Vanderbilt Commodores women's soccer

Vanderbilt Commodores women's soccer
Founded	1987;38 years ago (1987)
University	Vanderbilt University
Head coach	Darren Ambrose
Stadium	Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex (Capacity: 2,400 [1] )
Nickname	Commodores
Colors	Black and gold [2]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2025
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2024, 2025
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025
NCAA Tournament appearances
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
Conference Tournament championships
1993, 1994, 2020, 2025

The Vanderbilt Commodores women's soccer team represents Vanderbilt University in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team is coached by Darren Ambrose, ^[3] and play their home games at the Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex, built in 2002. ^[1]

History

The Vanderbilt women's varsity soccer program began in 1987. ^[4]

The Commodores have been to the NCAA tournament in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025, winning it in four occasions.

Since Darren Ambrose was hired in 2015 as head women's soccer coach, Vanderbilt has made seven NCAA tournament appearances.

In 2025, Vanderbilt defeated LSU 1–0 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, clinching their first-ever Elite 8 appearance. Melania Fullerton scored the second half game winning goal. ^[5]

NCAA tournament

Vanderbilt participations in the NCAA tournament, detailed below: ^[4]

Results

Year	Last stage	Rival	Score
1994	2nd. round	Duke	1–2
1995	2nd. round	North Carolina	0–4
1996	2nd. round	Portland	1–3 ( a.e.t. )
1997	1st. round	Florida	2–3
1998	2nd. round	Clemson	0–2
2005	2nd. round	Sanford	1–1 (4–5 p)
2006	1st. round	Clemson	1–1 (3–4 p)
2017	2nd. round	Santa Clara	1–3
2018	2nd. round	Baylor	1–3
2019	1st. round	Clemson	0–0 (4–5 p)
2020	1st. round	Penn State	0–2
2022	2nd. round	Northwestern	1–2
2024	3rd. round	Penn State	1–3

Statistics

As of December 2025 ^[update]

Class	Numbers
Appearances	13
Matches	22
Overall Record	8–10–4
Home record	3–0–0
Away record	5–6–4
Neutral record	0–4–0
Goals for	36
Goals against	39

Titles

Conference

• SEC tournament (4): 1993, 1994, 2020, 2025

References

1. Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex at vucommodores.com
2. "Athletics". Vanderbilt University Brand Style Guide. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
3. Darren Ambrose profile
4. Soccer Fact Book (2025) at vucommodores.com
5. Elite Eight Bound

External links

• Official website