Iowa Women's Soccer to host Missouri State in the NCAA Tournament
On Monday afternoon, the NCAA Soccer Selection Committee revealed the field of 64 for the 2024 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament. The Iowa Hawkeyes (13-2-4) earned 3 seed and will host the Missouri State Bears (13-4-3) in the first round of the tournament. It’s just the second time in program history that they will host an NCAA Tournament match. It will be just the third all-time meeting between Iowa and Missouri State, with the last meeting coming back in 2005.
Should the Hawkeyes advance to the second round, they would face the winner of the matchup between 6 seed Georgetown (12-3-4) and Fairfield (18-2-1). That game would be hosted by the two seed UCLA Bruins and take place in Los Angeles.
Taking a quick look at the rest of the region, Duke earned the top seed in the region, while UCLA (2), Texas (4), Michigan State (5), Virginia Tech (7) and Texas Tech (8) round out the top teams.
Going back to the Hawkeyes opening round match, Missouri State earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, defeating Drake 4-0 in the Missouri Valley Tournament Championship. The Bears are one of three teams in MVC history to sweep the postseason awards. Their honorees included forward Julia Kristensen (MVC POY), defender Jenna Anderson (MVC DPOY), goalkeeper Camielle Day (MVC GKPOY) and defender Jane Hansen (MVC FrPOY). Kristensen leads the team with eight goals and 13 assists, while forward Grace O’Keefe has totaled seven goals and five assists.
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The other matchup is between Georgetown and Fairfield. The Hoyas earned an at-large bid out of the Big East conference, with a 12-3-4 overall record. They are led by Big East Offensive Player of the Year Maja Lardner (10 gls, 7 ast) and Big East Goalkeeper of the Year Cara Martin. The Stags earned the automatic bid for the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference, defeating Quinnipiac 1-0 in the tournament championship game. They are led by MAAC Golden Boot winner Maddy Theriault (13 gls, 6 ast) and First Team All-MAAC midfielder Reagan Klarmann (6 gls, 6 ast).
The Hawkeyes enter the tournament with a 13-2-4 record, including a third-place finish in the Big Ten standings for the just the second time in program history. They are led by All-Big Ten selections, midfielder Maggie Johnston, midfielder Sofia Bush and defender Millie Greer. Leading goal scorer, freshman forward, Berit Parten (7 gls, 5 ast) earned a spot on the Freshman All-Big Ten team. Midfielder Meike Ingles is second on the team with five goals and five assists.
Overall, this is the Hawkeyes 5th NCAA Tournament in program history and their fourth appearance under head coach Dave Dilanni. Iowa has an all-time record of 2-4 in the tournament and are still seeking their first trip to the Third Round (Sweet Sixteen).
