# 2022 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

The 2022 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-second season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 35th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The team finished 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 Radford in the first round, seventh-seed Texas in the second round, and third-seed South Carolina in the round of 16 before falling in overtime to first-seed Alabama in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season with a 16–4–1 record, 7–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place. The lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were awarded one of the top four seeds. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round, Memphis in the second round, and St. John's in the round of 16 before losing to Santa Clara in the semifinals to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Maddie Nielsen | 1 | GK | 6'2" | Senior | Shoreline, Washington | Graduated |
| Caitlin Cosme | 6 | DF | 5'5" | Graduate Student | New Hyde Park, New York | Graduated; Drafted 10th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft |
| Tess Boade | 8 | MF | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Graduated |
| Marykate McGuire | 12 | FW | 5'4" | Senior | Portsmouth, Rhode Island | Graduated |
| Sydney Simmons | 16 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | Van Alstyne, Texas | Graduated |
| Holland Stam | 23 | GK | 6'0" | Senior | Ipswich, Massachusetts | Graduated |
| Bria Schrotenboer | 27 | DF | 5'11" | Junior | Holland, Michigan | Transferred to Michigan State |
| Lily Nabet | 28 | GK | 6'0" | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated; Drafted 36th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jenna Royson | 25 | DF | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Toms River, New Jersey | Georgetown |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
| Name | Hometown | Club |
| Caroline Duffy GK | Clarksville, Maryland | Maryland United FC |
| Taylor Evans MF | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Real Colorado |
| Carina Lageyre MF | Cooper City, Florida | Florida United SC |
| Devin Lynch MF | Naperville, Illinois | Sockers FC |
| Elle Piper DF | San Jose, California | Bay Area Surf |
| Katherine Rader FW | Stuart, Florida | Florida United SC |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of December 21, 2022
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 | Caroline Duffy |
| 2 | FW | USA | Kat Rader |
| 3 | DF | SEN | Dieynaba Ndaw |
| 4 | DF | USA | Baleigh Bruster |
| 5 | MF | USA | Sarah Piper |
| 6 | MF | USA | Devin Lynch |
| 7 | MF | USA | Sophie Jones |
| 8 | FW | USA | Elle Piper |
| 9 | FW | USA | Grace Watkins |
| 10 | FW | USA | Olivia Migli |
| 11 | MF | USA | Julia Burnell |
| 12 | MF | USA | Taylor Evans |
| 13 | FW | USA | Emmy Duerr |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | USA | Julia Hannon |
| 15 | DF | USA | Emily Royson |
| 16 | MF | USA | Carina Lageyre |
| 17 | DF | USA | Nicole Chico |
| 18 | FW | USA | Michelle Cooper |
| 19 | MF | USA | Maggie Graham |
| 20 | DF | USA | Kelly Wilson |
| 21 | DF | USA | Katie Groff |
| 22 | DF | USA | Delaney Graham |
| 24 | MF | USA | Mackenzie Pluck |
| 25 | DF | USA | Jenna Royson |
| 26 | GK | USA | Ruthie Jones |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Robbie Church |
| Assistant coach | Kieran Hall |
| Assistant coach | Carla Overbeck |
| Assistant coach | Lane Davis |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 8* 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Georgia | L 1–2 | – | Turner Soccer Complex Athens, GA |
| August 12* 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 | No. 12 South Carolina | W 2–1 | – | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 18* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 2 | at East Carolina | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 | Stewart Johnson Stadium (1,335) Greenville, SC |
| August 21* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | UNC Greensboro | W 3–1 | 2–0–0 | Koskinen Stadium (707) Durham, NC |
| August 25* 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 5 | at No. 22 Tennessee | W 3–2 | 3–0–0 | Regal Stadium (1,622) Knoxville, TN |
| August 28* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Charlotte | W 4–0 | 4–0–0 | Koskinen Stadium (661) Durham, NC |
| September 1* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | No. 3 UCLA | L 1–2 | 4–1–0 | Koskinen Stadium (1,074) Durham, NC |
| September 4* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 2 | at No. 6т TCU | W 3–1 | 5–1–0 | Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium (3,648) Fort Worth, TX |
| September 8* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | No. 2 North Carolina Rivalry | L 3–0 | 5–2–0 | Koskinen Stadium (3,527) Durham, NC |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| September 16 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | at Syracuse | W 1–0 | 6–2–0 (1–0–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (637) Syracuse, NY |
| September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Boston College | W 3–0 | 7–2–0 (2–0–0) | Koskinen Stadium (615) Durham, NC |
| September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | at No. 22 NC State | W 6–0 | 8–2–0 (3–0–0) | Dail Soccer Field (1,254) Raleigh, NC |
| October 2 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | No. 2 Virginia | L 0–1 | 8–3–0 (3–1–0) | Koskinen Stadium (848) Durham, NC |
| October 6 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | Wake Forest | W 2–1 | 9–3–0 (4–1–0) | Koskinen Stadium (682) Durham, NC |
| October 9 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | No. 13 Pittsburgh | W 1–0 | 10–3–0 (5–1–0) | Koskinen Stadium (645) Durham, NC |
| October 13 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 12 | at No. 4 Florida State | L 1–5 | 10–4–0 (5–2–0) | Seminole Soccer Complex (1,310) Tallahassee, FL |
| October 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | at Clemson | T 0–0 | 10–4–1 (5–2–1) | Riggs Field (852) Clemson, SC |
| October 23 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | Louisville | W 4–0 | 11–4–1 (6–2–1) | Koskinen Stadium (704) Durham, NC |
| October 27 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 11 | at No. 4 Notre Dame | T 2–2 | 11–4–2 (6–2–2) | Alumni Stadium (817) Notre Dame, IN |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| October 30 8:00 p.m., ACCN | (5) No. 11 | at (4) No. 8 Virginia First Round | W 2–1 | 12–4–2 | Klöckner Stadium (691) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 3 5:30 p.m., ACCN | (5) No. 8 | vs. (1) No. 2 North Carolina Semifinal, Rivalry | T 0–0 (6–7 PKs) $^{2OT}$ | 12–4–3 | Sahlen's Stadium (2,686) Cary, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 12 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | (2) No. 8 | Radford First Round | W 4–0 | 13–4–3 | Koskinen Stadium (785) Durham, NC |
| November 18 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) No. 8 | (7) No. 16 Texas Second Round | W 1–0 | 14–4–3 | Koskinen Stadium (760) Durham, NC |
| November 20 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) No. 8 | (3) No. 13 South Carolina Round of 16 | W 2–1 | 15–4–3 | Koskinen Stadium (756) Durham, NC |
| November 25 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) No. 8 | at (1) No. 3 Alabama Quarterfinal | L 2–3 $^{2OT}$ | 15–5–3 | Alabama Soccer Stadium (1,790) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Michelle Cooper | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 11 |
| Sophie Jones | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 11 |
| Michelle Cooper | Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 18 |
| Michelle Cooper | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | September 6 |
| Michelle Cooper | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 27 |
| Kat Rader | ACC Freshman of the Year | November 2 |
| Michelle Cooper | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | November 2 |
| Michelle Cooper | All-ACC First Team | November 2 |
| Sophie Jones | All-ACC Second Team | November 2 |
| Kat Rader | All-ACC Second Team | November 2 |
| Delaney Graham | All-ACC Second Team | November 2 |
| Ruthie Jones | All-ACC Second Team | November 2 |
| Kat Rader | ACC All-Freshman Team | November 2 |
| Ruthie Jones | All-ACC Tournament team | November 6 |
| Michelle Cooper | All-ACC Tournament team | November 6 |
| Kat Rader | All-ACC Tournament team | November 6 |
| Michelle Cooper | All-American | December 2 |
| Michelle Cooper | Hermann Trophy | January 6, 2023 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | 2 (2) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 6 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 |

## 2023 NWSL draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Michelle Cooper | Kansas City Current | 1 | 2 | FW |
| Delaney Graham | Washington Spirit | 4 | 40 | DF |
| Sophie Jones | Chicago Red Stars | 4 | 43 | MF |
Source: