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.
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 . The victory propelled them to the top of the rankings. After a 3–0 defeat of they fell to third. There they defeated eighth ranked 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 . 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 in the First Round, eighth seed in the Second Round, and third seed in the Round of 16. They defeated fourth seed and thirteenth ranked 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.
Previous 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 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 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.
Offseason
Departures
Departures 0 GK 5'10" Berkeley, California Graduated; Signed professional contract with San Diego Wave FC 3 FW 5'5" Orland Park, Illinois Graduated; Signed professional contractwith Racing Louisville FC 4 DF 5'7" Atlanta, Georgia Graduated; transferredto Clemson 10 MF/FW 5'10" Mission Hills, Kansas Signed professional contractwith Kansas City Current 17 DF 5'4" Wyckoff, New Jersey Graduated 18 MF 5'4" Naperville, Illinois Graduated; Signed professionalcontract with Bay FC 19 MF 5'9" Atlanta, Georgia Graduated; Signed professionalcontract with Houston Dash 20 DF 5'10" Manhattan Beach, California Graduated 21 DF 5'7" Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Corona, California Legends FC Belmont, California FC Bay Area Moreno Valley, California Legends FC Chevy Chase, Maryland Virginia Union FC Calabasas, California Beach FC Santa Cruz, California Bay Area Surf Evanston, Illinois FC United
Squad
Roster
Team management Head coach Kieran Hall Associate head coach Carla Overbeck Assistant coach Hanna Gardner Director of Operations Evan Gaffney
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Awards and honors
Mia Minestrella Preseason All-ACC Team August 7 Mia Oliaro Cameron Roller Cameron Roller Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team August 12 Mia Oliaro Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team Avery Oder Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Freshman Team Cameron Roller Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 14 Mia Oliaro Mia Minestrella ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 1 August 19 Devin Lynch ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 3 September 2 Cameron Roller ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 3 Mia Minestrella All-ACC First Team November 5 Kat Rader All-ACC Second Team Carina Lageyre All-ACC Third Team Cameron Roller Daya King ACC All-Freshman Team Avery Oder Kat Rader All-ACC Tournament Team November 9
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