The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony da Luz, in his twenty-seventh season. They played their home games at Spry Stadium. This was the team's 29th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Demon Deacons started the season well, winning their opening match versus . However, they only managed to tie their next game with . That tie would be the only blemish on their non-conference record. Their final record of 6–0–1 included wins over two Power 5 teams. Their ACC season started with a loss to a ranked Notre Dame, a tie, and a win against 22nd ranked Virginia. This earned them a spot in the rankings at number 25. After winning their next game, they moved up to number 17. However, they then hit a rough patch drawing three of the next four games and losing the other game to Pittsburgh. The loss saw them fall out of the rankings. They finished the season with two wins.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 10–2–5 overall and 4–2–4 in ACC ACC play to finish in sixth place. They qualified for the ACC Tournament, and lost in the First Round to Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Previous season
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 , which they lost 2–0 to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Kaitlyn Parks 1 GK 5'7" Junior Upper Marlboro, Maryland Transferred to Michigan State Giovanna DeMarco 3 MF 5'7" Graduate Student Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania Graduated; drafted 45th overallin the 2023 NWSL Draft Courtney Evans 5 DF — Freshman Springfield, Virginia — Madeline Allburn 6 MF 5'8" Junior Ashburn, Virginia Graduated Brooke Potter 15 FW 5'5" Freshman Williamsburg, Virginia Transferred to James Madison Lyndon Wood 19 MF 5'9" Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated Aisha Polk 36 MF — Freshman Dallas, Texas — Chidubem Dike 99 FW 5'7" Freshman Greenville, South Carolina Transferred to South Carolina
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Emily Murphy 35 FW 5'6" Junior Windsor, England North Carolina
Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Oviedo, Florida Florida Kraze Winter Park, Florida Orlando City (ECNL) Los Altos Hills, California Mountain View Los Altos SC Long Beach, California Beach FC (CA) San Diego, California San Diego Surf
Squad Roster
Team management Head coach Tony da Luz Associate Head Coach Brittany Cameron Assistant Coach Courtney Drummond
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Schedule
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Awards and honors Laurel Ansbrow ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 3 Caiya Hanks All-ACC Second Team November 1 Dempsey Brown All-ACC Freshman Team
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