North Dakota State Bison women's soccer

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North Dakota State Bison women's soccer
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team
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University North Dakota State University
Head coachMike Regan (7th season)
Conference Summit League
Location Fargo, North Dakota
Stadium Dacotah Field
(Capacity: 2,600)
Nickname Bison
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.

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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

SeasonHead coach [3] Season result [3] Tournament results [3]
OverallConferenceConferenceNCAA
WinsLossesTiesWinsLossesTiesFinish
1995Gordon Henderson680No Conference
199614502102ndNo Tournament
199771100304th
1998Matt Townsend11512102nd
199914324112ndNCAA 1st Round
200011716314thRunner up
20011090540T-4th
20029823506th
2003Pete Cuadrado1132331T-4th
20045111No ConferenceIneligible due to
Transition to Division I
20051151No Conference
200613713001st-WestRunner up
200711713415th
200851222517th
20091082720T-1stSemifinal
2010 1256621T-2ndChampions NCAA 1st Round
201115427112ndRunner-up
2012Mark Cook81005303rdSemifinal
201391004303rdRunner-up
20148824224thSemifinal
201513617011stRunner up
201610815211stSemifinal
20178110520T-2ndRunner up
2018Mike Regan9706203rdSemifinal
2019873332T-5th
2020^7817815th
202131213608th
2022 8934505th Quarterfinal^^
2023 5661347th
2024 10536111st

^ – 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.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
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.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1999First round#7 Northern KentuckyL 0–1

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References

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