2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team explained

Sport:	women's soccer
Year:	2020
Team:	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	5–7–2
Conf Record:	3–4–1
Head Coach:	Tony Da Luz
Hc Year:	18th
Asst Coach1:	Courtney Owen
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Brittany Cameron
Ac2 Year:	1st
Stadium:	Spry Stadium
Prev Year:	2019
Next Year:	2021

The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony Da Luz, in his eighteenth season. They played home games at Spry Stadium. This is the team's 26th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.^{[1] [2]} The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.^[3]

The Demon Deacons finished the fall season 3–5–1, 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They finished the spring season 2–2–1 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

See main article: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team.

The Demon Deacons finished the season 6–8–4 overall, and 1–6–3 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Squad

Roster

Updated February 24, 2021^[4]

Team management

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Tony Da Luz
Assistant Coach	Courtney Owen
Assistant Coach	Brittany Cameron

Source:

Schedule

Source:^{[5] [6]} |-!colspan=6 style=""| Fall Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| Spring Regular season

Rankings

See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.

Spring 2021

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Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Final
United Soccer	None Released									None Released
TopDrawer Soccer ^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview College Soccer. 2020-11-10. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en.
2. Web site: NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021. 2020-11-10. SI.com. en.
3. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. February 10, 2021.
4. Web site: 2020 Women's Soccer Roster. godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. February 24, 2021.
5. Web site: 2020-21 Women's Soccer Schedule. godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. February 24, 2021.
6. Web site: Wake Forest Women’s Soccer Announces Spring Schedule. godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. February 1, 2021. February 24, 2021.
7. Web site: United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National. unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. May 18, 2021.
8. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. May 18, 2021.