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{{Short description|American college soccer team}}
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|name = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|name = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|current= 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team
|current= 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team
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|state = North Carolina
|state = North Carolina
|coach = Tony da Luz
|coach = Tony da Luz
|tenure = 25th <!-- As of the 2021 season -->
|tenure = 28th <!-- As of the 2024 season -->
|stadium = [[Spry Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Spry Stadium]]
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|NCAAcollegecup = 2011
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|NCAAeliteeight = 2009, 2011
|NCAAsweetsixteen = 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2013
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The '''Wake Forest University [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Demon Deacons]] women's soccer team''' is an amateur, [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[college soccer]] team composed of students attending [[Wake Forest University]] in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]. They achieved their best NCAA Tournament result in 2011, when they reached the College Cup. Like all sports teams from Wake Forest, women's soccer competes in the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]]. The [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Deacons]] play their home matches at [[Spry Stadium]] on the campus of Wake Forest.
The '''Wake Forest University [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Demon Deacons]] women's soccer team''' is an amateur, [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] team composed of students attending [[Wake Forest University]] in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]. They achieved their best NCAA Tournament result in 2011, when they reached the College Cup. Like all sports teams from Wake Forest, women's soccer competes in the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]]. The [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Deacons]] play their home matches at [[Spry Stadium]] on the campus of Wake Forest.


==History==
==History==
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===2000s===
===2000s===
The decade began with the Demon Deacon's third straight 4–3 ACC record. However, this year it was good enough to finish for a tie for second place in the standings. However, early exits in both the ACC and NCAA tournament saw the team finish with a final ranking of 23rd nationally. This was the third straight year the team finished nationally ranked. In 2001, the team ended a string of five straight winning seasons when they finished the season 9–9–2 overall. They returned to their winning ways in 2002, but regressed in the ACC, finishing 2–4–1 and tied for 7th place in the standings. The regression continued in 2003 when the team only won 1 game in the ACC. However, the team continued to qualify for the NCAA tournament in these years. 2004 was a bit of a rebound year, as the team finished 4–4–1 in the ACC and 10–7 overall, for the second consecutive year. In 2006, the Demon Deacons had their first ACC winning season since 2001, finishing 6–4–0 and tied a program record with 16 overall wins. The team finished 19th in the final national rankings, their first end of season ranking since 2000. The Demon Deacons achieved another final national ranking in 2007 after finishing 6–2–2 in the ACC and reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Their ranking run would continue in 2008 when the team finished 25th overall. 2009 would provide a breakthrough in the NCAA tournament, the Demon Deacons made the Quarterfinals. This would be good enough to reach 8th in the final rankings, a program best at the time.
The decade began with the Demon Deacon's third straight 4–3 ACC record. However, this year it was good enough to finish for a tie for second place in the standings. However, early exits in both the ACC and NCAA tournament saw the team finish with a final ranking of 23rd nationally. This was the third straight year the team finished nationally ranked. In 2001, the team ended a string of five straight winning seasons when they finished the season 9–9–2 overall. They returned to their winning ways in 2002, but regressed in the ACC, finishing 2–4–1 and tied for seventh place in the standings. The regression continued in 2003 when the team only won 1 game in the ACC. However, the team continued to qualify for the NCAA tournament in these years. 2004 was a bit of a rebound year, as the team finished 4–4–1 in the ACC and 10–7 overall, for the second consecutive year. In 2006, the Demon Deacons had their first ACC winning season since 2001, finishing 6–4–0 and tied a program record with 16 overall wins. The team finished 19th in the final national rankings, their first end of season ranking since 2000. The Demon Deacons achieved another final national ranking in 2007 after finishing 6–2–2 in the ACC and reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Their ranking run would continue in 2008 when the team finished 25th overall. 2009 would provide a breakthrough in the NCAA tournament, the Demon Deacons made the Quarterfinals. This would be good enough to reach eighth in the final rankings, a program best at the time.


===2010s===
===2010s===
The decade would start off with a program first in 2010. This year was the first time that Wake Forest won the ACC Tournament. They managed to win the tournament despite finishing 5th in the conference regular season. A second round appearance in the NCAA tournament was good enough to extend the streak of being ranked in the final rankings. 2011 was the best season in team history. The team was runner up in the ACC Tournament and finished with a program best 18 overall wins. The Demon Deacons also had their best NCAA Tournament finish in history. They qualified for the college cup as a number 1 seed in the tournament and finished the season ranked 4th, a program best. 2012 couldn't quite see the same success. However, the team did improve on its conference record. 2013 ended seven year run of being ranked in the final rankings, as a 12–7–2 record and NCAA Sweet 16 appearance was not good enough to crack the final top 25. 2014 was the Demon Deacons first overall losing record since 1994, the year the program began. They would also miss out on the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996. Things would get worse in 2015 when the team lost 12 games overall and finished tied for last in the ACC. In 2016, the team mustered an overall winning record, but could not improve on a 2–8 conference record. The team returned to the ACC tournament in 2017 for the first time in 4 seasons and ended a three year skid of not qualifying for the NCAA tournament. 2018 finished positively when the team qualified for the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and finished the season ranked 25th overall.
The decade would start off with a program first in 2010. This year was the first time that Wake Forest won the ACC Tournament. They managed to win the tournament despite finishing fifth in the conference regular season. A second round appearance in the NCAA tournament was good enough to extend the streak of being ranked in the final rankings. 2011 was by all accounts the best season in program history. The team was runner up in the ACC Tournament and finished with a program best 18 overall wins. The Demon Deacons also had their best NCAA Tournament finish in history. They qualified for the [[NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship|College Cup]] as a #1 seed in the tournament and finished the season ranked fourth, a program best. 2012 couldn't quite see the same success. However, the team did improve on its conference record. 2013 ended seven-year run of being ranked in the final rankings, as a 12–7–2 record and NCAA Sweet 16 appearance was not good enough to crack the final top 25. 2014 was the Demon Deacons first overall losing record since 1994, the year the program began. They would also miss out on the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996. Things would get worse in 2015 when the team lost 12 games overall and finished tied for last in the ACC. In 2016, the team mustered an overall winning record, but could not improve on a 2–8 conference record. The team returned to the ACC tournament in 2017 for the first time in 4 seasons and ended a three-year skid of not qualifying for the NCAA tournament. 2018 finished positively when the team qualified for the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and finished the season ranked 25th overall.


===2020s===
===2020s===
The decade started with a season shortened by the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The Demon Deacons would only play one non-conference game, against [[Duke Blue Devils women's soccer|Duke]]. The season was reduced to eight total conference games. The team finished 9th overall, one spot out of qualifying for the ACC Tournament. 2021 saw a return to a more normal schedule and the Demon Deacons posted a 16–6–0 record going 6–4–0 in ACC play. They won a tiebreaker to qualify for the [[2021 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament|ACC Tournament]] and received an at-large invite to the [[2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament|NCAA Tourament]]. Their 16 wins was their highest win total since 2011.
The decade started with a season shortened by the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The Demon Deacons would only play one non-conference game, against [[Duke Blue Devils women's soccer|Duke]]. The season was reduced to eight total conference games. The team finished ninth overall, one spot out of qualifying for the ACC Tournament. 2021 saw a return to a more normal schedule and the Demon Deacons posted a 16–6–0 record going 6–4–0 in ACC play. They won a tiebreaker to qualify for the [[2021 ACC women's soccer tournament|ACC Tournament]] and received an at-large invite to the [[2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament|NCAA Tournament]]. Their 16 wins was their highest win total since 2011. 2022 saw a repeat trip to the [[2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament|NCAA Tournament]] after a 9–6–3 regular season finish. The Demon Deacons lost in the First Round for the first time since 2005. In 2023 the Demon Deacons finished 10–3–5 overall and 4–2–4 in ACC play. They qualified for the ACC tournament for the second time in three years, but broke a two-year streak of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==

=== Roster ===
=== Roster ===
{{updated|August 10, 2021}} <ref>{{cite web|url= http://godeacs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster|title= 2021 Women's Soccer Roster|website=godeacs.com|publisher=Wake Forest University|access-date=August 10, 2021}}</ref>
{{updated|August 15, 2024}} <ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://godeacs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/2024|title=2024 Women's Soccer Roster|website=godeacs.com|publisher=Wake Forest University|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player |no=00 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name= Madison Howard}}
{{Fs player |no=0 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name= Paige Nurkin}}
{{Fs player |no=1 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name= Kaitlyn Parks}}
{{Fs player |no=1 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name= Valentina Amaral}}
{{Fs player |no=2 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Reese Kim}}
{{Fs player |no=2 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Amaya Dawkins}}
{{Fs player |no=3 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Giovanna DeMarco}}
{{Fs player |no=3 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Emily Colton}}
{{Fs player |no=4 |nat=CAN |pos=MF |name= Nikayla Small}}
{{Fs player |no=4 |nat=CAN |pos=MF |name= Nikayla Small}}
{{Fs player |no=5 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Ashley Frank}}
{{Fs player |no=5 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= MJ Osborne}}
{{Fs player |no=6 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Madeline Allburn}}
{{Fs player |no=6 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Dempsey Brown}}
{{Fs player |no=7 |nat=ISL |pos=DF |name= Kristin Johnson}}
{{Fs player |no=7 |nat=ISL |pos=DF |name= Kristin Johnson}}
{{Fs player |no=8 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Kristi Vierra}}
{{Fs player |no=8 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Chloe Burst}}
{{Fs player |no=9 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Jenna Menta}}
{{Fs player |no=9 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Caiya Hanks}}
{{Fs player |no=10 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name= Malaika Meena}}
{{Fs player |no=10 |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name= Malaika Meena}}
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{{Fs player |no=11 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Liv Stowell}}
{{Fs player |no=13 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Emily Morris}}
{{Fs player |no=13 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Emily Morris}}
{{Fs player |no=14 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Carrie McIntire}}
{{Fs player |no=14 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Lola Ressler}}
{{Fs player |no=15 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Faith Adams}}
{{Fs player |no=15 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Sammi Wiemann}}
{{Fs player |no=16 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name= Mia Raben}}
{{Fs player |no=16 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Alex Wood}}
{{Fs player |no=17 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Tyla Ochoa}}
{{Fs player |no=17 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Tyla Ochoa}}
{{Fs player |no=18 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Kate Dobsch}}
{{Fs player |no=18 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Kate Dobsch}}
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{{Fs player |no=19 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Sierra Sythe}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player |no=19 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Lyndon Wood}}
{{Fs player |no=20 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Hannah Johnson}}
{{Fs player |no=20 |nat=JAM |pos=FW |name= [[Shayla Smart]]}}
{{Fs player |no=22 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Josie Nobel}}
{{Fs player |no=21 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Ryanne Brown}}
{{Fs player |no=23 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Allie Schmidt}}
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{{Fs player |no=22 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Sasha Schwartz}}
{{Fs player |no=23 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Lauren Tangney}}
{{Fs player |no=24 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Zara Chavoshi}}
{{Fs player |no=24 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Zara Chavoshi}}
{{Fs player |no=25 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Sophie Faircloth}}
{{Fs player |no=25 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Sophie Faircloth}}
{{Fs player |no=26 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Mia Albery}}
{{Fs player |no=26 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Taryn Chance}}
{{Fs player |no=27 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Nadia DeMarinis}}
{{Fs player |no=27 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Nadia DeMarinis}}
{{Fs player |no=28 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Sofia Rossi}}
{{Fs player |no=28 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Carly Wilson}}
{{Fs player |no=29 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Olivia DeMarinis}}
{{Fs player |no=29 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Olivia DeMarinis}}
{{Fs player |no=30 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Anna Swanson}}
{{Fs player |no=30 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Anna Swanson}}
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{{Fs player |no=33 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Abbie Colton}}
{{Fs player |no=33 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Abbie Colton}}
{{Fs player |no=34 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Laurel Ansbrow}}
{{Fs player |no=34 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Laurel Ansbrow}}
{{Fs player |no=35 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name= Payton Cahill}}
{{Fs player |no=35 |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name= Emily Murphy}}
{{Fs player |no=88 |nat=ISL |pos=FW |name= Hulda Arnarsdottir}}
{{Fs player |no=39 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Laine DeNatale}}
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{{Fs player |no=88 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name= Peyton Cahill}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}


===Team Management===
===Team management===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Position|Staff}}
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Position|Staff}}
|-
|-
| Head Coach || Tony Da Luz
| Head coach || Tony Da Luz
|-
|-
| Assistant Coach || Courtney Owen
| Associate Head Coach || Brittany Cameron
|-
|-
| Assistant Coach || Brittany Cameron
| Assistant coach || Courtney Drummond
|-
| Assistant coach || Taylor Culp
|}
|}

Source:<ref name="auto" />


==Seasons==
==Seasons==
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| 0
| 0
| 25
| 25
| NCAA 2nd Round
| align=left| NCAA 2nd Round
| align=left| [[Shayla Smart]]
| align=left| [[Shayla Smart]]
| 25
| 25
| align=left| Shayla Smart
| align=left| Shayla Smart
| 11
| 11
|-
| [[2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team|2022]]
| ACC
| 10
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 9th
|
| 19
| 9
| 7
| 3
|
| align=left| NCAA 1st Round
| align=left| Olivia Stowell
| 14
| align=left| Olivia Stowell/Alex Wood
| 5
|-
| [[2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team|2023]]
| ACC
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 6th
| QF
| 18
| 10
| 3
| 5
|
|
| align=left| Caiya Hanks
| 16
| align=left| Caiya Hanks/Emily Murphy
| 6
|-
|-
|-class="sortbottom"
|-class="sortbottom"
!Totals:<br>23 Seasons!!1 Conference!!241!!96!!123!!21!!!!1 ACCT title!!571!!312!!208!!52!!!!!![[Katie Stengel]]!!125!!Katie Stengel!!50
!Totals:<br />24 Seasons!!1 Conference!!261!!103!!131!!26!!!!1 ACCT title!!608!!331!!218!!60!!!!!![[Katie Stengel]]!!125!!Katie Stengel!!50
|-
|-
|}
|}
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'''ACC Coach of the Year:'''
'''ACC Coach of the Year:'''


* Tony da Luz - 1998
* Tony da Luz – 1998


'''ACC Offensive Player of the Year:'''
'''ACC Offensive Player of the Year:'''


* [[Katie Stengel]] - 2011
* [[Katie Stengel]] – 2011


'''ACC Freshman of the Year:'''
'''ACC Freshman of the Year:'''


* Emily Taggart - 1998
* Emily Taggart – 1998
* Joline Charlton - 1999
* Joline Charlton – 1999
* [[Katie Stengel]] - 2010
* [[Katie Stengel]] – 2010


==NSCAA All-Americans==
==NSCAA All-Americans==
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| 1998 || Stefanie Mathews*, Emily Taggart*
| 1998 || Stefanie Mathews*, Emily Taggart*
|-
|-
| 1999 || Joline Charlton*, Erin Regan, Stacy Roeck*, Emily Taggart
| 1999 || Joline Charlton*, [[Erin Regan]], Stacy Roeck*, Emily Taggart
|-
|-
| 2000 || Joline Charlton, Stacy Roeck*, Emily Taggart
| 2000 || Joline Charlton, Stacy Roeck*, Emily Taggart
|-
|-
| 2001 || Sarah Kate Noftsinger*, Stacy Roeck, Emily Taggart
| 2001 || [[Sarah Kate Noftsinger]]*, Stacy Roeck, Emily Taggart
|-
|-
| 2002 || A.B. Robbins*, Katherine Winstead*
| 2002 || A.B. Robbins*, Katherine Winstead*
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|-
|-
| 2021 || [[Shayla Smart]]**, Nikayla Small^
| 2021 || [[Shayla Smart]]**, Nikayla Small^
|-
| 2022 || Caiya Hanks^
|-
| 2023 || Caiya Hanks*, Dempsey Brown^
|}
|}


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|-
|-
| [[2019 NWSL College Draft|2019]] || [[Bayley Feist]] || 2nd || 8 || 17 || [[Washington Spirit]]
| [[2019 NWSL College Draft|2019]] || [[Bayley Feist]] || 2nd || 8 || 17 || [[Washington Spirit]]
|-
| [[2021 NWSL Draft|2021]] || [[Hannah Betfort]] || 4th || 7 || 37 || [[Portland Thorns FC]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| [[2022 NWSL Draft|2022]] || [[Ryanne Brown]] || 2nd || 9 || 21 || [[OL Reign]]
| rowspan=2| [[2022 NWSL Draft|2022]] || [[Ryanne Brown]] || 2nd || 9 || 21 || [[OL Reign]]
|-
|-
| [[Jenna Menta]] || 3rd || 4 || 30 || [[Racing Louisville FC]]
| [[Jenna Menta]] || 3rd || 4 || 30 || [[Racing Louisville FC]]
|-
| [[2023 NWSL Draft|2023]] || [[Giovanna DeMarco]] || 4th || 9 || 45 || [[San Diego Wave FC]]
|}
|}

==Notable alumni==
{{main|Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer players}}

===Current Professional Players===
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aubrey Kingsbury]] (2010–2013) – Currently with [[Washington Spirit]] and [[United States women's national soccer team|USA]] international
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Katie Stengel]] (2010–2013) – Currently with [[NJ/NY Gotham FC]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bayley Feist]] (2015–2018) – Currently with [[Washington Spirit]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Madison Hammond]] (2016–2019) – Currently with [[Angel City FC|Angel City]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hannah Betfort]] (2017–2020) – Currently with [[Portland Thorns FC|Portland Thorns]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryanne Brown]] (2017–2021) – Currently with [[OL Reign]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mariah Lee]] (2018) – Currently with [[Adelaide United FC (A-League Women)|Adelaide United]]
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Oliwia Woś]] (2018) – Currently with [[FC Zürich Frauen|FC Zürich]] and [[Poland women's national football team|Poland]] international
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jenna Menta]] (2021) – Currently with [[Fortuna Hjørring]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:36, 15 August 2024

Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team
Founded1994
UniversityWake Forest University
Head coachTony da Luz (28th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationWinston-Salem, North Carolina
StadiumSpry Stadium
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameDeacs
ColorsOld gold and black[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2011
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2009, 2011
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
2010

The Wake Forest University Demon Deacons women's soccer team is an amateur, NCAA Division I college soccer team composed of students attending Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They achieved their best NCAA Tournament result in 2011, when they reached the College Cup. Like all sports teams from Wake Forest, women's soccer competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Deacons play their home matches at Spry Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest.

History

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1990s

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Wake Forest fielded its first team in 1994, under the coaching of Chris Turner. The Deacons went 8–9–0 in their first season. However, all of those 8 wins came outside the Atlantic Coast Conference. Despite the team's 0–6 conference record, they still qualified for the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, where they would lose in the first round. In 1995, the team won their first ACC game, and finished with a .500 record of 9–9–3. Continuing to build, they won 2 conference games and their first ACC tournament game in 1996. Their 14–8 overall record would be the program's first winning record. The team qualified for its first NCAA Tournament. This would start a run of 18 straight NCAA qualifications for the Demon Deacons. The team couldn't quite reach the same heights in 1997, finishing 11–8–2 and losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After the season Chris Turner would leave as head coach and would be replaced by Tony da Luz.[2] In his first season, Da Luz would lead the Demon Deacons to their first ever winning conference season. The team also qualified for the NCAA Tournament and finished the season nationally ranked. In 1999, a trip to the third round of the NCAA Tournament earned the team its first top 15 ranking at the end of the season. The Demon Deacons closed the season with a 16–6–1 record. A program record for wins in a season that stood until 2011. The team also finished as runners up in the ACC Tournament.

2000s

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The decade began with the Demon Deacon's third straight 4–3 ACC record. However, this year it was good enough to finish for a tie for second place in the standings. However, early exits in both the ACC and NCAA tournament saw the team finish with a final ranking of 23rd nationally. This was the third straight year the team finished nationally ranked. In 2001, the team ended a string of five straight winning seasons when they finished the season 9–9–2 overall. They returned to their winning ways in 2002, but regressed in the ACC, finishing 2–4–1 and tied for seventh place in the standings. The regression continued in 2003 when the team only won 1 game in the ACC. However, the team continued to qualify for the NCAA tournament in these years. 2004 was a bit of a rebound year, as the team finished 4–4–1 in the ACC and 10–7 overall, for the second consecutive year. In 2006, the Demon Deacons had their first ACC winning season since 2001, finishing 6–4–0 and tied a program record with 16 overall wins. The team finished 19th in the final national rankings, their first end of season ranking since 2000. The Demon Deacons achieved another final national ranking in 2007 after finishing 6–2–2 in the ACC and reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Their ranking run would continue in 2008 when the team finished 25th overall. 2009 would provide a breakthrough in the NCAA tournament, the Demon Deacons made the Quarterfinals. This would be good enough to reach eighth in the final rankings, a program best at the time.

2010s

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The decade would start off with a program first in 2010. This year was the first time that Wake Forest won the ACC Tournament. They managed to win the tournament despite finishing fifth in the conference regular season. A second round appearance in the NCAA tournament was good enough to extend the streak of being ranked in the final rankings. 2011 was by all accounts the best season in program history. The team was runner up in the ACC Tournament and finished with a program best 18 overall wins. The Demon Deacons also had their best NCAA Tournament finish in history. They qualified for the College Cup as a #1 seed in the tournament and finished the season ranked fourth, a program best. 2012 couldn't quite see the same success. However, the team did improve on its conference record. 2013 ended seven-year run of being ranked in the final rankings, as a 12–7–2 record and NCAA Sweet 16 appearance was not good enough to crack the final top 25. 2014 was the Demon Deacons first overall losing record since 1994, the year the program began. They would also miss out on the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996. Things would get worse in 2015 when the team lost 12 games overall and finished tied for last in the ACC. In 2016, the team mustered an overall winning record, but could not improve on a 2–8 conference record. The team returned to the ACC tournament in 2017 for the first time in 4 seasons and ended a three-year skid of not qualifying for the NCAA tournament. 2018 finished positively when the team qualified for the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and finished the season ranked 25th overall.

2020s

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The decade started with a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Demon Deacons would only play one non-conference game, against Duke. The season was reduced to eight total conference games. The team finished ninth overall, one spot out of qualifying for the ACC Tournament. 2021 saw a return to a more normal schedule and the Demon Deacons posted a 16–6–0 record going 6–4–0 in ACC play. They won a tiebreaker to qualify for the ACC Tournament and received an at-large invite to the NCAA Tournament. Their 16 wins was their highest win total since 2011. 2022 saw a repeat trip to the NCAA Tournament after a 9–6–3 regular season finish. The Demon Deacons lost in the First Round for the first time since 2005. In 2023 the Demon Deacons finished 10–3–5 overall and 4–2–4 in ACC play. They qualified for the ACC tournament for the second time in three years, but broke a two-year streak of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.

Personnel

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Roster

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As of August 15, 2024 [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Paige Nurkin
1 GK United States USA Valentina Amaral
2 MF United States USA Amaya Dawkins
3 MF United States USA Emily Colton
4 MF Canada CAN Nikayla Small
5 DF United States USA MJ Osborne
6 MF United States USA Dempsey Brown
7 DF Iceland ISL Kristin Johnson
8 FW United States USA Chloe Burst
9 MF United States USA Caiya Hanks
10 MF England ENG Malaika Meena
13 MF United States USA Emily Morris
14 MF United States USA Lola Ressler
15 DF United States USA Sammi Wiemann
16 FW United States USA Alex Wood
17 DF United States USA Tyla Ochoa
18 DF United States USA Kate Dobsch
19 FW United States USA Sierra Sythe
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW United States USA Hannah Johnson
22 MF United States USA Josie Nobel
23 DF United States USA Allie Schmidt
24 DF United States USA Zara Chavoshi
25 MF United States USA Sophie Faircloth
26 DF United States USA Taryn Chance
27 DF United States USA Nadia DeMarinis
28 MF United States USA Carly Wilson
29 DF United States USA Olivia DeMarinis
30 MF United States USA Anna Swanson
31 MF United States USA Olivia Duvall
32 MF United States USA Emily Silva
33 DF United States USA Abbie Colton
34 DF United States USA Laurel Ansbrow
35 FW England ENG Emily Murphy
39 DF United States USA Laine DeNatale
88 GK United States USA Peyton Cahill

Team management

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Position Staff
Head coach Tony Da Luz
Associate Head Coach Brittany Cameron
Assistant coach Courtney Drummond
Assistant coach Taylor Culp

Source:[3]

Seasons

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Season Conference Record[4] Conference Tourn. Pos. Overall Record Honors Top points[5] Top scorer[6]
Conference Pld. W L D Pos. Pld. W L D Natl. Rank
1994 ACC 6 0 6 0 7th QF 17 8 9 0 Cheryl Zimmerman 15 Cheryl Zimmerman 7
1995 ACC 7 1 6 0 7th QF 21 9 9 3 Julie Scott 21 Julie Scott 8
1996 ACC 7 2 5 0 t-6th SF 22 14 8 0 20 NCAA 2nd Round Liz Burnette 27 Liz Burnette 12
1997 ACC 7 1 6 0 7th QF 21 11 8 2 NCAA 1st Round Stefanie Mathews 22 Stefanie Mathews 8
1998 ACC 7 4 3 0 4th SF 21 13 7 1 24 NCAA 1st Round Anne Shropshire 32 Anne Shropshire 11
1999 ACC 7 4 3 0 t-3rd F 23 16 6 1 12 NCAA 3rd Round Joline Charlton 27 Joline Charlton 10
2000 ACC 7 4 3 0 t-2nd QF 21 11 8 2 23 NCAA 2nd Round Emily Taggart 24 Emily Taggart 9
2001 ACC 7 3 4 0 t-5th SF 20 9 9 2 NCAA 1st Round Stacy Roeck 20 Stacy Roeck 9
2002 ACC 7 2 4 1 t-7th QF 22 13 8 1 NCAA 2nd Round Katherine Winstead 24 Sarah Kozey/Katherine Winstead 9
2003 ACC 7 1 4 2 7th QF 20 10 7 3 NCAA 1st Round Sarah Kozey/Elizabeth Remy 17 Sarah Kozey/Elizabeth Remy 6
2004 ACC 9 4 4 1 t-5th QF 19 10 7 2 NCAA 1st Round Sarah Kozey 28 Sarah Kozey 12
2005 ACC 10 4 6 0 7th QF 19 9 9 1 NCAA 1st Round Elizabeth Remy 25 Sarah Kozey 8
2006 ACC 10 6 4 0 3rd SF 23 16 6 1 19 NCAA 2nd Round Elizabeth Remy 23 Elizabeth Remy 9
2007 ACC 10 6 2 2 t-2nd SF 23 13 7 3 20 NCAA 2nd Round Jill Hutchinson 22 Jill Hutchinson 10
2008 ACC 10 5 5 0 6th QF 21 13 8 0 25 NCAA 2nd Round Jill Hutchinson 27 Jill Hutchinson 10
2009 ACC 10 5 3 2 5th QF 24 16 6 2 8 NCAA Quarterfinalist Kaley Fountain/Jill Hutchinson 32 Jill Hutchinson 14
2010 ACC 10 5 4 1 5th W 24 13 8 3 25 NCAA 2nd Round Katie Stengel 37 Katie Stengel 16
2011 ACC 10 5 2 3 t-4th F 26 18 4 4 4 NCAA Semifinalist Katie Stengel 46 Katie Stengel 19
2012 ACC 10 6 3 1 t-2nd SF 23 14 6 3 15 NCAA 2nd Round Katie Stengel 22 Katie Stengel 9
2013 ACC 13 5 6 2 9th 21 12 7 2 NCAA 3rd Round Riley Ridgik 26 Riley Ridgik 11
2014 ACC 10 3 5 2 t-8th 17 5 9 3 Riley Ridgik 12 Riley Ridgik 5
2015 ACC 10 2 8 0 t-12th 19 5 12 2 Sarah Medina 11 Sarah Medina 4
2016 ACC 10 2 8 0 11th 18 10 8 0 Maddie Huster 14 Peyton Perea 6
2017 ACC 10 5 3 2 t-5th QF 22 11 7 4 NCAA 2nd Round Bayley Feist 18 Bayley Feist 8
2018 ACC 10 4 6 0 t-9th 20 9 9 2 25 NCAA 3rd Round Bayley Feist 18 Bayley Feist 7
2019 ACC 10 1 6 3 12th 18 6 8 4 Hudla Arnasdottir 18 Hudla Arnasdottir 8
2020 ACC 8 3 4 1 9th 14 5 7 2 Sophie Faircloth 10 Sophie Faircloth 4
2021 ACC 10 6 4 0 7th SF 22 16 6 0 25 NCAA 2nd Round Shayla Smart 25 Shayla Smart 11
2022 ACC 10 3 6 1 9th 19 9 7 3 NCAA 1st Round Olivia Stowell 14 Olivia Stowell/Alex Wood 5
2023 ACC 10 4 2 4 6th QF 18 10 3 5 Caiya Hanks 16 Caiya Hanks/Emily Murphy 6
Totals:
24 Seasons		 1 Conference 261 103 131 26 1 ACCT title 608 331 218 60 Katie Stengel 125 Katie Stengel 50

Awards

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ACC Coach of the Year:

  • Tony da Luz – 1998

ACC Offensive Player of the Year:

ACC Freshman of the Year:

  • Emily Taggart – 1998
  • Joline Charlton – 1999
  • Katie Stengel – 2010

NSCAA All-Americans

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Year Player(s)
2009 Kaley Fountain**
2010 Katie Stengel*
2011 Aubrey Bledsoe*, Katie Stengel
2012 Katie Stengel*
  • (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-American
  • (**) Denotes 3rd Team All-American

All-ACC Players

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  • The players are all first team All-ACC, unless otherwise noted
Year Player(s)
1997 Stefanie Mathews*
1998 Stefanie Mathews*, Emily Taggart*
1999 Joline Charlton*, Erin Regan, Stacy Roeck*, Emily Taggart
2000 Joline Charlton, Stacy Roeck*, Emily Taggart
2001 Sarah Kate Noftsinger*, Stacy Roeck, Emily Taggart
2002 A.B. Robbins*, Katherine Winstead*
2003 Melanie Schneider*, Alena Thom*
2004 Alli Hunt*, Sarah Kozey*
2005 Sarah Kozey*, Melanie Schneider*
2006 Kristina Hanley*, Elizabeth Remy
2007 Kaley Fountain*, Jill Hutchinson, Allie Sadow*, Amy Smerdzinski*
2008 Kaley Fountain*, Amy Smerdzinski*
2009 Kaley Fountain, Jill Hutchinson
2010 Katie Stengel
2011 Aubrey Bledsoe, Caralee Keppler*, Katie Stengel
2012 Aubrey Bledsoe*, Katie Stengel
2013 Aubrey Bledsoe, Riley Ridgik*, Katie Stengel*
2016 Sarah Teegarden*
2017 Lindsay Preston*, Maddie Huster*, Bayley Feist**, Vicky Krug^
2018 Bayley Feist*, Peyton Perea**, Giovanna Demarco^
2019 Madison Hammond*
2020 Hannah Betfort**, Sophie Faircloth^
2021 Shayla Smart**, Nikayla Small^
2022 Caiya Hanks^
2023 Caiya Hanks*, Dempsey Brown^
  • (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-ACC
  • (**) Denotes 3rd Team All-ACC
  • (^) Denotes All-Freshman ACC Team

Players in the WPS Draft

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Year Player Round # Pick # Overall # Team
2010 Kaley Fountain 2nd 9 20 FC Gold Pride
2010 Jill Hutchinson 4th 1 30 Atlanta Beat
2010 Caitlin Farrell 7th 2 58 Philadelphia Independence
2011 Caitlin Farrell 2nd 3 11 Philadelphia Independence
2011 Bianca D'Agostino 3rd 6 18 Philadelphia Independence

Players in the NWSL Draft

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Year Player Round # Pick # Overall # Team
2013 Kristen Meier 3rd 7 23 Seattle Reign FC
Jackie Logue 4th 6 30 Western New York Flash
2018 Ally Haran 3rd 5 25 Seattle Reign FC
Maddie Huster 3rd 6 26 Washington Spirit
2019 Bayley Feist 2nd 8 17 Washington Spirit
2021 Hannah Betfort 4th 7 37 Portland Thorns FC
2022 Ryanne Brown 2nd 9 21 OL Reign
Jenna Menta 3rd 4 30 Racing Louisville FC
2023 Giovanna DeMarco 4th 9 45 San Diego Wave FC

Notable alumni

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Main page: Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer players

Current Professional Players

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References

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  1. ^ "Logos & Branding – Wake Forest University". November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tony Da Luz Bio". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's Soccer Year-by-Year Results". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  5. ^ In NCAA scoring, goals count as 2 points while assists count as one point.
  6. ^ Goals in all competitions (regular season, Conference, and NCAA Tournament) are counted.
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