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2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 13
Mia Minestrella
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Redondo Beach, Calif.
Honors/Awards: United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America (2025), United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region (2025), All-ACC First Team (2025), Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List (2025), Preseason All-ACC (2025), ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 19, 2025), TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2025), TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Dec. 2, 2025; Nov. 25, 2025; Nov. 18, 2025; Aug. 20, 2025; Nov. 19, 2024), College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025), All-ACC Academic Team (2024, 2023) ... ACC Honor Roll (2025, 2024).
Career: After not scoring a goal as a freshman, has notched 30 goals over the last two seasons ... became just the fourth Blue Devil to register 10 or more goals in back-to-back years ... only the second Duke player in program history to have streaks of three straight games with a goal in back-to-back seasons -- Kelly Walbert is the other who is in the Duke Hall of Fame ... owns five matches with multiple goals ... her nine career game-winning goals ranks 17th on Duke's all-time charts, while her 30 goals is ninth ... has scored a Duke record 10 goals and notched 23 points in the last 10 NCAA Tournament contests ... has scored 22 of her 30 career goals at home inside Koskinen Stadium ...
2025 - Junior: United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America ... United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region ... All-ACC First Team selection ... Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List ... started all 23 matches, while collecting a team-high 18 goals, five assists and a team-high 41 points ... in the NCAA stats, ranked second in game winning goals (7), 12th in points per game (1.78), sixth in goals (18) and ninth in points (41) ... led the ACC in game-winning goals (7), ranked third in points per game (1.78), third in goals (18) and fourth in points (41) ... in five NCAA Tournament contests, notched six goals, one assist and 13 points to go along with three game-winning goals ... scored at least one goal in each of the first four NCAA Tournament contests ... TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week on Nov. 18 following scoring three goals in the NCAA Tournament opener against Elon ... TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on Dec. 2 and Nov. 25 ... ACC Offensive Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week selection, after totaling two goals and an assist in the season opener against No.11 Penn State ... scored in all six true road matches, becoming the first Blue Devil to accomplish this ... opened ACC play with goals against Virginia, Miami and Notre Dame - all on the road ... became the first Blue Devil to score goals in the first three ACC matches on the season ... notched three games with multiple goals scored -- Penn State (2), Clemson (2) and Elon (3) ... scored or assisted in 15-of-23 matches played ... in the Duke single-season record books, her 18 goals ranked tied for second, 41 points were third and seven game-winning goals ranked third ... scored eight goals in 11 matches against ranked opponents ...named to the Preseason All-ACC team ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.
Summer of 2025: Earned WPSL SOCAL Conference Best XI Team ... tabbed WPSL National Offensive Player of the Week on July 3, after notching five goals and three assists in two matches ... finished the season with eight goals in seven matches played.
2024 -- Sophomore: After becoming fully healthy in her second season with the Blue Devils, turned in a breakout year with 12 goals, seven assists and 31 points ... her 12 goals ranked second on the squad ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... started seven of 22 matches played, including the final five in the NCAA Tournament ... tied an NCAA Tournament record with four goals against Howard ... became the 11th player in NCAA history to accomplish the feat ... of the 11 players who have accomplished it, she is the fourth to do it in her first NCAA contest ... along with Maggie Graham, were the fifth-highest scoring tandem in Duke history with 26 goals ... helped lead Duke to the ACC Regular Season title with a 9-0-1 ledger and an appearance in the NCAA College Cup ... in the ACC stats, ranked 13th in assists per game (0.32), seventh in goals per game (0.55), ninth in points per game (1.41), 12th in assists (7), fifth in goals (12) and seventh in points (31) ... registered the first brace of her career against Missouri ... collected goals in three straight contests versus California, Boston College and Notre Dame ... her first goals scored on the year were when she came off the bench ... in the NCAA stats, ranked 27th in goals (12) and 29th in points (31) ... her four goals in the NCAA Tournament ranked tied for first among the field ... in the ACC regular season, ranked tied for seventh with five goals and tied for seventh with 14 points in the league ... with her four goals against Howard, earned TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week on Nov. 19 along with Duke Student-Athlete of the Week ... her 14 points and five goals in ACC Regular Season play ranked tied for ninth on the Duke record books ... ACC Honor Roll selection.
2023 -- Freshman: Saw action in all 16 matches, while making two starts ... All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll honoree ... started against NC State and No. 1 Florida State ... attempted a career-high three shots versus West Virginia, Notre Dame, NC State and Florida State ... saw action in a career-high 67 minutes against top-ranked Florida State ... had 23 shots on the year in 587 minutes.
U.S. Soccer: Named alternate for the U.S. U-20 Women's World Cup squad in 2022 … participated in the 2022 International Friendly as the U.S. faced Costa Rica during U-20 training camp … represented the U.S. for the U-17 UEFA Tournament in England in 2020 … trained with the United States in 2018 with the U-16 U.S. National Team in the international friendlies.
Prep/Club: Graduated a semester early from high school and trained in the preseason with the Angel City FC of the NWSL in 2023 … ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2023 by TopDrawerSoccer … listed as the No. 5 forward in the class by TopDrawerSoccer … in the Southern California regional rankings, was No. 6 in the class … Daily Breeze Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior … D2 CIF Player of the Year as a junior … All-CIF First Team as a junior … Beach Football Club Player of the Year in 2021-22 … helped lead club squad to fifth-place finish in the playoffs in 2021-22 … First Team All-Team in 2021-22 … Beach Football Team placed first in Mojave Conference in 2021-22 … as a junior at Redondo Union H.S., tallied 33 goals and 14 assists in 21 matches.
Personal: Full name is Mia Minestrella … daughter of Paul and Marla Minestrella … has one sister, Alexa ... majoring in sociology.
Last updated 12/11/2025
Career: After not scoring a goal as a freshman, has notched 30 goals over the last two seasons ... became just the fourth Blue Devil to register 10 or more goals in back-to-back years ... only the second Duke player in program history to have streaks of three straight games with a goal in back-to-back seasons -- Kelly Walbert is the other who is in the Duke Hall of Fame ... owns five matches with multiple goals ... her nine career game-winning goals ranks 17th on Duke's all-time charts, while her 30 goals is ninth ... has scored a Duke record 10 goals and notched 23 points in the last 10 NCAA Tournament contests ... has scored 22 of her 30 career goals at home inside Koskinen Stadium ...
2025 - Junior: United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America ... United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region ... All-ACC First Team selection ... Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List ... started all 23 matches, while collecting a team-high 18 goals, five assists and a team-high 41 points ... in the NCAA stats, ranked second in game winning goals (7), 12th in points per game (1.78), sixth in goals (18) and ninth in points (41) ... led the ACC in game-winning goals (7), ranked third in points per game (1.78), third in goals (18) and fourth in points (41) ... in five NCAA Tournament contests, notched six goals, one assist and 13 points to go along with three game-winning goals ... scored at least one goal in each of the first four NCAA Tournament contests ... TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week on Nov. 18 following scoring three goals in the NCAA Tournament opener against Elon ... TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on Dec. 2 and Nov. 25 ... ACC Offensive Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week selection, after totaling two goals and an assist in the season opener against No.11 Penn State ... scored in all six true road matches, becoming the first Blue Devil to accomplish this ... opened ACC play with goals against Virginia, Miami and Notre Dame - all on the road ... became the first Blue Devil to score goals in the first three ACC matches on the season ... notched three games with multiple goals scored -- Penn State (2), Clemson (2) and Elon (3) ... scored or assisted in 15-of-23 matches played ... in the Duke single-season record books, her 18 goals ranked tied for second, 41 points were third and seven game-winning goals ranked third ... scored eight goals in 11 matches against ranked opponents ...named to the Preseason All-ACC team ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.
Summer of 2025: Earned WPSL SOCAL Conference Best XI Team ... tabbed WPSL National Offensive Player of the Week on July 3, after notching five goals and three assists in two matches ... finished the season with eight goals in seven matches played.
2024 -- Sophomore: After becoming fully healthy in her second season with the Blue Devils, turned in a breakout year with 12 goals, seven assists and 31 points ... her 12 goals ranked second on the squad ... All-ACC Academic Team selection ... started seven of 22 matches played, including the final five in the NCAA Tournament ... tied an NCAA Tournament record with four goals against Howard ... became the 11th player in NCAA history to accomplish the feat ... of the 11 players who have accomplished it, she is the fourth to do it in her first NCAA contest ... along with Maggie Graham, were the fifth-highest scoring tandem in Duke history with 26 goals ... helped lead Duke to the ACC Regular Season title with a 9-0-1 ledger and an appearance in the NCAA College Cup ... in the ACC stats, ranked 13th in assists per game (0.32), seventh in goals per game (0.55), ninth in points per game (1.41), 12th in assists (7), fifth in goals (12) and seventh in points (31) ... registered the first brace of her career against Missouri ... collected goals in three straight contests versus California, Boston College and Notre Dame ... her first goals scored on the year were when she came off the bench ... in the NCAA stats, ranked 27th in goals (12) and 29th in points (31) ... her four goals in the NCAA Tournament ranked tied for first among the field ... in the ACC regular season, ranked tied for seventh with five goals and tied for seventh with 14 points in the league ... with her four goals against Howard, earned TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week on Nov. 19 along with Duke Student-Athlete of the Week ... her 14 points and five goals in ACC Regular Season play ranked tied for ninth on the Duke record books ... ACC Honor Roll selection.
2023 -- Freshman: Saw action in all 16 matches, while making two starts ... All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll honoree ... started against NC State and No. 1 Florida State ... attempted a career-high three shots versus West Virginia, Notre Dame, NC State and Florida State ... saw action in a career-high 67 minutes against top-ranked Florida State ... had 23 shots on the year in 587 minutes.
U.S. Soccer: Named alternate for the U.S. U-20 Women's World Cup squad in 2022 … participated in the 2022 International Friendly as the U.S. faced Costa Rica during U-20 training camp … represented the U.S. for the U-17 UEFA Tournament in England in 2020 … trained with the United States in 2018 with the U-16 U.S. National Team in the international friendlies.
Prep/Club: Graduated a semester early from high school and trained in the preseason with the Angel City FC of the NWSL in 2023 … ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2023 by TopDrawerSoccer … listed as the No. 5 forward in the class by TopDrawerSoccer … in the Southern California regional rankings, was No. 6 in the class … Daily Breeze Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior … D2 CIF Player of the Year as a junior … All-CIF First Team as a junior … Beach Football Club Player of the Year in 2021-22 … helped lead club squad to fifth-place finish in the playoffs in 2021-22 … First Team All-Team in 2021-22 … Beach Football Team placed first in Mojave Conference in 2021-22 … as a junior at Redondo Union H.S., tallied 33 goals and 14 assists in 21 matches.
Personal: Full name is Mia Minestrella … daughter of Paul and Marla Minestrella … has one sister, Alexa ... majoring in sociology.
Last updated 12/11/2025
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