Sophomore wing Brandon Turner scored the first of his three tries with less than a minute elapsed in the match on a 70 meter run down the sideline, sparking the Demon Deacons to a 52-25 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta earlier today. The scoreline was highly flattering to Wake, which showed flashes of good play intermixed with some appalling rugby throughout the day. Georgia Tech was hampered by the absence of their first choice flyhalf and inside center, but played Wake relatively evenly throughout the match and was unlucky not to have posted more points against an easily penetrable Wake defense. Meanwhile, Wake capitalized on many of its opportunities. Captain and 8 man Trent Justice notched a brace of tries, while senior flanker Mike Duffy, senior lock Ross Hilton, and sophomore flyhalf Brendan Shea also tallied 5 pointers to go along with Turner's hat trick. Freshman fullback Johnny McMurray was 6 for 8 on conversions for the day.
Match day captain Justice summed up the Wake performance after the match, saying "we missed alot of tackles that we typically don't miss, we rarely played to our pattern, and we saw far too many passes go to ground. But when we played well, we played really well and the result was a solid victory over a solid opponent on their home turf." Assistant Head Coach Alex Lucas echoed similar sentiments. "It was certainly frustrating to see us put together a few really positive phases of play, only to see it all go to waste with an ill-advised decision or mental breakdown. But clearly we have the talent on this team, and the coaching staff now must find a way to keep the guys playing at a high level for a full 80 minutes and not just in short spurts. We know we have work to do leading into next weekend, and the players are aware that this will not be an easy week of practice."
Wake Forest will take on the University of North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 31 in Danville Virginia in the semi-final of the premiere division of the North Carolina Rugby Union Tournament. The winner of that match will play on Sunday against the winner of East Carolina and North Carolina State, while the losing sides will play on Sunday to try to avoid relegation to the lower division for next year's tournament. Game times for the weekend have yet to be released.
Wake Lineup vs. Georgia Tech
1. Kenton Forte, Sr.
2. Jeff Millar, So.
3. Nick Conte, So. (Devin Henry, Jr. @ 50)
4. Christian Jewett, Sr.
5. Ross Hilton, Sr.
6. Kip Lewis, So. (Justen Robinett, So. @ 50)
7. Mike Duffy, Sr. (Chris Ryan, So. @ 78)
8. Trent Juctice, Sr.
9. Will Hank, So.
10. Brendan Shea, So.
11. Tyler Vanston, So. (James Jeffrey, Fr. @ 75)
12. David Sage, Sr.
13. Perry Salvagne, Sr.
14. Brandon Turner, So.
15. Johnny McMurray, Fr.
16. Justen Robinett, So.
17. Billy Caster, Fr.
18. Devin Henry, Jr.
19. Chris Ryan, So.
20. Matt Layden, So.
21. Barret Corrigan, Fr.
22. John Coates, Fr.
23. Clay Robinson, Jr.
24. James Jeffrey, Fr.
Tries: Turner (3); Justice (2); Shea; Hilton; Duffy
Conversions: McMurray (6)
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