Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer at SMU on October 16, 2026 at 8:30 p.m.
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Duke Travels to Dallas for Friday Match at SMU
10/15/2026 9:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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Match 13
No. 6 Duke (7-1-4, 2-1-3 ACC) at SMU (5-5-4, 0-4-2 ACC)
Friday, Oct. 16 – 8:30 PM (ET) – ACC Network Extra
Dallas, Texas (Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium)
ACCNX Talent: John Liddle (PBP), Steve Lansdale (Color)
NEED TO KNOW
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
THE SERIES WITH SMU
SCOUTING SMU
LAST MEETING AGAINST SMU
HEADING BACK TO TEXAS
ON THE ROAD
ODER NETS SIXTH GOAL
AGAINST ACC OPPONENTS
HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST
SCORING AGAINST THE ACC
MINESTRELLA'S QUICK START
MOST GOALS THROUGH 12 GAMES
1. Laura Weinberg, 2012 12
Mia Minestrella, 2026 12
3. Casey McCluskey, 2004 11
Kelly Walter, 1995 11
Kelly Walbert, 1994 11
Match 13
No. 6 Duke (7-1-4, 2-1-3 ACC) at SMU (5-5-4, 0-4-2 ACC)
Friday, Oct. 16 – 8:30 PM (ET) – ACC Network Extra
Dallas, Texas (Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium)
ACCNX Talent: John Liddle (PBP), Steve Lansdale (Color)
NEED TO KNOW
- The sixth-ranked Duke women's soccer team will continue its road stretch Friday, Oct. 16, when it travels to SMU for an ACC match at 8:30 p.m. ET at Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium.
- The match will air live on the ACCNX with John Liddle (PXP) and Steve Lansdale (color) calling the action.
- Cameron Roller and Sam Courtwright will play in their home state of Texas, with Roller hailing from Sherman and Courtwright from Dallas.
- Duke is 14-0-2 in October matches dating back the last three years.
- Friday's contest marks the second of two consecutive road contests following a trip to Boston College. Overall, the Blue Devils are in a stretch of playing three of four matches on the road.
- Seniors Cameron Roller and Mia Oliaro were named captains for 2026.
- Head coach Kieran Hall is in his second year as head coach of the Blue Devils, after leading Duke to the NCAA College Cup in his first season in 2025 with a 17-5-1 record.
- The No. 3 preseason ranking for Duke marks the fourth time in the last five seasons the Blue Devils have been a preseason top-five team and the 10th time in school history.
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
- Lauren Martinho and Daya King notched their first assists of the season at Boston College.
- Katie Shea Collins is expected to make her 50th career match Friday.
- Senior Madison Foxhoven made her 2026 debut at Boston College.
- With its victory at Boston College, Duke moved to No. 18 nationally in the latest NCAA RPI.
- The Blue Devils have earned 23 corner kicks over the last two matches, while opponents have taken only two.
- Over the last 12 true road matches, Mia Minestrella has scored in 10 of them. The lone games in which she has not scored were at UCLA and Pittsburgh. She scored in all six true road games in 2025. Over the last three years, Minestrella has scored in 12-of-19 true road matches.
- Four Blue Devils were on the Hermann Trophy midseason watch list announced recently -- Sam Courtwright, Katie Shea Collins, Mia Minestrella and Cameron Roller. The four Blue Devils were the most of any team nationally.
- Duke has nine players who have scored at least one goal this season.
- Mia Minestrella became the first Blue Devil to notch three straight seasons with 10 or more goals. She has scored 41 goals over her last 52 matches. During that span, Minestrella has recorded 13 assists and 95 points.
- In 11 matches against ranked opponents in 2025, Mia Minestrella totaled eight goals and two assists. Over the last two years, she has notched 12 goals and seven assists against 26 ranked opponents.
- Cameron Roller has started 65 matches in a row at Duke.
- Over the last two years, Duke has sent eight alumnae to the NWSL -- Hannah Bebar (Bay FC), Leah Freeman (San Diego Wave FC), Maggie Graham (Houston Dash), Ella Hase (Racing Louisville FC), Mary Long (Kansas City Current), Carina Lageyre (Angel City FC), Kat Rader (Houston Dash) and Devin Lynch (Denver Summit).
THE SERIES WITH SMU
- Duke and SMU will meet for the seventh time in program history with the Blue Devils leading the series, 3-2-1.
- The two teams last met on Sept. 27, 2024 in Durham, with Duke posting a 3-0 victory.
- Duke has played only one previous match in Dallas, falling 4-3 in overtime on Sept. 8, 1995. The 2026 contest will mark the Blue Devils' first trip to SMU in 31 years.
SCOUTING SMU
- SMU enters the contest with a 5-5-4 overall record and an 0-4-2 ACC mark. At home this year, the Mustangs boast a 5-1-4 record.
- On the year, Brooke Bunton (7 goals, 1 assist), Kaylee Noble (4 goals, 3 assists), Julianne Richter (2 goals, 6 assists) and Londynn Hagan (4 goals, 1 assist) have led SMU offensively.
- After opening the year with a 5-1-2 ledger, SMU is 0-4-2 over the last six matches.
LAST MEETING AGAINST SMU
- The two teams last met Sept. 27, 2024 in Durham and the Blue Devils came away with a 3-0 shutout win.
- Mia Oliaro, Mia Minestrella and Mary Long registered goals in the match for the Blue Devils.
- Oliaro netted a goal 1:26 into the match and then Oliaro assisted on Minestrella's goal at the 43:49 mark. Long scored in the 82nd minute to seal the victory.
- Leah Freeman totaled four saves for the shutout in goal for Duke.
HEADING BACK TO TEXAS
- Cameron Roller and Sam Courtwright will return to their home state of Texas this weekend for the match against SMU.
- Roller is from Sherman, Texas and attended Gunter H.S., while competing for Solar Soccer Club. She played with SMU's Hali Hartman for three years in club soccer.
- Roller's first U.S. national team invitation came at the SMU field.
- Courtwright hails from Dallas and went to Fusion Academy. She played for DKSC 04 Voutier club team. She trained with and is good friends with SMU's Ricky Clarke.
- Both of Courtwright's parents, Carla and Greg Courtwright, attended SMU. Her aunt, Alison Glastetter, went to SMU and her uncle, Jeff Courtwright, was a quarterback on the SMU football team. Her grandmother also went to SMU.
- Her uncle, Jeff is best known in the SMU football record book for throwing a 96-yard touchdown pass to Craig James against North Texas on Oct. 2, 1982. The play is tied for the longest pass play in SMU and Southwest Conference history. SMU won the game 38-10.
ON THE ROAD
- Duke will play its seventh road match of the season. The Blue Devils have a 3-1-2 mark in road matches this year.
- Mia Minestrella has scored four goals in road matches this season, tallying goals against Southern California, Old Dominion, North Carolina and Boston College.
- Five different Blue Devils have scored on the road this season -- Minestrella (3), Katie Shea Collins (2), Avery Oder (2), Sam Courtwright and Rylee McLanahan.
- Duke has outscored opponents 10-8, including 7-1 in the first half.
- The Blue Devils have outshot opponents 43-14 in the first half and 38-26 in the second half.
ODER NETS SIXTH GOAL
- After coming off the bench for the first time all season, sophomore Avery Oder made her presence felt scoring just 23 seconds after taking the pitch at Boston College.
- It marked her first goal since Sept. 13 against Stanford, and she has now scored or assisted on a goal in seven of 12 matches this year.
- Oder's six goals on the year match her total from 2025. She registered her fourth career game-winning goal in the Boston College match.
AGAINST ACC OPPONENTS
- In ACC games only, Mia Minestrella currently ranks second in shots (23), third in shots per game (2.2), second in goals (4), third in points (9) and fifth in points per game (1.50).
- Avery Oder is tied for third with three goals and tied for eighth with six points.
- Molly Vapensky ranks tied for second with two shutouts.
HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST
- Duke featured four Blue Devils on the midseason Hermann Trophy Watch List, which was released Sept. 30 -- Sam Courtwright, Katie Shea Collins, Mia Minestrella and Cameron Roller.
- The four Blue Devils are the most of any team in the nation.
SCORING AGAINST THE ACC
- Duke senior Mia Minestrella has scored a goal against 13 different ACC teams (regular season and postseason). The only teams she has not scored a goal against are – Syracuse (one meeting), Florida State (one meeting) and Wake Forest (two meetings)
- In 2026, Minestrella has scored in four of Duke's six ACC regular-season games, totaling four goals in those matches.
- In 2025, Minestrella scored in seven of her 10 ACC regular-season games and had a total of eight goals in those matches.
- In 2024 and 2025, Minestrella played 20 ACC regular-season games and scored in 12 of those for a total of 13 goals.
- In 2024, 2025 and 2026, Minestrella has played 26 ACC regular-season games and has scored in 16 of those for a total of 17 goals.
MINESTRELLA'S QUICK START
- Duke senior Mia Minestrella has scored 12 goals through the first 12 contests, tying the Duke record for that span.
- Last season, Minestrella had eight goals through 12 contests and finished with 18.
MOST GOALS THROUGH 12 GAMES
1. Laura Weinberg, 2012 12
Mia Minestrella, 2026 12
3. Casey McCluskey, 2004 11
Kelly Walter, 1995 11
Kelly Walbert, 1994 11
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