Match8 #2 Duke (5-1-1, 0-1-0 ACC) at Miami (5-2-1, 0-1-0 ACC) Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 - 1 PM (ET) - ACC Network Extra Coral Gables, Fla. (Cobb Stadium) ACC Network Extra Talent: Joe Zagacki (PXP), Ricky Lopez (Color)
NEED TO KNOW
For the second match in a row, the second-ranked Duke women's soccer team (5-1-1) hits the road for an ACC contest as the Blue Devils travel to Coral Gables, Florida for a match at Miami (5-2-1) at Cobb Stadium.
Sunday's match will be aired live on ACC Network Extra with Joe Zagacki (PXP) and Ricky Lopez (Color) calling the action.
Duke is in a stretch where the Blue Devils play the second of its first three ACC contests on the road and then play the next three matches at home.
Of Duke's five victories, two have come against ranked opponents -- No. 11 Penn State and No. 8 Arkansas.
All of the Blue Devils' matches will be aired on either the ACC Network, ESPNU or ACC Network Extra.
First year head coach Kieran Hall has kicked off his career with the Blue Devils with a 5-1-1 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 14 out of the last 17 matches.
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
With her assist on the road at Virginia, Kat Raderhas recorded assists in five matches in a row.
Mia Minestrellaregistered her fifth career goal against an ACC opponent at Virginia.
Kat Raderand Carina Lageyre made their 50th career start at Virginia, while Mia Oliaroreached the 2,500-minute mark for her career in Charlottesville.
Avery Oder's four goals on the year ranks tied for second among all ACC freshmen behind Katie Ellemeyer of Pitt.
After scoring nine goals over the first four matches to open 2025, Duke registered nine goals against VMI, which tied a school record.
Kat Rader ranks first in the ACC in points per game (2.43), tied for first in assists per game (1.0) and tied for fourth in game-winning goals (2). She is tied for fifth nationally in points per game (2.43).
Mia Oliaro has scored a goal or registered an assist in 14 of the past 22 matches. In 49 contests in college, when she nets a point in a game her team is undefeated (17-0-1).
Duke and Miami will meet for the 15th time in program history when the Blue Devils travel to Coral Gables, Fla., on Sunday.
Duke leads the series 12-1-1, including a 6-1-1 record against Miami on the road. The Blue Devils enter the match seeking their eighth straight victory over the Hurricanes.
Duke's current seven game win streak dates back to September 22, 2011, when the Blue Devils won 3-0 in Durham. Duke has outscored Miami 18-3 during the streak and 36-9 all-time.
The last meeting between the teams was on November 1, 2020, in Coral Gables, when Duke won 3-1. Mia Oliaro, a transfer from North Carolina, is the only player on the roster to have faced the Hurricanes in her career.
SCOUTING MIAMI
Miami enters the match with a 5-2-1 record after losing its ACC opener on Thursday at No. 17 Wake Forest, 3-1.
The Hurricanes are led in scoring by graduate student Brie Severns (three goals). Sophomore Ciara Alarcon leads the team in points with seven total (two goals, three assists).
Senior Emily Bredek and junior Atee Olofson have split goalkeeping duties for the Hurricanes thus far, with Bredek starting each game and Olofson starting each second half. The two have combined for 1.01 GAA.
Miami is in its second season under head coach Ken Masuhr. The Hurricanes are coming off a 5-8-4 record in Masuhr's first year.
A WIN WOULD...
Improve Kieran Hall to 6-1-1 as the head coach at Duke.
Be the eighth in a row against the Hurricanes.
Mark the first ACC win on the year for the Blue Devils.
RADER, LAGEYRE HEAD TO HOME STATE
The Duke duo ofCarina Lageyre and Kat Rader will head to their home state of Florida this weekend for the match against Miami.
Lageyre is from Cooper City, which is only approximately 30 minutes from Miami.
Rader hails from Stuart, which is approximately two hours from Miami.
It will mark the first time in their collegiate career they will play in their home state.
RECORD-SETTING WIN AGAINST VMI
Duke rewrote the record book with a 9-0 victory over VMI.
The nine goals matched a school record, which also happened in 1991 (Monmouth), 2004 (Virginia Tech), 2008 (Coastal Carolina), 2010 (Francis Marion) and Wofford (2016).
The 29 points and 11 assists were one shy of a school record.
Kat Radertotaled seven points, which ranks tied for second on Duke's single-game record charts. Her hat trick marked just the ninth time a Blue Devil has scored three or more goals in a contest.
VARIOUS BLUE DEVIL TIDBITS
Duke owns two wins against a pair of top-11 ranked opponents -- No. 11 Penn State and No. 8 Arkansas.
Junior Madison Foxhoven made her first collegiate start against VMI and played a career-high 57 minutes.
Mia Minestrella has scored 13 of her 17 career goals at home inside Koskinen Stadium.