CARY, N.C. — There were two things Wake Forest was incapable of stopping Friday night at WakeMed Soccer Park.
The first was the frigid rain, which seemed to come down colder and harder as the game dragged on, slowing the play of the ball and soaking the jerseys of all 22 men on the pitch in the men’s College Cup semifinals. The second was a 6-foot-2, 220-pound sophomore striker for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Daryl Dike bulldozed his way through the No. 9 Demon Deacons’ defense to bag a pair of goals for the No. 1 Cavaliers. Despite a 79th minute penalty kick, the Cavaliers held strong and beat Wake Forest 2-1 in front of an announced crowd of 9,862 drenched fans.