Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus #2 North Carolina (ACC Semifinals) on November 12, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Women's Soccer
vs #2 North Carolina (ACC Semifinals)
Mia Minestrella - 2026 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 13
Mia Minestrella
- Height:
- 5-8
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Redondo Beach, Calif.
- High School/Previous School:
- Redondo Union H.S.
- Club Team:
- Beach FC
Career at a Glance
- Career Goals
- 30
- Career Game-Winning Goals
- 9
- Multiple-Goal Matches
- 5
- NCAA Tournament Goals
- 10
- NCAA Tournament Points
- 23
- Goals at Koskinen Stadium
- 22
- After not scoring a goal as a freshman, notched 30 goals over the next two seasons
- Became just the fourth Blue Devil to register 10 or more goals in back-to-back years
- Scored 22 of her 30 career goals at home inside Koskinen Stadium
- Scored a Duke-record 10 goals and totaled 23 points in her last 10 NCAA Tournament contests
Career Honors
- United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America (2025)
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team (2025)
- United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region (2025)
- All-ACC First Team (2025)
- Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List (2025)
- College Sports Communicators Third Team Academic All-America (2025)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region First Team (2025)
- Preseason All-ACC (2025)
- ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 19, 2025)
- TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2025)
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Dec. 2, 2025; Nov. 25, 2025; Nov. 18, 2025; Aug. 20, 2025; Nov. 19, 2024)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025)
- All-ACC Academic Team (2024, 2023)
- ACC Honor Roll (2026, 2025, 2024)
Duke Record Book
- Ranks ninth in Duke history with 30 career goals and 17th with nine career game-winning goals
- One of just four Blue Devils to score 10 or more goals in back-to-back seasons
- Only the second Duke player to have streaks of three straight games with a goal in back-to-back seasons, joining Duke Hall of Famer Kelly Walbert
- Scored a Duke-record 10 goals in NCAA Tournament play
- Her 18 goals in 2025 ranked tied for second in Duke single-season history, while her 41 points and seven game-winning goals each ranked third
- Became the first Blue Devil to score in all six true road matches in a season in 2025
- Became the first Blue Devil to score in each of the first three ACC matches of a season in 2025
- Tied an NCAA Tournament record with four goals against Howard in 2024
- Combined with Maggie Graham for 26 goals in 2024, the fifth-highest total by a scoring tandem in Duke history
- Her 14 points and five goals in ACC regular-season play in 2024 each ranked tied for ninth in the Duke record books
Season-by-Season
2025 — Junior
- United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team
- United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region
- All-ACC First Team selection
- Named to the Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List
- College Sports Communicators Third Team Academic All-America
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region First Team
- Finished the season ranked No. 15 in the TopDrawerSoccer top-100 player rankings
- Started all 23 matches, collecting a team-high 18 goals, five assists and a team-high 41 points
- Ranked second nationally in game-winning goals (7), 12th in points per game (1.78), sixth in goals (18) and ninth in points (41)
- Led the ACC in game-winning goals (7), ranked third in points per game (1.78), third in goals (18) and fourth in points (41)
- In five NCAA Tournament contests, notched six goals, one assist and 13 points, along with three game-winning goals
- Scored at least one goal in each of the first four NCAA Tournament contests
- Named TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week on Nov. 18 after scoring three goals in the NCAA Tournament opener against Elon
- Earned TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week honors on Dec. 2 and Nov. 25
- Named ACC Offensive Player of the Week and selected to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week after totaling two goals and an assist in the season opener against No. 11 Penn State
- Scored in all six true road matches, becoming the first Blue Devil to accomplish the feat
- Opened ACC play with goals against Virginia, Miami and Notre Dame, all on the road
- Became the first Blue Devil to score goals in the first three ACC matches of a season
- Registered three multiple-goal matches: Penn State (2), Clemson (2) and Elon (3)
- Scored or assisted in 15 of 23 matches played
- In the Duke single-season record books, her 18 goals ranked tied for second, while her 41 points and seven game-winning goals each ranked third
- Scored eight goals in 11 matches against ranked opponents
- Named to the Preseason All-ACC team
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection
- ACC Honor Roll selection
Summer of 2025
- Named to the WPSL SOCAL Conference Best XI Team
- Tabbed WPSL National Offensive Player of the Week on July 3 after notching five goals and three assists in two matches
- Finished the season with eight goals in seven matches played
2024 — Sophomore
- After becoming fully healthy in her second season with the Blue Devils, turned in a breakout year with 12 goals, seven assists and 31 points
- Her 12 goals ranked second on the squad
- All-ACC Academic Team selection
- Started seven of 22 matches played, including the final five in the NCAA Tournament
- Tied an NCAA Tournament record with four goals against Howard
- Became the 11th player in NCAA history to accomplish the feat and the fourth to do so in her first NCAA Tournament contest
- Combined with Maggie Graham to form the fifth-highest scoring tandem in Duke history with 26 goals
- Helped lead Duke to the ACC regular-season title with a 9-0-1 record and an appearance in the NCAA College Cup
- In the ACC statistics, ranked 13th in assists per game (0.32), seventh in goals per game (0.55), ninth in points per game (1.41), 12th in assists (7), fifth in goals (12) and seventh in points (31)
- Registered the first brace of her career against Missouri
- Scored in three straight contests against California, Boston College and Notre Dame
- Her first goals of the season came off the bench
- Ranked 27th nationally in goals (12) and 29th in points (31)
- Her four NCAA Tournament goals ranked tied for first among the field
- In ACC regular-season play, ranked tied for seventh in the league with five goals and tied for seventh with 14 points
- Following her four-goal performance against Howard, earned TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week honors on Nov. 19 and Duke Student-Athlete of the Week recognition
- Her 14 points and five goals in ACC regular-season play each ranked tied for ninth in the Duke record books
- ACC Honor Roll selection
2023 — Freshman
- Saw action in all 16 matches, making two starts
- All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll honoree
- Started against NC State and No. 1 Florida State
- Attempted a career-high three shots against West Virginia, Notre Dame, NC State and Florida State
- Played a career-high 67 minutes against top-ranked Florida State
- Totaled 23 shots in 587 minutes
U.S. Soccer
- Named an alternate for the U.S. U-20 Women's World Cup squad in 2022
- Participated in the 2022 international friendly against Costa Rica during U.S. U-20 training camp
- Represented the U.S. at the U-17 UEFA Tournament in England in 2020
- Trained with the U.S. U-16 National Team in international friendlies in 2018
High School / Prep / Club
- Graduated a semester early from high school and trained in the preseason with Angel City FC of the NWSL in 2023
- Ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2023 by TopDrawerSoccer
- Listed as the No. 5 forward in the class by TopDrawerSoccer
- Ranked No. 6 in the class in the Southern California regional rankings
- Daily Breeze Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior
- D2 CIF Player of the Year as a junior
- All-CIF First Team as a junior
- Beach Football Club Player of the Year in 2021-22
- Helped lead her club squad to a fifth-place finish in the playoffs in 2021-22
- First Team All-Team in 2021-22
- Beach Football Team placed first in the Mojave Conference in 2021-22
- As a junior at Redondo Union High School, tallied 33 goals and 14 assists in 21 matches
Personal
- Full name is Mia Minestrella
- Daughter of Paul and Marla Minestrella
- Has one sister, Ally
- Her sister, Ally, is a junior on the Austin Peay State women's soccer team
- Majoring in sociology
Career Statistics
| Statistic | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 16 | 22 | 23 |
| Starts | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| Goals | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| Assists | — | 7 | 5 |
| Points | — | 31 | 41 |
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