2025 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

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2025 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 3
Record2–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Kieran Hall (7th overall, 1st head coach season)
Associate head coachCarla Overbeck (32nd season)
Assistant coachHanna Gardner (1st season)
Home stadium Koskinen Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Pittsburgh  000 400 1.000
No. 2 Stanford  000 400 1.000
No. 17 Virginia  000 300 1.000
No. 1 Duke  000 200 1.000
No. 3 Florida State  000 200 1.000
Boston College  000 201 .833
No.Notre Dame  000 201 .833
Louisville  000 310 .750
Miami (FL)  000 310 .750
SMU  000 310 .750
Syracuse  000 310 .750
No. 15 Virginia Tech  000 310 .750
No. 10 Wake Forest  000 310 .750
California  000 211 .625
No. 12 North Carolina  000 220 .500
Clemson  000 111 .500
NC State  000 031 .125
Conference champion
2025 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of August 24, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2025 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represents Duke University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils are led by head coach Kieran Hall, in his first season. They play their home games at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. This is the team's 38th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Hall replaced twenty-four year head coach Robbie Church during the offseason. [1] [2]

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Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the regular season 14–1–1 and 9–0–1 in ACC play to finish as conference champions. This was Duke's fourth regular season ACC title in program history. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye to the Semifinals where they faced North Carolina for a third time that season. Duke could not make it three wins in a row and lost 2–1. The Blue Devils received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they were the first seed in the Duke Bracket. They were also the top overall seed in the tournament. They defeated Howard in the First Round, eighth seed and seventeenth ranked Texas Tech in the Second Round, and fifth-seed and sixteenth ranked Michigan State in the Round of 16. They defeated fellow ACC team Virginia Tech, who was the seventh seed and ranked twelfth, 1–0 in the Quarterfinals. Duke advanced to the College Cup and faced North Carolina for a fourth time this season. North Carolina won 3–0 to end Duke's season. [3] Duke won both regular season matches, and the Tar Heels won both postseason matches between the rivals. The Blue Devil's final record was 18–3–1. Their eighteen wins were the most since 2017, the last time they made the College Cup.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Leah Freeman 0GK5'10"Graduate Student Berkeley, California Graduated
Ella Hase 3FW5'5"Graduate Student Orland Park, Illinois Graduated; Signed professional contract
with Racing Louisville FC [4]
Baleigh Bruster4DF5'7"Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated; transferred
to Clemson
Mary Long 10MF/FW5'10"Freshman Mission Hills, Kansas Signed professional contract
with Kansas City Current [5]
Nicky Chico17DF5'4"Graduate Student Wyckoff, New Jersey Graduated
Hannah Bebar 18MF5'4"Graduate Student Naperville, Illinois Graduated; Signed professional
contract with Bay FC [6]
Maggie Graham19MF5'9"Graduate StudentAtlanta, GeorgiaGraduated
Kelly Wilson20DF5'10"Senior Manhattan Beach, California Graduated
Katie Groff21DF5'7"Graduate Student Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated


Recruiting class

Source: [7]

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Alexis Coughlin
DF
Flag of the United States.svg Corona, California Legends FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Kaylee Kim
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Belmont, California FC Bay AreaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Daya King
DF
Flag of the United States.svg Moreno Valley, California Legends FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Kosette Koons-Perdikis
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Chevy Chase, Maryland Virginia Union FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Avery Oder
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Calabasas, California Beach FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Jocelyn Travers
DF
Flag of the United States.svg Santa Cruz, California Bay Area SurfStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Molly Vapensky
GK
Flag of the United States.svg Evanston, Illinois FC UnitedStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Squad

Roster

As of August 6, 2025 [15]

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 Molly Vapensky
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kat Rader
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daya King
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jocelyn Travers
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 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Avery Oder
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
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Recupero
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Oliaro
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carina Lageyre
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Farrah Walters
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kosette Koons-Perdikis
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lexi Coughlin
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 Kaylee Kim
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caroline Dysart

Team management

PositionStaff
Head coachKieran Hall
Associate head coachCarla Overbeck
Assistant coachHanna Gardner
Director of OperationsEvan Gaffney

Source: [15]

Schedule

Source: [16]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 4*
6:00 p.m.
No. 4 Carolina Ascent FC T  0–0  
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
August 8*
6:00 p.m.
No. 4at No. 21  South Carolina  None Reported [17]  
Stone Stadium
Columbia, SC
Non-Conference Regular season
August 14*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
No. 4No. 11  Penn State W  3–2  1–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (801)
Durham, NC
August 21*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 Northwestern W  3–0  2–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (645)
Durham, NC
August 28*
7:00 p.m.
at  Arkansas   
Razorback Field
Fayetteville, AR
August 31*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Creighton   
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
September 4*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
VMI   
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
September 7*
1:30 p.m., ACCN
Alabama   
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
ACC Regular season
September 11
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Virginia   
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
September 14
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Miami   
Cobb Stadium
Coral Gables, FL
September 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Notre Dame   
Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
September 25
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest   
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh   
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
October 12
1:00 p.m.,  ESPNU
North Carolina
Rivalry
  
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
October 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Virginia Tech   
Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
October 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse   
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
October 26
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at  NC State   
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
October 30
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Clemson   
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Mia Minestrella Preseason All-ACC Team August 7 [18]
Mia Oliaro
Cameron Roller
Cameron RollerTop Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First TeamAugust 12 [19]
Mia OlarioTop Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team
Avery OderTop Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Freshman Team
Cameron Roller Hermann Trophy Preseason WatchlistAugust 14 [20]
Mia Olario
Mia Minestrella ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 1 August 19 [21]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [22] 41 (3)Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [23] 53

References

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  3. Tan, Jun (December 6, 2024). "No. 1 Duke women's soccer ends historic Robbie Church era with 3-0 College Cup loss to North Carolina". Duke Chronicle . Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  4. "Racing signs Duke playmaker Hase to first pro deal". Racing Louisville FC . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  5. "Kansas City Current signs trio of collegiate stars Two U17 World Cup stars and a NCAA National Champion set to join Kansas City". Kansas City Current. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  6. "Bay FC Signs Three-Time All-American Hannah Bebar to First Professional Contract". Bay FC. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
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  11. "Kosette Koons-Perdikis". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  12. "Avery Oder". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  13. "Jocelyn Travers". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  14. "Molly Vapensky". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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  17. @dukewsoc; (August 8, 2025). "Battled in Columbia tonight 🤟 Last test before it counts next week!" via Instagram.
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