North Dakota State Bison women's soccer

North Dakota State Bison women's soccer
2024 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team
UniversityNorth Dakota State University
Head coachMike Regan (7th season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationFargo, North Dakota
StadiumDacotah Field
(Capacity: 2,600)
NicknameBison
ColorsGreen and yellow[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
NCAA Division II
1999
NCAA Division I
2010
Conference Tournament championships
Summit League
2010
Conference Regular Season championships
North Central Conference (Div II)
1999
Summit League
2009, 2015, 2016, 2024

The North Dakota State Bison soccer team is the NCAA Division I women's soccer team that represents North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. The program began its first season in 1995 under head coach Gordon Henderson. The Bison are currently coached by Mike Regan in his seventh year coaching the team.

History

Division II Days (1995–2004)

North Dakota State competed in Division II from their first season in 1995, until the school's transition to Division I began in 2004. During that time, the Bison competed in the North Central Conference and finished in the top four each year except for 2002. NDSU won the conference in 1999 and made the NCAA Tournament in Division II, that was the only time they would make the national tournament before entering Division I. The Bison held a 93-59-8 overall record while in Division II and a 25-21-3 conference record.

Division I days (2004–present)

In 2004, the school started their transition to Division I, and the team played as Division I independents for 2004 and 2005. In that time span, the Bison went 16-16-2. Then in 2006, NDSU played in the United Soccer Conference for one year. They finished with a 13-7-1 overall record, a 3-0-0 conference record that landed them as the first place team in the West division. However, the team was still ineligible for NCAA Tournament play due to their ongoing transition to Division I. Then in the Summer of 2007, NDSU joined the Summit League in all sports except football and wrestling. While the Bison did not finish well in their first two years in the conference, they managed to finish the regular season tied for first place in the 2009 season but lost in the Summit League tournament. Then in the next season (2010), the team finished the regular season tied for second place and beat Western Illinois to reach their first Division I NCAA Tournament. In the first round, the Bison would fall to Texas A&M.

Since that tournament berth, the Bison have finished in the top four of the Summit League eight times consecutively from 2011 to 2018. NDSU finished the regular season in first place three times since 2011, in 2015, 2016 and 2024, but have not managed to win the conference tournament and return to the NCAA tournament.[2]

Season-by-season history

Season Head coach[3] Season result[3] Tournament results[3]
Overall Conference Conference NCAA
Wins Losses Ties Wins Losses Ties Finish
1995 Gordon Henderson 6 8 0 No Conference —
1996 14 5 0 2 1 0 2nd No Tournament –
1997 7 11 0 0 3 0 4th –
1998 Matt Townsend 11 5 1 2 1 0 2nd –
1999 14 3 2 4 1 1 2nd NCAA 1st Round
2000 11 7 1 6 3 1 4th Runner up –
2001 10 9 0 5 4 0 T-4th – –
2002 9 8 2 3 5 0 6th – –
2003 Pete Cuadrado 11 3 2 3 3 1 T-4th – –
2004 5 11 1 No Conference Ineligible due to
Transition to Division I
2005 11 5 1 No Conference
2006 13 7 1 3 0 0 1st-West Runner up
2007 11 7 1 3 4 1 5th –
2008 5 12 2 2 5 1 7th – –
2009 10 8 2 7 2 0 T-1st Semifinal –
2010 12 5 6 6 2 1 T-2nd Champions NCAA 1st Round
2011 15 4 2 7 1 1 2nd Runner-up –
2012 Mark Cook 8 10 0 5 3 0 3rd Semifinal –
2013 9 10 0 4 3 0 3rd Runner-up –
2014 8 8 2 4 2 2 4th Semifinal –
2015 13 6 1 7 0 1 1st Runner up –
2016 10 8 1 5 2 1 1st Semifinal –
2017 8 11 0 5 2 0 T-2nd Runner up –
2018 Mike Regan 9 7 0 6 2 0 3rd Semifinal –
2019 8 7 3 3 3 2 T-5th – –
2020^ 7 8 1 7 8 1 5th – –
2021 3 12 1 3 6 0 8th – –
2022 8 9 3 4 5 0 5th Quarterfinal^^ –
2023 5 6 6 1 3 4 7th – –
2024 10 6 3 6 1 1 1st Semifinal –

^ – Played in Spring 2021
^^ – Starting with the 2022 season, the Summit League expanded the women's soccer tournament to the top six teams instead of four.[4]

Postseason history

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Bison have appeared in one NCAA Division I Tournament. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2010 First round #4 Texas A&M L/SO 1(3)-1(4)

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bison appeared in one NCAA Division II Tournament. Their combined record was 0–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1999 First round #7 Northern Kentucky L 0–1

References

  1. ^ NDSU Bison Graphic Standards (PDF). May 23, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "NDSU Women's Soccer Record Book 2022" (PDF). gobison.com. North Dakota State University. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Denver Picked to Defend Summit League Women's Soccer title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. August 16, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.