# 2019 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

The 2019 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his nineteenth season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 32nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 32nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils finished the season 9–4–7, 3–1–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, lost to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Utah before losing to Wisconsin in the Second Round.

## Squad
### Roster

Updated July 6, 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Brooke Heinsohn |
| 2 | DF | USA | Natalie Maurer |
| 3 | DF | USA | Taylor Mitchell |
| 4 | DF | USA | Remi Swartz |
| 5 | MF | USA | Sarah Piper |
| 6 | DF | USA | Caitlin Cosme |
| 7 | MF | USA | Sophie Jones |
| 8 | FW | USA | Tess Boade |
| 10 | MF | USA | Olivia Erlbeck |
| 11 | MF | USA | Julia Burnell |
| 12 | FW | USA | Marykate McGuire |
| 13 | FW | USA | Emmy Duerr |
| 14 | MF | USA | Julia Hannon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sydney Simmons |
| 17 | MF | USA | Ella Stevens |
| 18 | DF | USA | Karlie Paschall |
| 20 | MF | USA | Mia Gyau |
| 21 | MF | USA | Sarah Miller |
| 22 | DF | USA | Delaney Graham |
| 23 | GK | USA | Holly Stam |
| 24 | MF | USA | Mackenzie Pluck |
| 25 | GK | USA | Mackenzie Coles |
| 26 | GK | USA | Ruthie Jones |
| 27 | DF | USA | Natasha Turner |
| 28 | MF | USA | Lily Nabet |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Robbie Church |
| Assistant Coach | Kieran Hall |
| Assistant Coach | Carla Overbeck |
| Assistant Coach | Lane Davis |
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## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 12* 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 | Campbell | W 3–0 | – | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC |
| August 16* 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at Georgia | T 0–0 | – | Turner Soccer Complex Athens, GA |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 22* 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 | vs. La Salle Carolina Nike Tournament | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 | Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC |
| August 25* 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at No. 2 North Carolina Carolina Nike Tournament | L 0–2 | 1–1–0 | Dorrance Field (4,215) Chapel Hill, NC |
| August 28* 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | No. 13 Georgetown | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1–1 | Koskinen Stadium (633) Durham, NC |
| August 31* 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | No. 19 Santa Clara | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2–1–1 | Koskinen Stadium (903) Durham, NC |
| September 5* 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 | UNLV Duke Nike Classic | W 3–0 | 3–1–1 | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC |
| September 8* 1:30 p.m. | No. 12 | LSU Duke Nike Classic | W 6–0 | 4–1–1 | Koskinen Stadium (621) Durham, NC |
| September 15* 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 | James Madison | W 6–0 | 5–1–1 | Koskinen Stadium (553) Durham, NC |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| September 22 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 | NC State | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 5–1–2 (0–0–1) | Koskinen Stadium (622) Durham, NC |
| September 26 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | at Wake Forest | W 3–2 | 6–1–2 (1–0–1) | Spry Stadium (764) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 29 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 | at No. 1 Virginia | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 6–1–3 (1–0–2) | Klöckner Stadium (2,048) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 6 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 | at No. 23 Virginia Tech | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 6–1–4 (1–0–3) | Thompson Field (618) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 10 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 | No. 3 North Carolina | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 6–1–5 (1–0–4) | Koskinen Stadium (3,176) Durham, NC |
| October 13 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 | No. 9 Clemson | W 4–1 | 7–1–5 (2–0–4) | Koskinen Stadium (313) Durham, NC |
| October 18 5:00 p.m. | No. 9 | at No. 14 Louisville | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 7–1–6 (2–0–5) | Lynn Stadium (1,998) Louisville, KY |
| October 24 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 | Notre Dame | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 7–1–7 (2–0–6) | Koskinen Stadium (541) Durham, NC |
| October 27 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 | Syracuse | W 4–1 | 8–1–7 (3–0–6) | Koskinen Stadium (407) Durham, NC |
| October 31 8:00 p.m. | No. 9 | at No. 5 Florida State | L 0–1 | 8–2–7 (3–1–6) | Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 3 5:00 p.m. | (6) No. 9 | at (3) No. 1 Virginia Quarterfinals | L 0–1 | 8–3–7 | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 15 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 | Utah First Round | W 4–0 | 9–3–7 | Koskinen Stadium (190) Durham, NC |
| November 22 5:00 p.m. | No. 12 | vs. (3) No. 10 Wisconsin Second Round | L 0–1 | 9–4–7 | Wallis Annenberg Stadium (755) Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## 2020 NWSL College Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Ella Stevens | Chicago Red Stars | 3 | 24 | FW |
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## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 18 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 17 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |