WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wofford men's soccer team opened the season with a loss at No. 19 Wake Forest 1-0 Saturday night at Spry Stadium.

The Terriers fell to 0-1 for the season, and the Demon Deacons, ranked 19th by Soccer America, improved to 1-0.

Wake Forest controlled the majority of the first half. The Demon Deacons created several scoring chances as they held the edge in shots (10-2) and corners (4-0) over the Terriers. However, no saves were recorded as neither goalkeeper was truly tested. Wake Forest's best chance came in the 44th minute but Blair Gaines was able to block the shot before reaching Terrier goalie Andrew Drennan.

Wake Forest was able to break the scoreless tie in the 64th minute when Jalen Robinson headed the ball past Drennan to give Wake a 1-0 lead. Collin Martin sent a corner kick into the box that was deflected by a Terrier before Robinson found the back of the net.

The Terriers pushed hard to score an equalizer in the second half but were unable to get a shot on goal. Wake finished the game with a 19-8 edge in shots and 6-1 advantage on corners.

Michael Lisch earned the win for the Deacons to improve to 1-0 on the year. Drennan, who faced 19 shots and recorded three saves, fell to 0-1.

High Point 4, Elon 2

ELON, N.C. - Three first-half goals from the High Point Panthers proved to be too much for the Elon University men's soccer team to overcome on Saturday night in front of a packed house at Rhodes Stadium, as the Phoenix dropped a 4-2 decision.

The crowd of 3,862, which featured nearly all of Elon's freshman class, was the largest in program history. It topped last year's record of 3,119 when the Phoenix hosted the Panthers on Aug. 27.

Elon (0-1) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when preseason All-Southern Conference selection Chris Thomas headed in a great pass from Charles Howard in the 18th minute for his first score of the season.

High Point (1-0) answered, netting back-to-back goals in the 25th and 26th minutes to take a 2-1 lead. Adam Storm and Adam Sewell provided the goals for HPU.

The Panthers took a 3-1 lead late in the first period when Leon Carby found Ben Burdon open deep in the center of the box near the net for the score in the 34th minute.

Elon trailed HPU 6-4 in shots in the opening stanza, while each squad registered three corners apiece.

The Maroon and Gold made it a one-goal game shortly after intermission when Thomas hit Daniel Lovitz with a glancing header pass near the right post, giving Lovitz an open look at the net for the score in the 54th minute.

Elon nearly tied it in the 63rd minute, but a strike by Thomas sailed just left of the goal.

High Point answered again to reclaim a two-goal edge, as Carby notched his first goal of the season on a pass from Ryan Bennett in the 66th minute to make it a 4-2 game.

The Phoenix ended the match with a 13-10 advantage in shots, eight of which were on goal, while also claiming a 6-5 edge in corners.

Nathan Dean played all 90 minutes between the posts, tallying three saves.

Elon is back in action on Saturday, Sept. 1, when it hosts Campbell at 7 p.m. at Rudd Field.