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 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 in the first round, seventh-seed in the second round, and third-seed in the round of 16 before falling in overtime to first-seed in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
Departures
Departures 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
Incoming transfers Leah Freeman 0 GK 5'10" Senior Berkeley, California Oregon Julia Saunicheva 11 FW 5'10" Sophomore San Jose, California UCLA Kati Druzina 14 MF/DF 5'6" Graduate Student Kirtland, Ohio Notre Dame
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Inverness, Illinois Sockers FC Raleigh, North Carolina NC Courage Hercules, California FC Bay Area Calabasas, California LAFC So Cal Durham, North Carolina NC Courage Chevy Chase, Maryland Bethesda SC Redondo Beach, California Beach FC (CA) Sherman, Texas Solar Soccer Club
Squad
Roster
Team management Head coach Robbie Church Assistant coach Kieran Hall Assistant coach Carla Overbeck Assistant coach Lane Davis
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Awards and honors
Kat Rader Preseason All-ACC Team August 10 Leah Freeman Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 17 Carina Lageyre ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 19 Kat Rader All-ACC Second Team November 1 Leah Freeman All-ACC Third Team Cameron Roller All-ACC Freshman Team
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