DURHAM — The Duke women’s soccer team once again had another outstanding season in 2022 under the direction of head coach Robbie Church.
GoDuke.com takes a look back at a record-breaking season that cumulated in Michelle Cooper winning the Hermann Trophy for the first time in program history.
SCHOOL-RECORD SEASON
Sophomore Michelle Cooper continued to rewrite the Duke record book as she completed her second season with the Blue Devils. In 2022, she tallied a school-record 49 points, breaking Laura Weinberg’s mark of 44 from 2012. Cooper’s 49 points were the most in the ACC since the 2014 campaign (Makenzy Doniak of Virginia with 51). Cooper’s seven matches with multiple goals also broke Kim DeCesare’s record of five from 2012.
With her 19 goals on the season, Cooper broke Kelly Walbert’s record of 18 from 1994. As a team, Duke collected 57 assists to rank tied for fourth on the Blue Devil single-season charts.
MAC HERMANN TROPHY WINNER
Duke’s Michelle Cooper capped off an impressive sophomore campaign in St. Louis as she was presented with the 2022 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy at the Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) annual banquet. It marked the first time a Duke women’s soccer standout has won the Hermann Trophy. Joining Cooper in St. Louis was Blue Devil men’s soccer junior midfielder Peter Stroud, who was a finalist as well.
Duke was the first school to have a finalist from both the men’s and women’s team since Stanford did so in 2017. She was the only player in the nation to rank in the top 10 in all three categories. In the NCAA stats, Cooper ranked No. 2 in points (49), tied for second in goals (19) and tied for ninth in assists (11). She was one of only two players in the country to collect 10 or more goals and assists this season. Cooper scored or assisted on an impressive 10 game-winning goals on the season for the Blue Devils. She came up big in the NCAA Tournament for the Blue Devils as she scored six goals, which tied for an NCAA best, while her 13 points were the second-most in the tournament.
Cooper notched eight school records on the season – goals (19), points (49), multi-goal games (7), NCAA Tournament goals (6), NCAA Tournament points (13), most goals (31) and points (78) through a sophomore season. She scored 12 goals and added six assists against…
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