2020 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

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2020 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
Duke Athletics logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 7
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 6
Record12–5–4 (4–2–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Robbie Church (20th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kieran Hall (2nd season)
  • Carla Overbeck (27th season)
  • Lane Davis (5th season)
Home stadium Koskinen Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 Florida State  y800 1.0001303 .906
No. 3 North Carolina  y800 1.0001820 .900
No. 4 Virginia  y521 .6881443 .738
No. 6 Clemson  y530 .6251252 .684
No. 7 Duke  y422 .6251254 .667
Louisville  440 .500570 .417
Virginia Tech  440 .500890 .471
Notre Dame  440 .500670 .462
Wake Forest  341 .438572 .429
Pittsburgh  350 .3751150 .688
Boston College  170 .1253101 .250
Syracuse  170 .125170 .125
Miami  080 .0001111 .115
NC State  000 531 .611
Conference champion
2020 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season.

The 2020 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twentieth season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 33rd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 33rd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

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 Blue Devils finished the fall season 7–4–2, 4–2–2 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Clemson before losing to eventual champions Florida State in the Semifinals. The Blue Devils finished the spring season 3–1–1 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the Second Round and Ole Miss in the Third Round before losing to Florida State in the Quarterfinals, on penalties to end their season.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 9–4–7, 3–1–6 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Utah before losing to Wisconsin in the Second Round.

Squad

Roster

Updated January 27, 2021 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Heinsohn
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Natalie Maurer
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Mitchell
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Remi Swartz
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Piper
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caitlin Cosme
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Jones
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tess Boade
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Watkins
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Mijli
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Burnell
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marykate McGuire
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emmy Duerr
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Hannon
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Royson
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Simmons
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Chico
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Karlie Paschall
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maggie Graham
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Gyau
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Groff
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Delaney Graham
23 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Holly Stam
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mackenzie Pluck
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ruthie Jones
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Natasha Turner
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lily Nabet

Team management

PositionStaff
Head CoachRobbie Church
Assistant CoachKieran Hall
Assistant CoachCarla Overbeck
Assistant CoachLane Davis

Source: [4]

Schedule

Source: [5] [6]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Fall Regular season
September 10, 2020*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
at  Wake Forest W  4–3  OT1–0–0
Spry Stadium (0)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 17, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia T  1–1  2OT1–0–1
(0–0–1)
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
September 20, 2020
5:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake ForestT  0–0  2OT1–0–2
(0–0–2)
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
September 27, 2020
3:30 p.m., ACCN
No. 7No. 1  North Carolina L  0–2  1–1–2
(0–1–2)
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
October 5, 2020
5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 11No. 3  Clemson W  1–0  2–1–2
(1–1–2)
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
October 9, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 Virginia Tech W  2–0  3–1–2
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
October 15, 2020
4:00 p.m.,  ACCRSN
No. 5at  Boston College W  1–0  OT4–1–2
(2–1–2)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 18, 2020
11:00 a.m., ACCRSN
No. 5at  Syracuse W  4–0  5–1–2
(3–1–2)
SU Soccer Stadium (1)
Syracuse, NY
October 23, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4at No. 1 North CarolinaL  0–1  5–2–2
Dorrance Field (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 29, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 5at No. 2  Florida State L  0–1  5–3–2
(3–2–2)
Seminole Soccer Complex (284)
Tallahassee, FL
November 1, 2020
3:30 p.m.
No. 5at  Miami (FL) W  3–1  6–3–2
(4–2–2)
Cobb Stadium (100)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Tournament
November 10, 2020
3:00 p.m., ACCN
(5) No. 6vs. (4) No. 5 Clemson
Quarterfinals
W  1–0  7–3–2
Sahlen's Stadium (327)
Cary, NC
November 13, 2020
5:30 p.m., ACCN
(5) No. 6vs. (1) No. 2 Florida State
Semifinals
L  0–4  7–4–2
Sahlen's Stadium (277)
Cary, NC
Spring Regular season
March 6, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
No. 5at  UNC Wilmington W  3–0  8–4–2
UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium (150)
Wilmington, NC
March 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 Coastal Carolina W  6–0  9–4–2
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
March 27, 2021*
3:00 p.m.
No. 5at No. 7  West Virginia L  2–3  9–5–2
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (400)
Morgantown, WV
April 2, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7at  NC State W  1–0  10–5–2
Dail Soccer Field (100)
Raleigh, NC
April 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7No. 14  Vanderbilt T  0–0  2OT10–5–3
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
NCAA Tournament
May 1, 2021
Noon,  ESPN3
(9) No. 8vs.  Arizona State
Second Round
W  2–1  2OT11–5–3
Johnson Stadium (200)
Greenville, NC
May 5, 2021
Noon, NCAA Livestream
(9) No. 8vs. No. 24  Ole Miss
Third Round
W  1–0  12–5–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (185)
Cary, NC
May 9, 2021
1:00 p.m., NCAA Livestream
(9) No. 8vs. (1) No. 1 Florida State
Quarterfinals
T  0–0 (3–5 PKs) 2OT12–5–4
WakeMed Soccer Park (164)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

2021 NWSL College Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Tess Boade Sky Blue FC 440FW

Source: [7]

Rankings

Fall 2020

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United Soccer [8] 71175456655

Spring 2021

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Final
United Soccer [8] None Released55557798None Released7
TopDrawer Soccer [9] 1111111198877777666

References

  1. "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "2020 Women's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. "Women's Soccer - 2020 Schedule/Results". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  6. "Women's Soccer Announces 2021 Spring Schedule". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. Yang, Stephanie (January 13, 2021). "All the picks from the 2021 NWSL College Draft". allforxi.com. Vox Media. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  9. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.