2021 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team
American college soccer season
The 2021 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season . The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-first season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium . This was the team's 34th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference .
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.
Previous season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1] [2] 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.[3]
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.
Squad
Roster
As of September 10, 2021 [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team management
Position
Staff
Head Coach
Robbie Church
Assistant Coach
Kieran Hall
Assistant Coach
Carla Overbeck
Assistant Coach
Lane Davis
Source:[4]
Schedule
Source:[5]
Date Time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 10 * 6:00 p.m.
No. 6
Georgia
W 2–0
–
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC
August 13 * 6:00 p.m.
No. 6
at No. 7 Clemson
W 3–1
–
Riggs Field Clemson, SC
Non-Conference Regular season
August 19 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6
No. 13 Arkansas
W 3–1
1–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (589) Durham, NC
August 22 * Noon, ACCNX
No. 6
No. 19 Washington
W 2–1
2–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (447) Durham, NC
August 26 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5
Western Carolina
W 6–0
3–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (560) Durham, NC
August 29 * 3:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 5
at Vanderbilt
W 2–0
4–0–0
Vanderbilt Soccer Complex (572)Nashville, TN
September 2 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5
No. 10 Stanford
W 2–1
5–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (1,189) Durham, NC
September 9 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5
East Carolina
W 5–0
6–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (603) Durham, NC
ACC Regular season
September 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4
at No. 2 North Carolina Rivalry
W 1–0
7–0–0 (1–0–0)
Dorrance Field (5,301)Chapel Hill, NC
September 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2
at No. 7 Virginia
L 0–1
7–1–0 (1–1–0)
Klöckner Stadium (1,911)Charlottesville, VA
September 26 5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2
at Virginia Tech
T 1–1 2OT
7–1–1 (1–1–1)
Thompson Field (923)Blackburg, VA
October 2 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4
Syracuse
W 2–0
8–1–1 (2–1–1)
Koskinen Stadium (784) Durham, NC
October 7 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4
NC State
L 1–2 2OT
8–2–1 (2–2–1)
Koskinen Stadium (626) Durham, NC
October 10 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4
Pittsburgh
W 5–0
9–2–1 (3–2–1)
Koskinen Stadium (555) Durham, NC
October 15 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8
at Wake Forest
W 2–0
10–2–1 (4–2–1)
Spry Stadium (1,152)Winston-Salem, NC
October 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6
No. 15 Notre Dame
W 1–0 OT
11–2–1 (5–2–1)
Koskinen Stadium (704) Durham, NC
October 24 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 6
No. 1 Florida State
W 1–0
12–2–1 (6–2–1)
Koskinen Stadium (1,731) Durham, NC
October 28 5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2
at Louisville
W 1–0
13–2–1 (7–2–1)
Lynn Stadium (304)Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
October 31 8:00 p.m., ACCN
(3) No. 2
(6) Wake Forest First Round
L 1–2
13–3–1
Koskinen Stadium (532) Durham, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 12 6:00 p.m.
(1) No. 4
Old Dominion First Round
W 1–0
14–3–1
Koskinen Stadium (937) Durham, NC
November 19 6:30 p.m., ACCNX
(1) No. 4
No. 18 Memphis Second Round
W 1–0
15–3–1
Koskinen Stadium (3,595) Durham, NC
November 21 6:00 p.m.
(1) No. 4
St. John's Round of 16
W 7–1
16–3–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,014) Durham, NC
November 26 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
(1) No. 4
No. 12 Santa Clara Quarterfinals
L 1–2
16–4–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,031) Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern .
Awards and honors
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final United Soccer [11] 6 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 8 6 2 (2 ) 6 4 Not released 5 TopDrawer Soccer[12] 7 6 6 5 4 3 6 6 12 10 8 11 12 9 4 6 6
2022 NWSL Draft
Source:[13]
References
^ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer" . TopDrawerSoccer.com . Retrieved November 10, 2020 .
^ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021" . SI.com . Retrieved November 10, 2020 .
^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021 .
^ a b "2021 Women's Soccer Roster" . goduke.com . Duke University Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2021 .
^ "Women's Soccer - 2021 Schedule/Results" . Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "Florida State Tabbed 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021 .
^ "2021 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced" . machermanntrophy.org . Missouri Athletic Club. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021 .
^ "Duke Sweeps ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021 .
^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021 .
^ "2021 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National" . unitedsoccercoaches.org . United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021 .
^ "College Soccer National Rankings" . topdrawersoccer.com . TopDrawer Soccer. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021 .
^ "Cosme, Nabet Selected in NWSL Draft" . goduke.com . Duke University Athletics. November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021 .