Colorado University Athletics
2022 Soccer Roster
Alyssa Duke
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Upland, Calif.
- High School:
- Upland H.S.
- Major:
- Business Analytics
- 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 CSC Academic All-District
- 2022 Herbst Academic Award
2022 (Senior): Saw action in 17 games and started in the season finale against Utah (11/4) … Totaled a career-high three points (1 G, 1 A) on the season … Scored a goal in CU’s 5-1 win over San Diego (8/21) where she played 25 minutes … Registered her first career assist against Denver (9/17) ... Helped CU's defensive in five shutout efforts … Concluded her college career with a total of 48 games played, six starts, five points (2 G, 1 A), two shots on goal, one game-winning goal, and a total of 1,458 minutes played.
Junior (2021): Started five and played in 18 matches in 2021…Helped Colorado to four shutouts…Played a career-high 91 minutes in CU’s 2-2 draw against Stanford (10/17)…Recorded a career-high 594 minutes on the season…Had one shot in CU’s finale at Utah (11/5/).
Sophomore (2020): Duke scored the game-winning goal, her first-career goal, in the 48th minute of CU’s 2-0 win over Arizona State (4/11/21)...She played in seven matches...Registered a season-high 39 minutes against Utah (4/16/21)...Played 30 minutes in CU’s NCAA Tournament match against South Alabama (4/27/21).
Freshman (2019): Helping on the backend for the Buffs, Duke made an appearance in six matches for her rookie season...She played in three shutout games and saw 134 minutes of playing time, including 15 minutes at North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament.
In the Classroom: Majoring in business analytics.
High School: Duke was a four-time letterman at Upland…Led the team to a DI California State championship in 2018...Started every game during her high school career...Was voted team captain for her junior and senior seasons...won back-to-back-to-back Baseline League Championships from 2017-19...Earned Regional Player of the Year in 2018...Helped Upland to a 22-1-3 record her junior year, totaling 17 shutouts…Scored one goal and registered nine assists as a junior…Was the Rookie of the Year as a freshman and earned Co-MVP honors in both her sophomore and junior seasons…Was named to the 2018 Top Drawer Soccer Winter State Stars California team.
Club: Played club for Strikers FC…earned Best IX honors at the ECNL playoffs in 2016...named to the ECNL Southwest All-Conference Team.
ODP: Was in the ODP player pool from 2011-13.
Personal: Daughter of Steve and Allison Duke…Plans to pursue a career in consulting after college…Enjoys hiking, shopping, camping, baking, listening to music and watching documentaries…Teaches soccer at a YMCA youth clinic and volunteers at a no-kill cat shelter.
