Emmy Duerr

Duke's Emily Duerr kicks the ball during a Duke women's soccer game against UNC

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

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Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.

Awards/Honors: 2021 & 2022 ACC Honor Roll ... honored with ACC Top Six for Service Award in 2020, presented annually to members of each ACC institution who demonstrate dedication to community service and outreach programs.

2022 – Senior: Appeared in 10 matches for the Blue Devils … connected on her penalty kick in the semifinals of the ACC Championship against North Carolina (11/3) … attempted one shot in 23 minutes in the NCAA Tournament against Radford (11/12) … saw action in a season-high 39 minutes versus Charlotte (8/28).

2021 -- Junior: Scored two goals in the second half against Western Carolina (Aug. 26) ... played 32 minutes in win versus Pittsburgh (Oct. 10) ... logged 12 minutes in ACC Tournament first-round match against Wake Forest (Oct. 31) ... played 27 minutes in NCAA Round of 16 match vs. St. John's (Nov. 21).

2020-21 -- Sophomore: Appeared in 19 matches ... made season debut in opener at Wake Forest (Sept. 10), logging eight minutes ... had a shot on goal in 19 minutes against Virginia Tech (Oct. 9) ... played a season-high 60 minutes in the win at Syracuse (Oct. 18) ... recorded six shots with one on target vs. Coastal Carolina (March 17) ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2019 -- Freshman: Saw action in all 20 contests for the Blue Devils across her freshman campaign, while making four starts ... made her collegiate debut in the season opener against La Salle (Aug. 22), seeing 16 minutes of action ... recorded her first career assist in the matchup against UNLV (Sept. 5) with a long service in the box to teammate Mackenzie Pluck who cashed in on the opportunity ... registered an assist for the second contest in a row in the match versus LSU (Sept. 8), logging 52 minutes ... recorded one shot attempt in the ACC opener versus NC State (Sept. 22), seeing a season-high 58 minutes of action ... earned her first career start in the matchup at Wake Forest (Sept. 26), closing out the contest with 12 minutes played ... recorded one shot attempt in the matchup at No. 23 Virginia Tech (Oct. 6) ... registered one shot on goal in the match versus ninth-ranked Clemson (Oct. 13), logging 23 minutes … logged the full 90 minutes in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at No. 1 Virginia (Nov. 3), registering one shot on target … scored her first career goals in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament against Utah (Nov. 15), recording a goal in each half to net the brace … tabbed to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week as an honorable mention for her performance against the Utes, while also being selected as the Duke Student Athlete of the Week.

Prior to Duke: A local product, Duerr attended Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, N.C. … rated the No. 33 player in the South Atlantic Region by TopDrawerSoccer … competed for Cardinal Gibbons for her freshman and sophomore seasons before spending the last two seasons of her prep career with the NC Courage Girl’s Development Academy—the No. 2 team in the nation … twice named All-Conference and landed on the High School All-America Watch List her sophomore season after leading CGHS to a 4A NCHSAA State Finalist showing as the team’s leading scorer … helped lead the Development Academy to two GDA Conference Championships, while serving as the team’s leading scorer … was also a part of the U.S. Soccer Training Program from 2014-15 … a two sport athlete who also competed in track, lettering two seasons … anchored the 4x800m relay that finished top 10 in the state two seasons in a row … a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist … served as president of the Franciscan Youth International Service Club … served as both the National Honor Society Junior Officer and Senior Marshall.

Personal: Full name is Emily Clair Duerr … born Nov. 28, 2000 in Morristown, N.J. … daughter of Craig and Jennifer Duerr … has one brother, Kyle … earned Dean’s List with Distinction at Duke in the Fall of 2021, Spring of 2022 and Fall of 2022 … graduated from Duke in May of 2023 with degrees in biology and global health along with a chemistry minor.

Last Updated 5/15/2023