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Sources: NCAA, Conference USA
Story by Levi Gwaltney for Las Cruces Digest
Photo: Courtesy NMSU
New Mexico State Soccer recently completed a thrilling and fulfilling season. While their season ended in the Conference USA semi-finals against last year’s championship foe, Liberty, much can be said about the heart and soul of a team that faced off against some of the best programs in the nation. In each instance, the Aggies made our broader community proud. Furthermore, they embodied a competitive spirit that is sure to catch fire across campus and throughout the Borderland.
The Aggies finished the season in third place in conference play, with the third best overall record among Conference USA competitors.
Conference USA 2024 Final Standings
| TEAM | CUSA | OVERALL |
|---|---|---|
| FIU | 6-1-2 | 13-4-2 |
| Liberty | 6-1-2 | 15-2-4 |
| NM State | 5-2-2 | 11-5-3 |
| Sam Houston | 5-4 | 8-8-2 |
| MTSU | 5-4 | 9-10 |
| Jax State | 3-4-2 | 8-9-2 |
| Kennesaw State | 2-4-3 | 3-10-4 |
| WKU | 1-3-5 | 3-8-5 |
| UTEP | 2-5-2 | 5-8-4 |
| LA Tech | 0-7-2 | 2-10-5 |
Last year, the Aggies captured top spot in Conference USA in part due to the standout performance of CUSA 2023 Player of the Year, Loma McNeese. The 2024 Aggies had no standouts–they stood as a testament to great team play. Loma Neese remained a presence in 2024, earning Offense Player-of-the-Week accolades in week three; however, two fellow Aggies earned this honor for the two weeks prior: Meredith Scott and Brooke Schultz. The first three weeks of the honor belonged to Aggies.
Defensively, only Jena Johannes was recognized as Player of the Week. Of course, she was recognized on two occasions. Goalkeeper, Valerie Guha, was honored as Player of the Week once.
NMSU Aggies 2024 Season Results
(Overall Record 11-5-3)
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TIME/RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2024 | USC | Las Cruces, N.M. | T 2-2 |
| 8/18/2024 | New Mexico | Las Cruces, N.M. | W 3-1 |
| 8/22/2024 | Oregon | Las Cruces, N.M. | W 2-1 |
| 8/24/2024 | Texas A&M – Commerce | Las Cruces, N.M. | W 2-1 |
| 8/29/2024 | at Pacific | Stockton, CA | W 3-1 |
| 9/1/2024 | at Washington | Seattle, WA | L 0-2 |
| 9/5/2024 | at Arizona | Tucson, AZ | L 0-1 |
| 9/8/2024 | UC Davis | Las Cruces, N.M. | L 1-3 |
| 9/12/2024 | at Gonzaga | Spokane, WA | W 1-0 |
| 9/19/2024 | at Sam Houston | Huntsville | L 2-3 |
| 9/26/2024 | WKU | Las Cruces, N.M. | W 2-1 |
| 9/29/2024 | MTSU | Las Cruces, N.M. | W 1-0 |
| 10/3/2024 | at FIU | Miami, FL | L 0-3 |
| 10/6/2024 | at Liberty | Lynchburg, Va. | T 2-2 |
| 10/13/2024 | Kennesaw State | Las Cruces, NM | W 2-0 |
| 10/19/2024 | Jacksonville State | Las Cruces, N.M. | W 4-1 |
| 10/27/2024 | at Louisiana Tech | Ruston, LA | W 2-1 |
| 10/31/2024 | UTEP | Las Cruces, N.M. | T 2-2 |
| 11/6/2024 | vs. Jacksonville State | Miami, Fla. | W 4-1 |
2024 NCAA DI women’s soccer tournament schedule
The championship bracket was revealed during a selection show on Monday, Nov. 11 on NCAA.com. Thirty teams earn automatic qualification, with the remaining 34 teams selected at-large by the Division I Women’s Soccer Committee — 16 teams will be seeded Nos. 1-4.
- Selection show: 4 p.m. ET Monday, Nov. 11 on NCAA.com
- First round: Friday- Sunday, Nov. 15,16 or 17
- Second and third rounds: Friday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 24
- Quarterfinals: Friday or Saturday, Nov. 29 or 30
- Women’s College Cup:
- Semifinals: Friday, Dec. 6
- National Championship: Monday, Dec. 9
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2024 NCAA DI women’s soccer tournament bracket
Click or tap here for the 2024 interactive bracket
Here’s a look at the 2024 bracket:
2024 NCAA DI women’s soccer tournament scores
First round
Previous Aggie opponents stand as bookends to the first round of Division I action. Friday’s first game pits Utah State against Washington. The last game of the First Round has Sacramento State facing the top-ranked Trojans of USC on Sunday’s only contest. Conference USA tourny champ, FIU, also plays Auburn on Friday. (All first-round games will be broadcast live on ESPN+)
Friday, Nov. 15
- No. 8 Utah St. vs. Washington, 4 p.m. ET
- No. 7 Georgia vs. Colorado, 4:30 p.m. ET
- No. 1 Florida St. vs. Samford, 5 p.m. ET
- No. 1 Duke vs. Howard, 6 p.m. ET
- No. 2 North Carolina vs. USC Upstate, 6 p.m. ET
- No. 2 Wake Forest vs. Morehead St., 6 p.m. ET
- No. 3 Ohio State vs. James Madison, 6 p.m. ET
- No. 3 South Carolina vs. East Carolina, 6 p.m. ET
- No. 3 Iowa vs. Missouri St., 7 p.m. ET
- No. 4 Notre Dame vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m. ET
- No. 4 Texas vs. Boston U, 7 p.m. ET
- No. 4 Virginia vs. Princeton, 7 p.m. ET
- No. 5 Kentucky vs. West Virginia, 7 p.m. ET
- No. 6 Auburn vs. FIU, 7 p.m. ET
- No. 6 Minnesota vs. South Dakota St., 7 p.m. ET
- No. 7 Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee, 7 p.m. ET
- No. 2 Arkansas vs. Oklahoma St., 7:30 p.m. ET
- No. 5 TCU vs. SFA, 8 p.m. ET
- No. 5 Wisconsin vs. Maine, 8 p.m. ET
- No. 7 BYU vs. Santa Clara, 8 p.m. ET
- No. 8 Saint Louis vs. Kansas, 8 p.m. ET
- No. 8 Texas Tech vs. LSU, 8 p.m. ET
- No. 8 Vanderbilt vs. Lipscomb, 8 p.m. ET
- No. 2 UCLA vs. California Baptist, 9 p.m. ET
- No. 3 Stanford vs. UC Santa Barbara, 9 p.m. ET
Saturday, Nov. 16
- No. 5 Michigan St. vs. Western Mich. 12 p.m. ET
- No. 6 Georgetown vs. Fairfield, 12 p.m. ET
- No. 7 Pepperdine vs. California, 3 p.m. ET
- No. 6 Rutgers vs. UConn, 5 p.m. ET
- No. 1 Mississippi St. vs. Southern U., 6 p.m. ET
- No. 4 Penn St. vs. Stony Brook, 6 p.m. ET
Sunday, Nov. 17
NCAA DI women’s soccer championship history
The North Carolina Tar Heels have the most all-time national titles (22) while the reigning national champs Florida State have claimed four titles in the past decade. Here is every champion and runner-up in the last ten years:
| YEAR | TEAM (RECORD) | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State (22-0-1) | 5-1 | Stanford | Cary, N.C. |
| 2022 | UCLA (22-2-1) | 3-2 (ot) | North Carolina | Cary, N.C. |
| 2021 | Florida State (22-1-2) | 0-0 (2ot, pk) | BYU | Santa Clara, Calif. |
| 2020 | Santa Clara (10-1-1) | 1-1 (2ot, pk) | Florida State | Cary, N.C. |
| 2019 | Stanford (24-1-0) | 0-0 (2ot, pk) | North Carolina | San Jose, Calif. |
| 2018 | Florida State (20-4-3) | 1-0 | North Carolina | Cary, N.C. |
| 2017 | Stanford (23-1-0) | 3-2 | UCLA | Orlando, Fla. |
| 2016 | Southern California (19-4-2) | 3-1 | West Virginia | San Jose, Calif. |
| 2015 | Penn State (22-3-2) | 1-0 | Duke | Cary, N.C. |
| 2014 | Florida State (23-1-1) | 1-0 | Virginia | Boca Raton, Fla. |
Click here for the full championship history since 1982.
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Thank you, Aggies!
Las Cruces Digest would like to extend a heartfelt, “Thank you!” to this year’s Aggies soccer squad. You provided our broader community with sportsmanship worthy of our attention. But don’t take our word for it. New Mexico State topped Conference USA in attendance, averaging more than five hundred in attendance for each game.
