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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–7–3 (3–6–1 ACC)
Head coach	Tony da Luz (26th season)
Assistant coaches	Brittany Cameron (3rd season) Courtney Drummond (1st season)
Home stadium	Spry Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 ACC women's soccer standings

v t e	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

Main article: 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

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

Departures

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

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

Roster

As of December 12, 2022 ^[14]

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 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

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

Source:^[14]

Schedule

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

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

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer[18]	RV	RV	RV	24т	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released				—
TopDrawer Soccer[19]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

2023 NWSL Draft

Main article: 2023 NWSL Draft

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

Source:^[20]