# 2020 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team

The 2020 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twentieth season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 33rd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 33rd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.
The Blue Devils finished the fall season 7–4–2, 4–2–2 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Clemson before losing to eventual champions Florida State in the Semifinals. The Blue Devils finished the spring season 3–1–1 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the Second Round and Ole Miss in the Third Round before losing to Florida State in the Quarterfinals, on penalties to end their season.

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 9–4–7, 3–1–6 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, they 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 January 27, 2021
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 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Grace Watkins |
| 10 | FW | USA | Olivia Mijli |
| 11 | MF | USA | Julia Burnell |
| 12 | FW | USA | Marykate McGuire |
| 13 | FW | USA | Emmy Duerr |
| 14 | MF | USA | Julia Hannon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | USA | Emily Royson |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sydney Simmons |
| 17 | DF | USA | Nicole Chico |
| 18 | DF | USA | Karlie Paschall |
| 19 | MF | USA | Maggie Graham |
| 20 | MF | USA | Mia Gyau |
| 21 | DF | USA | Katie Groff |
| 22 | DF | USA | Delaney Graham |
| 23 | GK | USA | Holly Stam |
| 24 | MF | USA | Mackenzie Pluck |
| 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 |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Fall Regular season ||||||
| September 10, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1–0–0 | Spry Stadium (0) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 17, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0–1 (0–0–1) | Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC |
| September 20, 2020 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0–2 (0–0–2) | Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC |
| September 27, 2020 3:30 p.m., ACCN | No. 7 | No. 1 North Carolina | L 0–2 | 1–1–2 (0–1–2) | Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC |
| October 5, 2020 5:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 11 | No. 3 Clemson | W 1–0 | 2–1–2 (1–1–2) | Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC |
| October 9, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | Virginia Tech | W 2–0 | 3–1–2 | Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC |
| October 15, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 5 | at Boston College | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 4–1–2 (2–1–2) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| October 18, 2020 11:00 a.m., ACCRSN | No. 5 | at Syracuse | W 4–0 | 5–1–2 (3–1–2) | SU Soccer Stadium (1) Syracuse, NY |
| October 23, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 0–1 | 5–2–2 | Dorrance Field (0) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 29, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 5 | at No. 2 Florida State | L 0–1 | 5–3–2 (3–2–2) | Seminole Soccer Complex (284) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 1, 2020 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 | at Miami (FL) | W 3–1 | 6–3–2 (4–2–2) | Cobb Stadium (100) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 10, 2020 3:00 p.m., ACCN | (5) No. 6 | vs. (4) No. 5 Clemson Quarterfinals | W 1–0 | 7–3–2 | Sahlen's Stadium (327) Cary, NC |
| November 13, 2020 5:30 p.m., ACCN | (5) No. 6 | vs. (1) No. 2 Florida State Semifinals | L 0–4 | 7–4–2 | Sahlen's Stadium (277) Cary, NC |
| Spring Regular season ||||||
| March 6, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 | at UNC Wilmington | W 3–0 | 8–4–2 | UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium (150) Wilmington, NC |
| March 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Coastal Carolina | W 6–0 | 9–4–2 | Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC |
| March 27, 2021* 3:00 p.m. | No. 5 | at No. 7 West Virginia | L 2–3 | 9–5–2 | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (400) Morgantown, WV |
| April 2, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | at NC State | W 1–0 | 10–5–2 | Dail Soccer Field (100) Raleigh, NC |
| April 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | No. 14 Vanderbilt | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 10–5–3 | Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| May 1, 2021 Noon, ESPN3 | (9) No. 8 | vs. Arizona State Second Round | W 2–1 $^{2OT}$ | 11–5–3 | Johnson Stadium (200) Greenville, NC |
| May 5, 2021 Noon, NCAA Livestream | (9) No. 8 | vs. No. 24 Ole Miss Third Round | W 1–0 | 12–5–3 | WakeMed Soccer Park (185) Cary, NC |
| May 9, 2021 1:00 p.m., NCAA Livestream | (9) No. 8 | vs. (1) No. 1 Florida State Quarterfinals | T 0–0 (3–5 PKs) $^{2OT}$ | 12–5–4 | WakeMed Soccer Park (164) Cary, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## 2021 NWSL College Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Tess Boade | Sky Blue FC | 4 | 40 | FW |
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## Rankings
### Fall 2020

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final |
| United Soccer | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |

### Spring 2021

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 | Final |
| United Soccer | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | None Released | None Released | 7 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |