2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
Number of teams337[1]
Preseason No. 1UCLA
Hermann TrophyOnyi Echegini
Top goalscorerEleanor Dale – Nebraska – 25 goals
Statistics
Biggest home win15 goals:
Eastern Washington 16–1 University of Providence
(August 31)
Biggest away win16 goals:
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16–0 Tougaloo College
(August 17)
Highest scoring17 goals:
Eastern Washington 16–1 University of Providence
(August 31)
Longest winning run15 games, Florida State
(September 29, 2023 – Present)
Longest unbeaten run36 games, Stanford
(September 23, 2022 – December 4, 2023)
Longest winless run44 games Mississippi Valley State
(September 6, 2019 – September 14, 2023)
Longest losing run19 games Hampton
(October 23, 2022 – Present)
Tournament
DurationNovember 10 – December 4, 2023
Most conference bidsBig Ten – 9 bids
College Cup
DateDecember 4, 2023
SiteWakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
ChampionsFlorida State
Runners-upStanford
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

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]

UCLA 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 Stanford 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]

  1. ^ "2023 women's and men's College Cup: Dates, times, schedule". ncaa.com. NCAA. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Future Dates & Sites". ncaa.com. NCAA. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "UCLA women's soccer pulls off miracle comeback over North Carolina for NCAA title". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Calhoun, Damian (November 11, 2023). "NCAA women's soccer: UC Irvine upsets defending champ UCLA". dailynews.com. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women's soccer national championship — all since 2014". AP News. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.