# 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

The 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony Da Luz, in his nineteenth season. They played home games at Spry Stadium. This is the team's 27th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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.

## Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. 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.
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.

## Squad
### Roster

    As of August 10, 2021
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 | USA | Madison Howard |
| 1 | GK | USA | Kaitlyn Parks |
| 2 | MF | USA | Reese Kim |
| 3 | MF | USA | Giovanna DeMarco |
| 4 | MF | CAN | Nikayla Small |
| 5 | FW | USA | Ashley Frank |
| 6 | MF | USA | Madeline Allburn |
| 7 | DF | ISL | Kristin Johnson |
| 8 | MF | USA | Kristi Vierra |
| 9 | FW | USA | Jenna Menta |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Malaika Meena |
| 11 | FW | USA | Liv Stowell |
| 13 | MF | USA | Emily Morris |
| 14 | FW | USA | Carrie McIntire |
| 15 | MF | USA | Faith Adams |
| 16 | GK | USA | Mia Raben |
| 17 | DF | USA | Tyla Ochoa |
| 18 | DF | USA | Kate Dobsch |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | USA | Lyndon Wood |
| 20 | FW | JAM | Shayla Smart |
| 21 | FW | USA | Ryanne Brown |
| 22 | DF | USA | Sasha Schwartz |
| 23 | MF | USA | Lauren Tangney |
| 24 | DF | USA | Zara Chavoshi |
| 25 | MF | USA | Sophie Faircloth |
| 26 | DF | USA | Mia Albery |
| 27 | DF | USA | Nadia DeMarinis |
| 28 | MF | USA | Sofia Rossi |
| 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 |
| 88 | FW | ISL | Hulda Arnarsdottir |

### Team management

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

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| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 9 6:00 p.m. | | No. 7 Clemson | T 2–2 | – | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC |
| August 12 6:00 p.m. | | No. 17 South Carolina | L 0–2 | – | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| August 19* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | UIC | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 | Spry Stadium (634) Winston-Salem, NC |
| August 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | High Point | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 | Spry Stadium (525) Winston-Salem, NC |
| August 26* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | W 2–0 | 3–0–0 | Sports Backers Stadium (323) Richmond, VA |
| August 29* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Youngstown State | W 5–0 | 4–0–0 | Spry Stadium (330) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 2* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Loyola (MD) | W 3–0 | 5–0–0 | Spry Stadium (315) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 5* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 2–0 | 6–0–0 | ASU Soccer Stadium (617) Boone, NC |
| September 9* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Coastal Carolina | W 5–0 | 7–0–0 | Spry Stadium (739) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 12* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Maryland | W 2–0 | 8–0–0 | Spry Stadium (803) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| September 17 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 7 Virginia | L 0–1 | 8–1–0 (0–1–0) | Spry Stadium (1,487) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | W 1–0 | 9–1–0 (1–1–0) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (103) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| September 26 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Syracuse | W 2–0 | 10–1–0 (2–1–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (34) Syracuse, NY |
| October 2 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Louisville | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 10–2–0 (2–2–0) | Lynn Stadium (397) Louisville, KY |
| October 7 5:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Miami (FL) | W 2–1 $^{2OT}$ | 11–2–0 (3–2–0) | Spry Stadium (444) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 10 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 17 Virginia Tech | W 4–3 | 12–2–0 (4–2–0) | Spry Stadium (601) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 15 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 8 Duke | L 0–2 | 12–3–0 (4–3–0) | Spry Stadium (1,152) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | NC State | W 1–0 | 13–3–0 (5–3–0) | Spry Stadium (772) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 24 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 2–1 | 14–3–0 (6–3–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (674) Pittsburgh, PA |
| October 28 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 22 Notre Dame | L 1–2 | 14–4–0 (6–4–0) | Alumni Stadium (277) Notre Dame, IN |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| October 31 8:00 p.m., ACCN | (6) | at (3) No. 2 Duke First Round | W 2–1 | 15–4–0 | Koskinen Stadium (532) Durham, NC |
| November 5 8:00 p.m., ACCN | (6) No. 25 | vs. (2) No. 2 Florida State Semifinals | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 15–5–0 | WakeMed Soccer Park (754) Cary, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 14* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Harvard First Round | W 3–0 | 16–5–0 | Spry Stadium (1,213) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 19* 5:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Michigan Second Round | L 0–2 | 16–6–0 | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,390) Ann Arbor, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | RV | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 25 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## 2022 NWSL Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Ryanne Brown | OL Reign | 2 | 21 | DF |
| Jenna Menta | Racing Louisville FC | 3 | 30 | FW |
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