2024 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team

The 2024 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team represented North Dakota State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Bison were led by seventh-year head coach Mike Regan, and played home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.
The Bison finished the season with a 10–6–3, 6–1–1 Summit League record that was good for number 1 in the conference. They entered the 2024 Summit League women's soccer tournament as the top seed and hosted the semifinals and final game.[1] NDSU's season would come to an end in the first game they played, in the semifinals, in penalties against Oral Roberts.[2]

2024 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer
Summit League Regular Season Champion
ConferenceSummit League
Record10–6–3 (6–1–1 Summit)
Head coach
  • Mike Regan
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Summit League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 6 1 1   .813 10 6 3   .605
Denver  ‍‍‍ 5 1 2   .750 11 6 2   .632
South Dakota State  ‍‍y 5 2 1   .688 15 4 2   .762
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 4 1 3   .688 10 3 5   .694
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 3 2 3   .563 10 8 4   .545
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 1 3 4   .375 3 9 6   .333
St. Thomas*  ‍‍‍ 1 5 2   .250 5 9 3   .382
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 0 4 4   .250 4 8 6   .389
Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 7 8 3   .472
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† – Conference champion
‡ – Summit League tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Summit League

Previous season

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The Bison finished the 2023 season with a 1–3–4 record in Summit League play, and a 5–6–6 record overall. NDSU finished the season seventh in the conference and did not play in the Summit League tournament.

Team Personnel

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Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Payton Mulberry (Junior)
00 GK   USA Hannah Stipp (Sophomore)
3 FW   USA Ava Stanchina (Sophomore)
4 MF   CAN Devon Kavanagh (Junior)
5 DF   USA Kaitlyn Hanson (Senior)
7 DF   USA Cadence Kline (Junior)
9 MF   USA Elana Webber (Senior)
11 MF   USA Olivia Watson (Senior)
12 DF   USA Izzy Smith (Junior)
13 FW   USA Madalyn Grate (Senior)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   USA Gabrielle Garrett (Sophomore)
19 DF/MF   USA Ellie Sanchez (Sophomore)
20 DF/MF   USA Amaya Garrett (Sophomore)
22 DF   USA Tyreese Zacher (Sophomore)
23 DF   USA Jess Hanley (Senior)
24 MF   USA Loretta Wacek (Senior)
25 FW   USA Olivia Lovick (Senior)
27 MF   USA Alicia Nead (Senior)
28 FW   USA Sidney Armstrong (Sophomore)
30 MF   USA Hannah Arnold (Sophomore)

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head Coach Mike Regan
Associate Head Coach Chris Higgins
Assistant Coach Ashley St. Aubin

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Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 7*
6:00 p.m.
Dakota Wesleyan W 12–0 
Dacotah Field
Fargo, ND
August 10*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Drake L 2–3 
Academy of Holy Angels Soccer Field
Richfield, MN
Non-conference Regular Season
August 15*
1:00 p.m.
at Viterbo W 3–1  1–0–0
Outdoor Athletics Complex (123)
La Crosse, WI
August 18*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Green Bay T 0–0  1–0–1
Festival Foods Field at Aldo Santaga Stadium (374)
Green Bay, WI
August 22*
6:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN
Alabama State W 3–0  2–0–1
Dacotah Field (203)
Fargo, ND
August 27*
12:00 a.m.
at Hawaii Pacific W 1–0  3–0–1
Waipiʻo Peninsula Soccer Stadium (155)
Waipahu, HI
August 29*
9:30 p.m.
vs. Grand Canyon L 0–1  3–1–1
Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium (210)
Waipahu, HI
September 1*
9:00 p.m.
at Hawaii L 1–4  3–2–1
Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium (726)
Waipahu, HI
September 8*
1:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN
Idaho State T 0–0  3–2–2
Dacotah Field (253)
Fargo, ND
September 12*
6:00 p.m., SLN
Weber State L 2–4  3–3–2
Dacotah Field (192)
Fargo, ND
September 15*
1:00 p.m.
at Minnesota L 0–1  3–4–2
Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (1,387)
Minneapolis, MN
September 20*
6:00 p.m., SLN
St. Ambrose W 5–0  4–4–2
Dacotah Field (376)
Fargo, ND
Summit League Regular Season
September 26
7:00 p.m., SLN
at Omaha T 1–1  4–4–3
(0–0–1)
Al F. Caniglia Field (316)
Omaha, NE
September 29
1:00 p.m., SLN
at Kansas City W 1–0  5–4–3
(1–0–1)
Durwood Soccer Stadium (266)
Kansas City, MO
October 6
1:00 p.m., SLN
at North Dakota W 2–1  6–4–3
(2–0–1)
Bronson Field (207)
Grand Forks, ND
October 10
6:00 p.m., SLN
Oral Roberts W 2–1  7–4–3
(3–0–1)
Dacotah Field (203)
Fargo, ND
October 13
1:00 p.m., SLN
at Denver L 1–2  7–5–3
(3–1–1)
CIBER Field (590)
Denver, CO
October 17
6:00 p.m., SLN
South Dakota State W 1–0  8–5–3
(4–1–1)
Dacotah Field (323)
Fargo, ND
October 20
1:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN
South Dakota W 4–2  9–5–3
(5–1–1)
Dacotah Field (254)
Fargo, ND
October 27
1:00 p.m., SLN
St. Thomas W 2–1  10–5–3
(6–1–1)
Dacotah Field (405)
Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
November 7, 2024*
3:30 p.m., SLN
(1) (5) Oral Roberts
Semifinals
L 0–0 (3–5) PKs 10–6–3
Dacotah Field (396)
Fargo, ND
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CDT.

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 #SummitWSOC Championship Bracket set, Bison earn top seed". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 27, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "NDSU women's soccer season ends in tourney shootout". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved April 29, 2024.