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Minestrella, Roller Tabbed to Preseason All-ACC Women’s Soccer Team
8/3/2026 3:01:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. — For the second year in a row, the Duke women's soccer tandem of Mia Minestrella and Cameron Roller has been named to the preseason All-ACC Women's Soccer Team, as announced by the league office. The 13-member team was voted on by the head coaches.
One of the top goal scorers over the past two seasons, Minestrella has collected 30 goals, 12 assists and 72 points over the 2024 and 2025 campaigns. She is coming off a season in which she notched 18 goals, five assists and 41 points in 2025. A native of Redondo Beach, California, Minestrella earned United Soccer Coaches All-America honors and was a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America selection in 2025.
Roller, who hails from Sherman, Texas, has started 53 matches in a row for Duke on the defensive end, while helping the Blue Devils collect 29 shutouts over her career. A 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-American and CSC Academic All-American, Roller has been one of the top defenders nationally since stepping foot on campus.
The Blue Devils received 224 points, including three first-place votes, and were voted No. 3 in the ACC Preseason Coaches Poll. Notre Dame (239) earned the top slot, while Stanford (233), Duke (224), Florida State (213), North Carolina (207), Virginia (191), Wake Forest (167), Clemson (148), Louisville (125), California (120), NC State (99), Virginia Tech (77), Pitt (75), SMU (70), Boston College (61), Miami (44) and Syracuse (19) rounded out the poll.
Duke head coach Kieran Hall enters his second season at the helm of the Blue Devils and returns eight starters from last year's NCAA College Cup squad.
The Blue Devils open exhibition action Aug. 5 against Wake Forest at 7:30 p.m., and then welcome the Carolina Ascent of the Gainbridge Super League Aug. 8 at 1:30 p.m. Both matches will be contested inside Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium and will be open to the public with free admission.
Duke will officially kick off the 2026 season on the road at Southern California in California Aug. 12 at 9 p.m. ET.
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2026 Preseason ACC Women's Soccer Coaches Poll
1. Notre Dame (7), 239
2. Stanford (3), 233
3. Duke (3), 224
4. Florida State (3), 213
5. North Carolina (1), 207
6. Virginia, 191
7. Wake Forest, 167
8. Clemson, 148
9. Louisville, 125
10. California, 120
11. NC State, 99
12. Virginia Tech, 77
13. Pitt, 75
14. SMU, 70
15. Boston College, 61
16. Miami, 44
17. Syracuse, 19
First-place votes in parentheses
2026 Preseason All-ACC Team
Mia Minestrella, Sr., F, Duke
Cameron Roller, Sr., D, Duke
Wrianna Hudson, Jr., F, Florida State
Janet Okeke, Jr., D, Florida State
Nyanya Touray, So., M, Florida State
Amelia Swinarski, Jr., M, Louisville
Bella Devey, So., F, North Carolina
Annabelle Chukwu, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Izzy Engle, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Abby Mills, Jr., D, Notre Dame
Caroline Birkel, So., GK, Stanford
Charlotte Kohler, Jr., M, Stanford
Kylie Maxwell, So., F, Wake Forest
One of the top goal scorers over the past two seasons, Minestrella has collected 30 goals, 12 assists and 72 points over the 2024 and 2025 campaigns. She is coming off a season in which she notched 18 goals, five assists and 41 points in 2025. A native of Redondo Beach, California, Minestrella earned United Soccer Coaches All-America honors and was a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America selection in 2025.
Roller, who hails from Sherman, Texas, has started 53 matches in a row for Duke on the defensive end, while helping the Blue Devils collect 29 shutouts over her career. A 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-American and CSC Academic All-American, Roller has been one of the top defenders nationally since stepping foot on campus.
The Blue Devils received 224 points, including three first-place votes, and were voted No. 3 in the ACC Preseason Coaches Poll. Notre Dame (239) earned the top slot, while Stanford (233), Duke (224), Florida State (213), North Carolina (207), Virginia (191), Wake Forest (167), Clemson (148), Louisville (125), California (120), NC State (99), Virginia Tech (77), Pitt (75), SMU (70), Boston College (61), Miami (44) and Syracuse (19) rounded out the poll.
Duke head coach Kieran Hall enters his second season at the helm of the Blue Devils and returns eight starters from last year's NCAA College Cup squad.
The Blue Devils open exhibition action Aug. 5 against Wake Forest at 7:30 p.m., and then welcome the Carolina Ascent of the Gainbridge Super League Aug. 8 at 1:30 p.m. Both matches will be contested inside Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium and will be open to the public with free admission.
Duke will officially kick off the 2026 season on the road at Southern California in California Aug. 12 at 9 p.m. ET.
#GoDuke
2026 Preseason ACC Women's Soccer Coaches Poll
1. Notre Dame (7), 239
2. Stanford (3), 233
3. Duke (3), 224
4. Florida State (3), 213
5. North Carolina (1), 207
6. Virginia, 191
7. Wake Forest, 167
8. Clemson, 148
9. Louisville, 125
10. California, 120
11. NC State, 99
12. Virginia Tech, 77
13. Pitt, 75
14. SMU, 70
15. Boston College, 61
16. Miami, 44
17. Syracuse, 19
First-place votes in parentheses
2026 Preseason All-ACC Team
Mia Minestrella, Sr., F, Duke
Cameron Roller, Sr., D, Duke
Wrianna Hudson, Jr., F, Florida State
Janet Okeke, Jr., D, Florida State
Nyanya Touray, So., M, Florida State
Amelia Swinarski, Jr., M, Louisville
Bella Devey, So., F, North Carolina
Annabelle Chukwu, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Izzy Engle, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Abby Mills, Jr., D, Notre Dame
Caroline Birkel, So., GK, Stanford
Charlotte Kohler, Jr., M, Stanford
Kylie Maxwell, So., F, Wake Forest
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