2017 Season Wrap
34 Australians featured on rosters of NCAA Division I programs this season, with 30 of those getting onto the pitch at some point. Some were […]
Harriet Withers
2017 NCAA Tournament Wrap
We started the NCAA Tournament with nine Australians across seven teams in contention for the national championship. The majority fell by the wayside, but spectacularly, […]
2017 NCAA Tournament Preview
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.
2017 Week 12 Wrap
Six conference championship games involving Australians made for an exciting Sunday as teams looked to punch their tickets to the NCAA Tournament. Elsewhere, Paige Hayward finally secured the career scoring record for Texas Southern.
2017 Week 12 Preview
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.
2017 Week 10 Wrap
It was a week for regular season crowns, as Hofstra and Murray State each secured conference titles. The news wasn’t so good for conference tournament-chasing Wyoming results-wise, but a number of Aussies still had moments to be proud of.
2017 Week 10 Preview
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.
2017 Week 9 Preview
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.
2017 Week 8 Preview
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.
2017 Week 7 Wrap
Harriet Withers continues her charge to becoming one of Murray State’s all-time great players, whilst Emily Hulbert returned from injury and Georgia Rowntree was an absolute saviour for Wyoming.
2017 Week 7 Preview
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.
2017 Week 6 Wrap
In a week that was perhaps a little light on standout performances, Harriet Withers more than made up for it with a record-setting outing against Jacksonville State. The players down the back were once again on point though, with Georgia Rowntree, Monique Iannella, and Nyomi Devine enjoying solid outings.
2017 Week 6 Preview
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.
2017 Week 5 Preview
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.
2017 Week 4 Wrap
Two-goal performances were the order of the week among the Aussies, as Harriet Withers and Alisha Bass each notched braces to lead their teams to wins. Jemma House also picked up her first college goal, and is there a new defensive star emerging at Hofstra?
2017 Week 4 Preview
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.
2017 Week 3 Wrap
It was certainly a great weekend for the goalkeepers, with both Teagan Micah and Georgia Rowntree pulling out exceptional performances. However, Emily Hulbert was even better in midfield for Hofstra, leading her team to a demolition of Eastern Washington. Elsewhere, we saw yet another freshman make their debut in the form of Olivia Ellis.
2017 Week 2 Wrap
The Paige Hayward v Harriet Withers showdown for top goalscorer is officially on for a second year running as both scored three goals in an entertaining weekend for the Aussies.
2017 Week 2 Preview
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.
2017 Week 1 Wrap
It was certainly an eventful opening weekend for the Aussies in NCAA Division I. We saw a couple of players pop up unexpectedly, but certain others did exactly what we know them best for – dominating at the attacking end of the field. At the back, certain experienced players kept their opposition in check to give their teams a chance at victory.
2017 Player Previews
34 players will represent Australia in NCAA Division I women’s soccer this year, down one from 2016. With players spread as far north as New York and Connecticut all the way to Los Angeles and even Hawaii, you’re never far from a College Matilda if you’re in the US, and we take a look at each and every one of them in this comprehensive preview.
2016 Week 12 Wrap
Whilst at the start of the weekend there was a possibility of up to 10 or more teams with Australians featuring in the NCAA Tournament, […]
2016 Week 12 Preview
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 […]
2016 Week 9 Wrap
Assists were the order of the week for the Australians this week, as no less than six players combined for nine over the course of […]
2016 Week 8 Wrap
This week saw some thrilling games, plenty of goals from Aussies, and a huge upset win in the Sun Belt for one Aussie that really […]
2016 Week 7 Wrap
It fairly rained goals for the Aussies this week, as no less than four players got on the scoresheet, including one fairly unlikely suspect. But […]
2016 Week 6 Wrap
More than a couple of Aussies got amongst the goals this week, however they couldn’t always bring victory to their teams. Isabel Hodgson continued her […]
2016 Week 1 Wrap
The first week of the college soccer season brought more than a bit of success for the Australians. Sam Roff, Caitlin Cantrill, Demi Koulizakis, Isobel […]
2016 Player Previews
2016 will see a massive 33 Australians suiting up in NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer, an increase of 6 on last year and nearly double […]
2015 End Of Season Awards
2015 has been a fairly successful year for the Australians in NCAA Division I college women’s soccer. Four teams reached the NCAA Tournament, with two […]
2015 Week 9 Wrap
No less than four Aussies got on the scoresheet this week, with Harriet Withers, Laura Johns, Shelbi Vienna-Hallam, and Alisha Bass all finding the net […]
2015 Week 7 Wrap
It was a less than stellar weekend for the Aussies this weekend, or at least for their teams. No less than three Aussies scored goals […]
2015 Week 6 Wrap
It was a good week for our Pac-12 Aussies, as Washington State and Colorado both picked up big wins to kick off conference play. The […]
2015 Week 4 Wrap
A combination of losses for other teams and their own two wins means Washington State is now one of just three teams with a perfect […]
2015 Week 2 Wrap
This week saw some more high-level performances from Aussies, including a multiple assist game by Jess Coates, a wall-like goalkeeping effort from Georgia Rowntree, and […]
2015 Week 1 Wrap
Whilst a few players were unable to find any playing time this weekend, others managed to make some real statements in this first weekend of […]
2014 Season Awards
Goalkeeper Of The Year: Georgia Rowntree (Wyoming) A fairly simple award to decide, this one. Georgia was the only Australian goalkeeper in NCAA Division I […]
2014 Week 11 Wrap
Firstly, apologies for the lack of a preview for this weekend’s games – College Matildas is a one-man operation and this one man was incapacitated. […]
2014 Week 10 Wrap
In what was undoubtedly the top week of the season so far, five different players scored goals, whilst another notched an assist. Shelbi Vienna-Hallam tallied […]
2014 Week 8 Wrap
Despite some less than impressive results for some teams, there were plenty of standout individual performances from the Australians this week, including goalscoring efforts by […]
2014 Week 7 Wrap
There were plenty of goals for the Aussies this week, but the most positive news of the week was at the other end of the […]
2014 Week 4 Wrap
Five different Aussies got on the scoresheet this week, with several also picking up assists in a sublime week on an individual level for the […]
2014 Week 3 Wrap
A solid week for a few of the teams this week, with Colorado, Creighton, and UMBC all going undefeated for the week, notching up two […]
2014 Player Previews
With 17 players representing 4 states and the ACT, this year’s College Matildas are definitely a diverse bunch. Take a look at our player previews […]
2014 Season Preview
Welcome to the inaugural season of College Matildas! This year, 17 Australians will be playing in NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer, slightly down on the […]
Summer Soccer Update #7
An undefeated week for the Aussies involved also saw a couple of players amongst the goals as 5 players across three teams managed a win […]
Summer Soccer Update #6
With a range of byes and cancelled matches this week, only three players managed to get onto the field this week, but there was more […]
Murray State Sign Palm Beach Duo
Two more Australians will be making their college debuts this season, with Murray State signing Palm Beach pair Harriet Withers and Nyomi Devine. Harriet and […]