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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford University soccer team will conclude its high-profile, four-match, season-opening homestand Sunday at 2 p.m. (CDT) as the Bulldogs battle the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in a non-conference contest to be held at the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium.
 
Admission is FREE to all Samford soccer home matches and the Bulldogs will sign autographs following the game.
 
Samford (2-1) enters the matchup with a full head of steam after exploding for a 5-1 victory against Memphis on Friday. The Bulldogs' Malcanisha Kelley scored a pair of goals and added an assist in the win, while fellow junior Jermaine Seoposenwe set a school record with four assists and added a goal of her own.
 
In just three matches this season, Kelley has already scored five goals, while Seoposenwe has handed out seven assists. In her career, Kelley has scored 20 goals and moved into sole possession Friday of seventh place in the school's all-time goals list.
 
The single-season record for goals is 11, which was achieved by former Bulldog-great Marian Wagner in 2002.
 
AGAINST MEMPHIS ON FRIDAY
Also scoring goals for Samford against the Tigers were freshmen Kaitlyn Orman and Ella Baggett. Samford's defense only allowed eight shots on goal and goalkeeper Katie Peters made a pair of spectacular goal-saving stops.
 
Samford's triumph over Memphis on Friday snapped the Bulldogs' three-match losing streak against the Tigers and proved to be their first win in the series since 2007.
 
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Wake Forest (1-0-1) heads into Sunday's matchup with an undefeated record on the young 2015 campaign. In exhibition play, the Demon Deacons defeated Ohio State, 1-0, and then opened the regular season with a demonstrative 4-0 home victory over Georgia.
 
Wake Forest played at Alabama on Friday and battled to a 0-0 delay-filled draw in Tuscaloosa. The match included a pair of half-hour lightning delays and didn't wrap up until 10:30 p.m.
 
The Deacons held advantages in shots (18-10), shots on goal (7-2), and corner kicks (3-1), but were unable to put away any of the opportunities.
 
Wake Forest's Bayley Feist, Lizzy Kinkler and Kendall Fischlein each took four shots, but Alabama goalkeeper Emily Rusk was up to the challenge, saving all seven shots on goal.
 
The Demon Deacons' Lindsay Preston was equally effective, though tested to a lesser extent. She saved Alabama's two shots on goal to extend the Deacs' season-opening scoreless streak to 200 minutes.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS
Samford will face Wake Forest on the pitch for the first time in school history Sunday.  The Bulldogs' contest against the Demon Deacons will also mark its sixth all-time meeting with an Atlantic Coast Conference team. Samford owns a 1-4 record versus ACC teams, as it registered its lone victory against NC State, 1-0, on Sept. 9, 2005.
 
WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT?
Following Sunday's showdown against Wake Forest, the Samford University soccer team will next be in action Friday at 7 p.m. (CDT) as the Bulldogs travel to Auburn for their first road test of the regular season against the 16^th-ranked Auburn Tigers to be held at the Auburn Soccer Complex.
 
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