The 2024 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-fourth season. This season was Church's last, as he retired at the end of the season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 37th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 36th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils started the season ranked twenty-fourth, but quickly fell out of the rankings after an opening day loss against . They rebouneded with a win over Power 4 opponent before winning a rivalry match-up with second ranked North Carolina 1âÂÂ0. Combined with a 5âÂÂ0 win over , the Blue Devils re-entered the rankings at number eight. They finished the non-conference season with an emphatic 7âÂÂ0 win over Power 4 opponent . They began ACC play tied for third in the national rankings. They won their first seven straight ACC matches, a streak which included three wins over ranked teams. They defeated number twenty five Virginia, number seven Stanford and number seventeen California. After the defeat of Stanford, they rose to first in the national rankings. Their final three games were all against ranked teams. They drew seventh ranked Notre Dame, defeated second ranked Wake Forest and again defeated North Carolina on the final day of the ACC season.
The Blue Devils finished the regular season 14âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 and 9âÂÂ0âÂÂ1 in ACC play to finish as conference champions. This was Duke's fourth regular season ACC title in program history. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye to the Semifinals where they faced North Carolina for a third time this season. Duke could not make it three wins in a row and lost 2âÂÂ1. The Blue Devils received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they were the first seed in the Duke Bracket. They were also the top overall seed in the tournament. They defeated in the First Round, eighth seed and seventeenth ranked in the Second Round, and fifth-seed and sixteenth ranked in the Round of 16. They defeated fellow ACC team Virginia Tech, who was the seventh seed and ranked twelfth, 1âÂÂ0 in the Quarterfinals. Duke advanced to the College Cup and faced North Carolina for a fourth time this season. North Carolina won 3âÂÂ0 to end Duke's season. Duke won both regular season matches, and the Tar Heels won both postseason matches between the rivals. The Blue Devil's final record was 18âÂÂ3âÂÂ1. Their eighteen wins were the most since 2017, the last time they made the College Cup.
The Blue Devils finished 6âÂÂ7âÂÂ3 overall and 2âÂÂ5âÂÂ3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. This marked the first time since 2014 Duke had not been invited to the NCAA Tournament and first time since 2015 they had not qualified for the ACC Tournament. Their six overall wins were the lowest in program history.
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