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2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

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.

2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
ConferenceAtlantic 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
Home stadiumKoskinen Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍†‍‍y 9–0–1 .95018–3–1 .841
No. 2 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 7–2–1 .75016–4–4 .750
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 7–2–1 .75015–2–4 .810
No. 1 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 7–3–0 .70022–5–0 .815
No. 7 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 6–2–2 .70014–6–3 .674
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 5–1–4 .70014–4–4 .727
California  ‍‍‍y 5–4–1 .55013–6–2 .667
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 5–4–1 .55016–5–2 .739
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 5–5–0 .50013–5–1 .711
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .50012–5–2 .684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3–5–2 .4009–6–3 .583
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2–5–3 .3507–6–5 .528
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .3006–9–2 .412
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 2–7–1 .2506–8–3 .441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1–6–3 .2505–8–4 .412
NC State  ‍‍‍ 1–6–3 .2504–10–4 .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0–9–1 .0506–10–2 .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

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. [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.

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 Duffy1GK5'10"SophomoreClarksville, MarylandTransferred to Oklahoma[4]
Dieynaba Ndaw3FW5'6"JuniorDakar, SenegalTransferred to Miami (FL)
Grace Watkins9FW5'3"SeniorManhattan Beach, CaliforniaGraduated
Olivia Migli10DF5'4"SeniorHaymarket, VirginiaGraduated; transferred to North Carolina
Kati Druzina14MF/DF5'6"Graduate StudentKirtland, OhioGraduated
Emily Royson15DF5'6"SeniorToms River, New JerseyGraduated
Kiera Clemens23MF5'9"FreshmanRaleigh, North Carolina—

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Ella Hase3FW5'5"Graduate StudentOrland Park, IllinoisNorthwestern
Mia Oliaro15FW/MF5'9"SophomoreChapel Hill, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Hannah Bebar18MF5'4"Graduate StudentNaperville, IllinoisHarvard
Farrah Walters27FW5'6"JuniorScottsdale, ArizonaSanta Clara

Recruiting class

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Source:[5]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Caroline Dysart
GK
United StatesSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego SurfStarStarStar[6]
United StatesMission Hills, KansasSlammers FC HB KogeStarStarStarStar[7]
Lauren Martinho
MF
United StatesCary, North CarolinaNC Courage ECNLStarStarStarStarStar[8]
Sophia Recupero
FW
United StatesHopkinton, MassachusettsFC Stars of MassachusettsStarStarStar[9]

Squad

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Roster

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As of February 10, 2025[10]

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

Source:[10]

Schedule

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Source:[11]

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[12]  —
 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[13]  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.

Awards and honors

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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
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer[21]24—RV—83т321 (6)1 (8)1 (8)1 (8)Not released3
TopDrawer Soccer[22]————2121853112255333

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. ↑ Howell, Maria (November 16, 2024). "How Duke women's soccer delivered a comeback season in coach Robbie Church's last dance". ncaa.com. NCAA. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  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. ↑ "Soccer Adds Five Spring Transfers for 2024". soonersports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. January 4, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Church Adds Four in Early Signing Period". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. January 5, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Caroline Dysart". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mary Long". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Lauren Martinho". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sophia Recupero". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  11. ↑ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Women's Soccer Exhibition Canceled Thursday; Duke Ranked No. 24 in Preseason". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Tennessee at Duke Women's Soccer Match Canceled". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Soccer Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  17. ↑ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Soccer Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Duke's Graham, Louisville's Floyd Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  19. ↑ "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Florida State Wins 2024 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  21. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  22. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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