2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record9–7–3 (3–6–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tony Da Luz (26th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brittany Cameron (3rd season)
  • Courtney Drummond (1st season)
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 2 – 0   .800 20 – 5 – 1   .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 8 – 2 – 0   .800 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 16 – 4 – 3   .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 15 – 5 – 3   .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 5 – 3 – 2   .600 14 – 5 – 3   .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 4 – 3 – 3   .550 8 – 5 – 5   .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 4 – 5 – 1   .450 10 – 7 – 2   .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 3 – 6 – 1   .350 9 – 7 – 3   .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300 6 – 8 – 2   .438
NC State  ‍‍‍y 2 – 6 – 2   .300 7 – 7 – 6   .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 5 – 8 – 3   .406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 3   .250 8 – 7 – 3   .528
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200 5 – 8 – 5   .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony Da Luz, in his twenty-sixth season. They played their home games at Spry Stadium. This was the team's 28th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ashley Frank 5 FW 5'2" Senior Niceville, Florida Graduated
Jenna Menta 9 FW 5'7" Graduate Student Somers, New York Graduated; selected 30th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft
Faith Adams 15 MF 5'5" Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to Lipscomb
Mia Raben 16 GK 5'9" Redshirt Junior Greenwood Village, Colorado Graduated
Shayla Smart 20 FW 5'2" Senior Apopka, Florida Graduated
Ryanne Brown 21 FW 5'8" Senior Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated; selected 21st overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft
Lauren Tangney 23 MF 5'2" Redshirt Junior Fairfield, Connecticut Graduated
Mia Albery 26 DF 5'9" Redshirt Junior Denver, Colorado Graduated
Sofia Rossi 28 MF 5'5" Redshirt Senior Akron, Ohio Graduated
Julda Arnarsdottir 88 FW 5'6" Redshirt Senior Reykjavík, Iceland Graduated

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Taryn Chance
DF
 United States Stafford, Virginia Virginia Union [2]
Laine DeNatale
DF
 United States Locust Valley, New York SUSA FC Academy [3]
Chidubem Dike
FW
 United States Greenville, South Carolina Carolina Elite Soccer Academy [4]
Courtney Evans
DF
 United States Springfield, Virginia Virginia Development Academy [5]
Baylor Goldthwaite
DF
 United States Durham, North Carolina North Carolina Courage Academy [6]
Caiya Hanks
MF
 United States Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Kona Crush Soccer Academy [7]
Hannah Johnson
FW
 United States Atlanta, GA Concorde Fire SC [8]
Aisha Polk
FW
 United States Dallas, Texas Dallas Sting [9]
Brooke Potter
FW
 United States Williamsburg, Virginia Virginia Development Academy [10]
Allison Schmidt
DF
 United States Bainbridge, Ohio Internationals SC (OH) [11]
Carly Wilson
MF
 United States Atlanta, GA Concorde Fire SC [12]
Alexandra Wood
FW
 United States Huntington Beach, California Beach FC (CA) [13]

Squad

Roster

As of December 12, 2022 [14]

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. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Madison Howard
1 GK United States USA Kaitlyn Parks
2 MF United States USA Reese Kim
3 MF United States USA Giovanna DeMarco
4 MF Canada CAN Nikayla Small
5 DF United States USA Courtney Evans
6 MF United States USA Madeline Allburn
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 FW United States USA Brooke Potter
16 FW United States USA Alex Wood
17 DF United States USA Tyla Ochoa
18 DF United States USA Kate Dobsch
19 MF United States USA Lyndon Wood
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 GK United States USA Payton Cahill
36 MF United States USA Aisha Polk
39 DF United States USA Laine Denatale
99 FW United States USA Chidubem Dike

Team management

Position Staff
Head Coach Tony Da Luz
Associate Head Coach Brittany Cameron
Assistant Coach Courtney Drummond

Source:[14]

Schedule

Source:[15]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
6:00 p.m. 		Richmond  Not Reported  –
 Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
August 14*
7:00 p.m. 		at James Madison  Not Reported  –
 Sentara Park
Harrisonburg, VA
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 18*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Milwaukee W 2–0  1–0–0
 Spry Stadium (1,047)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 21*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Rhode Island W 4–1  2–0–0
 Spry Stadium (456)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 25*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Georgia W 1–0  3–0–0
 Spry Stadium (891)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 28*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 16 Auburn T 0–0  3–0–1
 Spry Stadium (402)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 1*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at High Point W 7–0  4–0–1
 Vert Stadium (509)
High Point, NC
September 4*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 1–0  5–0–1
 Oakland Soccer Field (129)
Rochester, MI
September 8*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 24т at Maryland W 1–0  6–0–1
 Ludwig Field (702)
College Park, MD
September 11*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24т at Loyola (MD) T 0–0  6–0–2
 Ridley Athletic Complex (150)
Baltimore, MD
ACC Regular Season
September 18
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at NC State L 1–2  6–1–2
(0–1–0) 		Dail Soccer Field (629)
Raleigh, NC
September 22
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 Clemson W 4–1  7–1–2
(1–1–0) 		Spry Stadium (821)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 25
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia Tech L 0–2  7–2–2
(1–2–0) 		Spry Stadium (627)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 2
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Syracuse W 2–0  8–2–2
(2–2–0) 		Spry Stadium (371)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 6
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 7 Duke L 1–2  8–3–2
(2–3–0) 		Koskinen Stadium (682)
Durham, NC
October 9
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Miami (FL) W 2–0  9–3–2
(3–3–0) 		Spry Stadium (637)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 14
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 2т North Carolina L 0–1  9–4–2
(3–4–0) 		Dorrance Field (3,263)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 20
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 8 Virginia L 0–1  9–5–2
(3–5–0) 		Klöckner Stadium (1,317)
Charlottesville, VA
October 23
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 Notre Dame L 0–3  9–6–2
(3–6–0) 		Spry Stadium (803)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Boston College T 1–1  9–6–3
(3–6–1) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (358)
Chestnut Hill, MA
NCAA Tournament
November 12
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at (3) South Carolina
First Round 		L 0–2  9–7–3
 Stone Stadium (1,670)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Kaitlyn Parks Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 18 [16]
Caiya Hanks ACC All-Freshman Team November 2 [17]

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[18]RVRVRV24тRV———————Not released—
TopDrawer Soccer[19]—————————————————

2023 NWSL Draft

Main article: 2023 NWSL Draft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Giovanna DeMarco San Diego Wave FC 4 45 MF

Source:[20]

References

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  13. ^ "Alexandra Wood". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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  16. ^ "Bornkamp Named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  17. ^ "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
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