Box Score

ELON, N.C. – Elon outshot the visitors 19-10, but it was Wake Forest’s Kyle Adams who headed in the lone shot in overtime to lift the Demon Deacons to a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix in non-conference men’s soccer action from Rudd Field on Tuesday night. The Phoenix (6-5-5) suffered its second straight overtime loss in its eighth extra minute game of the season. Wake Forest ended a four-match winless stretch to improve to 6-7-2 on the year.

Adams headed home his first goal of the season from a Ben Newman free kick on the deep left side of the field in the 94th minute of action.

After a scoreless first half, the Deacons got on the board first, netting a goal at the 60th minute. Kyle Emerson sent a corner kick to the far post where Luca Gimenez headed in his fourth goal of the season into the right upper 90 to give Wake the 1-0 advantage.

The Wake Forest goal seemed to spark the Phoenix and Elon sent a barrage of shots on goal in the ensuing minutes. James Carroll’s blast sailed just high of the net and then a second shot by Carroll careened off the post. Chris Thomas tried for the rebound goal, but his shot ricocheted off the corner of the post.

Midway through the second half, Carroll served a great ball into the box, but Stephen Dilger’s short shot was saved by WFU keeper Akira Fitzgerald. Finally in the 75th minute, Elon managed to get the equalizer. Senior midfielder Brad Franks sent a ball in the box from the left side of the field. Defender Austen King sailed high to head in his second score of the season and knot the score at 1-1.

Elon nearly got the go-ahead goal a few minutes later when a Gabe Latigue header went just high of the goal. Neither team could find the back of the net in regulation, sending the contest to an extra session.

The Phoenix almost put a goal on the board with 15 minutes gone by in the first half. Midfielder Nick Millington rocketed a shot from about 23 yards out that skimmed the top of the left side of the crossbar. With under four minutes before the break, Elon pressured the Wake back line, getting off several attempts at the net. The best opportunity came off the foot of Lovitz who forced Fitzgerald to stretch out to punch away the bullet from the left side of the field.

The Elon defense did its job in the first 45 minutes, blocking away several Wake attempts, including a free kick from the top of the box midway through the half.

Elon held a 19-10 shot advantage and a slight 4-3 edge in corner kicks. Fitzgerald finished with five saves while Phoenix goalie Reed Dillard made two stops.

Elon will play its final Southern Conference game of the regular season when it battles Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. on Friday at 3 p.m.