2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

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2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 10
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 17
Record3–1–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrittany Cameron (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Courtney Drummond (4th season)
  • Taylor Culp (2nd season)
Home stadium Spry Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Pittsburgh  000 400 1.000
No. 2 Stanford  000 400 1.000
No. 17 Virginia  000 300 1.000
No. 1 Duke  000 200 1.000
No. 3 Florida State  000 200 1.000
Boston College  000 201 .833
No.Notre Dame  000 201 .833
Louisville  000 310 .750
Miami (FL)  000 310 .750
SMU  000 310 .750
Syracuse  000 310 .750
No. 15 Virginia Tech  000 310 .750
No. 10 Wake Forest  000 310 .750
California  000 211 .625
No. 12 North Carolina  000 220 .500
Clemson  000 111 .500
NC State  000 031 .125
Conference champion
2025 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of August 24, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represents Wake Forest University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons are led by head coach Tony da Luz, in his twenty-ninth season. They play their home games at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This is the team's 31st season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the regular season 12–3–2 overall and 7–2–1 in ACC ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye to the Semifinals where they met third seed and sixth ranked Florida State. The game was closer than it was in the regular season and Florida State prevailed in a penalty shoot-out. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. They were selected as the second seed in the Southern California Bracket. They defeated Morehead State in the First Round, Colorado in the Second Round, and third-seed and tenth ranked Ohio State in the Round of 16. They traveled to Southern California to face the first seed and fourth ranked Trojans in the Quarterfinals. Wake Forest prevailed in a penalty shoot-out to advance to the Semfinals. There they faced regular season opponent Stanford, and again won 1–0. They faced another regular season foe in the Final, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons again could not defeat the Tar Heels and finished as runners-up. Their final record was 16–4–4.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Paige Nurkin0GK6'0"Graduate Student Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated
Emily Colton 3MF5'3"Senior Carlsbad, California Graduated; signed professional
contract with DC Power FC [1]
Nikayla Small 4MF5'2"Senior Pickering, Canada Graduated; signed professional
contract with AFC Toronto [2]
Kristin Johnson7DF5'9"Senior Reykjavík, Iceland Graduated
Caiya Hanks 9FW5'4"Junior Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Signed professional contract
with Portland Thorns FC [3]
Malaika Meena10MF5'6"Senior Slough, England Graduated
Emily Morris13MF5'8"Senior Fort Mill, South Carolina Graduated
Tyla Ochoa17DF5'5"Senior Encinitas, California Graduated
Kate Dobsch18DF5'9"Senior Winnetka, Illinois Graduated
Josie Noble22MF5'8"Freshman Wilmette, Illinois
Zara Chavoshi 24DF5'8"Senior Potomac, Maryland Graduated; signed professional
contract with Orlando Pride [4]
Nadia DeMarinis27DF5'7"Senior Boca Raton, Florida Graduated
Olivia DeMarinis29DF5'7"SeniorGraduated
Anna Swanson30MF5'4"Senior Santa Fe, New Mexico Graduated
Olivia Duvall31FW5'7"Senior Alexandria, Virginia Graduated
Emily Silva32MF5'4"Senior Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated
Abbie Colton33MF5'3"Senior Carlsbad, California Graduated
Laurel Ansbrow 34DF5'11"Senior Cary, North Carolina Graduated; signed professional
contract with Fort Lauderdale United FC [5]
Emily Murphy 35FW5'6"Senior Windsor, England Graduated; signed professional
contract with Newcastle United [6]
Payton Cahill88GK5'8"Senior Cottage Grove, Minnesota Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Addison Roberts3DF5'9"Junior Edmond, Oklahoma Oklahoma State
Brooke Miller10MF5'7"Senior San Diego, California Portland [7]
Victoria Coninck33GK5'7"Graduate Student San Ramon, California George Mason

Recruiting class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Sonoma Bever
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Madison, Wisconsin SC WaveStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Allie Flanagan
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Round Hill, Virginia Virginia Development AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Alejandra Gomez
MF
Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain Real Madrid N/A
Zaiba Ishaque
DF
Flag of England.svg Manchester, England Manchester United N/A [10]
Aislynn Maguire
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Winston-Salem, North Carolina NC FusionStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Kylie Maxwell
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Langhorne, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Ukrainian NationalsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Alicia Meincke
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Ashburn, Virginia Fairfax Virginia UnionStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Elliana Ramirez
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, Texas DKSC (ECNL)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Sydney Schuler
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Rancho Mission Viejo, California San Diego SurfStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Elizabeth Thornton
GK
Flag of the United States.svg Purcellville, Virginia Northern Virginia AllianceStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Jordan Turner
DF
Flag of the United States.svg Ashburn, VirginiaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Rachael Wright
DF
Flag of the United States.svg Grand Rapids, Michigan NationalsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Tahlia Zadeyan
DF
Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California DCMV SharksStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Squad

Roster

As of August 12, 2025 [20]

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
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lizzie Thornton
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Valentina Amaral
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amaya Dawkins
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Addison Roberts
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tahlia Zadeyan
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA MJ Osborne
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dempsey Brown
7 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Alejandra Goemz
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chloe Burst
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elliana Ramirez
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Miller
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sonoma Bever
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aislynn Maguire
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rachel Wright
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lola Ressler
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Turner
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Wood
17 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Zaiba Ishaque
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allie Flanagan
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sierra Sythe
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Johnson
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sammi Wiemann
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allie Schmidt
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Schuler
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Faircloth
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taryn Chance
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alicia Meincke
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carly Wilson
31 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kylie Maxwell
33 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victoria Conick
39 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laine DeNatale

Team management

PositionStaff
Head Coach Tony da Luz
Associate Head CoachBrittany Cameron
Assistant CoachCourtney Drummond
Assistant CoachTaylor Culp

Source: [20]

Schedule

Source: [21] [22]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Exhibition
August 6*
6:00 p.m.
No. 10No. 15  Virginia  None Reported [23]  
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
August 9*
6:00 p.m.
No. 10at No. 1  North Carolina  None Reported [24]  
Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
Regular Season
August 14*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
No. 10 SMU W  2–0  1–0–0
Spry Stadium (467)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 17*
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 10 LSU W  1–0  2–0–0
Spry Stadium (578)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 21*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 Villanova W  2–0  3–0–0
Spry Stadium (1,975)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 24*
6:30 p.m.,  SECN
No. 10at  Mississippi State L  1–2  3–1–0
MSU Soccer Field (1,454)
Starkville, MS
August 28*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX
USF   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
September 4*
7:00 p.m.
at  College of Charleston   
Patriots Point Athletics Complex
Mount Pleasant, SC
September 7*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Brown   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
September 10
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL)   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
September 14*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
USC Upstate   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
September 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
September 21
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Boston College   
Newton Campus Soccer Field
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 25
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Duke   
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at  NC State   
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
October 9
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
October 16
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at  Clemson   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
October 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
October 26
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
October 30
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at  Florida State   
Seminole Soccer Complex
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Allie FlanaganTop Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Freshman TeamAugust 12 [25]
Valentina Amaral ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 1 August 19 [26]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [27] 1010Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [28] 1817

References

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  2. Elhilali, Rania (January 27, 2025). "AFC Toronto Announces Canadian Midfielder Nikayla Small". Northern Tribune.
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