2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

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.

2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 3
Record17–2–1 (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 stadiumKoskinen Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Duke  ‍‍‍y 9 0 1   .950 14 2 1   .853
No. 3 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 12 3 3   .750
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 14 2 3   .816
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 7 3 0   .700 16 5 0   .762
No. 12 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 11 5 3   .658
No. 13 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 5 1 4   .700 11 3 4   .722
California  ‍‍‍y 5 4 1   .550 12 5 2   .684
No. 14т Stanford  ‍‍‍y 5 4 1   .550 13 4 1   .750
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 5 5 0   .500 12 5 0   .706
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 12 5 2   .684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 9 6 3   .583
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 7 6 5   .528
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2 6 2   .300 6 9 2   .412
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 6 8 3   .441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1 6 3   .250 5 8 4   .412
NC State  ‍‍‍ 1 6 3   .250 4 10 4   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 6 10 2   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Caroline Duffy 1 GK 5'10" Sophomore Clarksville, Maryland Transferred to Oklahoma[2]
Dieynaba Ndaw 3 FW 5'6" Junior Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Miami (FL)
Grace Watkins 9 FW 5'3" Senior Manhattan Beach, California Graduated
Olivia Migli 10 DF 5'4" Senior Haymarket, Virginia Graduated; transferred to North Carolina
Kati Druzina 14 MF/DF 5'6" Graduate Student Kirtland, Ohio Graduated
Emily Royson 15 DF 5'6" Senior Toms River, New Jersey Graduated
Kiera Clemens 23 MF 5'9" Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Ella Hase 3 FW 5'5" Graduate Student Orland Park, Illinois Northwestern
Mia Oliaro 15 FW/MF 5'9" Sophomore Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina
Hannah Bebar 18 MF 5'4" Graduate Student Naperville, Illinois Harvard
Farrah Walters 27 FW 5'6" Junior Scottsdale, Arizona Santa Clara

Recruiting class

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Source:[3]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Caroline Dysart
GK
  San Diego, California San Diego Surf      [4]
  Mission Hills, Kansas Slammers FC HB Koge      [5]
Lauren Martinho
MF
  Cary, North Carolina NC Courage ECNL      [6]
Sophia Recupero
FW
  Hopkinton, Massachusetts FC Stars of Massachusetts      [7]

Squad

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Roster

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As of August 15, 2024[8]

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

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

Team management

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Position Staff
Head coach Robbie Church
Assistant coach Kieran Hall
Assistant coach Carla Overbeck
Assistant coach Jason Lowe
Director of Operations Erin Stephenson

Source:[8]

Schedule

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Source:[9]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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. 24 at 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. 3т at 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. 2 No. 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. 1 at 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. 1 at 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. 1 No. 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. 1 at 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. 1 at 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. 1 vs. (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
  
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
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

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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
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United Soccer[19]24RV8321 (6)1 (8)1 (8)1 (8)Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[20]21218531122553


References

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  1. ^ "Chico, Graham & Wilson Named Tri-Captains for 2024". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Soccer Adds Five Spring Transfers for 2024". soonersports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. January 4, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Church Adds Four in Early Signing Period". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. January 5, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Caroline Dysart". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mary Long". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lauren Martinho". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sophia Recupero". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "Women's Soccer Exhibition Canceled Thursday; Duke Ranked No. 24 in Preseason". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Tennessee at Duke Women's Soccer Match Canceled". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
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  17. ^ "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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