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Blue Devils Welcome Huskies Friday in NCAA Quarterfinal Contest

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No. 4 seed Washington (15-2-7) at No. 2 seed Duke (16-4-1)
Friday, November 28, 2025 – 4 PM (ET) – ESPN+
Durham, NC (Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium)
ESPN+ Talent: Dean Linke (PXP), Matt Stradley (Color)
need to know

  • For the 11th time in the last 15 years, Duke women’s soccer will compete in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. The second-seeded and 11th-ranked Blue Devils (16-4-1) will host fourth-seeded and 13th-ranked Washington (15-2-7) on Friday, Nov. 28 at 4 p.m. at Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium.

  • Friday’s match will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Dean Linke (PBP) and Matt Stradley (color).

  • The winner of the Duke/Washington match will advance to the NCAA College Cup and face Stanford or Michigan State on December 5 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

  • Duke is making its 30th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and enters as a top-16 national seed for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons.

  • Over the last six years, Duke ranks first with five NCAA quarterfinal appearances – Duke (5), Florida State (5), North Carolina (4) and Stanford (3).

  • Duke has compiled an overall record of 55–25–11 in 30 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

  • mia minstrel Has scored seven goals in nine matches against ranked foes this season.

  • First year head coach Kieran Hall Has started his career with the Blue Devils with a mark of 16-4-1.

Story/Other Blue Devil Notes

  • In NCAA quarterfinal matches played in Durham, Duke has a 3–1 record with wins in 2011, 2017, and 2024. The only loss came to Santa Clara in 2021.

  • The Blue Devils are looking to advance to the NCAA College Cup for the sixth time in program history and the first time in back-to-back seasons – 1992, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2024.

  • In NCAA Tournament matches played in Durham, NC, the Blue Devils have a record of 35–3–1.

  • Duke has won 24 of its last 27 home contests as well as 10 in a row at home in NCAA Tournament play.

  • mia minstrel He has 17 goals this season, which ranks seventh nationally. His five goals tied for first place in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

  • The Blue Devils have a 12-1-1 record at home this season cat radar And mia minstrel Scored 20 of Duke’s 39 field goals.

  • second year goalkeeper Caroline Dysart Tied for second in the ACC with 10 shutouts. cat radar assists (12) and is second in mia oliaro Is in fourth (11) place.

  • cat radar Duke moved into seventh place in career goals (31) and points (82).

  • The Blue Devils have scored a goal in the first half in eight consecutive games and 15 total contests this season.

  • cat radar Has scored or assisted in 16 of his 20 games played this year.

  • mia minstrel And Kelly Walbert (1994–95) Is the only Duke player in program history to score in three or more straight ACC games in three consecutive seasons. Walbert Duke is a Hall of Fame selection. These 30 seasons came separately.

  • cat radar She is the fourth Blue Devil in program history to have 10 or more goals and assists in a season, joining Michelle Cooper (2022), Imani Dorsey (2017) and Laura Weinberg (2012).

series with washington

  • Duke and Washington will meet for the fifth time in program history when the Huskies come to town on Friday for the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.

  • Duke leads 2–2 all-time against Washington and 1–0 at home. The goal difference for the series is even at 8-8.

  • The teams last met on August 22, 2021, when Duke won 2–1 at home. Former Blue Devils Mackenzie Pluck and Mitchell Cooper recorded goals in the match.

  • This will be the first time Duke has faced Washington in the NCAA Tournament.

scouting washington

  • The fourth-seeded Huskies enter the match with a 15-2-7 record after defeating top-seeded Virginia in penalty kicks on Sunday.

  • The Huskies won 2–0 against Montana in the first round and 1–0 against fourth-seeded Arkansas in the second round. Washington is looking for its first trip to the NCAA College Cup in program history.

  • Washington comes into the match with a six-game unbeaten streak and is 5-1-4 in road games. The Huskies are 7–0–1 against ranked opponents this season.

  • The Huskies won both the regular season and postseason Big Ten championships.

  • Alex Buck (9) and Jadyn Holdenreid (7) lead the Huskies in goals. The pair leads the team with five assists each. Goalie Tanner Ijams ranks 10th nationally with a 0.56 GAA.

Duke vs. the Big Ten

  • Duke has a record of 43–33–8 against Big Ten schools. The Blue Devils are 5-7-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament against Big Ten teams – Indiana (1-0), Michigan State (1-0), Nebraska (0-1), Northwestern (1-0), Ohio State (1-0), Penn State (0-2), Rutgers (1-1), UCLA (0-2-1) and Wisconsin (0-1).

  • The Blue Devils are 2–0 against Big Ten foes this season, having defeated No. 11 Penn State 3–2 and Northwestern 3–0 in the first two games of the season.

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There will be a victory…

  • Improve the Blue Devils to 17–3–1 overall and send Duke to the NCAA College Cup for the sixth time, including back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history. The Blue Devils will face either Stanford or Michigan State.

  • Making Duke one of only 12 programs to take back-to-back teams to the NCAA College Cup.

  • This is the 25th win on home ground in the last 28 matches.

  • Take Duke to 13-1-1 at home this season. The 13 wins at home would be the third most in program history.

  • Duke has won 11 in a row in Durham during NCAA action.

  • Improve the Blue Devils to 36-3-1 in NCAA matches at home.

goals of the last two years

  • After scoring 68 goals in 2024 and 52 goals so far in 2025, the Blue Devils have scored 120 goals over the past two years.

  • Duke has ranked fourth nationally over the past two seasons behind Xavier (122), Utah Valley and Florida State (121), Duke (120), Stanford (119), Nor Dame (115), UNC (114), TCU (105), Arkansas (105) and Milwaukee (104).

  • The Blue Devils and Seattle University are the only two teams nationally to have scored at least one goal in every match this season. This is the first time in program history that Duke has not been shutout in a game.

So far in the 2025 NCAA Tournament

  • duke’s mia minstrel Whereas, a total of five goals have been scored for 10 points in three matches cat radar He had one goal and four assists for six points.

  • The Minstrellas are first in the tournament with five goals and 10 points. Rader is first with four assists. Caroline Dysart Leads the tournament with three shutouts, save percentage (1.000) and goals against average (0.00).

  • The Blue Devils have outscored their opponents 68-16.

  • Duke scored four goals in the first half and two in the second half.

  • Duke is averaging 22.7 shots, while opponents are averaging 5.3.

  • In 270 minutes, the Blue Devils have yet to allow a single goal.

In the NCAA Tournament

  • The Blue Devils are competing in their 30th all-time NCAA Championship and have an overall record of 55–25–11 in 91 tournament matches.

  • Duke has competed in the NCAA College Cup five times – 1992, 2011, 2015, 2017, and 2024. The Blue Devils have a 3-4-1 record in College Cup play.

  • Duke has advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championships 11 times in the last 15 seasons (since 2011). Since 2011, Duke has 39 wins in the NCAA Tournament, which is fourth nationally – behind UNC (49), Stanford (47), Florida State (45), Duke/Penn State (39), UCLA/Virginia (36).

  • The Blue Devils have reached the quarterfinals in five of the last six seasons.

  • Duke has hosted 38 NCAA Tournament games at home and allowed only 17 goals. Since 2017, the Blue Devils have allowed only four goals in 20 home NCAA Tournament contests.

  • The Blue Devils have not allowed a goal at home in the last 631:20 minutes of their last eight matches.

NCAA quarterfinal appearances since 2011
RK Team Appearance (Final)

1. Florida State 12 (2025)
2. Duke 11 (2025)

3. Stanford 10 (2025)
North Carolina 9 (2024)
5. UCLA 7 (2022)
Penn State 7 (2024)
7. Virginia 6 (2022)
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  • During his three seasons at Duke, cat radar He has enjoyed playing at home inside Koskinen Stadium as the redshirt junior has totaled 23 goals, 10 assists and 56 points in 36 games.

  • mia minstrel He has played 36 matches at home in his career and has scored 21 goals, 10 assists and 52 points.

  • Minstrella has 25 points and 11 goals at home in 2025 and is tied for fifth and first, respectively, on Duke’s season record charts for home contests. Koskinen is second on the Raiders’ scoring list this season with 27 points. Mia Oliaro’s 10 assists equals 4th.

Raksha’s hold strong

  • Duke’s defense has been very strong, allowing only two goals in the last five games, including four shutouts.

  • Overall, the Blue Devils have collected 11 shutouts on the year, which ranks ninth on Duke’s record chart.

  • Caroline Dysart Has totaled 10 shutouts to rank sixth in Duke’s season record book.

  • New Daya Raja While has played full 90 minutes in 16 consecutive matches cameroon roller Has played full matches in 20 out of 21 competitions.

minstrel games winners

  • duke junior mia minstrel Has scored a total of seven game-winning goals this season to rank third on Duke’s single-season records chart.

  • His seven game-winning goals lead the ACC and rank second nationally.

  • Casey McCluskey and Kelly Walbert posted a school record of nine in 2004 and 1994, respectively.

Travers is getting big minutes

  • In the last eight matches, new players Jocelyn Travers Averaged 78.9 minutes a contest, starting seven of those matches and registering two assists.

  • He has helped lead Duke to four shutouts in the last five games.

  • Travers has seen 1,140 minutes of action on the season and the Blue Devils have only conceded eight goals when she has been on the field.

Freshman minutes played

  • duke newbie Daya Raja Has played 1,736 minutes on the season, second-most in the ACC among freshmen.

  • Bella Dewey of North Carolina (1,910), Raja (1,736)Clemson’s Neely Kerr (1,659), Syracuse’s Bri Bridges (1,581) and Virginia Tech’s Ellie Robertson (1,562) are in the top five in the league in minutes played by freshmen.





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