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MAR. 6, 2021- 6:00 P.M. - KNOXVILLE, TN. - REGAL SOCCER STADIUM Head Coach: Tony da Luz Head Coach: Brian Pensky Season: 24th Season: 8th Home Record: 2-3-0 Home Record: 5-1-0 Away Record: 1-2-1 AT Away Record: 2-2-0 Neutral Record: 0-0-0 WAKE FOREST TENNESSEE Neutral Record: 0-1-0 Goals Scored: 10 DEMON DEACONS VOLUNTEERS Goals Scored: 27 Goals Allowed: 18 Record: 3-5-1 ACC: 3-4-1 Record: 7-4-1 SEC: 4-3-1 Goals Allowed: 15 WAKE FOREST VS. TENNESSEE SCHEDULE RESULTS THE MATCHUP SEPTEMBER • Wake Forest opens the spring season against Tennessee on Saturday night at 6 p.m. on SEC 10 DUKE (ACCNX) L, 3-4 (OT) Network. (ACCNX) • Wake Forest hits the pitch since earning a decisive win over Pitt, 1-0. 17 at North Carolina* L, 1-4 20 at Duke* (ACCN) T, 0-0 (2 OT) LAST TIME OUT • The Demon Deacons picked up a much-need win over Pitt by a 1-0 score in 2020 OCTOBER • Sofia Rossi led the Demon Deacons with the lone goal in the 64th minute, her second of the (ACCNX) season. She dribbled through the Pitt defense and beat the keeper in between her legs. 1 MIAMI* W, 1-0 • Kaitlyn Park was strong in goal, stopping all five shots on goal she faced to earn the shutout. 4 #2 FLORIDA STATE* (ACCNX) L, 0-4 QUICK KICKS 11 at #6 Clemson* (ACCN) L, 0-2 15 at #14 Notre Dame* (ACCNX) W, 1-0 • Out of Wake Forest’s first seven games, five of the opponents were ranked in the top seven of the United Soccer Coaches poll and six were in the top 15. 29 VIRGINIA TECH* (RSN) L, 3-4 • The NCAA is tentatively planning to hold the NCAA Soccer Championship in the spring. More details on that on page 2. NOVEMBER • Wake Forest’s top returners include freshman Sophie Faircloth who led the squad with three goals; (ACCNX) Sofia Rossi, who claimed five points on two goals and one assist; and Ryanne Brown, who earned 1 PITTSBURGH* W, 1-0 two more goals for the Demon Deacons. • Tony da Luz is in his 24th season at the helm of Wake Forest. His Deacs have reached the NCAA MARCH Tournament in 19 of his 23 years. 6 at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK) 6:00 SCOUTING THE VOLS 20 at NC State* (ACCNX) 1:00 COVERAGE • Tennessee ranks with T-6 in goals with 27, led by Jaida 28 ELON (ACCNX) 2:00 Thomas who has 21 points on 10 goals and one assist. TV • The Volunteers are right outside of the national ranking for APRIL SEC Network receiving 61 votes, which is the highest not inside the top-25. 3 at Georgia 11:00 Live Stats SERIES HISTORY 10 (ACCNX) 6:00 utsports.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/ APPALACHIAN STATE • Tennessee leads the all-time series, 4-0. Last meeting 17 vs Louisville^ 12:00 Twitter occured in 2007. Live updates, stats and more • Last time out, Tennessee’s Devon Swaim scored the game- @WakeWSoccer winner in the 98th minute. Wake Forest out-shot the Lady Vols in the first 90 minutes and finished with 25 shots to UT’s Facebook 17. The Deacs were on target, posting nine shots on goal to Photos and news Tennessee’s five. Wake Forest Women’s Soccer Home games in BOLD CAPS Instagram LOOKING AHEAD * - ACC Game Photos and videos • The Demon Deacons head to NC State March 20th with first ^ - Johnson City, TN kick is set for 1:00 p.m. @WakeWSoccer GoDeacs.com Complete coverage of WF Athletics All times listed are ET ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2021 NUMERICAL ROSTER BY CLASS NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Seniors (4) 00 Madison Howard Fr. GK 5-8 Greensboro, N.C. / Greensboro Day School Betfort, Brown, Hilliard (Grad), 1 Kaitlyn Parks R-Fr. GK 5-7 Upper Marlboro, Md. / Northern HS McNamara 2 Reese Kim Fr. M 5-5 Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Mira Costa HS Juniors (4) 3 Giovanna DeMarco Jr. M 5-7 Gwynedd Valley, Pa. / Penn Charter DeMarco, Frank, Rossi (RS), Smart 5 Ashley Frank Jr. F 5-2 Niceville, Fla. / Niceville HS Sophomores (5) 6 Madeline Allburn R-Fr. M 5-9 Williamsburg, Va. / Jamestown HS Albery (RS), Opstal, Raben (RS), 7 Abby McNamara Sr. F 5-10 Dayton, Ohio / Carroll HS Tangney (RS), Wood Freshmen (11) 8 Kristi Vierra Fr. M 5-6 Norwell, Mass. / Norwell HS Adams, Allburn (RS), Faircloth, 11 Liv Stowell Fr. F 5-4 Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry HS Howard, Kim, McIntire, 14 Carrie McIntire Fr. F 5-9 Haymarket, Va. / Battlefield HS Monteith, Parks (RS), Schwartz, 15 Faith Adams Fr. M 5-5 Charlotte, N.C. / Weddington HS Stowell, Vierra 16 Mia Raben R-So. GK 5-9 Greenwood Village, Colo. / Cherry Creek HS BY STATE 17 Madisyn Opstal So. D 5-11 Sarasota, Fla. / Out-of-Door Academy North Carolina (5) 19 Lyndon Wood So. M 5-9 Raleigh, N.C. / Cary Academy Faith Adams (Charlotte) Sophie Faircloth (Winston-Salem) 20 Shayla Smart Jr. F 5-2 Apopka, Fla. / Montverde Academy Madison Howard (Greensboro) 21 Ryanne Brown Sr. F 5-8 Indianapolis, Ind. / Brebeuf Jesuit Breckyn Monteith (Charlotte) 22 Sasha Schwartz Fr. D 5-6 New York, N.Y. / Marymount School of New York Lyndon Wood (Raleigh) 23 Lauren Tangney R-So. M 5-2 Fairfield, Conn. / Fairfield Warde Florida (3) Ashley Frank (Niceville) 25 Sophie Faircloth Fr. M 5-6 Winston-Salem, N.C. / Reagan HS Madisyn Opstal (Sarasota) 26 Mia Albery R-So. D 5-9 Denver, Colo. / Regis Jesuit Shayla Smart (Apopka) 27 Breckyn Monteith Fr. D 5-4 Charlotte, N.C. / Hough HS Ohio (3) Jasmin Hilliard (Medina) 28 Sofia Rossi R-Jr. M 5-5 Akron, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit Abby McNamara (Dayton) 30 Jasmin Hilliard Grad. D 5-6 Medina, Ohio / FIU Sofia Rossi (Akron) 33 Hannah Betfort Sr. D 5-11 Charleston, S.C. / Wando HS Colorado (2) Mia Albery (Denver) Mia Raben (Greenwood Village) COACHING STAFF Virginia (2) Head Coach ....................................................Tony da Luz (San Diego ‘85) / 24th season Madeline Allburn (Williamsburg) Assistant Coach ............................................Courtney Owen (Wake Forest ‘14) / 5th season Carrie McIntire (Haymarket) California (1) Assistant Coach ............................................Brittany Cameron (San Diego, ‘08) / 1st season Reese Kim (Manhattan Beach) Connecticut (1) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Lauren Tangney (Fairfield) 3. Giovanna DeMarco ..................................duh-MARK-oh Indiana (1) Ryanne Brown (Indianapolis) 7. Abby McNamara ......................................MAC-nuh-MARE-uh Maryland (1) 11. Liv Stowell ...............................................STOW-uhl Kaitlyn Parks (Upper Marlboro) 14. Carrie McIntire .......................................MAC-in-tire Massachusetts (1) Kristi Vierra (Norwell) 16. Mia Raben ...............................................RAY-bin New Hampshire (1) 21. Ryanne Brown .......................................Ryan Liv Stowell (Londonderry) 22. Sasha Schwartz .....................................SAH-shuh New York (1) 23. Lauren Tangney .....................................TANG-nee Sasha Schwartz (New York) Pennsylvania (1) 26. Mia Albery ...............................................ALL-berry Giovanna DeMarco (Gwynedd Valley) 27. Breckyn Monteith .................................BRECK-in mon-TEETH South Carolina (1) 28. Sofia Rossi ...............................................ROSS-ee Hannah Betfort (Charleston) HC Tony da Luz .............................................duh-LOOZ 2 QUICK FACTS NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE • A total of five Deacons have some form of National Team experience entering the 2021 season. PROGRAM HISTORY • Hannah Betfort trained at the U.S. U-18 National Team Training Camp in February 2018. She then traveled to First Year of Women’s Soccer 1994 Spain with the U-18 National Team to play in the La Manga 12 Nations Tournament. All-Time Record 297-202-51 (.587) • Ryanne Brown was a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team where she attended four camps and earned two All-Time ACC Record 93-123-23 (.434) caps. ACC Reg. Season Championships 0 • Giovanna DeMarco participated in the U.S. U-19 National Team Training Camp in February 2018. She then ACC Tournament Championships 1 (2010) NCAAT Appearances (Last) 20 (2018) traveled to Spain with the U-18 Women’s National Team to play in the La Manga 12 Nations Tournament. She was NCAA Tournament Record 19-18-2 later called to the May U-19 Camp. NCAA Round of 16 Appearances 4 • Freshman Breckyn Monteith has been called up to the Northern Ireland National Team on multiple occasions, NCAA Quarterfinal Appearances 2 including the U-19 and U-17 squads. The defender scored a goal against Kazakhstan in 2018. College Cup Appearances 1 (2011) • Shayla Smart has spent time with both the Jamaica U-17 and U-20 National Teams and was a 2016 and 2018 FACILITY INFORMATION CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier. She then made her debut with the senior Jamaican National Team at the 2019 Pan-American Games. Facility Name Spry Stadium Capacity 3,500 HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE Surface Natural Grass • Since its opening in 1996, the Wake Forest women’s soccer program has held a 152-62-19 advantage over COACHING STAFF opponents in W. Dennie Spry Stadium. Head Coach Tony da Luz • Under da Luz, the program has a 146-56-18 record at home, including an 8-3-0 mark in 2017, an 8-2-1 record Alma Mater, Year San Diego, 1985 in 2018, and a 5-3-3 mark last year. Year at Wake Forest 24th Record at WFU 266-178-49 (.590) 2020 IN REVIEW Career Record 312-220-52 (.579) • The Demon Deacons finished the 2020 spring season with a 3-5-1 overall record. Wake Forest ended the first ACC Record 90-106-23 (.460) Assistant Coach Courtney Owen half of the schedule with a stong win over Pitt Panthers but However, Virginia Tech defeated Boston College to Assistant Coach Brittany Brown clinch the No.