DURHAM, N.C. – Coming off a NCAA College Cup appearance and the program's fourth ACC Regular Season Championship, the Duke women's soccer staff has been named the United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region Staff of the Year.
The group of head coach
Robbie Church, associate head coach
Kieran Hall, assistant coach
Carla Overbeck and assistant coach
Jason Lowe helped the Blue Devils to one of the most exciting and successful years in program history in 2024.
Duke turned in an 18-3-1 overall record, along with a 9-0-1 ACC ledger. The Blue Devils went from being unranked in August to the No. 1 ranked team on Oct. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Duke went on a 12-match winning streak during the season and a 15-match unbeaten streak. The Blue Devils totaled a 6-0-1 record against ranked opponents during the regular season, including road wins against the No. 2 and No. 8 programs to conclude ACC play.
The Blue Devils did all this in the final season under the direction of Church, who announced in July that the 2024 campaign would be his final year in Durham.
Duke collected school records in goals (68), assists (79) and points (215), while featuring the tied for best win turnaround nationally (12). Four different Blue Devils were tabbed All-America and Academic All-America and Duke was ranked No. 1 for the most weeks in program history (4).
The Blue Devils collected a 12-win turnaround from a season before, which matched the best turnaround nationally. Duke also featured a 7-win turnaround in ACC play, which ranked tied for first in ACC history. On the offensive end, the Blue Devils went from scoring 15 goals in 2023 to a record 68 in 2024.
Church and the Blue Devil staff previously won the United Soccer Coaches National Staff of the year in 2017.
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