2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–7–2 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tony Da Luz (18th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Courtney Owen (4th season)
  • Brittany Cameron (1st season)
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Florida State  ‍y 8 0 0   1.000 13 0 3   .906
No. 3 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 8 0 0   1.000 18 2 0   .900
No. 4 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 5 2 1   .688 14 4 3   .738
No. 6 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 5 3 0   .625 12 5 2   .684
No. 7 Duke  ‍‍‍y 4 2 2   .625 12 5 4   .667
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 5 7 0   .417
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 8 9 0   .471
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 6 7 0   .462
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 5 7 2   .429
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 11 5 0   .688
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 3 10 1   .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 1 7 0   .125
Miami  ‍‍‍ 0 8 0   .000 1 11 1   .115
NC State  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   5 3 1   .611
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season.

The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony Da Luz, in his eighteenth season. They played home games at Spry Stadium. This is the team's 26th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1][2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.[3]

The Demon Deacons finished the fall season 3–5–1, 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They finished the spring season 2–2–1 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 6–8–4 overall, and 1–6–3 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Squad

Roster

Updated February 24, 2021[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. 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
5 FW United States USA Ashley Frank
6 MF United States USA Madeline Allburn
7 FW United States USA Abby McNamara
8 MF United States USA Kristi Vierra
11 FW United States USA Liv Stowell
14 FW United States USA Carrie Mcintire
15 MF United States USA Faith Adams
16 GK United States USA Mia Raben
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF United States USA Madisyn Opstal
19 MF United States USA Lyndon Wood
20 FW Jamaica JAM Shayla Smart
21 FW United States USA Ryanne Brown
22 DF United States USA Sasha Schwartz
23 MF United States USA Lauren Tangney
25 MF United States USA Sophie Faircloth
26 DF United States USA Mia Albery
27 DF United States USA Breckyn Monteith
28 FW United States USA Sofia Rossi
30 DF United States USA Jasmin Hilliard
33 FW United States USA Hannah Betfort

Team management

Position Staff
Head Coach Tony Da Luz
Assistant Coach Courtney Owen
Assistant Coach Brittany Cameron

Source:[4]

Schedule

Source:[5][6]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Fall Regular season
September 10, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duke L 3–4 OT 0–1–0
Spry Stadium (0)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 17, 2020
5:30 p.m., ACCNX
at North Carolina L 4–1  0–2–0
(0–1–0)
Dorrance Field (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 20, 2020
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at Duke T 0–0 2OT 0–2–1
(0–1–1)
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
October 1, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) W 1–0  1–2–1
(1–1–1)
Spry Stadium (100)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 4, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Florida State L 0–4  1–3–1
(1–2–1)
Spry Stadium (100)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 11, 2020
3:30 p.m., ACCN
at No. 6 Clemson L 0–2  1–4–1
(1–3–1)
Riggs Field (345)
Clemson, SC
October 15, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 14 Notre Dame W 1–0  2–4–1
(2–3–1)
Alumni Stadium (128)
Notre Dame, IN
October 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Virginia Tech L 3–4  2–5–1
(2–4–1)
Spry Stadium (100)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 1, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh W 1–0  3–5–1
(3–4–1)
Spry Stadium (100)
Winston-Salem, NC
Spring Regular season
March 6, 2021*
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Tennessee L 0–2  3–6–1
Regal Stadium (418)
Knoxville, TN
March 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at NC State W 1–0 2OT 4–6–1
Dail Soccer Field (112)
Raleigh, NC
March 28, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Elon W 3–0  5–6–1
Spry Stadium (222)
Winston-Salem, NC
April 3, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
at Georgia L 1–4  5–7–1
Turner Soccer Complex (80)
Athens, GA
April 8, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College T 1–1 2OT 5–7–2
Spry Stadium (118)
Winston-Salem, NC
April 17, 2021*
Noon
vs. Louisville  Canceled 
Summers-Taylor Stadium
Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Fall 2020

Ranking movement
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Spring 2021

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Final
United Soccer[7] None Released None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [8]

References

  1. ^ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2020 Women's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Women's Soccer Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest Women's Soccer Announces Spring Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.