# 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

The 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony Da Luz, in his seventeenth season. They played home games at Spry Stadium. This is the team's 25th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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 August 28, 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Kaitlyn Parks |
| 2 | FW | USA | Hayley Younginer |
| 3 | MF | USA | Giovanna DeMarco |
| 4 | DF | GER | Vicky Krug |
| 5 | FW | USA | Ashley Frank |
| 6 | MF | USA | Madeline Allburn |
| 7 | FW | USA | Abby McNamara |
| 8 | FW | USA | Haley Jordahl |
| 9 | MF | NZL | Grace Jale |
| 10 | FW | FRA | Estelle Laurier |
| 16 | GK | USA | Mia Raben |
| 17 | DF | USA | Madisyn Opstal |
| 18 | FW | USA | Cameron Rawlings |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | USA | Lyndon Wood |
| 20 | FW | JAM | Shayla Smart |
| 21 | FW | USA | Ryanne Brown |
| 22 | GK | USA | Meghan Kennedy |
| 23 | MF | USA | Lauren Tangney |
| 26 | DF | USA | Mia Albery |
| 28 | FW | USA | Sofia Rossi |
| 31 | MF | USA | Brooke Smith |
| 32 | MF | USA | Aanchal Jain |
| 33 | FW | USA | Hannah Betfort |
| 34 | DF | USA | Lily Schneider |
| 88 | FW | ISL | Hulda Arnarsdottir |
| 99 | DF | USA | Madison Hammond |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Tony Da Luz |
| Assistant coach | Philip Poole |
| Assistant coach | Courtney Owen |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Marnie Merritt |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 14* 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 | No. 11 West Virginia | L 1–2 | – | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Morgantown, WV |
| August 17* 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | Florida | W 3–2 | – | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 23 | Temple | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC |
| August 25* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 23 | Appalachian State | W 2–0 | 2–0–0 | Spry Stadium (713) Winston-Salem, NC |
| August 28* 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 19 Santa Clara | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 | Spry Stadium (487) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 1* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Charlotte | W 3–0 | 4–0–0 | Transamerica Field (823) Charlotte, NC |
| September 5* 7:00 p.m., WatchESPN | No. 25 | VCU | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 4–0–1 | Spry Stadium (479) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 8* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 25 | UNC Wilmington | W 2–0 | 5–0–1 | Spry Stadium (478) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 12* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 0–4 | 5–1–1 | Dorrance Field (1,525) Chapel Hill, NC |
| September 15* 2:00 p.m., WatchESPN | | No. 25 South Florida | L 2–3 | 5–2–1 | Spry Stadium (451) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| September 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 1 Virginia | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 5–2–2 (0–0–1) | Spry Stadium (1,011) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 10 Duke | L 2–3 | 5–3–2 (0–1–1) | Spry Stadium (764) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 29 7:00 p.m., RSN | | NC State | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 5–3–3 (0–1–2) | Spry Stadium (541) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 19 Louisville | L 1–2 | 5–4–3 (0–2–2) | Lynn Stadium (843) Louisville, KY |
| October 10 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Syracuse | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 5–5–3 (0–3–2) | SU Soccer Stadium (208) Syracuse, NY |
| October 13 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | T 3–3 $^{2OT}$ | 5–5–4 (0–3–3) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (863) Newton, MA |
| October 18 8:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech | L 0–1 | 5–6–4 (0–4–3) | Thompson Field (619) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | W 3–2 $^{2OT}$ | 6–6–4 (1–4–3) | Spry Stadium (760) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 27 1:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 5 Florida State | L 1–2 | 6–7–4 (1–5–3) | Spry Stadium (545) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Notre Dame | L 2–3 $^{2OT}$ | 6–8–4 (1–6–3) | Alumni Stadium (352) Notre Dame, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

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 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | 23 | RV | 25 | RV | | RV | RV | | | | | | | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | |
| TopDrawer Soccer | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |