# 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

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. 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.

## 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
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 |
| 5 | FW | USA | Ashley Frank |
| 6 | MF | USA | Madeline Allburn |
| 7 | FW | USA | Abby McNamara |
| 8 | MF | USA | Kristi Vierra |
| 11 | FW | USA | Liv Stowell |
| 14 | FW | USA | Carrie Mcintire |
| 15 | MF | USA | Faith Adams |
| 16 | GK | USA | Mia Raben |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | USA | Madisyn Opstal |
| 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 |
| 25 | MF | USA | Sophie Faircloth |
| 26 | DF | USA | Mia Albery |
| 27 | DF | USA | Breckyn Monteith |
| 28 | FW | USA | Sofia Rossi |
| 30 | DF | USA | Jasmin Hilliard |
| 33 | FW | USA | Hannah Betfort |

### Team management

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

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | 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 Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final |
| United Soccer | | | | | | | | | | |

### Spring 2021

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Final |
| United Soccer | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | | | | | | | | | None Released | None Released | |
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