2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

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2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 2
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 2
Record16–4–4 (7–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tony Da Luz (28th season)
Associate head coachBrittany Cameron (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Courtney Drummond (3rd season)
  • Taylor Culp (1st season)
Home stadium Spry Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025  
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Duke  y901 .9501421 .853
No. 3 Wake Forest  y721 .7501233 .750
No. 6 Florida State  y721 .7501423 .816
No. 8 North Carolina  y730 .7001650 .762
No. 12 Virginia Tech  y622 .7001153 .658
No. 13 Notre Dame  y514 .7001134 .722
California  y541 .5501252 .684
No. 14т Stanford  y541 .5501341 .750
Virginia  y550 .5001250 .706
Boston College  442 .5001252 .684
Pittsburgh  352 .400963 .583
Louisville  253 .350765 .528
SMU  262 .300692 .412
Clemson  271 .250683 .441
Miami (FL)  163 .250584 .412
NC State  163 .2504104 .333
Syracuse  091 .0506102 .389
Conference champion
2024 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represents Wake Forest University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons are led by head coach Tony Da Luz, in his twenty-eighth season. They play their home games at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This is the team's 30th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

Previous season

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 as the sixth seed, and lost in the First Round to Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Madison Howard00GK5'8"Senior Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated; transferred
to Northwestern [1]
Reese Kim2MF5'5" Redshirt.svg Junior Manhattan Beach, California Graduated
Kristi Vierra8MF5'7"Senior Norwell, Massachusetts Graduated
Liv Stowell11FW5'4"Senior Londonderry, New Hampshire Graduated
Carrie McIntire14FW5'9"Senior Haymarket, Virginia Graduated; transferred
to Johns Hopkins
Baylor Goldthwaite21MF5'5"Sophomore Durham, North Carolina Transferred to
Boston College
Sasha Schwartz22DF5'6"Senior New York City, New York Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Paige Nurkin0GK6'0"Graduate Student Charlotte, North Carolina Columbia
Emily Colton3MF5'3"Senior Carlsbad, California North Carolina

Recruiting class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Chloe Burst
FW
Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans, Louisiana Challenge SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Amaya Dawkins
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Wylie, Texas FC Dallas (ECNL)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Josephine Noble
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Wilmette, Illinois Eclipse Select (IL)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Miri O'Donnell
FW
Flag of the United States.svg San Ramon, California Mountain View Los Altos SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Lola Ressler
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Winter Garden, Florida Orlando City SC (ECNL)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Tahlia Zadeyan
DF
Flag of the United States.svg La Jolla, California Del Mar Carmel Valley SharksStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mariner Headrick
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Madrid, Spain Atlético Madrid Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Squad

Roster

As of August 15, 2024 [9]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paige Nurkin
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Valentina Amaral
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amaya Dawkins
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Colton
4 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nikayla Small
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA MJ Osborne
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dempsey Brown
7 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Kristin Johnson
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chloe Burst
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caiya Hanks
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Malaika Meena
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Morris
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lola Ressler
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sammi Wiemann
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Wood
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyla Ochoa
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kate Dobsch
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sierra Sythe
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Johnson
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josie Nobel
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allie Schmidt
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 Taryn Chance
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nadia DeMarinis
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carly Wilson
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 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Emily Murphy
39 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laine DeNatale
88 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peyton Cahill

Team management

PositionStaff
Head CoachTony Da Luz
Associate Head CoachBrittany Cameron
Assistant CoachCourtney Drummond
Assistant CoachTaylor Culp

Source: [9]

Schedule

Source: [10] [11]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Exhibition
August 7*
7:00 p.m.
James Madison  None Reported 
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
August 10*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 21  South Carolina  None Reported [12]  
Stone Stadium
Columbia, SC
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 15*
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  Army W  1–0  1–0–0
Clinton Field (300)
West Point, NY
August 18*
1:00 p.m.,  BTN+
at  Rutgers T  1–1  1–0–1
Yurcak Field (906)
Piscataway, NJ
August 22*
6:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
Temple W  4–0  2–0–1
Spry Stadium (2,237)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 25*
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20  Mississippi State W  2–1  3–0–1
Spry Stadium (933)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 29*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 18at  Richmond  Cancelled [13]  3–0–1
President's Field
Richmond, VA
September 1*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 18at  Iowa L  0–2  3–1–1
UI Soccer Complex (1,563)
Iowa City, IA
September 5*
4:00 p.m.,  FloFC
at  Villanova W  1–0  4–1–1
Higgins Soccer Complex (397)
Villanova, PA
September 8*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Asheville W  5–0  5–1–1
Spry Stadium (758)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Regular Season
September 12
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 10  North Carolina L  0–1  5–2–1
(0–1–0)
Dorrance Field (2,942)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 15
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 2  Virginia W  3–0  6–2–1
(1–1–0)
Klöckner Stadium (1,402)
Charlottesville, VA
September 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13No. 1  Stanford W  1–0  7–2–1
(2–1–0)
Spry Stadium (1,229)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 22
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 13 California T  2–2  7–2–2
(2–1–1)
Spry Stadium (855)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 29
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5at  Syracuse W  3–0  8–2–2
(3–1–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (944)
Syracuse, NY
October 3
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4No. 6  Florida State W  4–1  9–2–2
(4–1–1)
Spry Stadium (1,621)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2at  SMU W  2–1  10–2–2
(5–1–1)
Washburne Stadium (933)
Dallas, TX
October 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2at  Pittsburgh W  2–0  11–2–2
(6–1–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (759)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 27
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2No. 1  Duke L  0–2  11–3–2
(6–2–1)
Spry Stadium (3,761)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 NC State W  3–0  12–3–2
(7–2–1)
Spry Stadium (894)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 7
5:30 p.m., ACCN
(2) No. 3vs. (3) No. 6 Florida State
Semifinals
T  1–1 (1–3 PKs) 12–3–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,065)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 15
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
(2) No. 3 Morehead State
First Round
W  4–0  13–3–3
Spry Stadium (601)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 22
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 3 Colorado
Second Round
W  3–1  14–3–3
Spry Stadium (612)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 24
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 3(3) No. 10  Ohio State
Round of 16
W  1–0  15–3–3
Spry Stadium (870)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 29
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 3at (1) No. 4  USC
Quarterfinals
T  2–2 (4–3 PKs) 2OT15–3–4
Dignity Health Sports Park (1,208)
Carson, CA
December 6
5:00 p.m.,  ESPNU
(2) No. 3vs. (3) No. 14т Stanford
Semifinals
W  1–0  16–3–4
WakeMed Soccer Park (10,333)
Cary, NC
December 9
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 3(2) No. 8 North Carolina
Final
L  0–1  16–4–4
WakeMed Soccer Park (9,475)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Caiya Hanks ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 5 September 17 [14]
Emily Colton ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 6 September 24 [15]
Emily Murphy ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 8 October 7, 2024 [16]
Caiya Hanks All-ACC First Team November 6, 2024 [17]
Zara Chavoshi All-ACC Second Team
Emily Colton
Emily Murphy
Valentina Amaral All-ACC Third Team
Emily Morris All-ACC Tournament Team November 10, 2024 [18]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [19] RVRV18RVRV13543223Not released2
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 20202215432223333112

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