DURHAM, N.C. – TopDrawerSoccer announced its 2025 end-of-the-year awards Tuesday with four Duke women's soccer standouts earning accolades.
Kat Rader (First Team) and
Mia Minestrella (Second Team) were listed on the Best XI teams, while
Daya King (First Team) and
Avery Oder (First Team) earned Freshman Best XI honors.
A native of Stuart, Florida, Rader turned in an impressive all-around season for the Blue Devils, with 12 goals and 12 assists for 36 points. She has started 21-of-22 matches and added four game-winning goals. Rader, a 2025 Hermann Award semifinalist, ranked 20th nationally with a 1.64 points per game average and collected at least one point in 17-of-22 matches she competed in.
One of the top scorers nationally with 18 goals on the year, Minestrella has come on strong the last two seasons with 30 goals. She ranked tied for first in 2025 NCAA Tournament with six goals, led the field with three game-winning goals and ranked second with 13 points. Minestrella, who hails from Redondo Beach, California, With her 41 points, Minestrella ranked third on the Blue Devil season record charts, while also ranking third with seven game-winning goals. She ranked sixth nationally in goals (18), and ninth in points (41).
A native of Moreno Valley, California, King started 22 matches as a rookie for the Blue Devils and helped lead Duke to 12 shutouts on the season. An All-ACC Freshman honoree, King logged 1,911 minutes played on the year, which were the fifth-most by a Duke freshman in program history. She played the full 90 minutes in 19-of-22 matches and was a part of a defensive unit that allowed only one goal in five contests.
Oder, who is from Calabasas, California, started 22-of-23 matches as a rookie for the Blue Devils. She earned All-ACC Freshman Team honors as she tallied six goals, four assists and 16 points on the year. Oder became one of eight Blue Devils in program history to score a goal in each of her first two collegiate starts. Oder saw action in 1,511 minutes up front for Duke.
Duke advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the second year in a row and collected a 17-5-1 ledger under first year head coach
Kieran Hall. Hall became just the third NCAA Division I head coach to take his team to the NCAA College Cup in his first season at the helm.
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