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Hall Announces 2026 Women’s Soccer Schedule
6/10/2026 5:08:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. — Coming off an NCAA College Cup appearance in his first season as Duke women's soccer head coach, Kieran Hall announced the 2026 schedule Wednesday.
The 2026 schedule features six teams that received bids to the NCAA Tournament a year ago, including four squads that advanced to the Round of 16 of the tournament.
Duke will open the 2026 slate on the road with a West Coast trip as the Blue Devils face Southern California Wednesday, Aug. 12, and then take on UCLA Sunday, Aug. 16, in Los Angeles, California. The season-opening contest will feature Duke against 2010 Blue Devil graduate Jane Alukonis, who is the head coach of the Trojans.
The Blue Devils will then return to Durham for their home opener Thursday, Aug. 20 versus FIU at Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium. Duke hosts Rhode Island Sunday, Aug. 23 as well. Both matches will kick off at 6 p.m.
Overall, Duke will play four home matches over a span of five contests from Aug. 20 through Sept. 12 with the lone road match at Old Dominion (Aug. 27).
The Blue Devils welcome VCU to Durham Sunday, Aug. 30 to close non-conference action. The six non-conference opponents averaged 10 wins a year ago.
Duke will then open ACC action Saturday, Sept. 12 by hosting Stanford. Other home ACC matches include Notre Dame (Sept. 24), California (Oct. 3), NC State (Oct. 24) and Virginia (Nov. 5).
Road league contests include North Carolina (Sept. 17), Pittsburgh (Sept. 27), Boston College (Oct. 10), SMU (Oct. 16) and Florida State (Oct. 29).
Duke's 2026 schedule features 11 opponents that finished the previous season with 12 or more wins and 11 teams that closed the year in the top 71 of the final RPI. The Blue Devils will face programs that have won nine of the last 10 NCAA Championships – Florida State, North Carolina, UCLA, Stanford and Southern California.
As a team, Hall welcomes back eight starters from last year's 17-5-1 squad that advanced to the NCAA College Cup. Returning for the Blue Devils are All-America selection Mia Minestrella, sophomore Avery Oder, senior Mia Oliaro, sophomore Jocelyn Travers, graduate student Elle Piper, senior Cameron Roller, sophomore Daya King and junior Caroline Dysart.
Hall added a pair of All-America selections to the 2026 roster with the addition of transfers Katie Shea Collins of South Carolina and Sam Courtwright of Texas Tech. TopDrawerSoccer ranked the duo as the No. 1 transfer portal class in March. The Blue Devils also brought in three freshmen in January ahead of their rookie campaigns – Rylee McLanahan, Natalie Chudowsky and Sofia Nuñez.
Duke will feature five players who have combined to score 79 career goals over their careers – Collins (23), Courtwright (9), Minestrella (30), Oder (6) and Oliaro (11). The Blue Devils return five defenders – Travers, King, Piper, Roller and sophomore Lexi Coughlin who started at least 13 matches a year ago.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on X, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC."
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2026 Duke Women's Soccer Schedule
Aug. 5 vs. Wake Forest^ at 7 p.m.
Aug. 8 vs. Carolina Ascent^ TBA
Aug. 12 at Southern California TBA
Aug. 16 at UCLA TBA
Aug. 20 vs. FIU at 6 pm
Aug. 23 vs. Rhode Island at 6 pm
Aug. 27 at Old Dominion at 6 pm
Aug. 30 vs. VCU at 1 pm
Sept. 12 vs. Stanford* at 6 pm
Sept. 17 at North Carolina* at 7 pm
Sept. 24 vs. Notre Dame* at 6 pm
Sept. 27 at Pittsburgh* at 1 pm
Oct. 3 vs. California* at 5 pm
Oct. 10 at Boston College* at 7 pm
Oct. 16 at SMU* at 8:30 pm
Oct. 24 vs. NC State* at 5 pm
Oct. 29 at Florida State* TBA
Nov. 5 vs. Virginia* at 6 pm
^ Denotes exhibition contest
* Denotes ACC match
Bold is home match
Matches are in Eastern Time
The 2026 schedule features six teams that received bids to the NCAA Tournament a year ago, including four squads that advanced to the Round of 16 of the tournament.
Duke will open the 2026 slate on the road with a West Coast trip as the Blue Devils face Southern California Wednesday, Aug. 12, and then take on UCLA Sunday, Aug. 16, in Los Angeles, California. The season-opening contest will feature Duke against 2010 Blue Devil graduate Jane Alukonis, who is the head coach of the Trojans.
The Blue Devils will then return to Durham for their home opener Thursday, Aug. 20 versus FIU at Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium. Duke hosts Rhode Island Sunday, Aug. 23 as well. Both matches will kick off at 6 p.m.
Overall, Duke will play four home matches over a span of five contests from Aug. 20 through Sept. 12 with the lone road match at Old Dominion (Aug. 27).
The Blue Devils welcome VCU to Durham Sunday, Aug. 30 to close non-conference action. The six non-conference opponents averaged 10 wins a year ago.
Duke will then open ACC action Saturday, Sept. 12 by hosting Stanford. Other home ACC matches include Notre Dame (Sept. 24), California (Oct. 3), NC State (Oct. 24) and Virginia (Nov. 5).
Road league contests include North Carolina (Sept. 17), Pittsburgh (Sept. 27), Boston College (Oct. 10), SMU (Oct. 16) and Florida State (Oct. 29).
Duke's 2026 schedule features 11 opponents that finished the previous season with 12 or more wins and 11 teams that closed the year in the top 71 of the final RPI. The Blue Devils will face programs that have won nine of the last 10 NCAA Championships – Florida State, North Carolina, UCLA, Stanford and Southern California.
As a team, Hall welcomes back eight starters from last year's 17-5-1 squad that advanced to the NCAA College Cup. Returning for the Blue Devils are All-America selection Mia Minestrella, sophomore Avery Oder, senior Mia Oliaro, sophomore Jocelyn Travers, graduate student Elle Piper, senior Cameron Roller, sophomore Daya King and junior Caroline Dysart.
Hall added a pair of All-America selections to the 2026 roster with the addition of transfers Katie Shea Collins of South Carolina and Sam Courtwright of Texas Tech. TopDrawerSoccer ranked the duo as the No. 1 transfer portal class in March. The Blue Devils also brought in three freshmen in January ahead of their rookie campaigns – Rylee McLanahan, Natalie Chudowsky and Sofia Nuñez.
Duke will feature five players who have combined to score 79 career goals over their careers – Collins (23), Courtwright (9), Minestrella (30), Oder (6) and Oliaro (11). The Blue Devils return five defenders – Travers, King, Piper, Roller and sophomore Lexi Coughlin who started at least 13 matches a year ago.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on X, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC."
#GoDuke
2026 Duke Women's Soccer Schedule
Aug. 5 vs. Wake Forest^ at 7 p.m.
Aug. 8 vs. Carolina Ascent^ TBA
Aug. 12 at Southern California TBA
Aug. 16 at UCLA TBA
Aug. 20 vs. FIU at 6 pm
Aug. 23 vs. Rhode Island at 6 pm
Aug. 27 at Old Dominion at 6 pm
Aug. 30 vs. VCU at 1 pm
Sept. 12 vs. Stanford* at 6 pm
Sept. 17 at North Carolina* at 7 pm
Sept. 24 vs. Notre Dame* at 6 pm
Sept. 27 at Pittsburgh* at 1 pm
Oct. 3 vs. California* at 5 pm
Oct. 10 at Boston College* at 7 pm
Oct. 16 at SMU* at 8:30 pm
Oct. 24 vs. NC State* at 5 pm
Oct. 29 at Florida State* TBA
Nov. 5 vs. Virginia* at 6 pm
^ Denotes exhibition contest
* Denotes ACC match
Bold is home match
Matches are in Eastern Time
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