| Sport: | women's soccer |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 16–4–1 |
| Conf Record: | 7–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Robbie Church |
| Hc Year: | 21st |
| Asst Coach1: | Kieran Hall |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Carla Overbeck |
| Ac2 Year: | 28th |
| Asst Coach3: | Lane Davis |
| Ac3 Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Koskinen Stadium |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Quarterfinals |
| Nscaarank: | 5 |
| Tdsrank: | 6 |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
The 2021 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his twenty-first season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 34th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils finished the season with a 16–4–1 record, 7–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place. The lost in the First Round of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were awarded one of the top four seeds. They defeated Old Dominion in the First Round, Memphis in the Second Round, and St. John's in the Round of 16 before losing to Santa Clara in the Semifinals to end their season.
See main article: 2020 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1] [2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.[3]
The Blue Devils finished the fall season 7–4–2, 4–2–2 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Clemson before losing to eventual champions Florida State in the Semifinals. The Blue Devils finished the spring season 3–1–1 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the Second Round and Ole Miss in the Third Round before losing to Florida State in the Quarterfinals, on penalties to end their season.
| Head Coach | Robbie Church | |
| Assistant Coach | Kieran Hall | |
| Assistant Coach | Carla Overbeck | |
| Assistant Coach | Lane Davis |
Source:
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney Graham | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 12 | [6] |
| Sophie Jones | |||
| Sophie Jones | Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 19 | [7] |
| Tess Boade | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 21 | [8] |
| Ruthie Jones | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | ||
| Tess Boade | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | October 26 | [9] |
| Emily Royson | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | ||
| Michelle Cooper | ACC Freshman of the Year | November 4 | [10] |
| Tess Boade | All-ACC First Team | ||
| Michelle Cooper | |||
| Ruthie Jones | |||
| Sophie Jones | All-ACC Second Team | ||
| Michelle Cooper | ACC All-Freshman Team |
See also: 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.
See main article: 2022 NWSL Draft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | DF | |||
| Lily Nabet | 3 | 36 | MF |
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