DURHAM, N.C. — The 2025 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) season kicks off Friday, March 15 with nine former Duke women's soccer standouts on current rosters.Â
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Entering the 2025 season, Duke has
Hannah Bebar (Bay FC),
Tess Boade (Bay FC),
Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current),
Imani Dorsey (Utah Royals FC),
Maggie Graham (Houston Dash),
Ella Hase (Racing Louisville FC),
Mary Long (Kansas City Current),
Lily Nabet (Angel City FC) and
Ella Stevens (NJ/NY Gotham FC) on rosters.
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Bebar, Graham, Hase and Long are in their rookie campaign in 2025, after helping lead the Blue Devils to the ACC regular season title and an appearance in the NCAA College Cup this past season. Bebar is currently finishing her degree in the Duke Fuqua Business School and is expected to join Bay FC in May following graduation. Dorsey is on the season-ending injured list for the Utah Royals.Â
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Graham and the Houston Dash open things Friday, March 14 at 8 p.m., against the Washington Spirit. Long and Cooper has its opener Saturday, March 15 at home against the Portland Thorns at 12:45 p.m., live on ABC. Hase's Racing Louisville FC squad hosts North Carolina Courage at 5 p.m., on Saturday. Former teammates Dorsey of the Utah Royals FC and Boade of Bay FC will face off against each other Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Stevens and the NJ/NY Gotham FC opens play Saturday at 10 p.m., on the road at the Seattle Reign. Nabet and Angel City FC opens action Sunday, March 16 at 6:50 p.m., at home versus the San Diego Wave FC live on ESPN2.Â
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