The 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 78th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's tenth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
The Demon Deacons started the season ranked fifteenth, but had a disappointing opening week losing 2–1 to and defeating 3–2. The results saw them fall out of the national rankings. They followed that with a streak of games where they went 1–1–1, with the tie coming against number 21 . They also tied their ACC opener against Virginia and drew 1–1 with fourteenth ranked . They followed those two draws with a loss to fourth ranked Clemson. A defeat of Syracuse saw the Demon Deacons achieve a 3–3–3 overall record, and a 1–1–1 ACC record. They then went on a seven-game unbeaten run, which included two ACC wins over Boston College and Virginia Tech and a draw against sixteenth ranked Duke. They finished the season with a defeat at twenty first ranked SMU and a defeat of twelfth ranked NC State.
The Demon Deacons finished the regular season 8–4–5 overall and 4–2–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth overall seed in the ACC Tournament hosted Syracuse in the First Round. They defeated the Orange 2–1, the same result as in the regular season to move on. Next was a re-match against fourth seed and fifteenth ranked SMU, where the teams drew 2–2. The Demon Deacons advanced via penalty shoot-out. In the Semifinals, Wake Forest won a regular season rematch with Virginia 5–1 to advance to the final. In a re-match with Clemson, the two teams drew, and Wake won the championship in another penalty shoot-out. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were the eighth overall seed earned a bye into the Second Round. There they defeated 2–1 to set-up a Third Round rematch with Clemson. The match again went into overtime, but this time Wake scored in the overtime period to avoid a penalty shoot-out. The Demon Deacon's run ended in the Quarterfinals where they lost to top seed, and number one ranked, 3–0. The Demon Deacons finished with a 12–5–7 overall record and were ranked sixth in the final United Soccer Coaches poll.
Background
The Demon Deacons finished the season 11–3–5 overall and 4–1–3 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Atlantic Division. As the second overall seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a by into the Second Round where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were the tenth overall seed and lost to in overtime in the Second Round to end their season.
Player movement
Players leaving Departures 4 DF 5'9" 153 San Diego, California Transferred to Northeastern 5 DF 6'0" 175 Portsmouth, Virginia — 6 MF 6'0" 175 Springfield, Virginia — 9 FW 6'2" 170 Montclair, New Jersey Signed with New York Red Bulls 10 MF 5'8" 150 Stockholm, Sweden Graduated 11 FW 5'10" 155 East Rockaway, New York Transferred to Boston College 14 MF 6'0" 165 Clermont, Florida Graduated; Selected 38th overallin the 2024 MLS SuperDraft 15 FW 5'9" 165 Los Altos, California — 16 MF 5'10" 165 Yokohama, Japan Graduated; Selected 17th overallin the 2024 MLS SuperDraft 17 MF 5'9" 161 Amityville, New York Signed with FC Tulsa 24 MF 5'10" 180 Shoreview, Minnesota Graduated 25 MF 5'9" 155 Kennesaw, Georgia Graduated 30 GK 6'2" 165 Palm Harbor, Florida Transferred to NJIT 32 DF 6'3" 175 Brunswick, Georgia Graduated; Signed with Atlanta United FC 34 DF 5'10" 174 Frisco, Texas —
Players arriving
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Pierce Bateson 17 MF 5'9" 152 Sophomore Madison, New Jersey Connecticut
Recruiting class
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta United FC Academy Baltimore, Maryland FC Cincinnati 2 Chicago, Illinois Chicago Fire Academy Valrico, Florida Orlando City SC Academy Homewood, Alabama Kiwanis Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union Academy Markham, Ontario Colorado Rapids 2 N/A West Roxbury, Massachusetts New England Revolution Academy Edmonton, Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy N/A State College, Pennsylvania Barca Residency Academy
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Team management Athletic Director John Currie Head coach Bobby Muuss Associate head coach Steve Armas Associate head coach Dane Brenner Assistant coach Ade Taiwo Assistant Athletic Trainer Michael White Academic Counselor Brooke Taylor Sports Performance David Bass
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Awards and honors Babacar Niang Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 14 Daniel Krueger ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 9 October 22 Trace Alphin All-ACC Second Team November 13 Cooper Flax Dylan Borso All-Freshman Team Prince Amponsah ACC Tournament MVP November 17, 2024 Trace Alphin All ACC-Tournament Team Prince Amponsah Bo Cummins Cooper Flax
2025 MLS Super Draft
Travis Smith Jr. Chicago Fire FC 2 33 DF Bo Cummins Houston Dynamo FC 2 48 DF Trace Alphin Real Salt Lake 2 59 GK Liam O'Gara Real Salt Lake 3 79 MF
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