DURHAM, N.C. – Riding a nine-match winning streak, the Duke women’s soccer team moved to No. 1 nationally Tuesday in the United Soccer Coaches nationally rankings.
It marks the first time under Blue Devil head coach Robbie Church that Duke has been tabbed No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Overall, it is the second time in school history the Blue Devils have been ranked No. 1 with the other coming in 1992.
Duke was also No. 1 in the Soccer America poll back in 2012 for two weeks under Church.
The Blue Devils hold a 9-1 overall record and 4-0 mark in the challenging ACC, which includes nine ranked teams. Duke features one of the top offenses and defenses nationally, ranking fourth in scoring offense and tied for third in goals-against average. A total of nine Duke players have scored two or more goals and the Blue Devils have scored three or more goals in six straight matches. Duke is 4-0 to start ACC play 4-0 for only the second time in program history.
Duke has a tough stretch to close the regular season with five teams ranked in the top 17 – North Carolina (2), Wake Forest (3), Stanford (7), Notre Dame (13) and California (17).
The top-ranked Blue Devils will next travel to the West Coast to face seventh-ranked Stanford on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 10 p.m. (ET), live on ACC Network Extra.
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