2019 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

The 2019 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his nineteenth season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 32nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 32nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 18
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 17
Record9–4–7 (3–1–6 ACC)
Head coach
  • Robbie Church (19th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kieran Hall (1st season)
  • Carla Overbeck (26th season)
  • Lane Davis (4th season)
Home stadiumKoskinen Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍y 9 0 1   .950 24 1 2   .926
No. 7 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 8 2 0   .800 18 6 0   .750
No. 9 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 0 3   .833 17 2 3   .841
No. 25 Louisville  ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 13 5 2   .700
No. 17 NC State  ‍‍‍y 4 2 4   .600 12 7 4   .609
No. 18 Duke  ‍‍‍y 3 1 6   .600 9 4 7   .625
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 5 5 0   .500 11 7 2   .600
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 4 4 2   .500 11 8 2   .571
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 4 4 2   .500 12 5 2   .684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 2 6 2   .300 5 10 3   .361
Miami  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 5 9 2   .375
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 1 6 3   .250 6 8 4   .444
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 7 1   .167 3 11 2   .250
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 8 1   .150 8 8 2   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The Blue Devils finished the season 9–4–7, 3–1–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, lost to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Utah before losing to Wisconsin in the Second Round.

Squad

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Roster

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Updated July 6, 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Brooke Heinsohn
2 DF   USA Natalie Maurer
3 DF   USA Taylor Mitchell
4 DF   USA Remi Swartz
5 MF   USA Sarah Piper
6 DF   USA Caitlin Cosme
7 MF   USA Sophie Jones
8 FW   USA Tess Boade
10 MF   USA Olivia Erlbeck
11 MF   USA Julia Burnell
12 FW   USA Marykate McGuire
13 FW   USA Emmy Duerr
14 MF   USA Julia Hannon
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   USA Sydney Simmons
17 MF   USA Ella Stevens
18 DF   USA Karlie Paschall
20 MF   USA Mia Gyau
21 MF   USA Sarah Miller
22 DF   USA Delaney Graham
23 GK   USA Holly Stam
24 MF   USA Mackenzie Pluck
25 GK   USA Mackenzie Coles
26 GK   USA Ruthie Jones
27 DF   USA Natasha Turner
28 MF   USA Lily Nabet

Team management

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Position Staff
Head Coach Robbie Church
Assistant Coach Kieran Hall
Assistant Coach Carla Overbeck
Assistant Coach Lane Davis

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Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 Campbell W 3–0 
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
August 16*
6:00 p.m.
No. 8 at Georgia T 0–0 
Turner Soccer Complex
Athens, GA
Non-Conference Regular season
August 22*
4:00 p.m.
No. 8 vs. La Salle
Carolina Nike Tournament
W 2–0  1–0–0
Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
August 25*
6:00 p.m.
No. 8 at No. 2 North Carolina
Carolina Nike Tournament
L 0–2  1–1–0
Dorrance Field (4,215)
Chapel Hill, NC
August 28*
7:00 p.m.
No. 10 No. 13 Georgetown T 0–0 2OT 1–1–1
Koskinen Stadium (633)
Durham, NC
August 31*
7:00 p.m.
No. 10 No. 19 Santa Clara W 3–2 OT 2–1–1
Koskinen Stadium (903)
Durham, NC
September 5*
6:00 p.m.
No. 12 UNLV
Duke Nike Classic
W 3–0  3–1–1
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
September 8*
1:30 p.m.
No. 12 LSU
Duke Nike Classic
W 6–0  4–1–1
Koskinen Stadium (621)
Durham, NC
September 15*
6:00 p.m.
No. 11 James Madison W 6–0  5–1–1
Koskinen Stadium (553)
Durham, NC
ACC Regular season
September 22
1:00 p.m.
No. 8 NC State T 1–1 2OT 5–1–2
(0–0–1)
Koskinen Stadium (622)
Durham, NC
September 26
7:00 p.m.
No. 10 at Wake Forest W 3–2  6–1–2
(1–0–1)
Spry Stadium (764)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 29
2:00 p.m.
No. 10 at No. 1 Virginia T 0–0 2OT 6–1–3
(1–0–2)
Klöckner Stadium (2,048)
Charlottesville, VA
October 6
2:00 p.m.
No. 10 at No. 23 Virginia Tech T 0–0 2OT 6–1–4
(1–0–3)
Thompson Field (618)
Blacksburg, VA
October 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 No. 3 North Carolina T 0–0 2OT 6–1–5
(1–0–4)
Koskinen Stadium (3,176)
Durham, NC
October 13
1:00 p.m.
No. 11 No. 9 Clemson W 4–1  7–1–5
(2–0–4)
Koskinen Stadium (313)
Durham, NC
October 18
5:00 p.m.
No. 9 at No. 14 Louisville T 1–1 2OT 7–1–6
(2–0–5)
Lynn Stadium (1,998)
Louisville, KY
October 24
7:00 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame T 1–1 2OT 7–1–7
(2–0–6)
Koskinen Stadium (541)
Durham, NC
October 27
1:00 p.m.
No. 9 Syracuse W 4–1  8–1–7
(3–0–6)
Koskinen Stadium (407)
Durham, NC
October 31
8:00 p.m.
No. 9 at No. 5 Florida State L 0–1  8–2–7
(3–1–6)
Seminole Soccer Complex
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
November 3
5:00 p.m.
(6) No. 9 at (3) No. 1 Virginia
Quarterfinals
L 0–1  8–3–7
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 15
6:00 p.m.
No. 12 Utah
First Round
W 4–0  9–3–7
Koskinen Stadium (190)
Durham, NC
November 22
5:00 p.m.
No. 12 vs. (3) No. 10 Wisconsin
Second Round
L 0–1  9–4–7
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (755)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

2020 NWSL College Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Ella Stevens Chicago Red Stars 3 24 FW

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2019 Women's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Soccer - 2019 Schedule/Results". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Duke women's soccer's Ella Stevens drafted by Chicago Red Stars of NWSL". dukechronicle.com. Duke Student Publishing Company. January 19, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.