2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team
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- Tony da Luz (29th season)
| 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. RV |
| Record | 11–5–4 (4–3–3 ACC) |
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| Associate head coach | Brittany Cameron (6th season) |
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| Home stadium | Spry Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 21 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 17 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Louisville y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13т North Carolina y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony da Luz, in his twenty-ninth season. They played their home games at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This was the team's 31st season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Deamon Deacons began the season ranked tenth in the United Soccer Coaches poll and won their first three games without conceding a goal. Two of the three games were against Power 4 opponents in SMU and LSU. Their first loss game on August 24 against Mississippi State. The loss saw them fall to nineteenth in the polls. They won their next two games and tied Brown before opening ACC play against Miami (FL). They defeated Miami and finished their non-conference season with a 6–2 victory over USC Upstate. That saw the team ranked sixteenth before going fully into ACC play. They defeated Virginia Tech and ninth-ranked Duke but drew Boston College over their next three games. The defeat of Duke saw them rise to twelfth in the rankings, but they then lost to NC State, and Clemson while drawing Louisville. This run of results saw them drop out of the rankings. The went 1–1–1 in their last three games, defeating Pittsburgh, drawing top-ranked Notre Dame, and finishing their season with a loss to fifth-ranked Florida State.
The Demon Deacons finished the regular season 10–4–4 overall and 4–3–3 in ACC ACC play to finish in ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. They were selected as the seventh seed in the Stanford Bracket. They defeated South Carolina in the First Round before losing to second seed and ninth-ranked Michigan State in the Second Round to end their season.
The Demon Deacons finished the regular season 12–3–2 overall and 7–2–1 in ACC ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye to the Semifinals where they met third seed and sixth ranked Florida State. The game was closer than it was in the regular season and Florida State prevailed in a penalty shoot-out. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. They were selected as the second seed in the Southern California Bracket. They defeated Morehead State in the First Round, Colorado in the Second Round, and third-seed and tenth ranked Ohio State in the Round of 16. They traveled to Southern California to face the first seed and fourth ranked Trojans in the Quarterfinals. Wake Forest prevailed in a penalty shoot-out to advance to the Semifinals. There they faced regular season opponent Stanford, and again won 1–0. They faced another regular season foe in the Final, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons again could not defeat the Tar Heels and finished as runners-up. Their final record was 16–4–4.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Paige Nurkin | 0 | GK | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Emily Colton | 3 | MF | 5'3" | Senior | Carlsbad, California | Graduated; signed professional contract with DC Power FC[1] |
| Nikayla Small | 4 | MF | 5'2" | Senior | Pickering, Canada | Graduated; signed professional contract with AFC Toronto[2] |
| Kristin Johnson | 7 | DF | 5'9" | Senior | Reykjavík, Iceland | Graduated |
| Caiya Hanks | 9 | FW | 5'4" | Junior | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | Signed professional contract with Portland Thorns FC[3] |
| Malaika Meena | 10 | MF | 5'6" | Senior | Slough, England | Graduated |
| Emily Morris | 13 | MF | 5'8" | Senior | Fort Mill, South Carolina | Graduated; signed professional contract with Carolina Ascent FC |
| Tyla Ochoa | 17 | DF | 5'5" | Senior | Encinitas, California | Graduated |
| Kate Dobsch | 18 | DF | 5'9" | Senior | Winnetka, Illinois | Graduated |
| Josie Noble | 22 | MF | 5'8" | Freshman | Wilmette, Illinois | — |
| Zara Chavoshi | 24 | DF | 5'8" | Senior | Potomac, Maryland | Graduated; signed professional contract with Orlando Pride[4] |
| Nadia DeMarinis | 27 | DF | 5'7" | Senior | Boca Raton, Florida | Graduated |
| Olivia DeMarinis | 29 | DF | 5'7" | Senior | Graduated | |
| Anna Swanson | 30 | MF | 5'4" | Senior | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Graduated |
| Olivia Duvall | 31 | FW | 5'7" | Senior | Alexandria, Virginia | Graduated |
| Emily Silva | 32 | MF | 5'4" | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Abbie Colton | 33 | MF | 5'3" | Senior | Carlsbad, California | Graduated |
| Laurel Ansbrow | 34 | DF | 5'11" | Senior | Cary, North Carolina | Graduated; signed professional contract with Fort Lauderdale United FC[5] |
| Emily Murphy | 35 | FW | 5'6" | Senior | Windsor, England | Graduated; signed professional contract with Newcastle United[6] |
| Payton Cahill | 88 | GK | 5'8" | Senior | Cottage Grove, Minnesota | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Addison Roberts | 3 | DF | 5'9" | Junior | Edmond, Oklahoma | Oklahoma State |
| Brooke Miller | 10 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | San Diego, California | Portland[7] |
| Victoria Coninck | 33 | GK | 5'7" | Graduate Student | San Ramon, California | George Mason |
Recruiting class
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Sonoma Bever FW |  | Madison, Wisconsin | SC Wave |   [8] |
Allie Flanagan FW | | Round Hill, Virginia | Virginia Development Academy | [9] |
Alejandra Gomez MF |  | Madrid, Spain | Real Madrid | N/A |
Zaiba Ishaque DF |  | Manchester, England | Manchester United | N/A[10] |
Aislynn Maguire FW | | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | NC Fusion | [11] |
Kylie Maxwell FW | | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals | [12] |
Alicia Meincke MF | | Ashburn, Virginia | Fairfax Virginia Union | [13] |
Elliana Ramirez FW | | Dallas, Texas | DKSC (ECNL) | [14] |
Sydney Schuler MF | | Rancho Mission Viejo, California | San Diego Surf | [15] |
Elizabeth Thornton GK | | Purcellville, Virginia | Northern Virginia Alliance | [16] |
Jordan Turner DF | | Ashburn, Virginia | [17] | |
Rachael Wright DF | | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Nationals | [18] |
Tahlia Zadeyan DF | | San Diego, California | DCMV Sharks | [19] |
Squad
Roster
- As of February 2, 2026 [20]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Tony da Luz |
| Associate Head Coach | Brittany Cameron |
| Assistant Coach | Courtney Drummond |
| Assistant Coach | Taylor Culp |
Source:[20]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 6* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | No. 15 Virginia | None Reported[23] | — |
Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| August 9* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | at No. 1 North Carolina | None Reported[24] | — |
Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| August 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 10 | SMU | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 |
Spry Stadium (467) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| August 17* 1:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 10 | LSU | W 1–0 | 2–0–0 |
Spry Stadium (578) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| August 21* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 10 | Villanova | W 2–0 | 3–0–0 |
Spry Stadium (1,975) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| August 24* 6:30 p.m., SECN |
No. 10 | at Mississippi State | L 1–2 | 3–1–0 |
MSU Soccer Field (1,454) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| August 28* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 19 | USF | W 1–0 | 4–1–0 |
Spry Stadium (1,279) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 4* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege |
No. 17 | at College of Charleston | W 2–0 | 5–1–0 |
Patriots Point Athletics Complex (112) Mount Pleasant, SC | ||||||
| September 7* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 17 | Brown | T 1–1 | 5–1–1 |
Spry Stadium (1,000) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 10 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 18 | Miami (FL) | W 3–1 | 6–1–1 (1–0–0) |
Spry Stadium (506) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 14* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 18 | USC Upstate | W 6–2 | 7–1–1 |
Spry Stadium (483) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 16 | Virginia Tech | W 2–1 | 8–1–1 (2–0–0) |
Spry Stadium (773) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 21 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 16 | at Boston College | T 0–0 | 8–1–2 (2–0–1) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (675) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
| September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 19 | at No. 9 Duke | W 3–2 | 9–1–2 (3–0–1) |
Koskinen Stadium (484) Durham, NC | ||||||
| October 2 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 12 | at NC State | L 1–2 | 9–2–2 (3–1–1) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,001) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 13 | Louisville | T 1–1 | 9–2–3 (3–1–2) |
Spry Stadium (543) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 16 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 17т | at Clemson | L 0–1 | 9–3–3 (3–2–2) |
Riggs Field (735) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| October 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Pittsburgh | W 2–1 | 10–3–3 (4–2–2) |
Spry Stadium (690) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
| October 26 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 Notre Dame | T 1–1 | 10–3–4 (4–2–3) |
Spry Stadium (746) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
| October 30 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at No. 5 Florida State | L 1–4 | 10–4–4 (4–3–3) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,109) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 14* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) | South Carolina First Round |
W 2–1 | 11–4–4 |
Spry Stadium (1,824) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| November 20* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) | at (2) No. 9 Michigan State Second Round |
L 0–1 | 11–5–4 |
DeMartin Soccer Complex (1,247) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||