# 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.

## Previous season

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.

## Team Personnel
### Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

| 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

| Date Time, TV | 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
### Summit League Player of the Week

| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School |
| Sept 25 | Kelsey Kallio | North Dakota State |

### End of the Year Awards

* 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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