2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–3–5 (4–2–4 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tony Da Luz (27th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brittany Cameron (4th season)
  • Courtney Drummond (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍y 9 0 1   .950 22 0 1   .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 12 4 4   .700
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 18 4 4   .769
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 0 5   .750 13 2 8   .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 17 6 1   .729
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 2 4   .600 10 3 5   .694
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 3 4   .500 8 3 6   .647
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 7 8 3   .472
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 4 9 5   .361
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 6 7 3   .469
NC State  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 3 9 6   .333
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 3 10 4   .294
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 0 6 4   .200 3 9 6   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 2 14 2   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony Da Luz, in his twenty-seventh season. They played their home games at Spry Stadium. This was the team's 29th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Demon Deacons started the season well, winning their opening match versus Appalachian State. However, they only managed to tie their next game with Army. That tie would be the only blemish on their non-conference record. Their final record of 6–0–1 included wins over two Power 5 teams. Their ACC season started with a loss to a ranked Notre Dame, a tie, and a win against 22nd ranked Virginia. This earned them a spot in the rankings at number 25. After winning their next game, they moved up to number 17. However, they then hit a rough patch drawing three of the next four games and losing the other game to Pittsburgh. The loss saw them fall out of the rankings. They finished the season with two wins.

The Demon Deacons finished the season 10–2–5 overall and 4–2–4 in ACC ACC play to finish in sixth place. They qualified for the ACC Tournament, and lost in the First Round to Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

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The Demon Deacons finished the season 9–7–3 overall and 3–6–1 in ACC ACC play to finish in ninth place. They were not invited to the ACC Tournament, but did receive an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team in the Alabama Bracket, they had a First Round match at South Carolina, which they lost 2–0 to end their season.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kaitlyn Parks 1 GK 5'7" Senior Upper Marlboro, Maryland Graduated
Giovanna DeMarco 3 MF 5'7" Graduate Student Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania Graduated; drafted 45th overall
in the 2023 NWSL Draft
Courtney Evans 5 DF Freshman Springfield, Virginia
Madeline Allburn 6 MF 5'8" Redshirt Junior Ashburn, Virginia Graduated
Brooke Potter 15 FW 5'5" Freshman Williamsburg, Virginia Transferred to James Madison
Lyndon Wood 19 MF 5'9" Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated
Aisha Polk 36 MF Freshman Dallas, Texas
Chidubem Dike 99 FW 5'7" Freshman Greenville, South Carolina Transferred to South Carolina


Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Emily Murphy 35 FW 5'6" Junior Windsor, England North Carolina

Recruiting Class

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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Valentina Amaral
GK
United States Oviedo, Florida Florida Kraze [1]
Sarah Brown
MF
United States Winter Park, Florida Orlando City (ECNL) [2]
Mary Jane Osborne
MF
United States Los Altos Hills, California Mountain View Los Altos SC [3]
Sierra Sythe
FW
United States Long Beach, California Beach FC (CA) [4]
Samantha Wiemann
DF
United States San Diego, California San Diego Surf [5]

Squad

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Roster

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As of November 28, 2023 [6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Madison Howard
1 GK United States USA Valentina Amaral
2 MF United States USA Reese Kim
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 MF United States USA Kristi Vierra
9 MF United States USA Caiya Hanks
10 MF England ENG Malaika Meena
11 FW United States USA Liv Stowell
13 MF United States USA Emily Morris
14 FW United States USA Carrie McIntire
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
21 MF United States USA Baylor Goldthwaite
22 DF United States USA Sasha Schwartz
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

Source:[6]

Schedule

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Source:[7][8]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 17*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Appalachian State W 1–0  1–0–0
Spry Stadium (751)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 20*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Army T 1–1  1–0–1
Spry Stadium (689)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 24*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Idaho State W 3–0  2–0–1
Spry Stadium (484)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 27*
1:00 p.m., BTN+
at Purdue W 2–0  3–0–1
Folk Field (581)
West Lafayette, IN
August 31*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Auburn W 2–0  4–0–1
Auburn Soccer Complex (780)
Auburn, AL
September 3*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Iona W 6–0  5–0–1
Spry Stadium (748)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 7*
7:00 p.m.
at Rhode Island W 3–1  6–0–1
URI Soccer Complex (75)
Kingston, RI
September 10*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Brown  Canceled[9] 
Stevenson Field
Providence, RI
ACC Regular Season
September 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 13 Notre Dame L 1–3  6–1–1
(0–0–1)
Alumni Stadium (1,372)
Notre Dame, IN
September 21
8:00 p.m., ACCNX
NC State T 1–1  6–1–2
(0–1–1)
Spry Stadium (762)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 24
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22 Virginia W 2–0  7–1–2
(1–1–1)
Spry Stadium (710)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 at Virginia Tech W 2–0  8–1–2
(2–1–1)
Thompson Field (1,107)
Blacksburg, VA
October 5
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 17 at Syracuse T 2–2  8–1–3
(2–1–2)
SU Soccer Stadium (153)
Syracuse, NY
October 8
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17 at Pittsburgh L 1–4  8–2–3
(2–2–2)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (545)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 13
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 North Carolina T 1–1  8–2–4
(2–2–3)
Spry Stadium (1,280)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 19
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College T 1–1  8–2–5
(2–2–4)
Spry Stadium (606)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 22
12:30 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville W 1–0  9–2–5
(3–2–4)
Spry Stadium (620)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 26
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL) W 2–0  10–2–5
(4–2–4)
Cobb Stadium (196)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Tournament
October 29
6:00 p.m., ACCN
(6) at (3) No. 8 Clemson
First Round
L 0–1  10–3–5
Riggs Field (795)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Laurel Ansbrow ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 3 [10]
Caiya Hanks All-ACC Second Team November 1 [11]
Dempsey Brown All-ACC Freshman Team

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[12]RVRV2517RVRV25Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[13]25


References

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  1. ^ "Valentina Amaral". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sarah Brown". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mary Jane Osborne". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sierra Sythe". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Samantha Wiemann". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Wake Forest, Coach da Luz Releases 2023 Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest Versus Brown Contest Canceled Due to Weather". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.