2025 NCAA Tournament Preview
With no Aussies ever really in the at-large discussion in 2025, it would take a conference tournament title to secure a spot in the NCAA […]
With no Aussies ever really in the at-large discussion in 2025, it would take a conference tournament title to secure a spot in the NCAA […]
With no realistic auto-bid chances for the NCAA Tournament among the Aussies this season, any participation in the postseason will rely on at least one […]
Kate Ryan and Dartmouth last week secured the program’s first Ivy League tournament berth since the event was revived in 2023, and have an outside […]
Howard slipped up last week against Jacquelline Kambere and Chicago State, giving Izzy Stein and LIU a chance to move three points ahead of the […]
Three matchdays remain in the Ivy League, and the two teams featuring Aussies couldn’t be in better positions as Harvard and Dartmouth occupy the top […]
In danger of dropping off the pace in the fight for an American Conference tournament spot after a loss to Tulsa, UAB needed a big […]
Little Rock and their Australian triumvirate of Claudia Hewitt, Serenity Thake, and Candice Kilderry are in little to no danger of missing the Ohio Valley […]
Lilly Bailey and Hofstra may be undefeated through three games of league play in the Coastal, but with all three results being draws, the Pride […]
Fresh off a bye week following their win over Colorado State, Isabella Chidiac and Denver kick off Summit League play with a trip north to […]
Ivy League play kicks off this week, and headlining the action is one of the premier Aussie v Aussie battles of the season. Breakout star […]
Margaux Chauvet has quite literally been in the middle of everything as Purdue compiled a 3-3-2 record in non-conference play, and the former Sydney FC […]
Denver remains undefeated through five games, and Isabella Chidiac is a big reason why as they head southwest to take on Arizona and Arizona State […]
Teagan Douglas and Bellarmine have enjoyed a solid start to the season, knocking off Miami of Ohio in their opener before enjoying a confidence-building demolition […]
Denver had Isabella Chidiac’s sumptuous assist to thank for the game-winning goal in their win over Air Force, and the senior will look to add […]
The 2025 season, College Matildas’ 12th covering the Australians in NCAA Division I, has finally arrived as over 40 Australians spread across more than 30 […]
The NCAA Tournament is once again upon us, with four teams featuring Aussies among the 64 teams challenging for a national title. The four teams […]
Massachusetts advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championship courtesy of an 89th minute winner against Dayton to avenge a regular-season defeat to the Flyers, and they […]
Maine slipped up against NJIT last week, rallying from two goals down but splitting the points with the Highlanders. However, the Black Bears and their […]
An Aussie v Aussie matchup in the Big South awaits this week with all to play for on both sides as Meg Roden’s High Point […]
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s long unbeaten streak was harshly snapped by Stephen F. Austin, but the Islanders remain in decent shape in the Southland Conference. However, […]
Eight points may separate first placed Maine and sixth-placed UMBC in the America East Standings, but if the events of last year’s game between these […]
Aussies meet in the MAAC this week as Siena and Saint Peter’s enter Week 8 in vastly different circumstances. The top three may have skipped […]
Ivy League play opens up with a battle between the two conference favourites, and an Australian will be right amongst it as Erin Gordon and […]
Even before accounting for the Aussies on either side, this week’s matchup between Harvard and Santa Clara is already one of the matches of the […]
Recent news suggests that Fresno State and Oregon State could reside in the same conference come 2026, but this week, Shivani Battaglia and Katie Godden […]
Erin Gordon and Harvard battled to a 0-0 draw in a defensive showdown against Massachusetts last week, but proceeded to roll to a 4-0 win […]
Coming into the season, the in-state rivalry battle between Harvard and Massachusetts looked as though it may be the present taking on the future for […]
After either a week off or an exhibition-only slate in Week 1, Alabama State and Dartmouth will commence their 2024 campaigns this week, with the […]
All bar two of the freshmen among the NCAA Division I College Matildas have the chance to make their collegiate debut this week. Harvard’s Erin […]
Eight Aussies across five teams remain in the hunt for a national championship across the NCAA Division II and NAIA Tournaments, and all have a […]
The NCAA Division II and NAIA Tournaments kick off this week, adding another 12 schools featuring Australians to the list of teams to play in […]
NCAA Division I Tournament The NCAA Division I Tournament is once again upon us, and 2023 sees five Aussies across as many teams feature after […]
For the teams still in with a shot at conference glory or NCAA Tournament qualification, it all comes down to this week. Talia Grossman’s USC […]
Conference tournament season has arrived! However, that is far from the only storyline this week, as several Aussies whose tournaments don’t start until Week 12 […]
Week 10 sees the majority of conferences wrap up league play, with a vast number of Australians still in the mix for a conference tournament […]
Week 9 marks the 75% mark of the regular season, and we are getting close to the point at which teams either start securing their […]
It’s been a whirlwind week of #CollegeMatildasOnTour, but we managed to find time to cobble together a preview of the week’s action. We’ll be in […]
Three games involving Aussies on both sides headline the action this week, with all three giving teams the opportunity to either solidify championship credentials or […]
Week 6 signifies the midpoint of the regular season, and it’s certainly an intriguing one for many reasons. There are a couple of big Aussie […]
The odd team may have a non-conference game or two left to play, but for the most part, conference season kicks off in earnest this […]
In a 12-week regular season, things move fast, and Week 4 sees a number of teams wrap up their non-conference slate before moving into crucial […]
Although only two weeks have passed this season, already storylines are beginning to emerge, with players returning from injury, increasing their role, or even seeing […]
With Aussies at no fewer than 36 NCAA Division I schools, it is highly unsurprising to see a number of Aussie v Aussie matchups, with […]
The 2023 season is just about upon us, with 42 Australians set to take to the pitch in NCAA Division I women’s soccer this year. […]
Whilst every other Aussie is left to reflect on their season and prepare for 2023, two players remain in the hunt for a national title. […]
Aussies remain in the hunt for four different national championships as well as at California Community College Athletic Association level, and although the numbers are […]
It’s a skinny field of Aussies in this year’s NCAA Division I Tournament, with only three players across three different teams involved. However, all three […]
The final week of the regular season. Last chance saloon for those teams not in a position to secure an at-large bid to a national […]
Conference tournaments are finally here, and we have plenty of Aussies gunning for silverware in the tournaments starting this week. Elsewhere, other teams are still […]
As we head into the final few games of regular season play, the fight for conference tournament berths and résumé-padding wins is growing more and […]
Katie Godden has been an absolute star for DePaul this season, but Sarah and Grace Mitchell have both played their part for Seton Hall and […]
Conference regular season championship charges continue apace as we head into Week 8, with a number of teams looking to either continue their league-leading form […]
Before we take a look at the Week 7 slate, there is an update on Molly Arens, who dominated for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi last week […]
League play gets underway around the country this weekend, and for most teams a conference title is the only way they will reach the NCAA […]
Week 5 sees conference play begin for a number of conferences, and we have been dealt one of the Aussie v Aussie battles of the […]
We’re in for a great week in Week 4, with plenty of big-name matchups. Amy Sayer and Stanford will take on Northwestern as well as […]
If the first two weeks of the season are anything to go by, Week 3 should be an absolute cracker. The second round of the […]
Four different Aussies found the back of the net last week, and even at this early stage it is already looking like an exciting season […]
Rosters and schedules are set, pre-season exhibitions have been played, and it is now time to dive headlong into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s […]
Twelve weeks of college soccer have come and gone, and we have arrived at the NCAA Division I Tournament. Six Aussies across five teams are […]
Their home patches may be separated by just 14 miles of traffic-filled Los Angeles roads, but USC and UCLA are even closer on the Pac-12 […]
Stanford taking on a Los Angeles team in a potentially decisive Pac-12 Aussie v Aussie battle has been a recurring theme for College Matildas over […]
Alyssa Van Heurck has been one of the best performing Australians ever since she set foot on campus at La Salle, and the Western Australian […]
For a variety of reasons, Aussie v Aussie matchups this season actually haven’t seen a whole lot of time with both Aussies on the pitch. […]
Claire Farrington’s Butler face Georgetown this week in one of the most anticipated game in the Big East in 2021, and it’s the conference championship […]
A couple of brief slip-ups aside, Long Beach State have put together a solid campaign to this point, and Aimee Medwin has been a large […]
Big West league play kicks off this week, and with it comes what could potentially be the best Aussie v Aussie game of the season […]
This week sees conference play commence for a few players, and also the introduction of another College Matilda as USC attempt to corner the market […]
Receiving votes in the coaches’ poll and back in winning form after a two-game skid, Aimee Medwin and Long Beach State head to Seattle to […]
Long Beach State headed north last week and turned in two outstanding performances, and this week Aimee Medwin and her teammates will head south to […]
The first week of the NCAA Division I season is in the books, but it is still far too early to get a handle on […]
The turnaround has been quick, but in the current times, we could all use some entertainment, and here at College Matildas we can think of […]
Even accounting for the reduction in teams in the upcoming NCAA Tournament from 64 to 48, numbers are still rather thin on the ground for […]
The defending champion has never missed the NCAA Tournament in the following season, but that is the unwanted record staring Amy Sayer and Stanford in […]
All eyes will be on Prairie View A&M University this week as teams featuring Aussies fill the top two seeds of the SWAC Tournament. Grace […]
With just four teams qualifying for the conference tournament, things are coming right down to the wire in the Atlantic 10, with this weekend’s match […]
As we inch ever closer to conference tournament time, the final chance for teams to secure the best possible seeding is approaching rapidly. Whilst some […]
Not only does this week’s Big East matchup between Butler and Creighton deliver an Aussie v Aussie matchup, it also delivers an intriguing battle of […]
We’re just about reaching the halfway point of the season, but things are just starting to heat up in this topsy-turvy season filled with upsets, […]
Midweek undoubtedly provided more action than the previous week, and everyone will be hoping that Week 5 keeps the good times rolling as more and […]
As quickly as we started, we’ve reached the one-third point of the NCAA Division I spring season this week, and the calendar is starting to […]
Cancellations and postponements continue to rip through the college season, with Amy Sayer’s debut for Stanford pushed back once again as the Cardinal’s game against […]
We’re still not yet at full tilt as teams slowly commence their seasons, but the number of games is growing week-by-week, offering more opportunities to […]
We’re more or less easing into the season this week, with only six teams featuring Aussies taking to the pitch. However, this includes a number […]
As was the case in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, four Aussies across three teams remain in the hunt for a national title.
(Photo: Percy Anderson/UCLA) Having started the NCAA Tournament with just five teams featuring Aussies, three remain alive as we head into the Elite Eight. Wins […]
(Photo: Bill Dally/ISIPhotos.com) And then there were three. Every Pac-12 team featuring on Aussie on its roster has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, and there […]
(Photo: Rand Bleimeister/UCLA) With five teams featuring Aussies still alive in the NCAA Tournament, a quarter of all games on Saturday will feature at least […]
(Image: Rand Bleimeister/UCLA) 2019 sees five teams featuring Australians enter the NCAA Tournament, and all have real opportunities to make deep runs. Beattie Goad and […]
At #15 in the United Soccer Coaches national rankings, Texas Tech are the second-highest ranked Big 12 team, and also finished second in the conference […]
(Image Credit: Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos) Several teams featuring Aussies are involved in conference tournament play this weekend, with a La Salle’s Claudia Jenkins and Alyssa […]
The split is almost straight down the middle for the Aussies when it comes to those on the brink of a postseason berth and those on the outside looking in. It’s now or never for some teams, whilst others are looking to clinch regular season titles or improve tournament seedings.
It’s approaching crunch time for teams looking to secure conference tournament berths, with Hawaii, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Texas Tech all in solid positions. Meanwhile, Beattie Goad and Teagan Micah face off in the always highly-anticipated UCLA v Stanford matchup.
Defensive players are shining bright at the moment, with Sam Roff, Claudia Jenkins, and Teresa Morrissey flying high. Meanwhile, at the other end of the pitch, Demi Koulizakis will be looking to get Texas Tech’s attack firing again.
(Image Credit: Stanford Athletics) Only two teams received first place votes in the Pac-12 preseason coaches’ poll, and those teams just happen to be the […]
Beattie Goad and Stanford will be looking for a more successful week after dropping a game to Pepperdine last week, whilst UCLA and Hawaii bring together no less than five Aussies, including a trio of W-League teammates.
With Stanford and UCLA in the top 5 in the coaches’ poll, and Mississippi and Texas Tech receiving votes, there are plenty of Aussies playing for top teams at the moment in varying capacities. However, there are plenty of other places you can find Aussies performing well, including at Illinois, where Ashleigh Lefevre continues to cement her spot in the Fighting Illini’s starting eleven.
With only a couple of weeks until conference play commences, it’s time for teams to start hitting their straps in non-conference action to prepare themselves for their league slate. Teagan Micah, Rachel Lowe, and UCLA will continue their high-level early schedule against Santa Clara, whilst Demi Koulizakis will hope that her Senior Night celebrations extend throughout the night as Texas Tech look to maintain their good form.
One of the biggest events of the season takes place this week, with Aussie pair Rachel Lowe and Teagan Micah front and centre. Meanwhile, Teresa Morrissey and Claudia Jenkins will look to continue their solid form between the sticks, and are there more goals coming for Nicholls State’s Aussies?
Preseason is in the books and it’s time for the regular season to kick off. Over the next 12 weeks, over 330 teams across the US will be playing for their chance to compete for a national championship, with a couple of Aussies among the teams with the best chance to be holding the trophy aloft in San Jose in early December.
It’s time for the big one – the NCAA Tournament – and two teams featuring Aussies are among the favourites as Stanford and UCLA look to make return trips to the College Cup.
15 teams featuring Australians remain standing heading into the final week of the regular season, and all have a shot of reaching the NCAA Tournament. How close each team is varies wildly, but nonetheless it looks set to be a thriller of a week.
21 teams featuring Aussies remain in the mix for the NCAA Tournament, and with six of those teams kicking off conference tournaments this week, it’s certainly crunch time for a number of players. Meanwhile, the thrilling fight for conference tournament spots in the Northeast Conference continues with Fairleigh Dickinson and Saint Francis right in the mix coming into the final matchday.
We’re getting right down to crunch time now, with plenty of Aussies either fighting to secure a conference tournament berth or simply work themselves back into the hunt. The biggest matchup of the week is in a league with no postseason tournament though as Colorado take on Stanford with both teams eyeing the league crown.
Sandra Hill and Grand Canyon need wins to keep pace with the leaders in the WAC, but Sarah Clark and Chicago State stand in their way and will be hungry for a first win of 2018. Elsewhere, Sam Roff and Isabel Hodgson look to maintain positions among the top of their respective leagues, whilst Emma Heckenberg faces both Jodie Burchell and Monique Iannella in yet more CAA Aussie v Aussie affairs.
As conference play ramps up, a number of teams featuring Aussies find themselves in intriguing positions heading into crunch time. Meanwhile, Lorena Bugden and Monique Iannella face off in a game that could have serious implications in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Beattie Goad. Teagan Micah. Stanford. UCLA. Last time this matchup occurred, it was in Orlando and culminated in one of the greatest College Cup games in history, with Goad and Stanford taking final honours in a 3-2 victory. This time, the Cardinal defend their home patch, with Micah and UCLA out for redemption. Back on the east coast, a plethora of Aussie v Aussie matchups are set to shake up conference title races even at this early stage.
Aussies face each other on both sides of the country this week as Kiri Dale takes on Sandra Hill and Lauren Featherstone in a tournament in Honolulu, whilst Jodie Burchell faces Monique Iannella and Lorena Bugden in Towson’s first two conference games. Elsewhere, Sam Roff and the Fairleigh Dickinson defence look to keep things tight at the back against a Mount St. Mary’s team that has had enough troubles scoring goals as it is.
Yet another Aussie v Aussie affair highlights this week, with Sam Roff and Fairleigh Dickinson face La Salle’s Australian pairing of Claudia Jenkins and Alyssa Van Heurck. Elsewhere, Sandra Hill continues her comeback for Grand Canyon and Demi Koulizakis looks to build on last week’s excellent outing against Florida International.
Sam Roff and Monique Iannella will face off in an All-Aussie matchup as part of a big week as teams look to hit form just in time for the rapidly approaching conference season.
Title contenders Stanford and UCLA head on the road for some early season tests, with Beattie Goad and Teagan Micah looking to maintain their outstanding early season form. Elsewhere, Sam Roff and Fairleigh Dickinson will be looking to get back to winning ways, whilst Monique Iannella and Hofstra are hoping that a win comes a little more easily than in last week’s overtime thriller against Boston University.
With a number of Aussies coming up with match-winning performances last week, there are plenty of teams looking to keep perfect records alive or build on momentum generated from an upset result. La Salle and Wyoming in particular will once again be looking for their Aussies to fire after outstanding starts to the season.
It looked as if the numbers may be lacking slightly this season, but a late flurry of signings sees 32 Aussies start their 2018 Division I season this weekend, with 12 of those a chance to make their debut this week. We also see a couple of Aussie v Aussie matchups, including one with a difference.
Seven teams featuring nine Aussies will form part of the 64-team NCAA Tournament. Two teams – Stanford and UCLA – are among the teams expected to make deep runs in the tournament, whilst others are looking to write a Cinderella story.
Conference tournaments are the focus this week, with a number of Aussie-laden teams picking up high seeds and making themselves favourites to progress and reach the NCAA Tournament, particularly in the Colonial Athletic Association and Northeast Conference.
Things are coming right down to the wire in the SWAC, with both Priya Gakhar and Paige Hayward right in the mix as the conference comes down to its final matchday. The undoubted match of the week is also the match of the regular season as Beattie Goad and Stanford travel south to face Teagan Micah and UCLA.
It’s time for what is always one of the most intriguing Aussie v Aussie games of the season – Kate Swartwout and Western Carolina v Isabel Hodgson and East Tennessee State in a local derby. However, that is far from being the only intriguing storyline of the week, with playoff pushes and title races coming right down to the wire.
As we move into the final few weeks of the regular season, teams are scrambling for position in their respective conferences, and the teams featuring Aussies are no exception. Hofstra and Murray State attempt to continue their run towards regular season titles, whilst Wyoming endeavour to move back into the title race in a tight Mountain West Conference.
UCLA and Stanford head in completely opposite directions geographically as the Pac-12 pair continue to keep pace with each other, whilst the Aussie duo at Hofstra look to remain atop the Colonial Athletic Association standings. The story is the same for the Australian pair at Murray State, who face an Aussie assistant coach against Eastern Kentucky in a clash of the titans in the Ohio Valley Conference.
It’s the first week of the second half of the regular season, but it also appears to be the Week of the Aussie v Aussie Matchup, with at least two cracking games littered with Australians set to come this week. Elsewhere, Ellie Papalexiou continues to make her return from serious injury for Pacific.
Revenge may be a dish best served 10 months later for Isabel Hodgson and East Tennessee State, whilst the Pac-12 battle for national supremacy between UCLA and Stanford continues to simmer as both teams commence conference play this week. SWAC play also commences for our Aussies this week, with both Priya Gakhar and Paige Hayward hungry for goals.
Week 5 really represents a leap into the middle portion of the 12 week college regular season. The first third of the campaign is in the book, and slowly but surely conference play is beginning to ramp up, with a couple of Aussies starting their league campaigns this week.
The California-based Pac-12 Aussies are flying right now, but nothing is certain and both teams will have to be at their best to remain at the pointy end of the coaches’ poll. Meanwhile, Paige Hayward and Texas Southern return after an enforced break due to Hurricane Harvey, and Sam Roff looks to marshal the Fairleigh Dickinson defence against a Buffalo team that banged home five goals last weekend.
Three Pac-12 teams that feature Aussies are in the top 25, and all will seek to maintain their position with a pair of games this week. Meanwhile, the Louisiana-based Aussies will face each other, and Claire Urquhart seeks to keep a grip on a starting spot for Albany.
Week 1 is done and dusted, and whilst a few teams showed us something in the opening games, the second week of the season stands to offer us a chance to look deeper at some teams that are trying to establish championship credentials, either at a conference or national level.
Preseason is in the books and it’s time for the 2017 NCAA Division I women’s soccer season to commence. All bar one team featuring Australians […]
This season, seven Australians across six teams will contest the NCAA Tournament. Three of those sides – Stanford, UCLA, and USC – could be considered legitimate […]
We are down to under 15 schools featuring Australians still playing, and all bar two are still in with a shot at making the NCAA […]
A few Aussies’ seasons have come to an end, including Jai Jackson, whose college career unfortunately ended last week after the Eagles failed to secure […]
It’s getting down to the business end of the season now. Several Aussies are chasing conference tournament berths, whilst in the Pac-12 it’s a team […]
We’re reaching the final stretch of the conference season, and there are plenty of teams in the hunt for conference regular season titles, or even […]
This week is, on paper, one of the biggest regular season weekends in history for Australians in college women’s soccer. Beattie Goad and #1 Stanford […]
This week sees two Aussie v Aussie matches, including a rematch of a conference championship game from 2015. Elsewhere, a couple of California-based Aussies take […]
There are certainly some tests coming this week for the Australians as conference play continues. LSU have the toughest game of the week against top […]
Conference play starts for many of the Australians this week, and for those not in power conferences, winning the conference title is the only way […]
Plenty of Australians from smaller schools take on power conference teams this week, with Alex Huynh and Troy taking on Florida State, whilst Murray State’s […]
The Aussies keep making an impact over in the US and this week provides plenty more opportunities. Teagan Micah has the chance to make amends […]
Following a reasonably successful first week for the Australians, we move onto Week 2 with several Aussies looking to build on some good early form. […]
New seasons bring plenty of change and new faces, and this first week sees 9 freshmen potentially make their college debut. Kristy Helmers will have […]
After a couple of weeks out through injury (yes, I was injured, not just lazy), we’re back for the business end of the season! The […]
We are now in the penultimate week of play before the national tournament, and now is the time for teams to lock in their places. Southeast Missouri […]
It’s getting frantic in college women’s soccer as teams fight for spots in conference tournaments, and there are plenty of Aussies whose teams are right […]
With Aussies involved in title battles and fights for at-large bids, this weekend shapes to be one of the most pivotal in some seasons. For […]
We’re right into the meat of the conference season, and this week could be pivotal for a few teams. Hofstra, Murray State and East Tennessee […]
This week includes a match that could see five Aussies on the pitch without involving Wyoming, as Nyomi Devine and Harriet Withers of Murray State take […]
It’s conference season! For those teams looking at at-large bids for the national tournament, this is the continuation of the overall season, but for those […]
We’re a little light on in matches this week as the majority of teams play just the one match this weekend. Being the last weekend […]
Slightly down on the number of games and number of teams playing this weekend, as a few teams take this weekend off and instead play […]
Plenty of Aussies are starting to hit their straps, with all bar two players having now seen playing time this season. Hopefully Dylan Holmes and […]
With a few players still yet to make their collegiate debuts, we roll on to Week 2 with our fingers crossed that these players will […]
So it begins. Preseason is in the books, exhibition games are done and dusted, and it’s time for the competitive matches to begin. We begin […]
Two teams kick off their conference tournaments this week, with UMBC and Hofstra playing for a national tournament berth in the America East and Colonial […]
Things are really getting to the pointy end now, as teams scrap for position and try to secure a spot in their conference tournament. Whilst […]
We’re just about hitting the home straight now, with this week signalling the halfway point for most teams’ conference schedules. With automatic bids being the […]
This week sees our first Aussie v Aussie matchup, and there are plenty of Aussies involved, as Southeast Missouri State’s trio of Jenna Collingridge, Maddy […]
One game down already this week, with Anastasia McCleary and Creighton going down 7-2 to Marquette. All teams bar UMBC are now in conference play, […]
There’s already been one game this week, with Southern getting us off to an early start against Louisiana College, but a torrential downpour on the […]
This week may prove to be one of the toughest weeks for the Aussies this season, with plenty of very difficult games on the schedule […]
After no less than five Australians managed to bang home goals last week, there is plenty to be excited about this week. The 12 teams […]
This week sees Colorado, UMBC, and Creighton look to extend their winning starts to the season, and freshman Ellie Papalexiou and Pacific get a taste […]
It’s week 3, but in reality it’s week 1, as competitive fixtures start this weekend. Exhibitions were fun, but this is where the real action […]
With eight games this week across six schools, things are starting to kick into gear. This week, we have SIX players making their Division I […]
Just the three games this week, as Kennesaw State (Nicole Calder) and Southeast Missouri State (Jenna Collingridge, Maddy Cornell, Bridget Sankey) get their seasons started. […]
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