Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons
women's soccer
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Founded1994;31 years ago (1994)
University Wake Forest University
Head coachTony da Luz (28th season)
Conference ACC
Location Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Stadium Spry Stadium
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameDeacs
ColorsOld gold and black [1]
   
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Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2011, 2024
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2009, 2011, 2024
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2024
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, 2024
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.

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History

1990s

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

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

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

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.

In 2024, Wake Forest reached their first College Cup final, but they lost to North Carolina 1–0. [3]

Personnel

Roster

As of February 7, 2025 [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
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: [4]

Seasons

SeasonConference Record [5] Conference Tourn. Pos.Overall RecordHonorsTop points [6] Top scorer [7]
ConferencePld.WLDPos.Pld.WLDNatl. Rank
1994 ACC 60607thQF17890Cheryl Zimmerman15Cheryl Zimmerman7
1995ACC71607thQF21993Julie Scott21Julie Scott8
1996ACC7250t-6thSF22148020NCAA 2nd RoundLiz Burnette27Liz Burnette12
1997ACC71607thQF211182NCAA 1st RoundStefanie Mathews22Stefanie Mathews8
1998ACC74304thSF21137124NCAA 1st RoundAnne Shropshire32Anne Shropshire11
1999ACC7430t-3rdF23166112NCAA 3rd RoundJoline Charlton27Joline Charlton10
2000ACC7430t-2ndQF21118223NCAA 2nd RoundEmily Taggart24Emily Taggart9
2001ACC7340t-5thSF20992NCAA 1st RoundStacy Roeck20Stacy Roeck9
2002ACC7241t-7thQF221381NCAA 2nd RoundKatherine Winstead24Sarah Kozey/Katherine Winstead9
2003ACC71427thQF201073NCAA 1st RoundSarah Kozey/Elizabeth Remy17Sarah Kozey/Elizabeth Remy6
2004ACC9441t-5thQF191072NCAA 1st RoundSarah Kozey28Sarah Kozey12
2005ACC104607thQF19991NCAA 1st RoundElizabeth Remy25Sarah Kozey8
2006ACC106403rdSF23166119NCAA 2nd RoundElizabeth Remy23Elizabeth Remy9
2007ACC10622t-2ndSF23137320NCAA 2nd RoundJill Hutchinson22Jill Hutchinson10
2008ACC105506thQF21138025NCAA 2nd RoundJill Hutchinson27Jill Hutchinson10
2009ACC105325thQF2416628NCAA Quarterfinalist Kaley Fountain/Jill Hutchinson32Jill Hutchinson14
2010ACC105415thW24138325NCAA 2nd Round Katie Stengel 37Katie Stengel16
2011ACC10523t-4thF2618444NCAA Semifinalist Katie Stengel 46Katie Stengel19
2012ACC10631t-2ndSF23146315NCAA 2nd Round Katie Stengel 22Katie Stengel9
2013ACC135629th211272NCAA 3rd RoundRiley Ridgik26Riley Ridgik11
2014ACC10352t-8th17593Riley Ridgik12Riley Ridgik5
2015ACC10280t-12th195122Sarah Medina11Sarah Medina4
2016ACC1028011th181080Maddie Huster14 Peyton Perea 6
2017ACC10532t-5thQF221174NCAA 2nd Round Bayley Feist 18Bayley Feist8
2018ACC10460t-9th2099225NCAA 3rd RoundBayley Feist18Bayley Feist7
2019 ACC1016312th18684Hudla Arnasdottir18Hudla Arnasdottir8
2020 ACC83419th14572Sophie Faircloth10Sophie Faircloth4
2021 ACC106407thSF22166025NCAA 2nd Round Shayla Smart 25Shayla Smart11
2022 ACC103619th19973NCAA 1st RoundOlivia Stowell14Olivia Stowell/Alex Wood5
2023 ACC104246thQF181035 Caiya Hanks 16Caiya Hanks/Emily Murphy 6
2024 ACC10721t-2ndSF2416442NCAA Runner-UpCaiya Hanks34Caiya Hanks11
Totals:
24 Seasons		1 Conference271110133271 ACCT title6323312346478 Katie Stengel 125Katie Stengel50

Awards

ACC Coach of the Year:

ACC Offensive Player of the Year:

ACC Freshman of the Year:

NSCAA All-Americans

YearPlayer(s)
2009 Kaley Fountain**
2010 Katie Stengel*
2011 Aubrey Bledsoe*, Katie Stengel
2012Katie Stengel*
2024 Caiya Hanks, Emily Colton**, Zara Chavoshi***

All-ACC Players

YearPlayer(s)
1997Stefanie Mathews*
1998Stefanie Mathews*, Emily Taggart*
1999Joline Charlton*, Erin Regan, Stacy Roeck*, Emily Taggart
2000Joline Charlton, Stacy Roeck*, Emily Taggart
2001 Sarah Kate Noftsinger*, Stacy Roeck, Emily Taggart
2002A.B. Robbins*, Katherine Winstead*
2003Melanie Schneider*, Alena Thom*
2004Alli Hunt*, Sarah Kozey*
2005Sarah Kozey*, Melanie Schneider*
2006Kristina Hanley*, Elizabeth Remy
2007 Kaley Fountain*, Jill Hutchinson, Allie Sadow*, Amy Smerdzinski*
2008Kaley Fountain*, Amy Smerdzinski*
2009Kaley Fountain, Jill Hutchinson
2010 Katie Stengel
2011Aubrey Bledsoe, Caralee Keppler*, Katie Stengel
2012Aubrey Bledsoe*, Katie Stengel
2013Aubrey Bledsoe, Riley Ridgik*, Katie Stengel*
2016Sarah Teegarden*
2017Lindsay Preston*, Maddie Huster*, Bayley Feist**, Vicky Krug^
2018Bayley Feist*, Peyton Perea**, Giovanna Demarco^
2019 Madison Hammond*
2020 Hannah Betfort**, Sophie Faircloth^
2021 Shayla Smart**, Nikayla Small^
2022 Caiya Hanks^
2023Caiya Hanks*, Dempsey Brown^
2024Caiya Hanks, Zara Chavoshi*, Emily Colton*, Emily Murphy*, Valentina Amaral**

Players in the WPS Draft

YearPlayerRound #Pick #Overall #Team
2010 Kaley Fountain 2nd920 FC Gold Pride
2010 Jill Hutchinson 4th130 Atlanta Beat
2010 Caitlin Farrell 7th258 Philadelphia Independence
2011 Caitlin Farrell 2nd311Philadelphia Independence
2011 Bianca D'Agostino 3rd618Philadelphia Independence

Players in the NWSL Draft

YearPlayerRound #Pick #Overall #Team
2013 Kristen Meier 3rd723 Seattle Reign FC
Jackie Logue 4th630 Western New York Flash
2018 Ally Haran 3rd525 Seattle Reign FC
Maddie Huster 3rd626 Washington Spirit
2019 Bayley Feist 2nd817 Washington Spirit
2021 Hannah Betfort 4th737 Portland Thorns FC
2022 Ryanne Brown 2nd921 OL Reign
Jenna Menta 3rd430 Racing Louisville FC
2023 Giovanna DeMarco 4th945 San Diego Wave FC

Notable alumni

Current Professional Players

As of February 7, 2025

References

  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. ↑ North Carolina wins the 2024 NCAA DI women's soccer championship on Ncaa.com
  4. 1 2 "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Women's Soccer Year-by-Year Results". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ In NCAA scoring, goals count as 2 points while assists count as one point.
  7. ↑ Goals in all competitions (regular season, Conference, and NCAA Tournament) are counted.
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