Winston-Salem, N.C. – Roald Mitchell netted a hat trick and 16^th-ranked Wake Forest totaled four second half goals to down Furman, 5-1, on Monday evening in men's soccer action at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
 
The Demon Deacons opened the scoring in the 15^th minute when Furman was whistled for a foul in the box and Mitchell drilled his spot kick into the lower right-hander corner. Furman has its own case for a penalty kick minutes later when Christian Kraus was taken down in the box, but the foul was not granted.
 
In the 37^th minute, Furman equalized on a set piece. Callum Holland served a long free kick in to the box and Alfredo Diaz-Santillan headed his shot past Wake Forest goalkeeper Trace Alphin at the 36:02 mark.
 
With the match knotted at 1-1 in the 54^th minute, Mitchell took a pass from Oliver Chase and slotted a shot into the left-hand corner to give the Demon Deacons a 2-1 lead. In the 70^th minute, Luke Tandy was sent off after being whistled for denying a scoring opportunity in the box and Mitchell converted from the penalty spot for the second time on the night to double the Wake Forest lead.
 
The Demon Deacons' Jahlane Forbes deposited a shot into the right-hand corner in the 71^st minute to up the margin to 4-1 and Leo Guarino ripped a shot past Furman goalkeeper Cameron Maung-Maung from outside the box in the 89^th minute against the 10-man Paladins to cap the scoring.
 
Wake Forest (2-0-2) posted a 17-3 advantage in total shots and a 7-3 edge in shots on target.
 
Furman (1-2-0) opens its home schedule on Friday, September 8, with a 6 p.m. kickoff versus Winthrop at Stone Soccer Stadium.