2021 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

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2021 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
Duke Athletics logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 6
Record16–4–1 (7–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Robbie Church (21st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kieran Hall (3rd season)
  • Carla Overbeck (28th season)
  • Lane Davis (6th season)
Home stadium Koskinen Stadium
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Virginia  ‍†‍‍y8–0–2 .90018–3–2 .826
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y7–1–2 .80021–1–3 .900
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y7–2–1 .75016–4–1 .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y7–3–0 .70014–6–2 .682
Clemson  ‍‍‍y6–3–1 .65012–7–1 .625
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y5–2–3 .65012–3–3 .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y6–4–0 .60016–6–0 .727
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y5–3–2 .60012–6–2 .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .40011–7–0 .611
NC State  ‍‍‍y4–6–0 .4009–9–2 .500
Louisville  ‍‍‍3–6–1 .3507–7–2 .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .1007–10–1 .417
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .1004–12–0 .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–10–0 .0004–12–1 .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-first season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 34th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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The Blue Devils finished the season with a 16–4–1 record, 7–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place. The lost in the First Round of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were awarded one of the top four seeds. They defeated Old Dominion in the First Round, Memphis in the Second Round, and St. John's in the Round of 16 before losing to Santa Clara in the Semifinals to end their season.

Previous season

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.

Squad

Roster

As of September 10, 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 Maddie Nielsen
3 DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Dieynaba Ndaw
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Baleigh Bruster
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 Migli
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 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michelle Cooper
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maggie Graham
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelly Wilson
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 Bria Schrotenboer
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]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 10*
6:00 p.m.		No. 6 Georgia W  2–0  –
 Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
August 13*
6:00 p.m.		No. 6at No. 7  Clemson W  3–1  –
 Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
Non-Conference Regular season
August 19*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX 		No. 6No. 13  Arkansas W  3–1  1–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (589)
Durham, NC
August 22*
Noon, ACCNX		No. 6No. 19  Washington W  2–1  2–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (447)
Durham, NC
August 26*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 5 Western Carolina W  6–0  3–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (560)
Durham, NC
August 29*
3:00 p.m.,  SECN+ 		No. 5at  Vanderbilt W  2–0  4–0–0
Vanderbilt Soccer Complex (572)
Nashville, TN
September 2*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 5No. 10  Stanford W  2–1  5–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (1,189)
Durham, NC
September 9*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 5 East Carolina W  5–0  6–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (603)
Durham, NC
ACC Regular season
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 4at No. 2  North Carolina
Rivalry 		W  1–0  7–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Dorrance Field (5,301)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 2at No. 7  Virginia L  0–1  7–1–0
(1–1–0)		 Klöckner Stadium (1,911)
Charlottesville, VA
September 26
5:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 2at  Virginia Tech T  1–1  2OT7–1–1
(1–1–1)		 Thompson Field (923)
Blackburg, VA
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 4 Syracuse W  2–0  8–1–1
(2–1–1)		Koskinen Stadium (784)
Durham, NC
October 7
6:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 4 NC State L  1–2  2OT8–2–1
(2–2–1)		Koskinen Stadium (626)
Durham, NC
October 10
2:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 4 Pittsburgh W  5–0  9–2–1
(3–2–1)		Koskinen Stadium (555)
Durham, NC
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 8at  Wake Forest W  2–0  10–2–1
(4–2–1)		 Spry Stadium (1,152)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 21
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 6No. 15  Notre Dame W  1–0  OT11–2–1
(5–2–1)		Koskinen Stadium (704)
Durham, NC
October 24
2:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 6No. 1  Florida State W  1–0  12–2–1
(6–2–1)		Koskinen Stadium (1,731)
Durham, NC
October 28
5:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 2at  Louisville W  1–0  13–2–1
(7–2–1)		 Lynn Stadium (304)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
October 31
8:00 p.m., ACCN		(3) No. 2(6) Wake Forest
First Round		L  1–2  13–3–1
Koskinen Stadium (532)
Durham, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 12
6:00 p.m.		(1) No. 4 Old Dominion
First Round		W  1–0  14–3–1
Koskinen Stadium (937)
Durham, NC
November 19
6:30 p.m., ACCNX		(1) No. 4No. 18  Memphis
Second Round		W  1–0  15–3–1
Koskinen Stadium (3,595)
Durham, NC
November 21
6:00 p.m.		(1) No. 4 St. John's
Round of 16		W  7–1  16–3–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,014)
Durham, NC
November 26
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		(1) No. 4No. 12  Santa Clara
Quarterfinals		L  1–2  16–4–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,031)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Delaney Graham Preseason All-ACC Team August 12 [6]
Sophie Jones
Sophie Jones Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 19 [7]
Tess Boade ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 21 [8]
Ruthie Jones ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Tess Boade ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 26 [9]
Emily Royson ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Michelle Cooper ACC Freshman of the Year November 4 [10]
Tess Boade All-ACC First Team
Michelle Cooper
Ruthie Jones
Sophie Jones All-ACC Second Team
Michelle Cooper ACC All-Freshman Team

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [11] 65554244862 (2)64Not released5
TopDrawer Soccer [12] 766543661210811129466

2022 NWSL Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Caitlin Cosme Orlando Pride 110DF
Lily Nabet Angel City FC 336MF

Source: [13]

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 "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Women's Soccer - 2021 Schedule/Results". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Florida State Tabbed 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2021 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". machermanntrophy.org. Missouri Athletic Club. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Duke Sweeps ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2021 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  12. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Cosme, Nabet Selected in NWSL Draft". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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