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Hall, Blue Devils Kick off First Practice Wednesday
7/15/2026 1:09:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. — Entering his second season as the head coach of the Duke women's soccer program, Kieran Hall and the Blue Devils opened preseason practice Wednesday ahead of the 2026 campaign.
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The Blue Devils took the field Wednesday morning with less than one month remaining until Duke opens the regular season out west.
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Duke is coming off a 17-5-1 record and a trip to the NCAA College Cup for the second year in a row.Â
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As a team, Hall welcomes back eight starters from 2025 and welcomes in a very talented mix of transfers and freshmen. Returning for the Blue Devils are All-America selection Mia Minestrella, sophomore Avery Oder, senior Mia Oliaro, sophomore Jocelyn Travers, graduate student Elle Piper, senior Cameron Roller, sophomore Daya King and junior Caroline Dysart.
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Hall added a pair of All-America selections to the 2026 roster with the addition of transfers Katie Shea Collins of South Carolina and Sam Courtwright of Texas Tech. TopDrawerSoccer ranked the duo as the No. 3 transfer portal class over the summer. The Blue Devils also brought in three freshmen in January ahead of their rookie campaigns – Rylee McLanahan, Natalie Chudowsky and Sofia Nuñez.
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Duke will feature five players who have combined to score 79 career goals – Collins (23), Courtwright (9), Minestrella (30), Oder (6) and Oliaro (11). The Blue Devils return five defenders – Travers, King, Piper, Roller and sophomore Lexi Coughlin, who started at least 13 matches a year ago.
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The Blue Devils open exhibition action Aug. 5 against Wake Forest at 7:30 p.m., and then welcome the Carolina Ascent of the Gainbridge Super League Aug. 8 at 1:30 p.m. Both matches will be contested inside Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium and will be open to the public with free admission.
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Duke will officially kick off the 2026 season on the road in California at Southern California Aug. 12 at 9 p.m. (ET).Â
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The Blue Devils took the field Wednesday morning with less than one month remaining until Duke opens the regular season out west.
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— Duke Women's Soccer (@DukeWSOC) July 15, 2026
Duke is coming off a 17-5-1 record and a trip to the NCAA College Cup for the second year in a row.Â
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As a team, Hall welcomes back eight starters from 2025 and welcomes in a very talented mix of transfers and freshmen. Returning for the Blue Devils are All-America selection Mia Minestrella, sophomore Avery Oder, senior Mia Oliaro, sophomore Jocelyn Travers, graduate student Elle Piper, senior Cameron Roller, sophomore Daya King and junior Caroline Dysart.
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Hall added a pair of All-America selections to the 2026 roster with the addition of transfers Katie Shea Collins of South Carolina and Sam Courtwright of Texas Tech. TopDrawerSoccer ranked the duo as the No. 3 transfer portal class over the summer. The Blue Devils also brought in three freshmen in January ahead of their rookie campaigns – Rylee McLanahan, Natalie Chudowsky and Sofia Nuñez.
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Duke will feature five players who have combined to score 79 career goals – Collins (23), Courtwright (9), Minestrella (30), Oder (6) and Oliaro (11). The Blue Devils return five defenders – Travers, King, Piper, Roller and sophomore Lexi Coughlin, who started at least 13 matches a year ago.
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The Blue Devils open exhibition action Aug. 5 against Wake Forest at 7:30 p.m., and then welcome the Carolina Ascent of the Gainbridge Super League Aug. 8 at 1:30 p.m. Both matches will be contested inside Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium and will be open to the public with free admission.
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Duke will officially kick off the 2026 season on the road in California at Southern California Aug. 12 at 9 p.m. (ET).Â
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