2025 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team
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| 2025 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, College Cup | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 3 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 4 |
| Record | 17–5–1 (7–3–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Carla Overbeck (32nd season) |
| Assistant coach | Hanna Gardner (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Koskinen Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 21 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 17 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Louisville y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13т North Carolina y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Kieran Hall, in his first season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. This was the team's 38th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Hall replaced twenty-four year head coach Robbie Church during the offseason.[1][2]
The Blue Devils began the season ranked fourth in the United Soccer Coaches poll. They opened the season with a 3–2 victory over eleventh ranked Penn State. The victory propelled them to the top of the rankings. After a 3–0 defeat of Northwestern they fell to third. There they defeated eighth ranked Arkansas 3–0 but did not move for the rest of their non-conference schedule. They won two and drew one of their remaining games, with the draw coming against Alabama. They rose to second in the rankings where they began the ACC season. They lost three of their first four ACC matches, with the lone win coming against Miami. They lost to fifth ranked Virginia, sixth ranked Notre Dame, and nineteenth ranked Wake Forest. The skid saw them fall to fourteenth in the rankings. However, the Blue Devils won the remainder of their ACC games. They only played two ranked games over the stretch, defeating rival and nineteenth ranked North Carolina 3–2 and twenty-fifth ranked Clemson, also 3–2, on the final day of the regular season.
The Blue Devils finished the regular season 12–3–1 and 7–3–0 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted sixth seed and twenty-first ranked Louisville in the First Round. They won 1–0 to advance to the Semifinals. There they lost to second seed and second ranked Notre Dame in a rematch of a September 18 matchup. Duke lost again in the post season, this time 2–1. The Blue Devils received an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they were the second seed in the Virginia. They defeated Elon in the First Round, eighth seed UCF in the Second Round, and third seed Kansas in the Round of 16. They defeated fourth seed and thirteenth ranked Washington 3–0 in the Quarterfinals. Duke advanced to the College Cup and faced top seed and top ranked Stanford. They lost 0–1 to end their season with a 17–5–1 overall record. Falling one win short of their win total from last year.
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 that 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.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Leah Freeman | 0 | GK | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Berkeley, California | Graduated; Signed professional contract with San Diego Wave FC |
| Ella Hase | 3 | FW | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Orland Park, Illinois | Graduated; Signed professional contract with Racing Louisville FC[4] |
| Baleigh Bruster | 4 | DF | 5'7" | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated; transferred to Clemson |
| Mary Long | 10 | MF/FW | 5'10" | Freshman | Mission Hills, Kansas | Signed professional contract with Kansas City Current[5] |
| Nicky Chico | 17 | DF | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Wyckoff, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Hannah Bebar | 18 | MF | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Naperville, Illinois | Graduated; Signed professional contract with Bay FC[6] |
| Maggie Graham | 19 | MF | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated; Signed professional contract with Houston Dash |
| Kelly Wilson | 20 | DF | 5'10" | Senior | Manhattan Beach, California | Graduated |
| Katie Groff | 21 | DF | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Raleigh, North Carolina | Graduated |
Recruiting class
Source:[7]
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Alexis Coughlin DF |  | Corona, California | Legends FC |   [8] |
Kaylee Kim FW | | Belmont, California | FC Bay Area | [9] |
Daya King DF | | Moreno Valley, California | Legends FC | [10] |
Kosette Koons-Perdikis MF | | Chevy Chase, Maryland | Virginia Union FC | [11] |
Avery Oder FW | | Calabasas, California | Beach FC | [12] |
| Santa Cruz, California | Bay Area Surf | [13] | |
Molly Vapensky GK | | Evanston, Illinois | FC United | [14] |
Squad
Roster
- As of February 9, 2026[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Kieran Hall |
| Associate head coach | Carla Overbeck |
| Assistant coach | Hanna Gardner |
| Director of Operations | Evan Gaffney |
Source:[15]
Schedule
Source:[16]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 4* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | Carolina Ascent FC | T 0–0 | — |
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| August 8* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | at No. 21 South Carolina | None Reported[17] | — |
Stone Stadium Columbia, SC | ||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| August 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 4 | No. 11 Penn State | W 3–2 | 1–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (801) Durham, NC | ||||||
| August 21* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | Northwestern | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (645) Durham, NC | ||||||
| August 28* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
No. 3 | at No. 8 Arkansas | W 2–0 | 3–0–0 |
Razorback Field (2,652) Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
| August 31* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 3 | Creighton | W 1–0 | 4–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (744) Durham, NC | ||||||
| September 4* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 3 | VMI | W 9–0 | 5–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (301) Durham, NC | ||||||
| September 7* 1:30 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | Alabama | T 1–1 | 5–0–1 |
Koskinen Stadium (817) Durham, NC | ||||||
| ACC regular season | |||||||||||
| September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | at No. 5 Virginia | L 1–3 | 5–1–1 (0–1–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,857) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| September 14 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | at Miami | W 1–0 | 6–1–1 (1–1–0) |
Cobb Stadium (275) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
| September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 3 | at No. 6 Notre Dame | L 2–3 | 6–2–1 (1–2–0) |
Alumni Stadium (1,277) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 | No. 19 Wake Forest | L 2–3 | 6–3–1 (1–3–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (484) Durham, NC | ||||||
| October 2 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 14 | Pittsburgh | W 5–0 | 7–3–1 (2–3–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (377) Durham, NC | ||||||
| October 12 1:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 14т | No. 19 North Carolina Rivalry |
W 3–2 | 8–3–1 (3–3–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (1,541) Durham, NC | ||||||
| October 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 | at Virginia Tech | W 3–2 | 9–3–1 (4–3–0) |
Thompson Field (1,198) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | Syracuse | W 2–0 | 10–3–1 (5–3–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (515) Durham, NC | ||||||
| October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 7 | at NC State | W 3–1 | 11–3–1 (6–3–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,308) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| October 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 10 | No. 25 Clemson | W 3–2 | 12–3–1 (7–3–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (646) Durham, NC | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 2* 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
(3) No. 10 | (6) No. 21 Louisville First Round |
W 1–0 | 13–3–1 |
Koskinen Stadium (377) Durham, NC | ||||||
| November 6* 5:30 p.m., ACCN |
(3) No. 11 | vs. (2) No. 2 Notre Dame Semifinals |
L 1–2 | 13–4–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,077) Cary, NC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 14* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(2) No. 11 | Elon First Round |
W 3–0 | 14–4–1 |
Koskinen Stadium (706) Durham, NC | ||||||
| November 20* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(2) No. 11 | (7) UCF Second Round |
W 1–0 | 15–4–1 |
Koskinen Stadium (882) Durham, NC | ||||||
| November 23* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(2) No. 11 | (3) Kansas Round of 16 |
W 2–0 | 16–4–1 |
Koskinen Stadium (826) Durham, NC | ||||||
| November 28* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(2) No. 11 | (4) No. 13 Washington Quarterfinals |
W 3–0 | 17–4–1 |
Koskinen Stadium (1,200) Durham, NC | ||||||
| December 5* 8:45 p.m., ESPNU |
(2) No. 11 | vs. (1) No. 1 Stanford Semifinals |
L 0–1 | 17–5–1 |
CPKC Stadium (7,066) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||