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Sunday, September 13
Durham, N.C.
12 p.m.
Duke University
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Stanford
Photo by: Peter Raider, Duke Athletics
Duke Hosts Stanford in Top-5 Matchup Sunday in Durham
9/12/2026 9:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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Match 7Â
#1 Stanford (6-0-1) at No. 3 Duke (5-0-1)
Sunday, Sept. 13 – 12 PM (ET) – ACC Network
Durham, N.C. (Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium)
ACCNX Talent: Kylen Mills (PBP), Paddy Foss(Color), Marion Crowder (Sideline)
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NEED TO KNOW
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
THE SERIES WITH STANFORD
SCOUTING STANFORD
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
DUKE VERSUS TEAMS RANKED NO. 1
MINESTRELLA'S QUICK START
MOST GOALS THROUGH SIX GAMES
1.           Mia Minestrella, 2026  8
2.           Emily Feeney, 1997        7
3.           Caitlin Connolly, 1990   6
               Kelly Walbert, 1995        6
               Laura Weinberg, 2012   6
               Michelle Cooper, 2021  6
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FILLING THE STAT SHEET...
FIRST HALF GOALS
GOALS LAST THREE YEARS
A WIN WOULD...
HIGH-SCORING TANDEM
MOVING UP RECORD CHARTS
DUKE ALL-TIME GOALS SCORED
1.           Kelly Walbert, 1992-95                47
2.           Casey McCluskey, 2001-04          40
3. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Laura Weinberg, 2010-13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 39
4.           Kayla McCoy, 2015-18                 38
               Mia Minestrella, 2023-present 38
6.           Sherrill Kester, 1996-99                35
7.           KayAnne Gummersall, 2006-09 34
8.           Kat Rader, 2022-25                       32
9.           Michelle Cooper, 2021-22           31
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DUKE ALL-TIME POINTS
1. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kelly Walbert, 1992-95 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 117
2. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Laura Weinberg, 2010-13 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100
3. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Casey McCluskey, 2001-04 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 95
4. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kayla McCoy, 2015-18 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 93
5.           Mia Minestrella, 2023-present 91
6. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Andi Melde, 1994-97 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 88
7. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Elisabeth Redmond, 2006-09 Â Â Â Â 87
8. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kat Rader, 2022-25 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 84
9. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ella Stevens, 2016-19 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 82
10. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Imani Dorsey, 2014-17 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 80
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DUKE ALL-TIME MULTI-GOAL GAMES
1. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Casey McCluskey, 2001-04Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10
2.           Michelle Cooper, 2021-22           9
3.           Laura Weinberg, 2010-13            8
4.           Kelly Walbert, 1992-95                7
               Mia Minestrella, 2023-present 7
6.           Kim DeCesare, 2009-13                6
7.           Elisabeth Redmond, 2006-09     5
               Caitlin Connolly, 1989-92             5
               Kayla McCoy, 2015-18                 5
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DUKE ALL-TIME ASSISTS
1.           Andi Melde, 1994-97                   42
2.           Elisabeth Redmond, 2006-09     35
3.           Ella Stevens, 2016-19                   34
4.           Mollie Pathman, 2010-13            29
               Mackenzie Pluck, 2018-22           29
6.           Mia Oliaro, 2024-present           25
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Match 7Â
#1 Stanford (6-0-1) at No. 3 Duke (5-0-1)
Sunday, Sept. 13 – 12 PM (ET) – ACC Network
Durham, N.C. (Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium)
ACCNX Talent: Kylen Mills (PBP), Paddy Foss(Color), Marion Crowder (Sideline)
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NEED TO KNOW
- After a 12-day break from games, the third-ranked Duke women's soccer team returns to action Sunday, Sept. 13 as the Blue Devils open ACC play against No. 1 Stanford at noon.Â
- The match will air live on the ACC Network with Kylen Mills (PXP), Paddy Foss (Color) and Marion Crowder (Sideline) calling the action.Â
- The Blue Devils boast a 12-match home winning streak dating back to last season. Over the last three years, Duke owns a 28-1-2 record at Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium.
- Duke has outscored opponents, 16-1, at home in three matches in 2026.Â
- Seniors Cameron Roller and Mia Oliaro were named captains for 2026.Â
- Head coach Kieran Hall is in his second year as the head coach of the Blue Devils, after leading Duke to the NCAA College Cup in 2025 with a 17-5-1 record.Â
- 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.Â
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
- Senior Phoebe Goldthwaite is coming off totaling a goal and three assists over the last two matches against Old Dominion and VCU. She had a career-high two assists at Old Dominion and then had a goal and an assist versus VCU in her 50th career match.Â
- The game-winning goal by Katie Shea Collins at ODU was the fourth-latest goal by Duke since 2022.Â
- In 40 matches at home over her career, Mia Minestrella has scored 28 goals.Â
- In 11 matches against ranked opponents in 2025, Mia Minestrella totaled eight goals and two assists. Over the last two years, she has notched 10 goals and six assists in 23 ranked opponents.Â
- Duke has scored 22 goals this year by six different players -- Mia Minestrella (8), Katie Shea Collins (5), Avery Oder (3), Sam Courtwright (3), Phoebe Goldthwaite (1) and Natalie Chudowsky (1). A total of 13 different players have netted at least one assist.
- Cameron Roller has started 59 matches in a row as a Blue Devil.Â
- Duke featured four players on the MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch list that was released Wednesday -- Sam Courtwright, Katie Shea Collins, Mia Minestrella and Cameron Roller.
- Duke features four players who have earned All-America honors during their collegiate careers -- Mia Minestrella (2025), Katie Shea Collins (2025), Cameron Roller (2024) and Sam Courtwright (2023).Â
- Last year, Kieran Hall became just the third Division I women's soccer coach in NCAA history to take a team to the NCAA College Cup in his first year as a head coach -- Damon Nahas of UNC in 2024 and Marguerie Bates of UCLA in 2022.
- 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).Â
THE SERIES WITH STANFORD
- Duke and Stanford will meet for the 15th time in program history when the teams face off Sunday in Durham.
- Duke is 3-10-1 all-time against Stanford. Stanford holds a 19-13 goal advantage across all matches.
- In matches played in Durham, the series is tied, 1-1. Duke won the most recent meeting at home, 2-1, on Sept. 2, 2021.
- The two teams last met in the 2025 NCAA College Cup semifinals in Kansas City, Mo., with Stanford posting a 1-0 victory.
- The Blue Devils and Cardinal have split their last four meetings, with Duke earning victories in 2021 and 2024.
SCOUTING STANFORD
- The Cardinal enter the contest ranked No. 1 with a 6-0-1 record.
- Stanford is coming off a 2-2 draw with Southern California and a 4-0 victory at Santa Clara.Â
- Charlotte Kohler (6 goals, 4 assists) and Brooke Holden (four goals, 2 assists) have led Stanford so far on the year.
- A total of 12 Cardinal players have scored a goal on the season.
- Its defense has allowed only two goals in seven matches - all against Southern California.Â
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
- The Blue Devils boast an 88-15-11 record at Koskinen Stadium since the start of the 2017 campaign.
- In the first half, the Blue Devils allowed only four goals at home in 2025 and so far in three matches in 2026 has allowed only one goal.Â
- Duke has outscored its opponents 108-16 at home over the last three seasons. The Blue Devils totaled a program-record 50 goals at home in 2024, passing the previous mark of 40 from 2017. Duke notched 42 goals at home in 2025.Â
- In 2025, Duke outscored opponents 42-10 at home with Mia Minestrella (12), Avery Oder (5) and Mia Oliaro (2) leading the way.Â
- Mia Oliaro collected 11 assists in home matches in 2025.Â
- Mia Minestrella has played in 40 matches at home over her career and notched 28 goals, 12 assists and notched 68 points. She had 12 goals, four assists and 28 points in 15 games a season ago. Minestrella has registered six goals in three home games so far in 2026.
DUKE VERSUS TEAMS RANKED NO. 1
- The Blue Devils have totaled a 2-21-3 record against No. 1 ranked teams over the history of the program. Duke last defeated a No. 1 ranked team Oct. 24, 2021 at home against Florida State, 1-0.Â
MINESTRELLA'S QUICK START
- Duke senior Mia Minestrella has scored eight goals over the first six contests, which is the most in Duke history.
- The previous mark was seven in 1997 by Emily Feeney.
MOST GOALS THROUGH SIX GAMES
1.           Mia Minestrella, 2026  8
2.           Emily Feeney, 1997        7
3.           Caitlin Connolly, 1990   6
               Kelly Walbert, 1995        6
               Laura Weinberg, 2012   6
               Michelle Cooper, 2021  6
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FILLING THE STAT SHEET...
- Duke currently features Avery Oder, Mia Minestrella and Katie Shea Collins who have either scored or assisted in five of the Blue Devils' six matches.
- Sam Courtwright has scored or assisted in four of the six matches as well.
FIRST HALF GOALS
- Duke has outscored its opponents by a 16-0 ledger in the first half this season.
- In the second, the Blue Devils hold a 6-4 advantage.Â
- Duke has totaled seven goals this year in the first 10 minutes of the match.
GOALS LAST THREE YEARS
- In looking at the NCAA D-I stats over the last three years (2024, 2025, 2026), Mia Minestrella has scored the second-most goals nationally over the last three seasons. Izzy Engle (41, Notre Dame) leads the nation, followed by Minestrella (38, Duke).Â
- So far in 2026, Minestrella ranks tied for third nationally with eight goals. She trails Kayla Keefer of Oklahoma (11) and Jade Bordeleau of NC State (10). Minestrella is tied with Kyla Dawn of Kentucky and Sydney Watts of Vanderbilt.
A WIN WOULD...
- Give Duke 496 all-time wins as a program, with four more needed to reach 500.
- Be the third all-time by a Duke team against a No. 1 ranked opponent.
- Mark the fourth win in program history against Stanford.
HIGH-SCORING TANDEM
- Duke features one of the top scoring tandems in collegiate soccer with Mia Minestrella and Katie Shea Collins.Â
- They have combined to score 66 goals over the last three years.Â
- So far this season, Minestrella has eight goals and Collins has scored five.Â
MOVING UP RECORD CHARTS
- Duke senior Mia Minestrella currently ranks tied for fourth on Duke's all-time goals scored list with 38 goals. She needs one more to move into a tie for third along with Laura Weinberg (39).
- Minestrella also needs two points to move into a tie for fourth on Duke's all-time points list.Â
- With her hat trick against Rhode Island, Minestrella owns seven multi-goal performances to rank tied for fourth along with Kelly Walbert.Â
- Mia Oliaro entered the 2026 season with 25 assists, which ranks No. 6 all-time on Duke's record books. She needs four more to move into a tie for fifth.Â
DUKE ALL-TIME GOALS SCORED
1.           Kelly Walbert, 1992-95                47
2.           Casey McCluskey, 2001-04          40
3. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Laura Weinberg, 2010-13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 39
4.           Kayla McCoy, 2015-18                 38
               Mia Minestrella, 2023-present 38
6.           Sherrill Kester, 1996-99                35
7.           KayAnne Gummersall, 2006-09 34
8.           Kat Rader, 2022-25                       32
9.           Michelle Cooper, 2021-22           31
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DUKE ALL-TIME POINTS
1. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kelly Walbert, 1992-95 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 117
2. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Laura Weinberg, 2010-13 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100
3. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Casey McCluskey, 2001-04 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 95
4. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kayla McCoy, 2015-18 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 93
5.           Mia Minestrella, 2023-present 91
6. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Andi Melde, 1994-97 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 88
7. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Elisabeth Redmond, 2006-09 Â Â Â Â 87
8. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kat Rader, 2022-25 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 84
9. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ella Stevens, 2016-19 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 82
10. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Imani Dorsey, 2014-17 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 80
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DUKE ALL-TIME MULTI-GOAL GAMES
1. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Casey McCluskey, 2001-04Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10
2.           Michelle Cooper, 2021-22           9
3.           Laura Weinberg, 2010-13            8
4.           Kelly Walbert, 1992-95                7
               Mia Minestrella, 2023-present 7
6.           Kim DeCesare, 2009-13                6
7.           Elisabeth Redmond, 2006-09     5
               Caitlin Connolly, 1989-92             5
               Kayla McCoy, 2015-18                 5
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DUKE ALL-TIME ASSISTS
1.           Andi Melde, 1994-97                   42
2.           Elisabeth Redmond, 2006-09     35
3.           Ella Stevens, 2016-19                   34
4.           Mollie Pathman, 2010-13            29
               Mackenzie Pluck, 2018-22           29
6.           Mia Oliaro, 2024-present           25
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