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// 12 FRENCH CONNECTION Sophomore center Olivier Sarr uses valuable international experience and continues to grow for men’s basketball team.
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ON THE COVER Football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and field hockey highlight many reasons to celebrate in the fall.
Ivana Raca, a sophomore forward from Serbia, shows versatility in adjusting to new role for women’s basketball team.
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Going bowling for a third straight year Dear Demon Deacons,
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The raucous chant of “We’re going bowling” from our football players and coaches that reverberated from the football locker room after our victory over Duke on Nov. 24 was as sweet as it gets. The Deacs had just beaten Duke Duke 59-7, and the celebration was befitting the team that had overcome incredible adversity to become bowl-eligible with our sixth win. The injuries this team absorbed throughout the year are well-documented, but they never allowed those setbacks to lower their expectations. They were determined to achieve something that has only been done one other time in our program’s history – go to three consecutive bowls. When the bids were announced on Dec. 2, we learned we will be going to the Birmingham Bowl in legendary Legion Field and go up against Memphis on Saturday, Dec. 22. I encourage you to buy your bowl tickets and go to the game to support this group of determined student-
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athletes. A victory in the bowl game will give us three consecutive bowl wins! Not only did our football team have a very good year, all of our fall sports provided many exciting moments. After finishing second in the ACC Tournament, our field hockey team advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 2008. Women’s soccer also earned an NCAA Tournament bid, reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013. This team also overcame numerous injuries to go deep into the NCAA Tournament. Men’s soccer was ranked No. 1 in the country throughout the fall. After winning the ACC regular season championship and getting the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, our team advanced to the third round before bowing out to Akron 1-0. Head coach Bobby Muuss won ACC Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. Prior to Bobby, no coach had previously won this
honor more than two consecutive years. He and his staff have built an incredible program and are deserving of the accolades coming their way. Our men’s and women’s cross country teams continued their improvement under head coaches John Hayes and Michelle Chewens. Both the men and women advanced to the NCAA Regionals. The men finished fifth, their highest finish since 2001, and the women finished fourth, their highest finish since 2005. Volleyball finished 11th in the ACC with a very young team. The team improved throughout the season, and our future is bright as this team continues to mature. It was quite a fall for the Deacs! And it’s not over…see you at our bowl game! Go Deacs!
Ron Wellman For more on the football bowl game, see Pages 10-11, and for more on the fall sports success, see Pages 6-8.
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NATIONAL NOTICE A SEASON-LONG NO. 1 RANKING FOR MEN’S SOCCER, FINAL FOUR TRIP FOR FIELD HOCKEY AND BACK-TO-BACK NCAA WINS FOR WOMEN’S SOCCER – WAKE FOREST WAS AMONG THE COUNTRY’S BEST THIS FALL MEN'S SOCCER - BANNER SEASON
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By John Dell
he hardest part for Wake Forest’s talented seniors was walking off the Spry Stadium pitch for the final time.
The Deacon men’s soccer team, which battled to a 1-0 loss to 16thranked Akron in the NCAA Tournament third round, fell short of its goal of the College Cup. But that doesn’t dampen what the team accomplished in yet another outstanding season. Coach Bobby Muuss, the ACC Coach of the Year in all four of his seasons at WFU, went out fighting for his team, which shouldn’t surprise anybody who has been around him. The Deacons had a chance to tie the game against the Zips but a questionable off-sides call nullified the tying goal with a minute to go, leading to Muuss’ red card and automatic ejection for disputing the call with officials. “You see the expressions on their faces at the end of the game, and I’m still numb,” Muuss said about the Deacons ending their season at 18-3.
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“No disrespect to Akron, but the way we trained I didn’t think we’d lose another game the rest of the season. That’s a great win over there for them.” While the loss was a disappointment, 2018 was truly another outstanding season for Muuss and the young Deacons, who lose only three senior starters in defenders Logan Gdula and Sammy Raben and midfielder Brad Dunwell. All three have been part of Muuss’ four highly successful seasons. “I just liked the cohesion,” Muuss said about this year’s team. “And everybody looks on the field and (the team that) you see, but behind the scenes you see how close they are. Pro teams talk about being a family, but at Wake Forest it really is a family on and off the field.” The Deacons scored 52 goals this season, which ranked second best in the nation, but it’s their style of play that Muuss and his assistant coaches have built that should keep the program at a high level. There were 14 different players who scored goals this season, and while Muuss had a young team, it excelled to be one of the elite teams in the country yet again.
Over his four seasons as head coach, the Deacons are 73-11-7, the best record of any program in the country. It is a testament to the consistency of what Muuss preaches. As much as Muuss has built up his program, this latest team was probably the deepest he’s had. Defender Michael DeShields, a redshirt sophomore, is expected back and said the future looks very good. “As long as we keep playing Wake Forest soccer we will continue to be successful,” DeShields said as he looked ahead to spring soccer. “Everyone buys in and the next man steps up, and that’s how it’s always been.”
The Deacons expect to have their top eight scorers back from this season and top goalie, Andreu Cases Mundet, will be a senior. They scored 52 goals this season while allowing 20 goals, but losing two defenders in Raben and Gdula will be something that the Deacons will have to shore up. “I’ll miss the guys,” Raben said about playing his final game as a four-year starter. “At the next level it’s not the same, so I’ll miss this team. I’ll miss the staff, the guys and the facilities and everything about this program.” DeShields said part of the family atmosphere that the soccer team creates is carried over to the next season. “I don’t know what I’d do without them,” DeShields said about the outgoing seniors. “They have been there since I was a freshman, and I’m going to have to step up and do the same thing. I can’t thank them enough.” Muuss said it will take him a few days before he thinks about what’s ahead. He was adamant about what this team meant to him and the seniors. "These seniors, what they've done for me, my family and this program, I wanted more for them,” he said. “I wanted more for this group. Unfortunately, college soccer isn't going to get to see Wake Forest continue to play this season. I think that's upsetting in a lot of ways because I think this is a team that people enjoy watching play. “They've done it the right way, and I'm proud to be their coach." John Dell has covered Wake Forest soccer for the last 18 years for the Winston-Salem Journal and covered the 2007 national championship season.
"AS LONG AS WE KEEP PLAYING WAKE FOREST SOCCER WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL" – DEFENDER MICHAEL DeSHIELDS - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
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he 2018 season started in less than impressive fashion for the Wake Forest field hockey team as the Demon Deacons dropped four of their first five contests.
Coach Jen Averill’s 27th WFU squad bounced back, however, with four straight wins, leading to a winning regular season mark of 9-8. But the year was far from over. Facing six consecutive nationally ranked opponents, including five in the top seven, Wake Forest would win four times, advancing to the ACC Tournament championship match, then to the NCAA Final Four for the first time since 2008. The only losses during that stretch came to undefeated national champion North Carolina. “I have tremendous pride in our student-athletes,” Averill said after the national semifinal loss. “Our season had so many ups and downs, but I could not be prouder to represent this group of young women.”
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regular season schedule that included 12 NCAA Tournament teams would be challenging for any program, but Wake Forest’s women’s soccer team, which finished with a 9-8-1 overall record, ultimately showed its mettle by advancing to the NCAA Round of 16 for the fifth time in school history.
The Deacons of Coach Tony da Luz first defeated Ohio State, 1-0, on a goal by freshman Giovanna DeMarco with 0:19 left in overtime. They then knocked off national No. 2-seed West Virginia on its home field, playing the Mountaineers to a 2-2 deadlock before winning on penalty kicks. Wake’s postseason run ended in a hard-fought 1-0 loss to Penn State, an opponent the Deacs had actually beaten by that same score earlier in the season. “I’m proud of our kids after playing overtime and penalties (against West Virginia),” da Luz, who completed his 22nd year at Wake Forest in 2018, said. “They gave an unbelievable effort.”
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WAKE FOREST VS. MEMPHIS WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 22, Noon (EST) WHERE: Birmingham, Ala., Legion Field RECORDS: Wake Forest, 6-6 overall, 3-5 in ACC Atlantic Division; Memphis, 8-5 overall, 5-3 in American Athletic Conference (lost to Central Florida 56-41 in AAC Championship Game) TV: ESPN TICKETS: Available at Wake Forest Ticket office or on-line at WakeForestSports.com/Tickets
WAKE FOREST HOW THEY GOT THERE: Despite suffering 13 season-ending injuries, including nine on defense, Wake Forest won its last two ACC road games, stunning nationally-ranked NC State 27-23 on Nov. 8 and then clobbering Duke 59-7 in the final game on Nov. 24 to gain bowl eligibility. Wake Forest’s offense ranks second in school history in points scored with 390 (32.5 per game) and total offense yards with 5,318 (443.2 per game). The Demon Deacons have set a school record with four 50-point games in 2018 and tied the school record with five games of 500 or more total offense yards. This will mark just the second time in school history that the Deacons will play in a bowl game in three consecutive seasons. LAST BOWL GAME: Defeated Texas A&M 55-52 at the Belk Bowl in Charlotte in 2017 BOWL HISTORY: 8-4 all-time record BY THE NUMBERS: Passing: Jamie Newman, 755 yards and 8 TDs in five games, completing 62-of-101 passes with three interceptions; Rushing: Cade Carney, 954 yards rushing (5.4 yards per attempt) with 8 TDs; Matt Colburn II, 698 yards (4.8 yards per attempt) with 5 TDs; Receiving: Greg Dortch, 89
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receptions for 1,078 yards (12.1 yards per catch) with 8 TDs; Sage Surratt, 39 receptions for 568 yards (14.6 yards per catch) with 3 TDs; Alex Bachman, 30 receptions for 370 yards (12.1 yards per catch) with 6 TDs QUOTING HEAD COACH DAVE CLAWSON: “On behalf of our entire football program, we are thrilled, honored and excited that the Birmingham Bowl has invited us to play against an excellent University of Memphis team. I’ve followed Memphis all year and they are extremely well-coached.” 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS: Aug. 31: at Tulane, W, 23-17 (OT) Sept. 8: Towson, W, 51-20 Sept. 13: Boston College, L, 34-41 Sept. 22: Notre Dame, L, 27-56 Sept. 29: Rice, W, 56-24 Oct. 6: Clemson, L, 3-63 Oct. 20: at Florida State, L, 17-38 Oct. 27: at Louisville, W, 56-35 Nov. 3: Syracuse, L, 24-41 Nov. 8: at NC State, W, 27-23 Nov. 17: Pitt, L, 13-34 Nov. 24: at Duke, W, 59-7
MEMPHIS HOW THEY GOT THERE: Memphis rode an explosive offense, led by Darrell Henderson, the nation’s leader in all-purpose yards with 2,328, to eight wins and made it to the American Athletic Conference championship game before losing to Central Florida in a 56-41 shootout. The Tigers, who scored more than 50 points in five games, almost beat undefeated Central Florida in their earlier regular season meeting before falling 31-30. Quarterback Brady White has thrown for over 3,000 yards with 25 touchdowns. Damonte Coxie is a 1,000-yard receiver with seven scores. This will be the fifth consecutive bowl game for Memphis, which is 2-2 all-time against Wake Forest, but the Tigers have lost their last three bowl games. LAST BOWL GAME: Lost to Iowa State 21-20 at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis in 2017 BOWL HISTORY: 5-6 all-time record BY THE NUMBERS: Passing: Brady White, 3,125 yards and 25 TDs, completing 231-of-365 passes with eight interceptions; Rushing: Darrell Henderson, 1,909 yards rushing (8.9 yards per attempt) with 22 TDs; Patrick Taylor Jr., 1,012 yards (5.7 yards per attempt) with 15 TDs; Receiving: Damonte Coxie, 66 receptions
for 1,104 yards (16.7 yards per catch) with 7 TDs; Tony Pollard, 39 receptions for 458 yards (11.7 yards per catch) with 3 TDs QUOTING HEAD COACH MIKE NOVELL: "We are extremely excited for the opportunity to go back to Birmingham to an outstanding bowl game against an impressive opponent who finished the season playing really well in Wake Forest. I have the utmost respect for Coach Dave Clawson and I know it will be a phenomenal game.� 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS: Sept. 1: Mercer, W, 66-14 Sept. 8: at Navy, L, 21-22 Sept. 14: Georgia State, W, 59-22 Sept. 22: South Alabama, W, 52-35 Sept. 28: Tulane, L, 24-40 Oct. 6: UConn, W, 55-14 Oct. 13: Central Florida, L, 30-31 Oct. 20: at Missouri, L, 33-65 Nov. 3: at East Carolina, W, 59-41 Nov. 10: Tulsa, W, 47-21 Nov. 16: at SMU, W, 28-18 Nov. 23: Houston, W, 52-31 Dec. 1: Central Florida, L, 41-56 (AAC Championship Game)
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very March college basketball fans immerse themselves into a cultural phenomenon known as March Madness, more accurately titled the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Sixty-eight college basketball teams from 32 Division I conferences selected by an NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Committee produce approximately three weeks of binge-worthy games to watch, all leading to the crowning of a yearly national champion. While March Madness has proven to provide a unique sporting melodrama year after year – over 97 million viewers watched the 2018 tournament from the First Four to the Final Four, and it was broadcast to over 180 countries – March Madness is mostly an American phenomenon. Basketball has certainly become quite an international sport, with colleges and NBA teams alike looking for top talent from all over the globe.
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According to a study done by Rukkus Blog, 11 percent of college basketball players on 2016-17 rosters were born outside of the United States, and the total number of foreign-born prospects on college rosters is up 40 percent in the last 10 years. But many overseas players aren’t obsessed with March Madness, and the most talented players usually go straight to club and professional teams, skipping what most of us know as the typical college to professional basketball path. Players that do opt
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to come overseas to play collegiately have helped create parity in some cases, especially when top recruits usually commit to the perennial premier collegiate programs. Wake Forest has had international players in the men’s basketball program for many years. This year, Olivier Sarr from Toulousse, France, is a 7-foot sophomore who is being counted on to provide shot blocking, rebounding and a presence in the post. Through seven games this season, Sarr has started every game and averaged over 20 minutes of playing time. In that time, he has averaged 5.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game and had 10 blocks to lead the team. Certainly, there’s room for Sarr to grow, according to Danny Manning, Wake Forest’s head coach. “He’s still a young player,” Manning said. “He’s got a world of potential. He’s a hard worker who gets after it each and every day. Offensively, it’s going to start coming, but I am happy to see rebounds and the blocked shots. Protecting the rim is something we value, so I’m happy to see him doing that for us.” Actually, it is a bit surprising Sarr even came to Wake Forest since it really wasn’t on his radar screen. “I didn’t plan to go to college at first,” Sarr said. “At home, nobody is talking about March Madness. It’s just not a thing over there. You watch soccer, basketball and rugby. So it was really interesting when I played in the U17 championship in Spain, and I started to get offers for scholarships at colleges in the States. We’re really not used to that. For us, we’re looking for a club team to go pro. There were phone calls from Wake and from Coach Manning. I knew it would be hard going that DECEMBER 2018
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and U-18 levels. Sarr was ranked as the top prospect at the 2017 FIBA U-18 European Championships by ESPN Insider and played on the youth French national teams and at INSEP with Wake Forest freshman Jaylen Hoard. Little did he know they would both become Demon Deacons. INSEP trains elite athletes, is located on the outskirts of Paris and is comparable to IMG Academy, located in Bradenton, Fla. Notable INSEP alums are Clint Capela (Houston Rockets), and Tony Parker, who played for the San Antonio Spurs and won four NBA titles with former Demon Deacon Tim Duncan. Parker now plays for the Charlotte Hornets. Boris Diaw is also an INSEP alum. Diaw played 14 years in the NBA, winning one NBA title with the San Antonio Spurs. Sometimes basketball players travel in small circles. Sarr met Diaw when he was age 10, as they both employed the services of the same athletic trainer in Bordeaux. Sarr left his home in Toulouse in the south of France after being selected to attend INSEP, which is about a seven-hour trip by car. It was a rare and valuable opportunity. “Growing up in France you have district teams, region teams, state teams and zone teams, and then the national team,” Sarr said. “You keep going, cuts are made, and as you progress you finally get chosen, and six players get chosen to play at INSEP in Paris.” As a freshman at Wake Forest, Sarr averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds and played in 30 games coming off the bench. He ranked second on the team with 21 blocks. Sarr felt his experiences as a student-athlete at INSEP prepared him for the jump to college basketball since it is similar to a college atmosphere. This It’s the g i f t that c an m a k e a ll th e diffe re n c e a nd i t’s so eas y to gi ve. year he is expected to grow game by game and fit into a vastly different Wake Forest team E v e ry ti m e y ou d on a te a n ite m o r sh o p in o u r st o re s , yo u ’re from a season ago. su p po rt i n g p rog r am s th a t h e lp lo c a l pe o ple find e mp l o y me n t “I feel like Olivier is getting better each day, a nd ac hi eve fi na n cia l se c u rity. Th a n k y o u fo r c ar i n g . H ap p y H ol i days! he works hard, asks questions, and I feel like all that is helping him,” teammate Jaylen Hoard said. “He made a big jump from last year, and SH O P . we expect a lot out of him because he is so D O N AT E . versatile. He’s going to keep getting better. It’s MA K E A D IF F E R E N C E . not going to come overnight, but he has a lot goodwillnwnc.org 100% nonprofit | 100% local of potential, can block shots and switch out on defense, so he’s able to contain guys. We had good chemistry playing together on the (French) national team far away from home but what convinced me to come here was and at INSEP, so we know how to talk and find each other on Coach Manning first. different spots on the court. It’s been good.” “My dad was watching games of every school and asking for Sarr said that this year he found himself having more my thoughts about each school and program, and I’m thankful for that. But in the end, it was really my decision. Then I visited responsibilities than his previous year at Wake while being surrounded by so many newcomers. Wake Forest, and it felt like a family here to me, and I felt a great connection with the coaches.” “I came back and found myself being one of the older guys Sarr can’t remember a time when he wasn’t the “tallest with more responsibilities on the court,” Sarr said. “Coaches kid in his class” and basketball was a natural fit. He grew up have to be able to rely on us. During the summer I was focused in Bordeaux, France, and moved to Toulousse at age 12. He on getting stronger so I put on something like 30 pounds. I still attended a local academy near Toulousse and then received have to work with that. I just want to prove that I deserve to the opportunity to attend INSEP, France's National Institute play, deserve to be on the court and the coaches made the right of Sport. He played for the French National Team at the U-17 decision by trusting me.”
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SOPHOMORE IVANA RACA’S MULTIPLE TALENTS MAKE HER A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE DEMON DEACON PROGRAM NOW AND A PLAYER WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE TO COME. By Kyle Tatich
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vana Raca, a 6-2 sophomore from Belgrade, Serbia, is adjusting to a new role in her second season as a Demon Deacon, one that seeks to optimize the diverse skillset Coach Jennifer Hoover values. Before Raca ever wore Old Gold & Black for the first time, the Deacon coach had projected that the Wake Forest faithful would grow accustomed to the Serbian forward’s shot-blocking and three-point shooting abilities that would contribute to match-up problems for each opponent. A frontcourt player with the ability to post up shorter defenders or make a difference with her accurate shooting touch from behind the three-point line – sounds like skills displayed by a popular member of the Wake Forest men’s basketball program just a couple years back.
a FaceTime recruiting meeting between Hoover and Raca while walking through the basketball offices on campus. “When we were first recruiting Ivana, one of our phone calls took place when (Mitoglou) happened to be around the office,” Hoover jokingly recalls. Hoover also smiles when telling a story about seeking Mitoglou’s help to translate a story that had been written about Raca on Facebook, which was thought to be in Greek. “I had asked him to translate an article written on Facebook, but it was funny because the article wasn’t even in Greek, and he couldn’t read it,” Hoover says. “It made me laugh because I didn’t even know what language it was in.” Even before Raca played her first game as a Demon Deacon a year ago, Hoover was confident in her potential to emerge as an important asset to the team. She recognized, however, that success wouldn’t come immediately, that even with her versatility and skill, it would take some time for that potential to be fully realized. Now in her second season as a Demon Deacon, Raca’s role and talents are starting to emerge. Through nine games, she was the squad’s second-leading scorer (13.6 points per game) and also contributed 6.8 rebounds per contest while playing 34 minutes per game. Last year as a freshman, after traveling halfway across the world to begin her collegiate career, Raca’s primary concern was finding her place among a new team and teammates, carefully navigating
“SHE CAN SCORE INSIDE, AND SHE CAN SCORE OUTSIDE. SHE CAN CUT ON A CURL, SHE CAN POST YOU UP AND CAN DO A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. HER VERSATILITY IS WHAT MAKES HER DIFFERENT FROM ANYONE ON OUR TEAM AND UTILIZING THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.” – WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH JENNIFER HOOVER As a matter of fact, Raca had a connection with that former Deacon men’s team performer, Dinos Mitoglou, before she even set foot on the Reynolda campus. The pair attended the same high school in Greece and stayed connected when Mitoglou came to Wake Forest in 2014. In a way, Mitoglou played an interesting role in bringing Raca to WFU. Not only did he tell his friend about the positive experience he was having in Winston-Salem, but he also happened to “crash”
the learning curve that exists when one transitions from playing internationally to competing at the more physical collegiate level. Playing less than 15 minutes per game, she saw the court less than she ever had in her young career. As the season progressed, though, she showed improvement, leading all Deacon freshmen in double-figure scoring games by year’s end. This past summer, when Raca went home to Serbia to compete in the FIBA U20 European Championships, she built upon the DECEMBER 2018
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progress she made in her first year at Wake Forest, leading her team to a successful run against challenging international competition. Over seven games, she averaged 16.6 points and 6.7 rebounds while seeing more than 30 minutes of action in each contest. The highlight of that tournament was undeniably her 36-point performance against Slovakia. “We just wanted to win,” Raca says of her dominant offensive showing. “My coach told me to play how you play and enjoy the moment.” “Play how I play,” is a frequently used phrase for Raca when describing both her style of play and the approach she brings to each game. Her game is all about finding the mismatches she can take advantage of against her opponents. If she plays the three or the four position, she considers herself a threat both on the wing and in the paint. “I will take the ball to the basket or shoot threes when I’m open,” Raca says about her approach, which may not seem too terribly complicated. The secret to her success has been in her dedication to continue developing her talents, learning from past games and seasons. Raca considers her freshman year at Wake Forest to be one of the seasons where she learned the most about herself as a basketball player. “I have learned that I must be patient,” she says of the primary takeaway from her freshman season. “I learned to be patient with finding my place, to not overdo anything and just play calmly.”
IVANA RACA [pronounced e-VAH-nah RAH-zuh] POSITION: Forward HEIGHT: 6-2 CLASS: Sophomore HOMETOWN: Belgrade, Serbia FORMER DEACON CONNECTION: Raca attended the same high school in Greece as Dinos Mitoglou, a former player on the Deacon men’s basketball team. THIS PAST SUMMER: When Raca went home to Serbia to compete in the FIBA U20 European Championships, she averaged 16.6 points and 6.7 rebounds in seven games, highlighted by a 36-point performance against Slovakia.
Hoover believes one of the most important ways for Raca to continue to develop is for her to continue building her confidence. “She’s a kid that tells me all the time, ‘Coach I don’t care what position you play me, I just want to do whatever you think will help us win,’” Hoover says. “We’ve challenged her to be confident in becoming a trendsetter on the defensive end because she’s so long and active. For her to continue to develop, it will be important for her to be vocal and take on a greater leadership role. She comes out every day and competes and plays hard and that’s what we need.” Thus far in her sophomore campaign, Raca is playing with the confidence Hoover believes she can continue to build. After having just four games in double figures a year ago, she began the current season with five straight games in double figures. Those concerns of fitting in as a freshman a year ago have seemingly been replaced with a commitment to evolving into the role she knows she’s capable of having at Wake Forest this year and in the future. In order to reach the team’s goal of finishing in the upper half of the ACC, which would mean a postseason bid, Raca knows her development will play an important factor in the Deacs’ opportunity for success. Kyle Tatich is a 2018 Wake Forest graduate and former sports editor of the “Old Gold & Black” newspaper. Currently serving as a Wake Forest Fellow in the Athletic Department, he also contributed feature stories to this season’s Demon Deacon Football Game Program
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Chasing Bowl History After all, there were more teams eligible than spots available. You just never know. Clawson admitted the process this time around was different. “That was about as strange a selection process as I’ve been a part of,” Clawson said. S TA N “Usually you know about two COTTEN hours ahead of when the bowl VOICE OF is announced. This time it was THE DEMON about thirty seconds.” DEACONS And then the announcement came that Wake Forest would face Memphis in the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 22 with kickoff between the Demon Deacons and Tigers set for noon. The Deacs haven’t faced the Tigers since the 1960s when four of Coach Bill Tate’s five Deacon teams faced off with Memphis State as the Tigers were called at that time. The two teams split the four meetings with three of the games played in Tennessee. And speaking of Tennessee, when the news broke that the Deacons’ bowl game would be played on Dec. 22, my heart sank a bit. On that same date, at the exact same time, Wake Forest will play basketball at Tennessee. I’m a proud Tennessee grad, and I was SO looking forward to heading back to Knoxville, also my hometown, and broadcasting the game between Danny Manning’s Deacs and the Top-10 Tennessee Member, Women’s Golf ACC & East Regional Volunteers. I had Championship Teams 1994&1995 secured tickets for family, had arranged Well, I must admit I’ve sat around a few times waiting on news about a bowl berth, but Sunday, Dec. 2, of this year may never be topped. I, like many of you I’m sure, stayed glued to social media most of the day waiting on any news about where, if anywhere, Wake Forest was going bowling. Coach Dave Clawson said in a teleconference that night when asked if he ever thought his team might get left out that he was ‘comfortable’ that the Deacons would get a berth. I was, too, until the clock turned 4:00 in the afternoon and there was no news. I really started to wonder if the Deacs might get left out.
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to get together with old friends and was looking forward to my first broadcast at ThompsonBoling Arena since calling a Tennessee-Texas women’s game on the radio back in the 1980s. But the football “isn’t round” as Skip Prosser used to say, “it bounces every which way.” So, Birmingham it is for me, and that’s just fine. I’m looking forward to more football with this resilient Wake Forest team. We’ll make arrangements for both broadcasts and give you options for listening. So with a bowl berth secured, Dave Clawson’s fifth Deacon team now has a shot at school history. Never has Wake Forest won three straight bowl games. Jim Grobe’s best teams played in three straight postseason games, winning the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl over UConn and the 2008 EagleBank Bowl over Navy. But as special as the 2006 season was with the ACC Championship, the Deacs lost the Orange Bowl that season to Louisville. Under Clawson, Wake put away Temple in the Military Bowl in 2016, stood toe to toe with Texas A&M last year before the Aggies blinked and Wake won a 55-52 shootout, and now will take on Memphis for the fifth time-ever trying to make school bowl history. “I’m really proud that this team, given what we’ve been through this year with all of the injuries, found a way to get bowl eligible,” Clawson added a few hours after the invite. “Our kids are excited to keep playing.” Wake Forest is 8-4 all-time in bowl games, first appearing in a postseason game in 1946 when legendary head coach Peahead Walker beat South Carolina in the inaugural Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Introducing the Harold Pollard Center
BA R RY FA I R C L O T H SENIOR A S S O C I AT E AT H L E T I C DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT
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With the start of a new calendar year just around the corner, I find myself reflecting on the success of our programs throughout 2018 while also looking ahead to all that will be accomplished in 2019. In thinking about the upcoming year, I’m excited to continue supporting our studentathletes and programs to the best extent possible. As part of our effort to do so, combined with the desire to provide a top-notch fan experience, facilities continue to be a major factor. With that said, one of our current priorities is a courtside club area at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex which we’re aiming to complete funding for by early 2019. This $3.2 million facility will be named for the late Dr. Harold Pollard, who was the heart and soul of Winston-Salem tennis and the Winston-Salem Open. Dr. Pollard was a wonderful ambassador for our community, representing kindness, selflessness and true love for everyone around him. He had the uncanny ability to positively impact the lives of all those lucky enough to know him, and it will truly be an honor to carry on his legacy at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex. While the Wake Forest Tennis Complex has already proven that it’s capable of hosting prestigious events — including the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships — the addition of the Harold Pollard Center will further enhance the complex and offer various options for Wake Forest Athletics, the Demon Deacon tennis programs and the WinstonSalem Open. Comprised of indoor and outdoor spaces overlooking one of the courts at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex, the Harold Pollard Center boasts many exciting features. With indoor seating for approximately 400 individuals in
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an air-conditioned space with TVs and Wi-Fi, along with two-tiered, covered outdoor seating for approximately 260 individuals — complete with sun shades and ceiling fans — there’s a lot to look forward to. The Harold Pollard Center will undoubtedly have a major impact in a multitude of ways, and this state-of-the-art venue will provide a premier atmosphere for enjoying tennis in Winston-Salem. Aside from offering a premium viewing experience, however, this venue will have the ability to serve as a unique, multipurpose location for hosting special events, including business meetings, fundraisers and small concerts. Wake Forest will also have the opportunity to utilize the space on football game days as a supplemental club area on the east side of BB&T Field. I would like to extend my utmost gratitude to everyone who has already contributed toward making this project a reality. For those who are interested in learning more or making a gift in support of the Harold Pollard Center, please contact the Deacon Club at 336.758.5626 or email barry@wfu.edu. Go Deacs!
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MAKE A GIFT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YEAR-END TAX BENEFITS Now is the perfect time to invest in our student-athletes and maximize potential tax benefits by upgrading your membership through a cash gift or transfer of appreciated stock. Make a gift by Dec. 31, 2018 in order to be eligible for deductions on your 2018 taxes. Gifts can be made online at DeaconClub.com/Donate or by calling (336) 758-5626.
Keep up with the Deacon Club on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! For the latest news and information from the Deacon Club and to connect with other members, be sure to find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! @WFUDeaconClub Facebook.com/DeaconClub @WFUDeaconClub | @DeacOnTheRun @BarryFaircloth
CLEAR BAG POLICY AT BB&T FIELD AUTO-RENEWAL PROGRAM FOR AND THE LJVM COLISEUM FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS As a reminder, Wake Forest has instituted a clear bag policy for all events held at BB&T Field and the LJVM Coliseum. Fans should utilize clear bags that do not exceed 12" in height by 6" in depth by 12" in width. A one-gallon clear plastic bag, such as a Ziploc bag, is acceptable. Small clutch bags — 4.5" by 6.5" or approximately the size of a hand — will also be permitted. For more information, please visit WakeForestSports.com.
Through Wake Forest Athletics’ auto-renewal program, you have the opportunity to auto-renew your football season tickets and parking on an annual basis. The Demon Deacons will host seven home games in 2019, including matchups with UNC, NC State, Duke, Florida State and Louisville. To learn more or to enroll in the program, call (336) 758-3322 ext. 1.
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rowing up in Broadway, Va. — a small town in the Shenandoah Valley — Lee Yancey (’66) had never heard of Wake Forest University. However, that all changed during his high school years. A multisport athlete who was inducted into his high school’s sports hall of fame, Yancey competed in football, basketball, baseball and track & field, and was always interested in becoming a collegiate student-athlete. While he was recruited by several schools for basketball, which happened to be his favorite sport, Yancey was also getting looked at by Bill Jordan, former head coach of the Wake Forest track & field team. Yancey specialized in the broad jump and sprints when it came to track season, and he had proven to be highly successful in these events throughout his high school career. As Jordan continued to reach out to Yancey about the opportunity to compete as a Demon Deacon, Wake Forest further piqued his interest when the men’s basketball team placed third in the 1962 NCAA Tournament. That spring, Yancey and his parents made the trip down to Wake Forest to check out the campus and meet with Coach Jordan. Although he enjoyed the visit, Yancey still wasn’t convinced that Wake Forest was the place for him. “I was unsure of whether I wanted to be so far away from home and everyone I knew, and whether I wanted to leave my favorite sport of basketball,” Yancey recalls. But when it came time to make a decision, there were a couple key factors that set Wake Forest apart. Not only were the class sizes
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about the same as those at his high school, Yancey was fond of the idea of competing at the highest level. While this decision meant focusing his athletic efforts on track & field opposed to basketball, he knew that Wake Forest was facing the best competition and would offer better academic and athletic opportunities than any of the colleges that had recruited him to play basketball. At the time he began his first semester in the fall of 1962, freshmen were unable to compete at the varsity level. There was one indoor track meet that allowed freshmen to participate, however, which was the first opportunity of Yancey’s collegiate career. All of the ACC teams took part in the meet and it served as a conference championship for the freshmen student-athletes. “I placed second in the broad jump at that meet and, for me, it confirmed that I was capable of performing at this level and that I made the right choice in coming to Wake Forest,” he reminisces.
Majoring in mathematics while fulfilling his duties as a member of the track & field team wasn’t an easy feat, but Yancey worked hard to achieve both academic and athletic success. As a senior, he was named one of three co-captains for the track team and was recognized on the Dean’s List both semesters. Upon the completion of his Wake Forest degree, Yancey spent 28 years working for R.J. Reynolds in a variety of roles, including serving as an analyst in operations research and a manager in marketing research and information systems, and even went on to start his own company. Since he was working in Winston-Salem, it was easy to stay connected with Wake Forest and its athletic programs. Yancey quickly became a football season ticket holder after graduating and also began giving to the Deacon Club. Now a Deacon Club member for 49 years, Yancey has continued to increase his support of Wake Forest Athletics and still attends almost
every home football and basketball game. He and his late wife, Rita, have two children, Dana and Wrenn; and three grandchildren, Ian (’16), Corey and Walker. Yancey enjoys sharing his Demon Deacon pride with his family and frequently cheers on the Deacs with his son’s family that lives nearby. “I wasn’t able to contribute a lot in the beginning, but sometimes you start off small and see where it takes you,” he states. “For me, my goal has always been to give more as time goes along. Wake played a huge role in my life and it’s nice to know that I’ve done what I’ve done, and I look forward to doing even more.” Yancey recently made the decision to make a planned gift that will ultimately go toward establishing a track & field scholarship. “The fact that I was able to receive scholarship money is one reason I decided to give back in this way,” he remarks. “I want to help other student-athletes have the opportunity to study and compete at Wake Forest like I did.”
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2 Deacon Club member Helen King 1 Kevin Smith (’00) (left) and Mike Altieri (’03) (right), former student-athletes from the football and track & field/cross country programs, respectively, catch up at the annual Varsity Club Golf Outing.
(’03) gets ready to cheer on the Deacs with Austin and Blake Stockstill, who are her twin sons and Junior Deacon Club members.
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n each issue, Where Are They Now showcases a former Wake Forest student-athlete. John “JJ” Joseph (’88) was a four-year letter winner from 1984-87 and totaled 14 goals and eight assists throughout his Wake Forest soccer career. He had a knack for scoring quickly, as he set program records for the fastest goal scored (21 seconds vs. UNCW in 1985) and fastest to score two goals (9:00 vs. Old Dominion in 1986), both of which still rank in the top five today. In that game against ODU, he became just the third different Deacon to record a hat trick. Joseph led the 1986 team with four assists and helped the Deacs win 31 games over his four years. Why do you feel it is important to give back to the University? I want other student-athletes to have the same opportunities and experiences that I had. Many people set the foundation for me, and I want to do my part to help further the success of future Wake Forest student-athletes. What is your current occupation? I am an account executive for Brenntag Northeast, which is a distributor of raw materials and ingredients.
What makes you most proud of Wake Forest? Wake Forest continues to excel at athletics without sacrificing the education of the student-athletes, all while maintaining the family atmosphere that makes it a special place to build a foundation for the future. When you come back to Wake Forest, you always… Pick a weekend when we have a home soccer game and watch the match on Alumni Hill with students, friends and past players and teammates. I was there when… Muggsy Bogues played point guard at 5’3” and we shared our soccer field with the golf team who hit practice balls over it before we trained. Who is your favorite coach at Wake Forest, current or past? The staff of Walt Chyzowych and Jay Vidovich. Walt was a coaching legend when he came to Wake Forest, and Jay was just beginning what turned out to be one of the most successful coaching tenures at WFU.
JJ JOSEPH When did you graduate from Wake Forest? 1988 What was your major and/or minor? Business What does being a Demon Deacon mean to you? It means being part of a special community. The people I met and soccer teammates I played with will always be part of my family of friends. It doesn’t matter how often you talk or when you see them, it still feels like yesterday. Why are you still involved in Wake Forest Athletics? Athletics will always be an important part of my life at Wake Forest. The memories of playing with and against the best teams and players in the country, and supporting so many great athletes on other teams, is an experience I wish everyone could have.
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What is your favorite memory of your time at Wake Forest? When we hosted Army and Old Dominion at Wake. I had two high school teammates that played for each team. I had three goals against my best friend from Old Dominion, and after the game versus Army, our team held a get-together for the guys from West Point. We made sure to show them the Southern hospitality at Wake. We all know they deserved it.
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CONGRATULATIONS! TO COACH DAVE CLAWSON, HIS STAFF & PLAYERS ON A THIRD STRAIGHT BOWL INVITATION
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credit during the preceding term. Further, NCAA rules stipulate that a student-athlete's eligibility must be determined within 14 business days after the date of the institution's last scheduled exam during a term. If the bowl game or post-season tournament occurs prior to the conclusion of the 14-day period, the institution must use whatever grades have been posted as of 5 p.m. on the day prior to the contest. If a sufficient number of grades are not available at that time, the student's eligibility will be based on their status at the beginning of the preceding term. So as coaching staffs are in full bowl mode, so too are academic officials, compliance officers and university registrars as they work to ensure that rosters are intact.
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