Cal Lutheran has won the national championship in Division III women’s soccer.
The Regals shut out WashU 1-0 in Saturday’s championship game. It marks the first championship in program history.
The lone goal came 16:39 into the first half after Isabella Veljacic found the back of the net. After that, the Regals relied on stifling defense to limit WashU to just 3 shots on goal. Goalie Kelsey Slaugh made all three saves.
The tournament consisted of 42 automatic qualifiers and an additional 22 at-large candidates chosen by the selection committee.
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DIII women’s soccer tournament bracket
Here’s a look at the complete schedule for the 2023 NCAA DIII women’s soccer tournament (all times in ET):
National championship: Saturday, Dec. 2 at Kerr Stadium in Salem, Virginia
First-round games – Friday, Nov. 10:
First-round games – Saturday, Nov. 11:
- MIT 3, Mount St. Vincent 1
- William Smith 4, Nazareth 1
- TCNJ 3, Johnson and Wales (Providence) 0
- Amherst 5, Maine Maritime 0
- Johns Hopkins 3, Penn State-Berks 1
- Case Western 5, Grove City 1
- Messiah 5, Westfield State 1
- RIT 1, Babson 0
- Bowdoin 1, Swarthmore 0
- Southern Maine 2, Rowan 0
- John Carroll 3, Cortland 0
- Tufts 2, Franklin and Marshall 1
- Loras 4, Lake Forest 0
- UW-La Crosse 1, UW-Superior 0
- Christopher Newport 7, Marymount (VA) 0
- McDaniel 1, Scranton 0
- Virginia Wesleyan 2, Montclair State 2 (Virginia Wesleyan wins on PKs)
- Emory 2, Mary Hardin-Baylor 2 (Emory wins on PKs)
- Hardin-Simmons 1, Trinity (TX) 0
- Ponoma-Pitzer 2, Pacific Lutheran 0 (2OT)
- Cal Lutheran 3, Carleton 2
- Rochester (NY) 2, Penn State-Behrend 1
- Misericordia 3, Wesleyan (CT) 0
- Williams 2, Endicott 0
- WashU 2, Maryville (TN) 0
- Sewanee 2, Hanover 0
- UChicago 1, North Central (IL) 1 (UChicago wins on PKs)
- Simpson 2, St. Catherine 0
Second-round games – Sunday, Nov. 12:
- Amherst 3, RIT 1
- John Carroll 1, CWRU 0
- Va. Wesleyan 2, Johns Hopkins 1
- MIT 4, Southern Me. 1
- Tufts 3, TCNJ 0
- Bowdoin 1, William Smith 0
- Messiah 1, Williams 0
- Cal Lutheran 1, Pomona-Pitzer 0
- Loras 2, UChicago 1 (F/OT)
- Wis.-La Crosse 3, Simpson 1
- Rochester (NY) 2, Misericordia 1
- Chris. Newport 3, McDaniel 2
- Hardin-Simmons 1, vs. Emory 1 (Hardin-Simmons wins on PKs)
- WashU 4, Sewanee 0
Sectionals (Third round) – Friday, Nov. 17:
Sectionals (Third round) – Saturday, Nov. 18:
Sectionals (Quarterfinals) – Saturday, Nov. 18:
Sectionals (Quarterfinals) – Sunday, Nov. 19:
Semifinals – Thursday, Nov. 30 at Kerr Stadium in Salem, Virginia:
* Host institutions with a Sunday no-play policy will compete on Friday & Saturday
DIII women’s soccer championship history
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Johns Hopkins (23-0-2) | Dan Weiler | 2-1 | CWRU | Salem, Va. |
| 2021 | Christopher Newport (22-0-1) | Jamie Gunderson | 2-0 | TCNJ | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Messiah (22-1-3) | Scott Frey | 1-0 | William & Smith | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2018 | Williams (19-1-4) | Michelyne Pinard | 1-1 (3-2 PKs) | Middlebury | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2017 | Williams (22-1-1) | Michelyne Pinard | 1-0 | Chicago | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2016 | Washington-St. Louis (18-2-3) | Jim Conlon | 1-1 (5-4 PKs) | Messiah | Salem, Va. |
| 2015 | Williams (21-1-2) | Michelyne Pinard | 1-0 | Washington-St. Louis | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2014 | *Lynchburg (26-0-2) | Todd Olsen | 0-0 (4-3 PKs) | Williams | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2013 | William Smith (23-1-0) | Aliceann Wilber | 2-0 | Trinity (Texas) | San Antonio |
| 2012 | Messiah (24-1-1) | Scott Frey | 1-0 | Emory | San Antonio |
| 2011 | Messiah (23-0-1) | Scott Frey | 3-1 | Wheaton (Ill.) | San Antonio |
| 2010 | Hardin-Simmons (24-0-1) | Marcus Wood | 2-1 | Messiah | San Antonio |
| 2009 | Messiah (25-0-1) | Scott Frey | 1-0 | Washington-St. Louis | San Antonio |
| 2008 | Messiah (24-0-2) | Scott Frey | 5-0 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2007 | Wheaton (Ill.) (27-0) | Pete Felske | 1-0 | Messiah | Lake Buena Vista, Fla. |
| 2006 | Wheaton (Ill.) (24-2) | Pete Felske | 2-0 | TCNJ | Lake Buena Vista, Fla. |
| 2005 | Messiah (22-0-1) | Scott Frey | 1-0 | TCNJ | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2004 | *Wheaton (IL) (25-1) | Pete Felske | 1-1 (2 ot, pk) | Pugent Sound | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2003 | Oneonta State (21-1-3) | Tracey Ranieri | 2-1 (ot) | Chicago | Oneonta State |
| 2002 | Ohio Wesleyan (24-0) | Bob Barnes | 1-0 | Messiah | William Smith |
| 2001 | Ohio Wesleyan (22-1) | Bob Barnes | 1-0 | Amherst | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 2000 | TCNJ (23-1) | Joe Russo | 2-1 | Tufts | Tufts |
| 1999 | UC San Diego (19-1-2) | Brian McManus | 1-0 | Macalester | Williams |
| 1998 | Macalester (22-1-1) | John Leaney | 1-0 (4 ot) | TCNJ | Ithaca |
| 1997 | UC San Diego (20-2) | Brian McManus | 1-0 | William Smith | Elizabethtown |
| 1996 | UC San Diego (21-1) | Brian McManus | 2-1 | TCNJ | Amherst |
| 1995 | UC San Diego (19-2) | Brian McManus | 3-0 | Methodist | Richard Stockton |
| 1994 | TCNJ (15-0) | Joe Russo | 4-3 (3 ot) | UC San Diego | UC San Diego |
| 1993 | TCNJ (20-1-3) | Joe Russo | 4-0 | Plymouth State | William Smith |
| 1992 | SUNY Cortland (17-2-3) | Chris Malone | 1-0 | UMass-Dartmouth | Mary Washington |
| 1991 | Ithaca (19-2-3) | Patrick Farmer | 2-0 | Rochester | Plymouth State |
| 1990 | Ithaca (18-5-2) | Patrick Farmer | 1-0 (4 ot, pk) | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland |
| 1989 | UC San Diego (19-1-1) | Brian McManus | 3-2 (3 ot) | Ithaca | UC San Diego |
| 1988 | William Smith (18-1-1) | Aliceann Wilber | 1-0 | UC San Diego | William Smith |
| 1987 | Rochester (18-1) | Terry Gurnett | 1-0 | William Smith | Rochester |
| 1986 | Rochester (13-2-1) | Terry Gurnett | 1-0 | Plymouth State | SUNY Cortland |