Denison (8-4-6) claimed its fifth North Coast Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament title with a 2-0 victory over DePauw (11-4-5) on Sunday, November 5, in Greencastle, Indiana. As NCAC tournament champions, the Big Red earned the NCAC's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament.

Denison will open play with a first-round game against Milwaukee School of Engineering (19-1-3) at Calvin in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday, November 10. The Raiders, making their fourth appearance in the national tournament, earned the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament after capturing a 1-0 double overtime victory over Illinois Tech. This will be the first meeting on the soccer pitch for Denison and MSOE. The winner of the Big Red/Raiders first-round contest will move on to face the winner of host No. 17 Calvin (14-1-3) versus Spalding (9-6-3) on Saturday, November 11, in the second round.

Denison, making its second-consecutive and 18th overall NCAA tournament appearance, holds a 13-16-4 (.454) record on the national stage. MSOE will be making its first national appearance since 2021 and holds a 0-3-0 record in the national tourney.

Led by first-year head coach Sarah Brink, Denison has gotten strong offensive performances this season from senior forwards Callie Davis (Pittsburgh, PA/Shady Side Academy) and Caroline Garrard (Atlanta, GA/Episcopal) and sophomore forward/midfielder Kendall Sierens (Glencoe, IL/New Trier Township). Davis has a team-leading 13 points (5 goals, 3 assists), while Sierens has posted four goals and one assist, and Garrard has netted three goals and dished two assists. On the defensive side of the ball, sophomore goalkeeper Molly Noga (Springboro, OH/Archbishop Alter) has logged 1605:16 minutes between the posts, making 57 saves and allowing just 17 goals for a miniscule 0.95 goals-against average.