Duke’s statement win over No. 1 Stanford didn’t just turn heads Sunday - it swept up the weekly ACC awards Tuesday.
Junior Katie Shea Collins, senior Cameron Roller and sophomore Molly Vapensky were all recognized after the Blue Devils rolled to a 5-0 victory, with Collins earning ACC Offensive Player of the Week, Roller taking ACC Defensive Player of the Week and Vapensky landing ACC Co-Goalkeeper of the Week.
Collins did just about everything but lace up the goalkeeper gloves. The Gallatin, Tennessee native scored once, added two assists and drew a penalty kick against Stanford, directly contributing to four of Duke’s five goals.
She opened the scoring in the 15th minute, then helped stretch the lead to 2-0 in the 36th minute with a perfect pass in the box to Avery Oder. Collins set up Duke’s third goal in the 52nd minute and later drew the penalty in the 79th.
The performance also earned her TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week honors Tuesday. She has now scored in five straight games and sits second on the team with six goals.
The five-goal outburst was historic for Duke, marking the most goals the Blue Devils have ever scored against a No. 1 team.
Roller’s award was her third career ACC Defensive Player of the Week honor, adding to previous recognition in 2024 and 2025. The Sherman, Texas native played all 90 minutes in the shutout, assisted on Duke’s third goal and helped the Blue Devils secure their third clean sheet of the season. Roller, the 2024 ACC Defensive Player of the Year, has now been part of 33 shutouts across four seasons in Durham.
Vapensky also hit a new milestone, earning ACC honors for the first time in her college career. The Evanston, Illinois native posted her first collegiate shutout and did it with a career-high five saves over 90 minutes against Stanford. She made two stops in the first half and three more after the break as Duke earned its third all-time win against a No. 1 opponent.
Stanford came in allowing only two goals over its first seven matches, but Duke blew past that standard in a hurry. The Blue Devils’ win was their third ever against a top-ranked team, and it also marked the fifth time in program history they’ve scored at least four goals against a top-10 opponent.
Duke now turns to Thursday, Sept. 17, when it heads down Tobacco Road to face No. 7 North Carolina. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. on ACC Network.
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