No. 10 Blue Devils Welcome No. 21 Louisville Sunday in ACC Quarterfinals

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Match 17
ACC Tournament Quarterfinals
#21 Louisville (13-3-2) at #10 Duke (12-3-1)
Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025 - 6 PM (ET) - ACC Network
Durham, N.C. (Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Talent: Jonathan Yardley (PXP), Paddy Foss (Color)

NEED TO KNOW

After finishing third in the ACC Regular Season standings, the 10th-ranked Duke women's soccer team (12-3-1) earned the No. 3 seed in the ACC Championship and will host sixth-seeded and 21st-ranked Louisville (13-3-2) Sunday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m., in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals on Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium.
Sunday's match will be aired live on ACC Network with Jonathan Yardley (PXP) and Paddy Foss (Color) calling the action.
Tickets will be available at www.goDuke.com/tickets for $8 each. Duke Athletics staff and students receive free tickets prior to the match.
The winner of the Duke/Louisville match advances to the semifinals of the ACC Championship Nov. 6 against No. 2 seed Notre Dame at either 5:30 p.m., or 8 p.m. No. 4 seed Florida State hosts No. 5 seed Virginia with the winner moving on to face No. 1 seed Stanford.
Duke's duo of Kat Rader and Mia Minestrella were named to the Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch. They were two of 35 players selected for the prestigious award.
First year head coach Kieran Hall has kicked off his career with the Blue Devils with a 12-3-1 ledger.

STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES

The Blue Devils are vying to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Championship in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2004 and 2005.
Duke ranks second nationally in assists with a 3.75 per game average, fourth in corner kicks per match (7.94) and fifth in points per game (9.25).
With her next assist, Mia Oliaro would register back-to-back seasons with 10 or more assists and would become just the second Blue Devil to accomplish it.
Duke has won 20 out of its last 23 home contests.
The Blue Devils have scored two or more goals in eight matches in a row and averaged 2.9 goals a contest during that stretch.
Duke is averaging 3.20 goals and 22.1 shots a game in 10 home contests in 2025.
Kat Rader has scored or assisted in 12 of the 15 matches played this year.
Duke is 4-3 this season against ranked foes with Mia Minestrella totaling seven goals and one assist for 15 points. Kat Rader has totaled two goals and four assists.
The Blue Devils are currently No. 11 in the latest NCAA RPI with Duke's three losses coming against No. 2 (Notre Dame), No. 1 (Virginia) and No. 24 (Wake Forest). Louisville is currently No. 13.
Mia Minestrella registered her 11th and 12th career goal against an ACC opponent versus Clemson. She notched eight goals in 10 ACC matches in 2025.
Mia Minestrella and Kelly Walbert (1994-95) are the only Duke players in program history to score in three or more straight ACC games in back-to-back seasons. Walbert is a Duke Hall of Fame selection. These came 30 seasons apart.

THE SERIES WITH LOUISVILLE

Duke and Louisville will meet for the 12th time in program history when the Cardinals come to town on Sunday. This will be the first matchup between the teams in the ACC Tournament.
The Blue Devils are 5-1-5 all-time against Louisville, including an unbeaten 3-0-2 record at home. Duke has won five of the last seven matches.
The Blue Devils hold a 14-6 goal advantage over the Cardinals all-time and a 9-2 advantage in matches played in Durham.
The teams last faced each other on October 6, 2024, when Duke won 3-1 in Durham. Mia Minestrella scored the game-winning goal off an assist from Mia Oliaro in the 28th minute.
Five current Blue Devils have scored or assisted against Louisville in their careers (Devin Lynch, Minestrella, Oliaro, Kat Rader and Cameron Roller). Rader and Lynch lead the group with two goals and two assists respectively.

SCOUTING LOUISVILLE

The No. 21 Cardinals enter the match with a record of 13-3-2 after their 3-0 victory over SMU at home on Thursday. The team is 6-2-2 in ACC play and seeded sixth in the tournament.
Louisville is 3-3-1 in road games this season and 0-3-2 against ranked opponents. The Cardinals hold a 3-9 goal disadvantage against ranked foes.
The Cardinals are anchored in goal by senior keeper Erynn Floyd, who leads the ACC with 10 shutouts and a 0.64 GAA. Floyd has allowed only one goal across her last four matches.
Sophomore midfielder Amelia Swinarski leads Louisville in scoring with nine goals on the season. Swinarski also leads the team in assists with 10. Her 28 points tie her with Mia Minestrella for sixth in the ACC.
Louisville is in its 26th season under head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes. The Cardinals are coming off a 7-6-5 season in 2024 that saw them go 2-5-3 in ACC play.

HEY, I KNOW YOU!

Duke's Phoebe Goldthwaite and Mia Oliaro teamed with Louisville's Mackenzie Geigle to help lead the NC Courage's USL W-League U-23 squad to the championship over the summer of 2024.

A WIN WOULD...

Improve Duke to 13-3-1 overall and send Duke into the ACC Tournament semifinals for the second year in a row.
Move the Blue Devils into the semifinals of the ACC Championship for the second year in a row and the 18th time in program history.

IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT

Duke is seeing action in the ACC Tournament for the 34th time in school history and owns a 16-32-4 record.
The Blue Devils feature a ledger of 5-7-2 in home ACC Tournament matches, including losses in two in a row.
In the quarterfinal round, Duke owns a 4-3-1 overall record.

BLUE DEVILS FINISH THIRD IN ACC

The Blue Devils finished third or better in the ACC for only the seventh time over the last 28 years. Overall, Duke has finished in third or better in the ACC a total of 12 times in 38 seasons.
Head coach Kieran Hall registered the best finish in the ACC regular season out of Duke's two other women's soccer head coaches in their first season as the head coach -- Robbie Church (7th in 2001), Bill Hempen (4th in 1988).

IMPRESSIVE OCTOBER

Duke turned in a 6-0 ledger in the month of October.
Over the last 12 contests in the month of October, the Blue Devils have totaled an 11-0-1 ledger dating back to last year.
Mia Minestrella scored five goals, while Devin Lynch had three goals and four assists, including two game-winners. Mia Oliaro posted two goals and four assists.
Duke and Stanford were the only ACC teams to go undefeated in the month of October. The last time Duke did not lose a match in October was 2017.

ACC REGULAR SEASON NUMBERS

Duke scored 25 goals, notched 35 assists and had 85 points, which all ranked second on the Blue Devil record charts for the ACC regular season.
In 2024, Duke totaled 107 points, 33 goals and 41 assists to set Blue Devil records.

LOVE BEING AT KOSKI

Over her three seasons at Duke, Kat Rader has enjoyed playing at home inside Koskinen Stadium as the redshirt junior has totaled 15 goals, five assists and 35 points in 20 matches.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

The Blue Devils boast an 80-15-11 record at Koskinen Stadium since the start of the 2017 campaign.
In the first half, the Blue Devils have allowed only 27 shots and four goals at home in 2025.
The Blue Devils are allowing only 6.9 shots per game against opponents at home in 10 matches in 2025.
Duke has outscored its opponents 84-15 at home over the last two seasons. The Blue Devils totaled a program-record 50 goals at home last season, passing the previous mark of 40 from 2017.
So far in 2025, Duke has outscored opponents 32-10 at home with Kat Rader (8), Avery Oder (5), Mia Minestrella (6), Carina Lageyre (2), Devin Lynch (2), Mia Oliaro (2) and Farrah Walters (2) leading the way.
Mia Oliaro has collected eight assists in 10 home matches in 2025.

MORE HISTORY FOR MINESTRELLA

Mia Minestrella has made history again as the junior collected her 10th goal of the season at NC State on Oct. 26. She is now just the fourth Blue Devil to post 10 or more goals in back-to-back seasons.
She joined Kelly Walbert (1994 & 1995), Kayla McCoy (2017 & 2018) and Michelle Cooper (2021 & 2022).

APPROACHING IMPRESSIVE MILESTONE

Mia Oliaro is also approaching an impressive milestone.
Oliaro is one assist shy of reaching 10 assists and would become just the second Blue Devil to post 10 or more assists in consecutive seasons joining Ella Stevens (2017 & 2018).

No. 10 Blue Devils Welcome No. 21 Louisville Sunday in ACC Quarterfinals

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Devin Lynch

Mia Minestrella

Avery Oder

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Kat Rader

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No. 10 Blue Devils Welcome No. 21 Louisville Sunday in ACC Quarterfinals

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Players Mentioned

Phoebe Goldthwaite

Carina Lageyre

Devin Lynch

Mia Minestrella

Avery Oder

Mia Oliaro

Kat Rader

Cameron Roller

Farrah Walters

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