2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season explained

Year:	2023
No Of Teams:	337^[1]
Preseason1:	UCLA
Hermann:	Onyi Echegini
Top Scorer:	Eleanor Dale – Nebraska – 25 goals
Bighomewin:	15 goals: Eastern Washington 16–1 University of Providence (August 31)
Bigawaywin:	16 goals: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16–0 Tougaloo College (August 17)
Highestscore:	17 goals: Eastern Washington 16–1 University of Providence (August 31)
Longest Win Run:	15 games, Florida State (September 29, 2023 – Present)
Longest Unbeaten Run:	36 games, Stanford (September 23, 2022 – December 4, 2023)
Longest Winless Run:	44 games Mississippi Valley State (September 6, 2019 – September 14, 2023)
Longest Losing Run:	19 games Hampton (October 23, 2022 – Present)
Tournament Link:	2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
Tournament:	Tournament
Tourneyduration:	November 10 – December 4, 2023
Conferencebids:	Big Ten – 9 bids
Collegecup Link:	NCAA Division I women's soccer championship
Collegecup:	College Cup
Championship Date:	December 4, 2023
Championship Location:	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina
Collegecup Champ:	Florida State
Collegecup Runner-Up:	Stanford
Prevseason Year:	2022
Nextseason Year:	2024
Updated:	December 5, 2023

The 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 42nd season of NCAA championship women's college soccer.

The season began on August 17, 2023, and concluded in November 2023. It will culminate with the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, with the College Cup being held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.^[2]

were the defending NCAA Champions.^[3] The Bruins were unable to defend their title as they were defeated in the first round of 2023 tournament by UC Irvine 1–0.^[4] Florida State faced off against in the final. Florida State prevailed 5–1 and won their fourth overall title, all of which have come since 2014. Stanford's 36 game streak of allowing one or fewer goals was snapped and this was the first match where the Cardinal allowed five or more goals in a game since 1996. This was the first national championship match between two undefeated teams and Florida State became the first undefeated champion since Stanford in 2011.^[5]

Changes from 2022

Coaching changes

There were 33 coaching changes during the 2022–23 offseason.^[6]

Program	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming coach	Date of appointment	References
Abilene Christian	Casey Wilson	Not Retained	October 31, 2022	Stephen Salas	December 20, 2022	^[7] ^[8]
Alcorn State	Kevin Larry	None provided	—	Jenna Wallace	April 18, 2023	^[9]
Belmont	Heather Henson	Not Retained	November 10, 2022	Kelsey Fenix	December 22, 2022	^[10] ^[11]
Cal State Bakersfield	Sebastian Vecchio	Resigned	May 11, 2023	Bernardo Silva	July 5, 2023	^[12] ^[13]
Cincinnati	Niel Stafford	Fired	November 14, 2022	Erica Demers	December 7, 2022	^[14] ^[15]
Coastal Carolina	Paul Hogan	Resigned	October 28, 2022	Jo Chubb	December 20, 2022	^[16] ^[17]
Dartmouth	Ron Rainey	Contract not renewed	November 6, 2022	Taylor Schram	December 15, 2022	^[18] ^[19]
Davidson	Adam Denton	Resigned, accepted head coaching job at Richmond	December 15, 2022	Riley Piechnick	February 9, 2023	^[20] ^[21]
Delaware	Mike Barroqueiro	Resigned	October 24, 2022	Kelly Lawrence	November 14, 2022	^[22] ^[23]
Denver	Jeff Hooker	Not returning	May 1, 2023	Julianne Sitch	June 7, 2023	^[24] ^[25]
Eastern Illinois	Jake Plant	Resigned; accepted head coaching job at Incarnate Word	December 16, 2022	Dirk Bennett	February 10, 2023	^[26] ^[27]
Gardner–Webb	Mike Varga	Resigned; accepted head coaching job at UT Martin	June 5, 2023	Tina Murphy	July 14, 2023	^[28] ^[29]
Incarnate Word	Marc Verriere (interim)	Interim term ended	December 22, 2022	Jake Plant	December 22, 2022	^[30]
Indiana State	Julie Hanley	Stepped down	December 2, 2022	Paul Lawrence	March 24, 2023	^[31] ^[32]
Jacksonville State	Neil Macdonald	Contract not renewed	October 24, 2022	Sean Fraser	December 8, 2022	^[33] ^[34]
Louisiana–Monroe	Sean Frasier	Resigned; accepted head coaching job at Jacksonville State	December 8, 2022	Will Roberts	March 14, 2023	^[35]
Marist	Brittany Kolmel	Resigned	December 2, 2022	Nicole Pacapelli	January 17, 2023	^[36] ^[37]
Mississippi Valley State	Frank Davies	None Provided	—	Kayleigh Lambrechts	January 13, 2023	^[38]
Nevada	Erin Otagaki	Fired	November 7, 2022	Vanessa Valentine	November 22, 2022	^[39] ^[40]
Northwestern State	Stuart Gore	Resigned; accepted head coaching job at Troy	January 4, 2023	Ian Brophy	February 23, 2023	^[41] ^[42]
Oklahoma	Mark Carr	Fired	April 17, 2023	Matt Mott	April 20, 2023	^[43] ^[44]
Ole Miss	Matt Mott	Resigned; accepted head coaching job at Oklahoma	April 20, 2033	Molly Rouse	May 18, 2023	^[45]
Prairie View A&M	Christiane Lessa	None provided	—	Abe Garcia	August 2, 2023	^[46]
Richmond	Marty Beall	Contract not renewed	October 27, 2022	Adam Denton	December 15, 2022	^[47] ^[48]
Southern Illinois	Craig Roberts	Fired	April 4, 2023	Graeme Orr	May 30, 2023	^[49] ^[50]
St. Bonaventure	Steve Bdarski	Fired	November 1, 2022	Donny George	January 5, 2023	^[51] ^[52]
Toledo	T.J. Buchholz	Fired	October 28, 2022	Mark Batman	December 19, 2022	^[53] ^[54]
Troy	Robert Lane	Resigned	October 31, 2022	Stuart Gore	January 4, 2023	^[55] ^[56]
UAB	Erica Demers	Resigned; accepted head coaching job at Cincinnati	December 7, 2022	Lisa Mann	January 18, 2023	^[57]
UMBC	Vanessa Mann	Accepted position with Oregon Youth Soccer	October 17, 2022	Rick Stainton	December 14, 2022	^[58] ^[59]
UT Martin	Phil McNamara	Resigned	May 19, 2023	Mike Varga	June 5, 2023	^[60]
Utah Tech	Molly Rouse	Resigned; accepted head coaching job at Ole Miss	May 18, 2023	Lexi Brown	June 26, 2023	^[61]
UTEP	Kathryn Balogun	Not Retained	November 1, 2022	Gibbs Keaton	December 7, 2022	^[62] ^[63]
Wofford	Emily Grant	None provided	—	Elissa Post	May 24, 2023	^[64]

Conference realignment

School	Previous conference	New conference
		Big 12^[65]
		CAA^[66]
		Big 12^[67]
		American^[68] ^[69]
		American
		Big 12^[70]
		C-USA^[71]
		C-USA^[72]
		C-USA
		American
		American
		C-USA
		^[73]
		American
		Big 12
		American
		OVC^[74]

The 2023 season was the last for at least 18 teams in their current conferences.

School	Current conference	Future conference
		Big 12^[75]
		Big 12
		ACC^[76]
		Big 12^[77]
		C-USA^[78]
		MAAC^[79]
		SEC^[80]
		Big Ten^[81]
		WCC^[82]
		MAAC
		ACC
		ACC
		SEC
		Big Ten^[83]
		Big Ten
		Big 12
		Big Ten
		WCC

Other headlines

• August 12, 2022 – The Indiana University and Purdue University systems announced that Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis will be dissolved in 2024 and replaced by separate IU- and Purdue-affiliated institutions.^[84] The current athletic program, the IUPUI Jaguars, will transfer to the new IU Indianapolis.^[85]
• October 14, 2022 – Conference USA announced that ASUN Conference member Kennesaw State would join C-USA in 2024.^[78]
• July 20, 2023 – The Colonial Athletic Association announced a name change to Coastal Athletic Association.^[86]
• October 4, 2023 – The Division I Council approved changes to the transfer window for all sports. In fall sports other than football, including men's and women's soccer, the transfer portal now opens for a total of 45 days. A 30-day fall window opens 7 days after championship selections are made, followed by a spring window from May 1–15.^[87]
• October 23 – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) announced that Merrimack and Sacred Heart would join from the Northeast Conference in July 2024.^[79]

Rankings

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.

Preseason polls

United Soccer Coaches^[88] Rank Team 1 (8) 2 North Carolina 3 Notre Dame 4 Duke 5 Virginia 6 Florida State 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 BYU 14 Pittsburgh 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Clemson

Top Drawer Soccer^[89] Rank Team 1 2 North Carolina 3 Florida State 4 5 6 Virginia 7 Notre Dame 8 Duke 9 10 11 12 BYU 13 14 15 Pittsburgh 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Regular season

Major upsets

In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked team that defeats a team ranked No. 15 or higher.

All rankings are from the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

Date	Winner !	Score	Loser
August 24		3–1	9
			4 Duke
August 27		2–0	14
September 7		1–0	15
			11 Notre Dame
September 14		3–2	10
September 16		1–0	1 BYU
September 21		3–0	13
	25	2–1	14т
September 29			9
September 30			13
October 7	Michigan State	3–2	14 Michigan
October 8		2–1	6
October 15		1–0	12
October 18	San Francisco		13 Santa Clara
October 19	24		11 USC
October 22	21 Wisconsin		4
October 29			15 Santa Clara
		2–1	12 Michigan State
		2–1 ^(2OT)	3 North Carolina
November 1	Texas	1–0	4 Texas Tech
November 3		2–1 ^(2OT)	14 Brown
November 4	Texas	3–1	6 BYU
November 5		1–0	10 Arkansas
	Iowa		12 Wisconsin
November 10			2
November 17	Texas	2–1	12 Wisconsin

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference	Regular Season Champion(s)	Tournament Winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament Dates	Tournament Venue (City)
	Florida State		2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 5	First Round: Campus sites, hosted by higher seeds Semifinals and final: WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, North Carolina
	Binghamton	Maine	2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	Memphis		2023 Tournament	October 31 – November 5	Premier Sports Campus • Lakewood Ranch, Florida
	Lipscomb	Florida Gulf Coast	2023 Tournament	October 26 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	Saint Louis		2023 Tournament	October 27 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	Texas Tech	Texas	2023 Tournament	October 28 – November 4	Round Rock Multipurpose Complex • Round Rock, Texas
	Georgetown Xavier	Georgetown	2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 5	Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Semifinals and final: Maryland SoccerPlex • Boyds, Maryland
	Montana	Idaho	2023 Tournament	November 1–5	Lumberjack Stadium • Flagstaff, Arizona
Big South	Radford		2023 Tournament	November 2–5	Sportsplex at Matthews • Matthews, North Carolina
	Michigan State Nebraska	Iowa	2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 5	Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Semifinals and final: Lower.com Field • Columbus, Ohio
	Cal State Fullerton	UC Irvine	2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 5	Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion
	Towson		2023 Tournament	October 26 – November 5	Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seeds Final: Hosted by top remaining seed
	New Mexico State	Liberty	2023 Tournament	November 2–5	Robert Mack Caruthers Field • Ruston, Louisiana
	Milwaukee		2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 4	Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion
	Brown	Harvard	2023 Tournament	November 3–5	Stevenson-Pincince Field • Providence, Rhode Island
MAAC	Quinnipiac		2023 Tournament	October 26 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	Western Michigan	Ohio	2023 Tournament	October 26 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	Drake	Valparaiso	2023 Tournament	October 26 – November 5	First Round and Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Semifinals and Final: Hosted by #1 seed
	San Diego State	Utah State	2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 4	Madrid Sports Complex • Laramie, Wyoming
	Merrimack	Central Connecticut	2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	Tennessee Tech	Morehead State	2023 Tournament	October 27 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	UCLA	No Tournament
	Army	Bucknell	2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	Arkansas	Georgia	2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 5	Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex • Pensacola, Florida
	Western Carolina		2023 Tournament	October 24 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	Lamar^[90]		2023 Tournament	November 1 – November 5	Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer and Track & Field Stadium • Corpus Christi, Texas
	Denver	South Dakota State	2023 Tournament	October 27 – November 5	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
	South Alabama	Old Dominion	2023 Tournament	October 30 – November 5	Foley Sports Tourism Complex • Foley, Alabama
	Grambling State		2023 Tournament	November 2 – November 5	PVAMU Soccer Complex • Prairie View, Texas
	Gonzaga	No Tournament
	Utah Valley	Grand Canyon	2023 Tournament	October 29 – November 4	CBU Soccer Stadium • Riverside, California

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Final rankings

Rank	United Soccer Coaches	TopDrawerSoccer.com
1	Florida State	Florida State
2
3	Clemson	Clemson
4	BYU	BYU
5		Pittsburgh
6	Pittsburgh	North Carolina
7
8	North Carolina
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16	Notre Dame
17		Notre Dame
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Award winners

All-America teams

2023 United Soccer Coaches All-America Teams^[91]
First Team	Second Team	Third Team
Madison White, GK, Texas Tech Hannah Anderson, DF, Texas Tech Eva Gaetino, DF, Notre Dame Juila Leas, DF, Georgetown Lilly Reale, DF, UCLA Laveni Vaka, DF, BYU Jasmine Aikey, MF, Stanford Onyi Echegini, MF, Florida State Josefine Hasbo, MF, Harvard Lexi Missimo, MF, Texas Eleanor Dale, FW, Nebraska Jordynn Dudley, FW, Florida State Emily Gaebe, FW, Saint Louis Brecken Mozingo, FW, BYU Brittany Raphino, FW, Brown	Halle Mackiewicz, GK, Clemson Natalie Bain, DF, Xavier Lyndsey Heckel, DF, Saint Louis Makenna Morris, DF, Clemson Kelsey Oyler, DF, Gonzaga Croix Bethune, MF, Georgia Cori Dyke, MF, Penn State Bea Franklin, MF, Arkansas Jessica Garziano, MF, St. John's Taylor Huff, MF, Florida State Jody Brown, FW, Florida State Trinity Byars, FW, Texas Nia Christopher, FW, Towson Abby Kraemer, FW, Maine Reilyn Turner, FW, UCLA	Cristina Roque, GK, Florida State Macy Blackburn, DF, Texas Tech Madison Curry, DF, Princeton Elise Evans, DF, Stanford Jade Rose, DF, Harvard Sam Courtwright, MF, Texas Tech Jasmine Hamid, MF, Towson Ally Sentnor, MF, North Carolina Ece Turkoglu, MF, Old Dominion Olivia Wade-Katoa, MF, BYU Catherine Berry, FW, South Carolina Gianna Gourley, FW, Grand Canyon Shyra James, FW, Colorado Chioma Okafor, FW, Connecticut Avery Patterson, FW, North Carolina Pietra Tordin, FW, Princeton

Major player of the year awards

• Hermann Trophy: Onyi Echegini – Florida State^[92]
• TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award: Lexi Missimo – Texas^[93]

Other major awards

• United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year: Brian Pensky – Florida State^[94]
• Bill Jeffrey Award: Becky Burleigh^[95]
• Jerry Yeagley Award: Rob Stone^[96]
• Mike Berticelli Award: Rob Herringer^[97]
• NCAA Tournament MVP:^[98] Offensive: Jordynn Dudley Defensive: Lauren Flynn

See also

• College soccer
• List of NCAA Division I women's soccer programs
• 2023 in American soccer
• 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
• 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 women's and men's College Cup: Dates, times, schedule. ncaa.com. NCAA. October 5, 2023. October 26, 2023.
2. Web site: Future Dates & Sites. ncaa.com. NCAA. July 25, 2023.
3. Web site: UCLA women's soccer pulls off miracle comeback over North Carolina for NCAA title. Los Angeles Times. December 5, 2022.
4. Web site: NCAA women’s soccer: UC Irvine upsets defending champ UCLA. dailynews.com. Los Angeles Daily News. Damian. Calhoun. November 11, 2023. December 5, 2023.
5. Web site: Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women’s soccer national championship — all since 2014. AP News. December 4, 2023. December 5, 2023.
6. Web site: Tracking Division I coaching changes . . July 25, 2023.
7. Web site: ACU announces change in women’s soccer leadership. acusports.com. Abilene Christian Athletics. October 31, 2022. July 28, 2023.
8. Web site: ACU welcomes back Stephen Salas to lead women’s soccer program. acusports.com. Abilene Christian Athletics. December 20, 2022. July 28, 2023.
9. Web site: Wallace Named Head Coach of the Alcorn State Women's Soccer Team. alcornsports.com. Alcorn State Athletics. April 18, 2023. July 29, 2023.
10. Web site: Official Statement Regarding Women's Soccer Program. belmontbruins.com. Belmont Athletics. November 10, 2022. July 28, 2023.
11. Web site: Kelsey Fenix Cameron Named Head Women's Soccer Coach. belmontbruins.com. Belmont Athletics. December 22, 2022. July 28, 2023.
12. Web site: Vecchio Steps Down to Pursue Other Opportunities. gorunners.com. Cal State Bakersfield Athletics. May 11, 2023. July 29, 2023.
13. Web site: Bernardo Silva Takes the Helm of CSUB Women's Soccer. gorunners.com. Cal State Bakersfield Athletics. July 5, 2023. July 29, 2023.
14. Web site: Cincinnati Athletics Announces Change in Women’s Soccer Leadership. gobearcats.com. Cincinnati Athletics. November 14, 2022. July 29, 2023.
15. Web site: Cincinnati Announces Erica Demers as Women's Soccer Head Coach. gobearcats.com. Cincinnati Athletics. December 7, 2022. July 29, 2023.
16. Web site: Women’s Soccer Head Coach Paul Hogan Resigns. goccusports.com. Coastal Carolina Athletics. October 28, 2022. July 28, 2023.
17. Web site: Coastal Athletics Names Jo Chubb Head Women’s Soccer Coach. goccusports.com. Coastal Carolina Athletics. December 20, 2022. July 28, 2023.
18. Web site: The contract of Ron Rainey, the Stacy and Nick Branca Family Head Coach of Women’s Soccer, will not be renewed. dartmouthsports.com. Dartmouth Athletics. November 6, 2022. July 28, 2023.
19. Web site: Taylor Schram Named the Stacy and Nick Branca Family Head Coach of Women’s Soccer. dartmouthsports.com. Dartmouth Athletics. December 15, 2022. July 28, 2023.
20. Web site: Denton Resigns as Women's Soccer Coach. davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson Athletics. December 15, 2022. July 29, 2023.
21. Web site: Piechnick Named Davidson Women's Soccer Head Coach. davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson Athletics. February 9, 2023. July 29, 2023.
22. Web site: Leadership Change for Women’s Soccer. bluehens.com. Delaware Athletics. October 24, 2022. July 29, 2023.
23. Web site: Lawrence Named Women’s Soccer Head Coach. bluehens.com. Delaware Athletics. November 14, 2022. July 29, 2023.
24. Web site: Denver Women’s Soccer to Undergo Change in Leadership. denverpioneers.com. Denver Athletics. May 1, 2023. July 29, 2023.
25. Web site: Julianne Sitch Named Denver Women’s Soccer Head Coach. denverpioneers.com. Denver Athletics. June 7, 2023. July 29, 2023.
26. Web site: Women's Soccer Head Coach Jake Plant Resigns Position. eiupanthers.com. Eastern Illinois Athletics. December 16, 2022. July 29, 2023.
27. Web site: Bennett Hired As EIU Women's Soccer Head Coach. eiupanthers.com. Eastern Illinois Athletics. February 10, 2023. July 29, 2023.
28. Web site: MIKE VARGA TABBED AS NEW SKYHAWK HEAD SOCCER COACH. utmsports.com. UT Martin Athletics. June 5, 2023. August 1, 2023.
29. Web site: Tina Murphy Named Head Women's Soccer Coach. gwusports.com. Gardner-Webb Athletics. July 14, 2023. July 29, 2023.
30. Web site: Plant Named UIW Head Women’s Soccer Coach. uiwcardinals.com. Incarnate Word Athletics. December 20, 2022. July 29, 2023.
31. Web site: Indiana State women's soccer head coach Julie Hanley steps down. gosycamores.com. Indiana State Athletics. December 2, 2022. July 25, 2023.
32. Web site: Paul Lawrence named Indiana State women’s soccer head coach. gosycamores.com. Indiana State Athletics. March 24, 2023. July 25, 2023.
33. Web site: JSU Soccer Coach Neil Macdonald's Contract Will Not Be Renewed. jaxstatesports.com. Jacksonville State Athletics. October 24, 2022. July 25, 2023.
34. Web site: Gamecocks Hire Sean Fraser To Lead Soccer Program. jaxstatesports.com. Jacksonville State Athletics. December 8, 2022. July 25, 2023.
35. Web site: Roberts Named ULM Soccer Coach; Caley Tabbed As Assistant Coach. ulmwarhawks.com. University of Louisiana-Monroe Athletics. March 14, 2023. July 29, 2023.
36. Web site: Kolmel Steps Down As Head Women’s Soccer Coach. goredfoxes.com. Marist Athletics. December 2, 2022. July 29, 2023.
37. Web site: Marist Hires Nicole Pacapelli as Head Women’s Soccer Coach. goredfoxes.com. Marist Athletics. January 17, 2023. July 29, 2023.
38. Web site: Kayleigh Lambrechts Tabbed To Lead MVSU Soccer Program. mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State Athletics. January 13, 2023. July 29, 2023.
39. Web site: Nevada announces change in Women's Soccer leadership. nevadawolfpack.com. Nevada Athletics. November 7, 2022. July 29, 2023.
40. Web site: Vanessa Valentine named Nevada women’s soccer head coach. nevadawolfpack.com. Nevada Athletics. November 22, 2022. July 29, 2023.
41. NSUDemonsSoc. January 4, 2023. 1610716664772837376. Thank you, @stu_gore, for all you have done for NSU soccer. We'll always cherish the regular season and tournament titles in 2021! We wish you nothing but the best at Troy! #ForkEm.
42. Web site: NSU tabs Ian Brophy as new head women's soccer coach. nsudemons.com. Northwestern State Athletics. February 23, 2023. July 29, 2023.
43. Web site: OU Announces Head Soccer Coach Change. soonersports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. April 17, 2023. July 29, 2023.
44. Web site: Matt Mott Named OU Head Soccer Coach. soonersports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. April 30, 2023. July 29, 2023.
45. Web site: Molly Rouse Named Ole Miss Soccer Head Coach. olemisssports.com. Ole Miss Athletics. May 18, 2023. July 29, 2023.
46. Web site: New Coaches New Year Lady Panthers Soccer Get Set for 2023 Season. August 2, 2023. Prairie View A&M University Athletics.
47. Web site: Richmond Athletics will not renew contract of women’s soccer coach Marty Beall. richmondspiders.com. University of Richmond Athletics. October 27, 2022. July 25, 2023.
48. Web site: Adam Denton Named Head Coach of Spiders Soccer. richmondspiders.com. University of Richmond Athletics. December 15, 2022. July 25, 2023.
49. Web site: SIU, Craig Roberts Officially part ways after months of being put on Administrative Leave. dailyegyptian.com. The Daily Egyptian. Joseph. Bernard. April 4, 2023. July 29, 2023.
50. Web site: Graeme Orr named women’s soccer head coach at SIU. siusalukis.com. Southern Illinois Athletcis. May 30, 2023. July 29, 2023.
51. Web site: St. Bonaventure Makes Leadership Change in Women’s Soccer. gobonnies.com. St. Bonaventure Athletics. November 1, 2022. July 28, 2023.
52. Web site: Donny George Named Bonnies Women’s Soccer Head Coach. gobonnies.com. St. Bonaventure Athletics. January 5, 2023. July 28, 2023.
53. Web site: T.J. Buchholz Relieved of Duties as Head Women's Soccer Coach. utrockets.com. Toledo Athletics. October 28, 2022. July 25, 2023.
54. Web site: Rockets Hire Mark Batman as Head Women’s Soccer Coach. utrockets.com. Toledo Athletics. December 19, 2022. July 25, 2023.
55. Web site: Troy Soccer Head Coach Robert Lane Resigns. troytrojans.com. Troy Athletics. October 31, 2022. July 28, 2023.
56. Web site: Troy Tabs National Champion Head Coach Stuart Gore to Lead Soccer Program. troytrojans.com. Troy Athletics. January 4, 2023. July 28, 2023.
57. Web site: Lisa Mann Named UAB Women’s Soccer Head Coach. uabsports.com. University at Alabama Birmingham Athletics. January 18, 2023. July 29, 2023.
58. Web site: Head Women's Soccer Coach Vanessa Mann Accepts New Position With Oregon Youth Soccer Association, Expands Role With US Soccer. umbcretrievers.com. UMBC Athletics. October 17, 2022. July 25, 2023.
59. Web site: Rick Stainton Selected as Tenth Women's Soccer Coach In Program History. umbcretrievers.com. UMBC Athletics. December 14, 2022. July 25, 2023.
60. Web site: UT MARTIN ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN SOCCER LEADERSHIP. utmsports.com. UT Martin Athletics. May 19, 2023. July 29, 2023.
61. Web site: Lexi Brown to Lead Utah Tech Women’s Soccer. utahtechtrailblazers.com. Utah Tech Athletics. June 26, 2023. July 29, 2023.
62. Web site: UTEP Announces Change in Leadership with Soccer Program. utepminers.com. UTEP Athletics. November 1, 2022. July 28, 2023.
63. Web site: Gibbs Keeton Appointed Head Coach of UTEP Soccer. utepminers.com. UTEP Athletics. December 7, 2022. July 28, 2023.
64. Web site: Wofford Names Elissa Post as Head Women’s Soccer Coach. woffordterriers.com. Wofford Athletics. May 24, 2023. July 29, 2023.
65. Web site: BYU to Join Big 12 Conference . BYU Cougars . September 10, 2021 . September 20, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210910141415/https://byucougars.com/story/athletics/1297568/byu-join-big-12-conference . 2021-09-10 .
66. Campbell University Accepts Invitation To Join The CAA In 2023 . Colonial Athletic Association . August 3, 2022 . August 3, 2022.
67. American Announces Agreements With UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on Departure . American Athletic Conference . June 10, 2022 . June 10, 2022.
68. Source: American Athletic Conference Announces the Addition of Six Universities . American Athletic Conference . October 21, 2021 . October 21, 2021.
69. American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season . American Athletic Conference . June 16, 2022 . June 16, 2022.
70. Web site: University of Houston Accepts Invitation to Join Big 12 Conference . University of Houston . September 9, 2021 . September 20, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210910144142/https://uhcougars.com/news/2021/9/9/general-university-of-houston-accepts-invitation-to-join-big-12-conference.aspx . 2021-09-10 .
71. Conference USA Adds Four Members . Conference USA . November 5, 2021 . November 5, 2021.
72. Web site: Jacksonville State accepts invite to join Conference USA. wbrc.com. WBRC. Drew. Dover. November 5, 2021. July 25, 2023.
73. St. Francis College Restructures to Advance SFC Forward, COO Tim Cecere Appointed Acting President . St. Francis College . March 20, 2023 . March 21, 2023.
74. Western Illinois University Begins New Era in Ohio Valley Conference . Western Illinois Leathernecks . July 1, 2023 . July 2, 2023.
75. Big 12 Conference Adds Arizona, Arizona State and Utah . Big 12 Conference . August 4, 2023 . August 4, 2023.
76. The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members . Atlantic Coast Conference . September 1, 2023 . September 1, 2023.
77. Colorado To Join Big 12 Conference In 2024-25 . Colorado Buffaloes . July 27, 2023 . July 27, 2023.
78. C-USA Adds Kennesaw State, Owls to Join in 2024 . Conference USA . October 14, 2022 . October 14, 2022.
79. MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members . Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . October 23, 2023 . October 23, 2023.
80. Big 12 Announces Agreement for Withdrawal of Oklahoma and Texas . Big 12 Conference . February 9, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
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82. West Coast Conference Adds Oregon State and Washington State as Affiliate Members . West Coast Conference . December 22, 2023 . December 22, 2023.
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84. Indiana University, Purdue University announce new vision for Indianapolis campus . Indiana University . August 12, 2022 . August 14, 2022.
85. News: IU, Purdue split IUPUI into separate academic organizations . Jacob . Burbrink . WXIN . Indianapolis . August 12, 2022 . August 14, 2022.
86. CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association . Coastal Athletic Association . July 20, 2023 . July 20, 2023.
87. DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows . NCAA . October 4, 2023 . October 7, 2023.
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90. Web site: Cardinals Clinch Southland Conference Regular Season Title Outright . Lamar University Athletics . October 22, 2023.
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92. Web site: Clemson's Ousmane Sylla and Florida State's Onyi Echegini named 2023 MAC Hermann winners. Missouri Athletic Club. ncaa.com. January 5, 2024. January 9, 2024.
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95. Web site: United Soccer Coaches Announces 2023 Long-Term Service Award Recipients. unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. November 9, 2023. December 14, 2023.
96. Web site: Rob Stone of Fox Sports to be Honored with the Jerry Yeagley Award. unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 19, 2023. January 9, 2024.
97. Web site: Rob Herringer Named 2023 Recipient of the Mike Berticelli Award. unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. October 5, 2023. December 14, 2023.
98. Web site: Florida State Caps off Legendary Season. topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. Victor. Olorunfemi. December 5, 2023. December 5, 2023.