2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

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.

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 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

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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.

Offseason

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Departures

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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"   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"   Junior Fairfield, Connecticut Graduated
Mia Albery 26 DF 5'9"   Junior Denver, Colorado Graduated
Sofia Rossi 28 MF 5'5"   Senior Akron, Ohio Graduated
Julda Arnarsdottir 88 FW 5'6"   Senior Reykjavík, Iceland Graduated

Recruiting Class

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Source:[1]

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

Squad

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Roster

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As of December 12, 2022 [14]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK   USA Madison Howard
1 GK   USA Kaitlyn Parks
2 MF   USA Reese Kim
3 MF   USA Giovanna DeMarco
4 MF   CAN Nikayla Small
5 DF   USA Courtney Evans
6 MF   USA Madeline Allburn
7 DF   ISL Kristin Johnson
8 MF   USA Kristi Vierra
9 MF   USA Caiya Hanks
10 MF   ENG Malaika Meena
11 FW   USA Liv Stowell
13 MF   USA Emily Morris
14 FW   USA Carrie McIntire
15 FW   USA Brooke Potter
16 FW   USA Alex Wood
17 DF   USA Tyla Ochoa
18 DF   USA Kate Dobsch
19 MF   USA Lyndon Wood
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   USA Hannah Johnson
21 MF   USA Baylor Goldthwaite
22 DF   USA Sasha Schwartz
23 DF   USA Allie Schmidt
24 DF   USA Zara Chavoshi
25 MF   USA Sophie Faircloth
26 DF   USA Taryn Chance
27 DF   USA Nadia DeMarinis
28 MF   USA Carly Wilson
29 DF   USA Olivia DeMarinis
30 MF   USA Anna Swanson
31 MF   USA Olivia Duvall
32 MF   USA Emily Silva
33 DF   USA Abbie Colton
34 DF   USA Laurel Ansbrow
35 GK   USA Payton Cahill
36 MF   USA Aisha Polk
39 DF   USA Laine Denatale
99 FW   USA Chidubem Dike

Team management

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

Source:[14]

Schedule

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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

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

Rankings

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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]RVRVRV24тRVNot released
TopDrawer Soccer[19]

2023 NWSL Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Giovanna DeMarco San Diego Wave FC 4 45 MF

Source:[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Tony da Luz Welcomes Nation's No. 20 Class For 2022". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. November 11, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Taryn Chance". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Laine DeNatale". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Chidubem Dike". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Courtney Evans". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Baylor Goldthwaite". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Caiya Hanks". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Hannah Johnson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Aisha Polk". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Brooke Potter". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "Allison Schmidt". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "Carly Wilson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "Alexandra Wood". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  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.
  18. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  19. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "Twelve ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2023 NWSL Draft". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.