2023 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team

The 2023 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Bison were led by sixth-year head coach Mike Regan, and played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.
The Bison finished the year with a 5–6–6 overall record and a 1–3–4 conference record good enough to finish just outside the 6-team Summit League tournament field.

2023 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer
ConferenceSummit League
Record5–6–6 (1–3–4 Summit)
Head coach
  • Mike Regan
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Summit League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Denver  ‍‍‍ 5 1 2   .750 9 2 7   .694
South Dakota State  ‍‍y 4 1 3   .688 13 4 3   .725
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 4 3 1   .563 8 7 4   .526
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 3 1 4   .625 7 5 7   .553
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 7 7 4   .500
Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 2 3 3   .438 3 7 8   .389
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 1 3 4   .375 5 6 6   .471
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 1 3 4   .375 5 7 6   .444
St. Thomas*  ‍‍‍ 1 5 2   .250 3 7 5   .367
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Summit League tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Summit League

Previous season

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The Bison finished the 2022 season with a 4–5–0 record in Summit League play, and an 8–9–3 record overall. NDSU finished the season fifth and made the Summit League tournament. They lost to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals to be eliminated from contention.[1]

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 (Sophomore)
00 GK   USA Hannah Stipp (Freshman)
1 GK   USA Abby Wilkinson (Senior)
2 FW   USA Paige Goaley (Senior)
4 MF   CAN Devon Kavanagh (Sophomore)
5 DF   USA Kaitlyn Hanson (Senior)
6 MF   USA Gabby Sangillo (RS Sophomore)
7 DF   USA Cadence Kline (Sophomore)
8 MF   USA Kelsey Kallio (Senior)
9 MF   USA Elana Webber (Senior)
10 DF   USA Madison Majewski (Junior)
11 MF   USA Olivia Watson (Junior)
12 DF   USA Izzy Smith (RS Freshman)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW   USA Madalyn Grate (Junior)
14 DF   USA McKenna Strand (Senior)
16 DF   USA Ashleigh Heely (Senior)
19 DF/MF   USA Ellie Sanchez (Freshman)
20 DF/MF   USA Amaya Garrett (Freshman)
21 DF   USA Maddi Johnston (Freshman)
22 DF   USA Tyreese Zacher (Freshman)
23 DF   USA Jess Hanley (Senior)
24 MF   USA Loretta Wacek (Junior)
25 FW   USA Olivia Lovick (Senior)
27 MF   USA Alicia Nead (Senior)
28 FW   USA Sidney Armstrong (Freshman)
30 MF   USA Hannah Arnold (Freshman)

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Coaching staff

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

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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.
at Minnesota L 0–2 
Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
Falcon Heights, MN
August 14*
6:30 p.m.
Manitoba W 2–0 
Dacotah Field (100)
Fargo, ND
Non-conference Regular Season
August 17*
6:30 p.m.
Boise State T 1–1  0–0–1
Dacotah Field (152)
Fargo, ND
August 20*
1:00 p.m.
Montana L 1–3  0–1–1
Dacotah Field (215)
Fargo, ND
August 25*
3:00 p.m.
Austin Peay W 4–1  1–1–1
Dacotah Field (130)
Fargo, ND
August 27*
1:00 p.m.
at Drake L 0–2  1–2–1
Cownie Soccer Complex (158)
Des Moines, IA
August 31*
6:00 p.m.
at Coastal Carolina W 1–0  2–2–1
CCU Soccer Stadium (102)
Conway, SC
September 3*
12:00 p.m.
at The Citadel T 1–1  2–2–2
Washington Light Infantry Field (100)
Charleston, SC
September 8*
6:30 p.m.
Northern Colorado W 1–0  3–2–2
Dacotah Field (167)
Fargo, ND
September 10*
1:00 p.m.
Creighton L 2–3  3–3–2
Dacotah Field (155)
Fargo, ND
September 15*
6:30 p.m.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 3–0  4–3–2
Dacotah Field (384)
Fargo, ND
Summit League Regular Season
September 21
6:30 pm
Kansas City T 1–1  4–3–3
(0–0–1)
Dacotah Field (108)
Fargo, ND
September 24
1:00 pm
Omaha T 2–2  4–3–4
(0–0–2)
Dacotah Field (60)
Fargo, ND
September 28
6:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 0–1  4–4–4
(0–1–2)
Fishbach Soccer Park (297)
Brookings, SD
October 1
1:00 pm
at St. Thomas T 0–0  4–4–5
(0–1–3)
South Field (494)
St. Paul, MN
October 5
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 0–1  4–5–5
(0–2–3)
Case Soccer Complex (800)
Tulsa, OK
October 8
4:00 pm
North Dakota T 0–0  4–5–6
(0–2–4)
Dacotah Field (353)
Fargo, ND
October 15
1:00 pm
at South Dakota L 1–2  4–6–6
(0–3–4)
First Bank & Trust Soccer Complex (250)
Vermillion, SD
October 19
6:30 pm
Denver W 1–0  5–6–6
(1–3–4)
Dacotah Field (201)
Fargo, ND
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CDT.

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Awards and honors

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Summit League Player of the Week

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Week[5] Player(s) of the Week School
Sept 25 Kelsey Kallio North Dakota State

End of the Year Awards

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  • Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year
    • Abby Wilkinson, Sr.
  • All-Summit League First Team
    • Abby Wilkinson, GK - Sr.
  • Summit League All-Newcomer Team
    • Amaya Garrett, D - Fr.

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's soccer: Oral Roberts edges NDSU in double overtime in Summit tournament". inforum.org. Forum Communications. October 28, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Woemn's Soccer Roster". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "NDSU's Kallio, UNO's Green, SDSU's Jones collect TicketSmarter #SummitWSOC weekly honors". thesummitleague.org.
  6. ^ "Five teams headline #SummitWSOC All-League Accolades". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.