2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

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2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record16–6–0 (6–4–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Courtney Owen (5th season)
  • Brittany Cameron (2nd season)
Home stadium Spry Stadium
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Virginia  ‍†‍‍y8–0–2 .90018–3–2 .826
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y7–1–2 .80021–1–3 .900
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y7–2–1 .75016–4–1 .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y7–3–0 .70014–6–2 .682
Clemson  ‍‍‍y6–3–1 .65012–7–1 .625
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y5–2–3 .65012–3–3 .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y6–4–0 .60016–6–0 .727
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y5–3–2 .60012–6–2 .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .40011–7–0 .611
NC State  ‍‍‍y4–6–0 .4009–9–2 .500
Louisville  ‍‍‍3–6–1 .3507–7–2 .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .1007–10–1 .417
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .1004–12–0 .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–10–0 .0004–12–1 .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony da Luz, in his nineteenth season. They played home games at Spry Stadium. This is the team's 27th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–6–0 overall, and 6–4–0 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Duke in the First Round before losing in overtime to eventual champions Florida State in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team, they defeated Harvard in the First Round before losing to Michigan in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. [1] [2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament. [3]

The Demon Deacons finished the fall season 3–5–1, 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They finished the spring season 2–2–1 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Squad

Roster

As of August 10, 2021 [4]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Howard
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaitlyn Parks
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reese Kim
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Giovanna DeMarco
4 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nikayla Small
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Frank
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madeline Allburn
7 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Kristin Johnson
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristi Vierra
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jenna Menta
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Malaika Meena
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liv Stowell
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Morris
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carrie McIntire
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Faith Adams
16 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Raben
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyla Ochoa
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kate Dobsch
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lyndon Wood
20 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Shayla Smart
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryanne Brown
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sasha Schwartz
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Tangney
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zara Chavoshi
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Faircloth
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Albery
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nadia DeMarinis
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sofia Rossi
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia DeMarinis
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Swanson
31 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Duvall
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Silva
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abbie Colton
34 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laurel Ansbrow
35 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Payton Cahill
88 FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Hulda Arnarsdottir

Team management

PositionStaff
Head Coach Tony da Luz
Assistant CoachCourtney Owen
Assistant CoachBrittany Cameron

Source: [4]

Schedule

Source: [5] [6]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Exhibition
August 9
6:00 p.m.		No. 7  Clemson T  2–2  –
 Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
August 12
6:00 p.m.		No. 17  South Carolina L  0–2  –
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 19*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX 		UIC W  1–0  1–0–0
Spry Stadium (634)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 22*
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 High Point W  3–0  2–0–0
Spry Stadium (525)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 26*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		at  VCU W  2–0  3–0–0
 Sports Backers Stadium (323)
Richmond, VA
August 29*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Youngstown State W  5–0  4–0–0
Spry Stadium (330)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 2*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Loyola (MD) W  3–0  5–0–0
Spry Stadium (315)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 5*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at  Appalachian State W  2–0  6–0–0
 ASU Soccer Stadium (617)
Boone, NC
September 9*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Coastal Carolina W  5–0  7–0–0
Spry Stadium (739)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 12*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Maryland W  2–0  8–0–0
Spry Stadium (803)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Regular Season
September 17
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 7  Virginia L  0–1  8–1–0
(0–1–0)		Spry Stadium (1,487)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Boston College W  1–0  9–1–0
(1–1–0)		 Newton Campus Soccer Field (103)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 26
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Syracuse W  2–0  10–1–0
(2–1–0)		 SU Soccer Stadium (34)
Syracuse, NY
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Louisville L  1–2  OT10–2–0
(2–2–0)		 Lynn Stadium (397)
Louisville, KY
October 7
5:00 p.m.,  ACCRSN 		Miami (FL) W  2–1  2OT11–2–0
(3–2–0)		Spry Stadium (444)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 10
5:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 17  Virginia Tech W  4–3  12–2–0
(4–2–0)		Spry Stadium (601)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 8  Duke L  0–2  12–3–0
(4–3–0)		Spry Stadium (1,152)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 21
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 NC State W  1–0  13–3–0
(5–3–0)		Spry Stadium (772)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 24
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Pittsburgh W  2–1  14–3–0
(6–3–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (674)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 28
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 22  Notre Dame L  1–2  14–4–0
(6–4–0)		 Alumni Stadium (277)
Notre Dame, IN
ACC Tournament
October 31
8:00 p.m., ACCN		(6)at (3) No. 2 Duke
First Round		W  2–1  15–4–0
 Koskinen Stadium (532)
Durham, NC
November 5
8:00 p.m., ACCN		(6) No. 25vs. (2) No. 2  Florida State
Semifinals		L  1–2  OT15–5–0
 WakeMed Soccer Park (754)
Cary, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
November 14*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Harvard
First Round		W  3–0  16–5–0
Spry Stadium (1,213)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 19*
5:00 p.m.,  B1G+ 		at  Michigan
Second Round		L  0–2  16–6–0
 U-M Soccer Stadium (1,390)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [7] ——————RV——RVRV25RVNot released25
TopDrawer Soccer [8] —————————23————————

2022 NWSL Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Ryanne Brown OL Reign 221DF
Jenna Menta Racing Louisville FC 330FW

Source: [9]

References

  1. ↑ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2020-21 Women's Soccer Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wake Forest Women's Soccer Announces Spring Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ten ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2022 NWSL Draft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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