| 2023 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 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 †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Notre Dame y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Clemson y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 18 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 North Carolina y | 5 | – | 0 | – | 5 | .750 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 8 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Pittsburgh y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 17 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-third season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 36th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 35th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils started the season ranked 4th in the nation but faltered with a second game loss to then number 24 USC. They won their next game before falling to number 3 Stanford in California. They won their remaining two non-conference games to finish the non-conference season 4–2–0. They started ACC play with a win on September 17, but would not win another ACC game until October 19. Over that stretch, they would lose to Notre Dame, draw unranked NC State and Virginia, lose to Pittsburgh and draw their rivalry game against then number 1 North Carolina. They would lose three of their last four games. Their regular season record versus teams ranked was 0–5–1.
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.
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 November 20, 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] |
| Kat Rader | All-ACC Second Team | November 1 | [18] |
| Leah Freeman | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Cameron Roller | All-ACC Freshman Team |
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer[19] | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | RV | 25т | — | Not released | — | |||
| TopDrawer Soccer[20] | 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.
- 1 2 "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 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.
- ↑ "2023 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.