North Dakota State Bison women's soccer
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| North Dakota State Bison women's soccer | |
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| University | North Dakota State University |
| Head coach | Mike Regan (8th season) |
| Conference | Summit League |
| Location | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Stadium | Dacotah Field (capacity: 2,600) |
| Nickname | Bison |
| Colors | Green 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.
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]