2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
ACC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 3
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 3
Record	18–3–1 (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; Maggie Graham; Kelly Wilson;
Home stadium	Koskinen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-fourth season. This season was Church's last, as he retired at the end of the season.^[2] They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 37th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 36th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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2024 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 3 Duke ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	18	–	3	–	1	.841
No. 2 Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	16	–	4	–	4	.750
No. 13 Florida State ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	15	–	2	–	4	.810
No. 1 North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0	.700	22	–	5	–	0	.815
No. 7 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	14	–	6	–	3	.674
No. 6 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	5	–	1	–	4	.700	14	–	4	–	4	.727
California ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1	.550	13	–	6	–	2	.667
No. 4 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1	.550	16	–	5	–	2	.739
Virginia ‍‍‍^y	5	–	5	–	0	.500	13	–	5	–	1	.711
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 December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

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The Blue Devils started the season ranked twenty-fourth, but quickly fell out of the rankings after an opening day loss against Ohio State. They rebouneded with a win over Power 4 opponent Nebraska before winning a rivalry match-up with second ranked North Carolina 1–0. Combined with a 5–0 win over ETSU, the Blue Devils re-entered the rankings at number eight. They finished the non-conference season with an emphatic 7–0 win over Power 4 opponent Missouri. They began ACC play tied for third in the national rankings. They won their first seven straight ACC matches, a streak which included three wins over ranked teams. They defeated number twenty five Virginia, number seven Stanford and number seventeen California. After the defeat of Stanford, they rose to first in the national rankings. Their final three games were all against ranked teams. They drew seventh ranked Notre Dame, defeated second ranked Wake Forest and again defeated North Carolina on the final day of the ACC 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 this 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. 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.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Caroline Duffy	1	GK	5'10"	Sophomore	Clarksville, Maryland	Transferred to Oklahoma^[3]
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	—

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

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Caroline Dysart GK	San Diego, California	San Diego Surf	^[5]
Mary Long MF	Mission Hills, Kansas	Slammers FC HB Koge	^[6]
Lauren Martinho MF	Cary, North Carolina	NC Courage ECNL	^[7]
Sophia Recupero FW	Hopkinton, Massachusetts	FC Stars of Massachusetts	^[8]

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^[11]	—	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^[12]	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	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.

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Kat Rader	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 8, 2024	^[13]
Cameron Roller	ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 4	September 10, 2024	^[14]
Leah Freeman	ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 7	October 1, 2024	^[15]
Mia Oliaro	ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 8	October 7, 2024	^[16]
Maggie Graham	ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 9	October 15, 2024	^[17]
Robbie Church	ACC Coach of the Year	November 6, 2024	^[18]
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	^[19]

2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

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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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
United Soccer^[20]	24	—	RV	—	8	3т	3	2	1 (6)	1 (8)	1 (8)	1 (8)	Not released					3
TopDrawer Soccer^[21]	—	—	—	—	21	21	8	5	3	1	1	2	2	5	5	3	3	3