The 2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-fourth season. This season was Church's last, as he retired at the end of the season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 37th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 36th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils started the season ranked twenty-fourth, but quickly fell out of the rankings after an opening day loss against . They rebouneded with a win over Power 4 opponent before winning a rivalry match-up with second ranked North Carolina 1–0. Combined with a 5–0 win over , the Blue Devils re-entered the rankings at number eight. They finished the non-conference season with an emphatic 7–0 win over Power 4 opponent . They began ACC play tied for third in the national rankings. They won their first seven straight ACC matches, a streak which included three wins over ranked teams. They defeated number twenty five Virginia, number seven Stanford and number seventeen California. After the defeat of Stanford, they rose to first in the national rankings. Their final three games were all against ranked teams. They drew seventh ranked Notre Dame, defeated second ranked Wake Forest and again defeated North Carolina on the final day of the ACC season.
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 this 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 in the First Round, eighth seed and seventeenth ranked in the Second Round, and fifth-seed and sixteenth ranked 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. 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.
Previous season
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.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Caroline Duffy 1 GK 5'10" Sophomore Clarksville, Maryland Transferred to Oklahoma Dieynaba Ndaw 3 FW 5'6" Junior Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Miami (FL) Grace Watkins 9 FW 5'3" Senior Manhattan Beach, California Graduated Olivia Migli 10 DF 5'4" Senior Haymarket, Virginia Graduated; transferred to North Carolina Kati Druzina 14 MF/DF 5'6" Graduate Student Kirtland, Ohio Graduated Emily Royson 15 DF 5'6" Senior Toms River, New Jersey Graduated Kiera Clemens 23 MF 5'9" Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina —
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Ella Hase 3 FW 5'5" Graduate Student Orland Park, Illinois Northwestern Mia Oliaro 15 FW/MF 5'9" Sophomore Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina Hannah Bebar 18 MF 5'4" Graduate Student Naperville, Illinois Harvard Farrah Walters 27 FW 5'6" Junior Scottsdale, Arizona Santa Clara
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating San Diego, California San Diego Surf Mission Hills, Kansas Slammers FC HB Koge Cary, North Carolina NC Courage ECNL Hopkinton, Massachusetts FC Stars of Massachusetts
Squad
Roster
Team management Head coach Robbie Church Assistant coach Kieran Hall Assistant coach Carla Overbeck Assistant coach Jason Lowe Director of Operations Erin Stephenson
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Awards and honors
Kat Rader Pre-season All-ACC Team August 8, 2024 Cameron Roller ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 4 September 10, 2024 Leah Freeman ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 7 October 1, 2024 Mia Oliaro ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 8 October 7, 2024 Maggie Graham ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 9 October 15, 2024 Robbie Church ACC Coach of the Year November 6, 2024 Maggie Graham ACC Midfielder of the Year Cameron Roller ACC Defensive Player of the Year Leah Freeman ACC Goalkeeper of the Year Maggie Graham All-ACC First Team Cameron Roller Leah Freeman Hannah Bebar All-ACC Second Team Ella Hase Mia Oliaro Cameron Roller All-ACC Tournament Team November 10, 2024
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