2022 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team

The 2022 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team represented North Dakota State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Bison play in the Summit League.
NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the fifth seed. They lost to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals to be eliminated from contention. The Bison finished the season with an 8–9–3 record and a 4–5–0 Summit League record, good for fifth in the conference.

2022 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer
ConferenceSummit League
Record8–9–3 (4–5–0 Summit League)
Head coach
  • Mike Regan
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Summit League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Denver  ‍‍‍ 8 0 1   .944 11 4 4   .684
South Dakota St  ‍‍‍ 7 0 2   .889 13 1 5   .816
Omaha  ‍‍y 4 2 3   .611 7 9 6   .455
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 4 5 0   .444 10 9 3   .523
North Dakota St  ‍‍‍ 4 5 0   .444 8 9 3   .475
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 3 4 2   .444 4 9 5   .361
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 3 4 2   .444 7 9 4   .450
St. Thomas*  ‍‍‍ 2 6 1   .278 6 8 3   .441
Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 1 5 3   .278 2 11 5   .250
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 2 7 0   .222 4 10 3   .324
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Summit League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Summit League

Previous season edit

The Bison finished the 2021 season with a 3–6 record in Summit League play, and a 3–12–1 record overall.[1] NDSU finished the season 8th in the conference and did not make the Summit League tournament.

Team Personnel edit

Roster edit

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 (Freshman)
00 GK   USA Sofia Howe (Senior)
1 GK   USA Abby Wilkinson (Junior)
2 FW   USA Paige Goaley (Junior)
3 DF/MF   USA Katie Pagel (Sophomore)
4 MF   CAN Devon Kavanagh (Freshman)
5 DF   USA Kaitlyn Hanson (Junior)
6 MF   USA Gabby Sangillo (Sophomore)
7 DF   USA Cadence Kline (Freshman)
8 FW/MF   USA Kelsey Kallio (Junior)
9 MF   USA Elana Webber (Sophomore)
10 MF   USA Josie Fieldman (Sophomore)
11 FW/MF   USA Olivia Watson (Sophomore)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   USA Isabelle Smith (Freshman)
13 FW/MF   USA Madalyn Grate (Sophomore)
14 DF   USA McKenna Strand (Senior)
15 MF   USA Kate Swanis (Senior)
16 MF   USA Ashleigh Heely (Junior)
17 DF   USA Dani Stuber (Senior)
18 MF   USA Payton Jo Armijo (Senior)
20 MF   USA Aliya Owens (Junior)
21 MF   USA Lavin Douglass (Senior)
23 DF/MF   USA Jess Hanley (Junior)
24 FW/MF   USA Loretta Wacek (Sophomore)
25 FW   USA Olivia Lovick (Junior)
27 MF   USA Alicia Nead (Junior)

Reference:[2]

Coaching Staff edit

Position Staff
Head Coach Mike Regan
Assistant Coach Allison Mack
Assistant Coach Chris Higgins
Director of Soccer Operations Emily Savona

Reference:[3]

Schedule edit

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 11*
6:00 p.m.
Viterbo W 7–0 
Dacotah Field
Fargo, ND
Non-conference Regular Season
August 19*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Tarleton T 1–1  0–0–1
Jaguar Park (101)
Thibodaux, LA
August 21*
11:00 a.m.
at Southern T 0–0  0–0–2
Jaguar Park (110)
Thibodaux, LA
August 27*
1:30 p.m.
vs. Utah Tech^ W 2–0  1–0–2
South Field (160)
St. Paul, MN
August 29*
1:30 p.m.
vs. Chicago State W 4–1  2–0–2
South Field (49)
St. Paul, MN
September 2*
5:00 p.m.
at Wyoming L 1–3  2–1–2
Madrid Sports Complex (272)
Laramie, WY
September 4*
2:00 p.m.
at Northern Colorado L 0–5  2–2–2
Jackson Stadium (423)
Greeley, CO
September 9*
5:00 p.m.
Green Bay W 1–0  3–2–2
Dacotah Field (522)
Fargo, ND
September 11*
1:00 p.m.
Drake W 1–0  4–2–2
Dacotah Field (407)
Fargo, ND
September 16*
8:30 p.m.
at Idaho T 0–0  4–2–3
Kibbie Dome (288)
Moscow, ID
September 18*
11:30 a.m.
at Montana L 0–3  4–3–3
South Campus Stadium (316)
Missoula, MT
Summit League Regular Season
September 23
8:00 p.m.
at Denver L 0–2  4–4–3
(0–1–0)
CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium (1,837)
Denver, CO
September 25
1:00 p.m.
at Omaha L 1–2  4–5–3
(0–2–0)
Al F. Caniglia Field (365)
Omaha, NE
September 30
6:00 p.m.
St. Thomas L 2–3  4–6–3
(0–3–0)
Dacotah Field (241)
Fargo, ND
October 2
1:00 p.m.
Western Illinois W 4–0  5–6–3
(1–3–0)
Dacotah Field (102)
Fargo, ND
October 7
7:00 p.m.
at Kansas City W 3–1  6–6–3
(2–3–0)
Durwood Soccer Stadium (204)
Kansas City, MO
October 9
1:00 p.m.
at Oral Roberts L 0–2  6–7–3
(2–4–0)
Case Soccer Complex (319)
Tulsa, OK
October 16
1:00 p.m.
at North Dakota W 2–0  7–7–3
(3–4–0)
Bronson Field (160)
Grand Forks, ND
October 21
6:00 p.m.
South Dakota W 4–1[4]  8–7–3
(4–4–0)
Dacotah Field (421)
Fargo, ND
October 23
1:00 p.m.
South Dakota State L 0–2[5]  8–8–3
(4–5–0)
Dacotah Field (563)
Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
October 28
5:00 p.m.
(5) vs. (4) Oral Roberts
Quarterfinals
L 1–2 2OT[6]  8–9–3
CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium (121)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CDT.

^ – Utah Tech was known as Dixie State before 2022
Reference:[7]

Season Honors edit

All-Summit League edit

Second Team edit

  • Paige Goaley

Honorable Mention edit

  • Abby Wilkinson

All-Newcomer Team edit

  • Elana Webber

Source:[8]

Summit League All-Tournament Team edit

  • Katilyn Hanson

Source:[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bison Pile on Second Half Goals to Defeat South Dakota". The Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bison Fall to Jackrabbits to close Regular Season". The Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Oral Roberts Edges NDSU in Double Overtime in Summit Tournament". The Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "Denver, South Dakota State headline #SummitWSOC all-league awards". The Summit League. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Omaha Claims First #SummitSWOC Championship title". The Summit League. Retrieved November 5, 2022.