2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 3 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 8 |
Record | 6–1–0 (1–0–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Koskinen Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .750 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Wake Forest | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .625 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .667 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Florida State | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .750 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Notre Dame | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .750 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .750 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .792 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Duke | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Stanford | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .500 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .500 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Virginia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .333 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .250 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .000 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .000 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .000 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .000 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion As of September 24, 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.
Previous season
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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
[edit]Source:[3]
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Caroline Dysart GK |
San Diego, California | San Diego Surf | [4] | |
Mary Long MF |
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
[edit]Roster
[edit]- 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.
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Team management
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Robbie Church |
Assistant coach | Kieran Hall |
Assistant coach | Carla Overbeck |
Assistant coach | Jason Lowe |
Director of Operations | Erin Stephenson |
Source:[8]
Schedule
[edit]Source:[9]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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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 | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||||
October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Virginia | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
October 6 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Louisville | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
October 10 10:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Stanford | Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA | |||||||||
October 13 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at California | Edwards Stadium Berkley, CA | |||||||||
October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Boston College | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
October 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Notre Dame | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
October 27 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Wake Forest | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at North Carolina Rivalry |
Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Kat Rader | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 8, 2024 | [12] |
Cameron Roller | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 10, 2024 | [13] |
Rankings
[edit]Week | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
United Soccer[14] | 24 | — | RV | — | 8 | 3т | 3 | Not released | |||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer[15] | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chico, Graham & Wilson Named Tri-Captains for 2024". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Soccer Adds Five Spring Transfers for 2024". soonersports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. January 4, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Church Adds Four in Early Signing Period". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. January 5, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Caroline Dysart". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Mary Long". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Martinho". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Sophia Recupero". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Exhibition Canceled Thursday; Duke Ranked No. 24 in Preseason". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee at Duke Women's Soccer Match Canceled". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "California's Lema, Duke's Roller Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.