■ The Wake Forest's men's soccer team has a key ACC match at 7 p.m. today against Virginia and also will be trying to raise money for the fight against breast cancer.
The Deacons again will honor Genna Wiley, the wife of former trainer Steve Wiley. She died of breast cancer in 2007, three days after the Deacons won the NCAA Championship.
Wake Forest players will wear pink game jerseys, and spectators will have the chance to bid on them. Wake Forest raised more than $13,000 last year from the jersey auction and fans' donations. Tickets cost $6.
"We're excited to be able to hold the event again, in conjunction with Virginia, to honor the memory of Genna." Coach Jay Vidovich said.
■ The Wake Forest women's soccer team will play its last nonconference game Saturday at Alabama-Birmingham, then will start ACC play Sept. 27 with a match at North Carolina.
The Deacons are 7-1 after losing 4-2 at Connecticut on Sunday. They have outscored opponents 22-6 and also have 18 assists. Senior Jill Hutchinson leads the attack with eight goals and two assists, and Kaley Fountain has six goals and four assists.
■ The Wake Forest field-hockey team (5-1) started its home schedule Sunday with a 5-2 win over Indiana and will play host to Davidson at 1 p.m. Sunday. Melissa Martin had a goal and four assists against Indiana, raising her team-leading scoring total to nine points.
■ The Wake Forest volleyball team is still in search of its first victory after losses last weekend to Auburn (25-18, 25-19, 25-15) and Coastal Carolina (25-17, 16-25, 25-19, 25-16). Kadija Fornah had a good weekend, finishing with nine kills and three blocks against Auburn and 11 kills and 10 digs against Coastal.
The Deacons will open ACC play at 7 p.m. today against Duke and will play Appalachian State and Liberty at home Saturday.
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