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2023 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

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.

2023 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–7–3 (2–5–3 ACC)
Head coach
  • Robbie Church (23rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kieran Hall (5th season)
  • Carla Overbeck (30th season)
  • Lane Davis (8th season)
Home stadiumKoskinen Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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 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 edit

Main article: 2022 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

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 edit

Departures edit

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
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 edit

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
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 edit

Source:[4]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
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 edit

Roster edit

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Leah Freeman
1 GK   USA Caroline Duffy
2 FW   USA Kat Rader
3 DF   SEN Dieynaba Ndaw
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 FW   USA Grace Watkins
10 FW   USA Olivia Migli
11 FW   USA Julia Saunicheva
12 MF   USA Taylor Evans
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW   USA Mia Minestrella
14 MF   USA Kati Druzina
15 DF   USA Emily Royson
16 MF   USA Carina Lageyre
17 DF   USA Nicole Chico
19 MF   USA Maggie Graham
20 DF   USA Kelly Wilson
21 DF   USA Katie Groff
22 DF   USA Sam Bodensteiner
23 MF   USA Kiera Clemens
24 DF   USA Kaeden Koons-Perdikis
25 FW   USA Madison Foxhoven
26 GK   USA Bianca Dominguez

Team management edit

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

Source:[13]

Schedule edit

Source:[14]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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 edit

Recipient Award Date Ref.
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 edit

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[19]4410141516172223RV25т—Not released—
TopDrawer Soccer[20]8710128719——————————


References edit

  1. ^ "Women's Soccer Adds Transfer Leah Freeman". goduke.com. Duke University. January 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Church Welcomes Saunicheva as Final Piece for 2023 Roster". goduke.com. Duke University. June 14, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Church Adds Kati Druzina to 2023 Roster". goduke.com. Duke University. March 13, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Church Adds Another Stellar Group in 2023 Signing Class". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. December 22, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sam Bodensteiner". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Kiera Clemens". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bianca Dominguez". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Madison Foxhoven". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Phoebe Goldthwaite". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "Kaeden Koons-Perdikis". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Mia Minestrella". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "Cameron Roller". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  15. ^ "North Carolina Named 2023 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "2023 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "2023 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  20. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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