2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

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2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
Duke Athletics logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 3
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 3
Record18–3–1 (9–0–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Robbie Church (24th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kieran Hall (6th season)
  • Carla Overbeck (31st season)
  • Jason Lowe (1st season)
Captains
  • Nicky Chico [1]
  • Maggie Graham
  • Kelly Wilson
Home stadium Koskinen Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025  
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Duke  y901 .9501831 .841
No. 2 Wake Forest  y721 .7501644 .750
No. 13 Florida State  y721 .7501524 .810
No. 1 North Carolina  y730 .7002250 .815
No. 7 Virginia Tech  y622 .7001463 .674
No. 6 Notre Dame  y514 .7001444 .727
California  y541 .5501362 .667
No. 4 Stanford  y541 .5501652 .739
Virginia  y550 .5001351 .711
Boston College  442 .5001252 .684
Pittsburgh  352 .400963 .583
Louisville  253 .350765 .528
SMU  262 .300692 .412
Clemson  271 .250683 .441
Miami (FL)  163 .250584 .412
NC State  163 .2504104 .333
Syracuse  091 .0506102 .389
Conference champion
2024 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represents Duke University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils are led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-fourth season. They play their home games at Koskinen Stadium. This is the team's 37th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 36th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished 6–7–3 overall and 2–5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. This marked the first time since 2014 Duke had not been invited to the NCAA Tournament and first time since 2015 they had not qualified for the ACC Tournament. Their six overall wins were the lowest in program history.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Caroline Duffy1GK5'10"Sophomore Clarksville, Maryland Transferred to Oklahoma [2]
Dieynaba Ndaw3FW5'6"Junior Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Miami (FL)
Grace Watkins9FW5'3"Senior Manhattan Beach, California Graduated
Olivia Migli10DF5'4"Senior Haymarket, Virginia Graduated; transferred to North Carolina
Kati Druzina14MF/DF5'6"Graduate Student Kirtland, Ohio Graduated
Emily Royson15DF5'6"Senior Toms River, New Jersey Graduated
Kiera Clemens23MF5'9"Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ella Hase3FW5'5"Graduate Student Orland Park, Illinois Northwestern
Mia Oliaro 15FW/MF5'9"Sophomore Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina
Hannah Bebar18MF5'4"Graduate Student Naperville, Illinois Harvard
Farrah Walters27FW5'6"Junior Scottsdale, Arizona Santa Clara

Recruiting class

Source: [3]

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Caroline Dysart
GK
Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California San Diego SurfStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Flag of the United States.svg Mission Hills, Kansas Slammers FC HB KogeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Lauren Martinho
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Cary, North Carolina NC Courage ECNLStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
Sophia Recupero
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Hopkinton, Massachusetts FC Stars of MassachusettsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Squad

Roster

As of August 15, 2024 [8]

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
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leah Freeman
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kat Rader
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Hase
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Baleigh Bruster
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Phoebe Goldthwaite
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devin Lynch
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Roller
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elle Piper
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Martinho
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mary Long
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Saunicheva
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Evans
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Minestrella
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Recupero
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Oliaro
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carina Lageyre
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Chico
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Bebar
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 Sam Bodensteiner
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaeden Koons-Perdikis
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Foxhoven
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bianca Dominguez
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Farrah Walters
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caroline Dysart

Team management

PositionStaff
Head coachRobbie Church
Assistant coachKieran Hall
Assistant coachCarla Overbeck
Assistant coachJason Lowe
Director of OperationsErin Stephenson

Source: [8]

Schedule

Source: [9]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 5*
5:00 p.m.
No. 24 Furman W  9–0  
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
August 8*
5:00 p.m.
No. 24 DC Power FC  Canceled [10]  
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
August 15*
7:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 24at  Ohio State L  0–1  0–1–0
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (931)
Columbus, OH
August 22*
8:00 p.m., BTN+
at  Nebraska W  3–0  1–1–0
Hibner Stadium (1,320)
Lincoln, NE
August 29*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
UNC Wilimington W  4–0  2–1–0
Koskinen Stadium (672)
Durham, NC
September 1*
5:00 p.m., ACCN
Tennessee  Canceled [11]  2–1–0
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
September 5*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2  North Carolina
Rivalry
W  1–0  3–1–0
Koskinen Stadium (2,257)
Durham, NC
September 8*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
ETSU W  5–0  4–1–0
Koskinen Stadium (491)
Durham, NC
September 12*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 Missouri W  7–0  5–1–0
Koskinen Stadium (465)
Durham, NC
ACC Regular season
September 19
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3тat  Clemson W  3–1  6–1–0
(1–0–0)
Riggs Field (804)
Clemson, SC
September 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 SMU W  3–0  7–1–0
(2–0–0)
Koskinen Stadium (397)
Durham, NC
October 3
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2No. 25  Virginia W  3–1  8–1–0
(3–0–0)
Koskinen Stadium (879)
Durham, NC
October 6
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Louisville W  3–1  9–1–0
(4–0–0)
Koskinen Stadium (770)
Durham, NC
October 10
10:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1at No. 7  Stanford W  4–1  10–1–0
(5–0–0)
Cagan Stadium (2,348)
Stanford, CA
October 13
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1at No. 17  California W  2–1  11–1–0
(6–0–0)
Edwards Stadium (1,389)
Berkley, CA
October 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 Boston College W  7–0  12–1–0
(7–0–0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,504)
Durham, NC
October 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1No. 7  Notre Dame T  3–3  12–1–1
(7–0–1)
Koskinen Stadium (1,049)
Durham, NC
October 27
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1at No. 2  Wake Forest W  2–0  13–1–1
(8–0–1)
Spry Stadium (3,761)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1at No. 8 North Carolina
Rivalry
W  3–2  14–1–1
(9–0–1)
Dorrance Field (3,127)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
November 7
8:00 p.m., ACCN
(1) No. 1vs. (4) No. 8 North Carolina
Semifinals, Rivalry
L  1–2  14–2–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,492)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 15
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
(1) No. 1 Howard
First Round
W  8–0  15–2–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,082)
Durham, NC
November 22
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 1(8) No. 17  Texas Tech
Second Round
W  3–0  16–2–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,364)
Durham, NC
November 24
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 1(5) No. 16  Michigan State
Round of 16
W  2–0  17–2–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,274)
Durham, NC
November 30
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 1(7) No. 12  Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
W  1–0  18–2–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,581)
Durham, NC
December 6
7:30 p.m.,  ESPNU
(1) No. 1(2) No. 8 North Carolina
Semifinals, Rivalry
L  0–3  18–3–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (10,333)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Kat Rader Pre-season All-ACC Team August 8, 2024 [12]
Cameron Roller ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 4 September 10, 2024 [13]
Leah Freeman ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 7 October 1, 2024 [14]
Mia Oliaro ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 8 October 7, 2024 [15]
Maggie Graham ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 9 October 15, 2024 [16]
Robbie Church ACC Coach of the Year November 6, 2024 [17]
Maggie Graham ACC Midfielder of the Year
Cameron Roller ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Leah Freeman ACC Goalkeeper of the Year
Maggie Graham All-ACC First Team
Cameron Roller
Leah Freeman
Hannah Bebar All-ACC Second Team
Ella Hase
Mia Oliaro
Cameron Roller All-ACC Tournament Team November 10, 2024 [18]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [19] 24RV8321 (6)1 (8)1 (8)1 (8)Not released3
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 2121853112255333

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