The 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony da Luz, in his twenty-eighth season. They played their home games at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This was the team's 30th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Demon Deacons started the season unranked and went 3âÂÂ0âÂÂ1 in their first four non conference games. They played two Power 4 opponents over this span, and drew at and defeated twentieth ranked at home. The win over Mississippi State saw them rise to eighteenth in the rankings. However, they lost to and fell out of the rankings. They defeated two non-Power 4 schools to finish the non-conference regular season 5âÂÂ1âÂÂ1. They opened ACC play with a loss to tenth ranked North Carolina. However, they followed that with an upset of second ranked Virginia which saw them re-enter the rankings at number thirteen. In their next match they defeated first ranked Stanford. After drawing with California they rose to number five in the rankings. A defeat of Syracuse saw them rise to number four before their match-up with Florida State, which the Demon Deacons would in emphatically 4âÂÂ1. The win saw them rise to number two. Their only loss as the second ranked team in the nation came against first ranked Duke.
The Demon Deacons finished the regular season 12âÂÂ3âÂÂ2 overall and 7âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 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 in the First Round, in the Second Round, and third-seed and tenth ranked in the Round of 16. They traveled to Southern California to face the first seed and fourth ranked 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 1âÂÂ0. 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 16âÂÂ4âÂÂ4.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 10âÂÂ2âÂÂ5 overall and 4âÂÂ2âÂÂ4 in ACC ACC play to finish in sixth place. They qualified for the ACC Tournament as the sixth seed, and lost in the First Round to Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
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