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 . Their first loss game on August 24 against . The loss saw them fall to nineteenth in the polls. They won their next two games and tied before opening ACC play against Miami (FL). They defeated Miami and finished their non-conference season with a 6–2 victory over . 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 in the First Round before losing to second seed and ninth-ranked in the Second Round to end their season.
Previous 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 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 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
Departures 0 GK 6'0" Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated 3 MF 5'3" Carlsbad, California Graduated; signed professionalcontract with DC Power FC 4 MF 5'2" Pickering, Canada Graduated; signed professionalcontract with AFC Toronto 7 DF 5'9" Reykjavík, Iceland Graduated 9 FW 5'4" Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Signed professional contractwith Portland Thorns FC 10 MF 5'6" Slough, England Graduated 13 MF 5'8" Fort Mill, South Carolina Graduated; signed professional contract with Carolina Ascent FC 17 DF 5'5" Encinitas, California Graduated 18 DF 5'9" Winnetka, Illinois Graduated 22 MF 5'8" Wilmette, Illinois — 24 DF 5'8" Potomac, Maryland Graduated; signed professionalcontract with Orlando Pride 27 DF 5'7" Boca Raton, Florida Graduated 29 DF 5'7" Graduated 30 MF 5'4" Santa Fe, New Mexico Graduated 31 FW 5'7" Alexandria, Virginia Graduated 32 MF 5'4" Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated 33 MF 5'3" Carlsbad, California Graduated 34 DF 5'11" Cary, North Carolina Graduated; signed professionalcontract with Fort Lauderdale United FC 35 FW 5'6" Windsor, England Graduated; signed professionalcontract with Newcastle United 88 GK 5'8" Cottage Grove, Minnesota Graduated
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers 3 DF 5'9" Edmond, Oklahoma Oklahoma State 10 MF 5'7" San Diego, California Portland 33 GK 5'7" San Ramon, California George Mason
Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Madison, Wisconsin SC Wave Round Hill, Virginia Virginia Development Academy Madrid, Spain Real Madrid N/A Manchester, England Manchester United N/A Winston-Salem, North Carolina NC Fusion Langhorne, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals Ashburn, Virginia Fairfax Virginia Union Dallas, Texas DKSC (ECNL) Rancho Mission Viejo, California San Diego Surf Purcellville, Virginia Northern Virginia Alliance Ashburn, Virginia Grand Rapids, Michigan Nationals San Diego, California DCMV Sharks
Squad Roster
Team management Head coach Tony da Luz Associate Head Coach Brittany Cameron Assistant Coach Courtney Drummond Assistant Coach Taylor Culp
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Schedule
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Awards and honors Allie Flanagan Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Freshman Team August 12 Valentina Amaral ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 1 August 19 Kylie Maxwell ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 7 September 30 Kylie Maxwell ACC Freshman of the Year November 5 Valentina Amaral All-ACC Third Team Kylie Maxwell Allie Flanagan ACC All-Freshman Team Kylie Maxwell
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