No. 3 Blue Devil Return Home Sunday to Face Creighton

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Match 4
Creighton (1-3-0) at #3 Duke (3-0-0)
Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 - 5 PM (ET) - ACC Network Extra
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Extra Talent: Dean Linke (PXP)

NEED TO KNOW

Third-ranked Duke (3-0) returns home to open a three-match homestand Sunday, Aug. 31 as the Blue Devils host Creighton (1-3-0) at Koskinen Stadium at 5 p.m.
Sunday's contest will be aired live on ACC Network Extra with Dean Linke calling the action.
The Blue Devils moved to No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll last week, after defeating No. 11 Penn State, 3-2 in the opener. Duke dropped to No. 3 this week.
Of Duke's three victories, two have come against ranked opponents -- No. 11 Penn State and No. 8 Arkansas.
Duke closes non-conference action at home over the next three contests -- Creighton (Aug. 31), VMI (Sept. 4) and Alabama (Sept. 7).
All of the Blue Devils' home matches will be aired on either ACC Network, ESPNU or ACC Network Extra.
First year head coach Kieran Hall has kicked off his career with the Blue Devils with a 3-0 ledger.
Duke scored a goal in the first half in 19 out of 22 matches in 2024, including nine out of the final 10 contests. Dating back to last season, the Blue Devils have scored a goal in the first half in 12 out of the last 13 matches.

STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES

Duke boasts a 15-match unbeaten streak at home in Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Devils also feature a 13-match winning streak versus non-conference opponents at home.
Mia Minestrella (3 goals, 2 assists) and Kat Rader (2 goals, 3 assists) have opened the season with a team-best eight points and seven points, respectively.
Over the last four years, Duke features a 15-2 record in the month of August.
Mia Oliaro has scored a goal or registered an assist in 13 of the past 18 matches. In 45 contests in college, when she nets a point in a game her team is undefeated (17-0).

THE SERIES WITH CREIGHTON

Duke and Creighton will meet for the first time in program history when the Bluejays come to town on Aug. 31.

SCOUTING CREIGHTON

Creighton is entering its second season under head Jimmy Walker, who posted an 8-7-2 ledger and 5-4-1 record in Big East play during his first year in Omaha.
The Bluejays return eight players who started at least four matches last season, including All-Big East selection Ariana Mondiri (5 goals).
Creighton was picked to finish fifth in the Big East preseason coaches poll.
The Bluejays have started the season with a 1-3-0 ledger with its lone win coming against Kansas City (2-1).

DUKE VERSUS THE BIG EAST

Duke holds a record of 10-7-3 against Big East schools. The Blue Devils last faced a Big East team on November 21, 2021, in Durham, in a 7-1 win against St. John's.

A WIN WOULD...

Improve Kieran Hall to 4-0 as the head coach at Duke.
Move Duke to 11-7-3 against Big East schools.
Move Duke to 16-2 over the last four years in August.
Give the Blue Devils a 16-match unbeaten streak at home dating back to last season.
Boast Duke's home winning streak against non-conference opponents to 14 in a row.

VARIOUS BLUE DEVIL TIDBITS

Redshirt junior Kat Rader tied a career high with two assists against Penn State and junior Mia Oliaro also tied a career high with two assists in her first start of the season against Northwestern.
Duke's 28 shots against Penn State were tied for the sixth-most in a season opener in program history -- 39 vs. Buffalo (1989), 36 vs. Gardner-Webb in 2009, 35 vs. Fresno State (2015), 34 vs. Catawba in 2000, 31 vs. Wake Forest in 1995 and tied with Campbell from 2003.
Carina Lageyre and Kat Rader have started 39 consecutive matches in a Blue Devil uniform.
Cameron Roller has started 33 matches in a row.
Of Duke's 25 student-athletes on the 2025 roster, a total of 11 of those are from the state of California.
Mia Minestrella has scored 12 of her 15 career goals at home inside Koskinen Stadium.
Kat Rader now owns 10 career game-winning goals, which ranks tied for eighth on Duke's all-time charts.

LAST TIME OUT

Duke moved to 3-0 on the season with a 2-0 shutout on the road at No. 8 Arkansas.
Devin Lynch found Mia Minestrella at the 8:43 mark to silent the Arkansas crowd and then Lynch tallied her own goal at the 82:51 mark to put the match away off assists from Kat Rader and Carina Lageyre.
The Blue Devils outshot the Razorbacks, 27-12, with a season-high 10 shots on goal.
Caroline Dysart registered a career-high five saves on the night and totaled her second shutout in as many matches.

BIG TIME WINS

Duke now owns two wins against a pair of top-11 ranked opponents -- No. 11 Penn State and No. 8 Arkansas.
The Blue Devils and Tennessee are the only teams nationally with two wins against top-11 ranked foes.

DUKE DEFENSE PLAYING BIG

Duke's defensive unit, headlined by Hermann Trophy candidate Cameron Roller has been stellar this season.
After allowing two goals in the first half against No. 11 Penn State, the Blue Devils haven't allowed a score since over the last 253:33.
Along with Roller on the defensive unit, freshmen Lexi Coughlin and Daya King have been impressive starting all three matches. Duke's Mia Oliaro and Elle Piper have also been huge, while the rest of the Blue Devil squad has defended excellent.
Caroline Dysart has seen action in 225 minutes without allowing a score as well.

RADER, MINESTRELLA OPEN STRONG

Duke's Mia Minestrella (3 goals, 2 assists) and Kat Rader (2 goals, 3 assists) have opened the season with strong starts to pace the Blue Devils.
Minestrella's eight points lead Duke, while Rader's seven ranks second.
With her two game-winning goals against Penn State and Arkansas, Minestrella leads the Blue Devils.
Minestrella tallied two goals and an assist in the opener against Penn State and then notched an assist against Northwestern.
Rader posted two assists versus Penn State and then added two goals against Northwestern.
Duke featured a multiple goal scorer in each of the first two matches for only the fourth time in program history -- 2024, 2015, 2008 and 1997.

LYNCH NETS SOLID PERFORMANCE

Senior Devin Lynch turned in a key performance on the road at eighth-ranked Arkansas with a goal and assist as the Blue Devils posted a 2-0 victory.
The three points tied a career high.
Lynch totaled her eighth goal of her career, but only the second over her last 11 matches dating back to last season.

IMPRESSIVE FRESHMAN

Avery Oder has turned in an impressive start to her rookie Blue Devil career with goals in her opening two matches.
She became the 19th Blue Devil freshman to score a goal in her first collegiate start and the first since Michelle Cooper in 2021.
Oder is one of only eight Duke players to notch goals in their first two collegiate starts.
She opened her Duke career with a bang against Penn State by registering a goal 3:20 into play.
Oder's goal at the 3:20 mark of the first half was the fifth-quickest goal to open a season in Blue Devil history. It was the second-quickest tally by a Duke freshman in program history.
Oder was the No. 6 overall recruit in the 2025 class.

DYSART NETS BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS

Sophomore Caroline Dysart made her first collegiate start against Northwestern and registered a shutout and victory in the outing.
Dysart made an impressive save in the second half to keep the Wildcats off the board.
On the road at eighth-ranked Arkansas, she had a career-high five saves and notched her second shutout in as many contests.
In 225 minutes played on the season, Dysart has not allowed a goal and posted seven saves.

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