DURHAM, N.C. – Duke women’s soccer head coach Kieran Hall has welcomed five newcomers to the program as classes opened this week for the 2026 spring semester. A pair of transfers – Katie Shea Collins and Sam Courtwright – along with three freshmen – Natalie Chudowsky, Rylee McLanahan and Sofia Nuñez – moved in this week.
Courtwright, a native of Dallas, Texas, joined the Blue Devils after spending the last three years at Texas Tech. She started all 20 matches for the Red Raiders in 2025, registering four goals and seven assists. A 5-8 midfielder, Courtwright was a First Team All-Big 12 selection and a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Midwest Region honoree. She missed the 2024 season with a knee injury and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
One of the top scorers nationally the last two years, Collins arrived in Durham following two seasons at South Carolina. Over her career, she has scored 23 goals and added eight assists for 54 points in 38 matches, while earning United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-America in 2025. As a sophomore, Collins totaled 10 goals, five assists and 25 points as she started all 19 contests. Out of her 23 career goals, 10 were game winners. Collins, a 5-3 forward from Gallatin, Tennessee, will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Blue Devils…