2023 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team
The 2023 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represents Duke University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils are led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-third season. They play home games at Koskinen Stadium. This is the team's 36th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 35th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 25т |
| Record | 6–7–3 (2–5–3 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Koskinen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State † | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Clemson | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Carolina | 5 | – | 0 | – | 5 | .750 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25т Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .200 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 2 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of October 26, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the season with a 15–5–3 overall and 6–2–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth-seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated fourth-seed Virginia in the first round, but lost to North Carolina in the semifinal. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the second seed in the Alabama Bracket. They defeated Radford in the first round, seventh-seed Texas in the second round, and third-seed South Carolina in the round of 16 before falling in overtime to first-seed Alabama in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Sara Piper | 5 | MF | 5'8" | Senior | The Woodlands, Texas | Graduated |
| Sophie Jones | 7 | MF | 5'5" | Senior | Menlo Park, California | Graduated; drafted 43rd overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft |
| Julia Burnell | 11 | MF | 5'5" | Senior | Glen Mills, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Emmy Duerr | 13 | FW | 5'4" | Senior | Cary, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Julia Hannon | 14 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | Massapequa, New York | Graduated |
| Michelle Cooper | 18 | FW | 5'3" | Sophomore | Clarkston, Michigan | Drafted 2nd overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft |
| Delaney Graham | 22 | MF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Atlanta, GA | Graduated; drafted 40th overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft |
| Mackenzie Pluck | 24 | MF | 5'4" | Graduate Student | North Wales, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Jenna Royson | 25 | DF | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Toms River, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Ruthie Jones | 26 | GK | 6'0" | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Leah Freeman | 0 | GK | 5'10" | Senior | Berkeley, California | Oregon[1] |
| Julia Saunicheva | 11 | FW | 5'10" | Sophomore | San Jose, California | UCLA[2] |
| Kati Druzina | 14 | MF/DF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Kirtland, Ohio | Notre Dame[3] |
Recruiting Class
Source:[4]
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Sam Bodensteiner DF |  | Inverness, Illinois | Sockers FC |   [5] |
Kiera Clemens MF | | Raleigh, North Carolina | NC Courage | [6] |
Bianca Dominguez GK | | Hercules, California | FC Bay Area | [7] |
Madison Foxhoven FW | | Calabasas, California | LAFC So Cal | [8] |
Phoebe Goldthwaite MF | | Durham, North Carolina | NC Courage | [9] |
Kaeden Koons-Perdikis DF | | Chevy Chase, Maryland | Bethesda SC | [10] |
Mia Minestrella FW | | Redondo Beach, California | Beach FC (CA) | [11] |
Cameron Roller DF | | Sherman, Texas | Solar Soccer Club | [12] |
Squad
Roster
- As of August 9, 2023[13]
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
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Robbie Church |
| Assistant coach | Kieran Hall |
| Assistant coach | Carla Overbeck |
| Assistant coach | Lane Davis |
Source:[13]
Schedule
Source:[14]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 7* 4:30 p.m. |
No. 4 | Wake Forest | W 2–0 | — |
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| August 10* 5:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | No. 12 South Carolina | W 2–1 | — |
Stone Stadium Columbia, SC | ||||||
| Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 4 | West Virginia | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (553) Durham, NC | ||||||
| August 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 4 | No. 24 USC | L 1–3 | 1–1–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (803) Durham, NC | ||||||
| August 27* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 4 | Wisconsin | W 2–1 | 2–1–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (701) Durham, NC | ||||||
| September 2* 10:00 p.m., P12N+ |
No. 10 | at No. 3 Stanford | L 0–4 | 2–2–0 |
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium (2,154) Stanford, CA | ||||||
| September 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 14 | East Carolina | W 2–0 | 3–2–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (531) Durham, NC | ||||||
| September 11* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 14 | at UNC Greensboro | W 1–0 | 4–2–0 |
UNCG Soccer Stadium (562) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 17 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 15 | at Boston College | W 2–0 | 5–2–0 (1–0–0) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (627) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
| September 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 16 | No. 10 Notre Dame | L 1–2 | 5–3–0 (1–1–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (803) Durham, NC | ||||||
| September 24 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 16 | NC State | T 0–0 | 5–3–1 (1–1–1) |
Koskinen Stadium (786) Durham, NC | ||||||
| October 1 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 17 | at Virginia | T 1–1 | 5–3–2 (1–1–2) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,817) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| October 5 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 22 | at Pittsburgh | L 1–2 | 5–4–2 (1–2–2) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (958) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| October 8 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 22 | No. 1 North Carolina Rivalry |
T 1–1 | 5–4–3 (1–2–3) |
Koskinen Stadium (3,467) Durham, NC | ||||||
| October 13 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 23 | No. 7 Clemson | L 0–1 | 5–5–3 (1–3–3) |
Koskinen Stadium (1,457) Durham, NC | ||||||
| October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Virginia Tech | W 1–0 | 6–5–3 (2–3–3) |
Thompson Field (210) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| October 22 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 Florida State | L 0–4 | 6–6–3 (2–4–3) |
Koskinen Stadium (803) Durham, NC | |||||||
| October 26 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 25т | at Louisville | L 0–1 | 6–7–3 (2–5–3) |
Lynn Stadium (405) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Kat Rader | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 10 | [15] |
| Leah Freeman | Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 17 | [16] |
| Carina Lageyre | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 19 | [17] |
Rankings
| 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[18] | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | RV | 25т | Not released | |||||
| TopDrawer Soccer[19] | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
References
- "Women's Soccer Adds Transfer Leah Freeman". goduke.com. Duke University. January 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Church Welcomes Saunicheva as Final Piece for 2023 Roster". goduke.com. Duke University. June 14, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Church Adds Kati Druzina to 2023 Roster". goduke.com. Duke University. March 13, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Church Adds Another Stellar Group in 2023 Signing Class". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. December 22, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Sam Bodensteiner". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Kiera Clemens". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Bianca Dominguez". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Madison Foxhoven". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Phoebe Goldthwaite". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Kaeden Koons-Perdikis". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Mia Minestrella". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "Cameron Roller". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- "North Carolina Named 2023 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2023 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- "Duke's Lageyre, UNC's Bell Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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