The UC Irvine Anteaters women's soccer team represents the University of California, Irvine in NCAA Division I college soccer. UC Irvine competes in the Big West Conference. The Anteaters are coached by Scott Juniper. Having coached there since 2007, Juniper has led the squad to all five of their NCAA appearances.

History The UC Irvine women's soccer program started in 1984 at the NCAA Division I level, and were Independent to start. They joined the Big West Conference in 1996, once the Big West began sponsorship.

UC Irvine has been Big West tournament champions four times: in 1997, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Three such wins have been over Cal Poly.

UC Irvine has been to the NCAA tournament five times. Twice as an at-large bid, and the remaining three times as automatic bids. The Anteaters have appeared in the Round of 16 three times: 2010, 2022, and 2023.

In 2023, the Anteaters won their most recent Big West Championship, and third consecutive, defeating Cal Poly 1–0. They would go on to upend No. 1 seed and defending national champion UCLA 1–0 with a shot in the final minutes, only the second team in NCAA history to ever do so. They would follow up with a win over Gonzaga, defeating the then No. 19 team in the country 2–1. The second win marked the first time in NCAA history a team that upset a No. 1 seed made it to the Round of 16. Their run would come to an end with a loss to No. 15 Nebraska, losing 0–4. The 2023 squad finished the season ranked 20th in the nation.

Postseason The UC Irvine Anteaters women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 6–5–1 through five appearances.

2010 First RoundSecond RoundThird Round Arizona StateWake ForestWashington W 2–1W 2–0L 0–1 2011 First Round San Diego D 2–2 (PK 3-5) 2021 First RoundSecond Round UCLAWisconsin W 1–0L 0–3 2022 First RoundSecond RoundThird Round USCBrownNo. 1 Alabama W 2–0D 1–1 (PK 4–2)L 1–3 2023 First RoundSecond RoundThird Round No. 2 UCLAGonzagaNebraska W 1–0W 2–1L 0–4

Yearly records Below is a table of the program's yearly records.

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