# 2024 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team

The 2024 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team represented North Dakota State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Bison were led by seventh-year head coach Mike Regan, and played home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished the season with a 10–6–3, 6–1–1 Summit League record that was good for number 1 in the conference. They entered the 2024 Summit League women's soccer tournament as the top seed and hosted the semifinals and final game. NDSU's season would come to an end in the first game they played, in the semifinals, in penalties against Oral Roberts.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2023 season with a 1–3–4 record in Summit League play, and a 5–6–6 record overall. NDSU finished the season seventh in the conference and did not play in the Summit League tournament.

## Team Personnel
### Roster

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 (Junior) |
| 00 | GK | USA | Hannah Stipp (Sophomore) |
| 3 | FW | USA | Ava Stanchina (Sophomore) |
| 4 | MF | CAN | Devon Kavanagh (Junior) |
| 5 | DF | USA | Kaitlyn Hanson (Senior) |
| 7 | DF | USA | Cadence Kline (Junior) |
| 9 | MF | USA | Elana Webber (Senior) |
| 11 | MF | USA | Olivia Watson (Senior) |
| 12 | DF | USA | Izzy Smith (Junior) |
| 13 | FW | USA | Madalyn Grate (Senior) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | USA | Gabrielle Garrett (Sophomore) |
| 19 | DF/MF | USA | Ellie Sanchez (Sophomore) |
| 20 | DF/MF | USA | Amaya Garrett (Sophomore) |
| 22 | DF | USA | Tyreese Zacher (Sophomore) |
| 23 | DF | USA | Jess Hanley (Senior) |
| 24 | MF | USA | Loretta Wacek (Senior) |
| 25 | FW | USA | Olivia Lovick (Senior) |
| 27 | MF | USA | Alicia Nead (Senior) |
| 28 | FW | USA | Sidney Armstrong (Sophomore) |
| 30 | MF | USA | Hannah Arnold (Sophomore) |
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### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Mike Regan |
| Associate Head Coach | Chris Higgins |
| Assistant Coach | Ashley St. Aubin |
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## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 7* 6:00 p.m. | | Dakota Wesleyan | W 12–0 | – | Dacotah Field Fargo, ND |
| August 10* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Drake | L 2–3 | – | Academy of Holy Angels Soccer Field Richfield, MN |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| August 15* 1:00 p.m. | | at Viterbo | W 3–1 | 1–0–0 | Outdoor Athletics Complex (123) La Crosse, WI |
| August 18* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | T 0–0 | 1–0–1 | Festival Foods Field at Aldo Santaga Stadium (374) Green Bay, WI |
| August 22* 6:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Alabama State | W 3–0 | 2–0–1 | Dacotah Field (203) Fargo, ND |
| August 27* 12:00 a.m. | | at Hawaii Pacific | W 1–0 | 3–0–1 | Waipiʻo Peninsula Soccer Stadium (155) Waipahu, HI |
| August 29* 9:30 p.m. | | vs. Grand Canyon | L 0–1 | 3–1–1 | Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium (210) Waipahu, HI |
| September 1* 9:00 p.m. | | at Hawaii | L 1–4 | 3–2–1 | Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium (726) Waipahu, HI |
| September 8* 1:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Idaho State | T 0–0 | 3–2–2 | Dacotah Field (253) Fargo, ND |
| September 12* 6:00 p.m., SLN | | Weber State | L 2–4 | 3–3–2 | Dacotah Field (192) Fargo, ND |
| September 15* 1:00 p.m. | | at Minnesota | L 0–1 | 3–4–2 | Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (1,387) Minneapolis, MN |
| September 20* 6:00 p.m., SLN | | St. Ambrose | W 5–0 | 4–4–2 | Dacotah Field (376) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League Regular Season ||||||
| September 26 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at Omaha | T 1–1 | 4–4–3 (0–0–1) | Al F. Caniglia Field (316) Omaha, NE |
| September 29 1:00 p.m., SLN | | at Kansas City | W 1–0 | 5–4–3 (1–0–1) | Durwood Soccer Stadium (266) Kansas City, MO |
| October 6 1:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota | W 2–1 | 6–4–3 (2–0–1) | Bronson Field (207) Grand Forks, ND |
| October 10 6:00 p.m., SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 2–1 | 7–4–3 (3–0–1) | Dacotah Field (203) Fargo, ND |
| October 13 1:00 p.m., SLN | | at Denver | L 1–2 | 7–5–3 (3–1–1) | CIBER Field (590) Denver, CO |
| October 17 6:00 p.m., SLN | | South Dakota State | W 1–0 | 8–5–3 (4–1–1) | Dacotah Field (323) Fargo, ND |
| October 20 1:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN | | South Dakota | W 4–2 | 9–5–3 (5–1–1) | Dacotah Field (254) Fargo, ND |
| October 27 1:00 p.m., SLN | | St. Thomas | W 2–1 | 10–5–3 (6–1–1) | Dacotah Field (405) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| November 7, 2024* 3:30 p.m., SLN | (1) | (5) Oral Roberts Semifinals | L 0–0 (3–5) $^{PKs}$ | 10–6–3 | Dacotah Field (396) Fargo, ND |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CDT. ||||||
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