SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga women's soccer announced its 2024 schedule Tuesday. The 19-match regular season slate features nine home games at Luger Field. It will be the first season under Head Coach
Katie Benz, who was promoted to the role in December.
The defending West Coast Conference Champion Bulldogs return to the pitch after advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history last season. GU went 14-4-2, and 6-1-1 in the WCC, in 2023, and won the program's first-ever league title and NCAA Tournament game.
Eleven of the Bulldogs' 19 opponents this upcoming season had winning records in 2023, with three advancing to the NCAA Tournament. The Zags start their regular season against three members from the Big 12, one from the ACC, and one from the SEC.
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Gonzaga opens the schedule in an exhibition against Montana on Aug. 11, on a neutral field in Columbia Falls, Mont. The Bulldogs start the regular season at Utah on Aug. 15. GU faces the Utes for the fifth time in program history, and first since 2010. On Aug. 22, the Zags visit California, Benz's alma mater, for the first-ever meeting between the programs.
The Bulldogs welcome Kansas State in the 2024 home opener. GU won the only other meeting between the programs in 2019, 3-2 in overtime, in Manhattan, Kan. The Zags then head to the defending SEC champion Arkansas on Aug. 29. It will be the first-ever meeting between Gonzaga and the Razorbacks.
In another first-ever meeting, Gonzaga starts September at Kansas on Sept. 1. A week later, the Bulldogs visit Illinois-Chicago for the first time in program history. The Flames ended last season in their first appearance in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals.
Three straight home matches follow against New Mexico State (Sept. 12), Utah Valley (Sept. 15), and Denver (Sept. 19). NMSU earned the program's first Conference USA title last season, after going 6-0-2 in league play. Utah Valley won the Western Athletic Conference regular season title in 2023 with a 7-0-2 league record. Denver claimed the Summit League regular season title last season.
On Sept. 28, Gonzaga opens the new look West Coast Conference versus new member Oregon State in Corvallis. The Pacific Northwest programs have met 16 times, with the Zags winning the last two matchups in 2013 and 2018.
The Bulldogs look for the seventh straight win over San Diego on Oct. 2. GU won the last five by shutout victories. A three-game homestand follows against Pepperdine (Oct. 5), Saint Mary's (Oct. 12), and Washington State (Oct. 19). WSU is the second new member to the WCC this upcoming season. It will be the 25
th all-time regular season meeting between the Cougars and Zags.
Gonzaga closes out October in the Bay Area at San Francisco and Santa Clara on Oct. 23 and 26. Last season's 1-0 upset victory over No. 15 SCU, was only the second-ever win for the Bulldogs over the Broncos. Santa Clara, along with Pepperdine, ended their 2023 seasons in the NCAA Tournament.
The Zags wrap-up their home slate against Portland and Pacific on Nov. 2 and 6. The Bulldogs are unbeaten in the last six meetings against the Pilots, winning five including the last three matchups. In the regular season finale, GU travels to Loyola Marymount on Nov. 9. The Zags are unbeaten in the last six meetings against the Lions.
2024 Gonzaga Women's Soccer Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time |
Location |
| Aug. 11 |
Montana # |
6 p.m. |
Columbia Falls, MT |
| Aug. 15 |
Utah |
6 p.m. |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| Aug. 22 |
California |
2 p.m. |
Berkeley, CA |
| Aug. 25 |
Kansas State |
12 p.m. |
Spokane |
| Aug. 29 |
Arkansas |
5 p.m. |
Fayetteville, AR |
| Sept. 1 |
Kansas |
11 a.m. |
Lawrence, KS |
| Sept. 8 |
Illinois – Chicago |
11 a.m. |
Chicago, IL |
| Sept. 12 |
New Mexico State |
7 p.m. |
Spokane |
| Sept. 14 |
Utah Valley |
7 p.m. |
Spokane |
| Sept. 19 |
Denver |
7 p.m. |
Spokane |
| Sept. 28 |
* Oregon State |
7 p.m. |
Corvallis, OR |
| Oct. 2 |
* San Diego |
7 p.m. |
San Diego, CA |
| Oct. 5 |
* Pepperdine |
6 p.m. |
Spokane |
| Oct. 12 |
* Saint Mary's |
6 p.m. |
Spokane |
| Oct. 19 |
* Washington State |
6 p.m. |
Spokane |
| Oct. 23 |
* San Francisco |
7 p.m. |
San Francisco |
| Oct. 26 |
* Santa Clara |
1 p.m. |
Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov. 2 |
* Portland |
6 p.m. |
Spokane |
| Nov. 6 |
* Pacific |
6 p.m. |
Spokane |
| Nov. 9 |
* Loyola Marymount |
7 p.m. |
Los Angeles |
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| * West Coast Conference Game |
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