DURHAM, N.C. – Four former Duke women's soccer standouts —
Tess Boade,
Michelle Cooper,
Carina Lageyre and
Mary Long — are represented on three clubs competing for a National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) championship as the 2026 playoffs begin this weekend.
The four Blue Devils represent three clubs in the eight-team postseason field. Cooper and Long compete for the fourth-seeded Kansas City Current, Lageyre plays for fifth-seeded Angel City FC and Boade represents top-seeded Gotham FC.
Saturday's quarterfinal will feature Blue Devils on both sides as Kansas City hosts Angel City at noon ET at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.