Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
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| Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer | |||
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| Founded | 2007 | ||
| University | Lamar University | ||
| Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley | ||
| Head coach | Nathan Kogut (3rd season) | ||
| Conference | Southland | ||
| Location | Beaumont, Texas | ||
| Stadium | Lamar Soccer Complex (Capacity: 500[1]) | ||
| Nickname | Lady Cardinals | ||
| Colors | Red and white[2] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |||
The Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represents Lamar University in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team, currently led by head coach Nathan Kogut, competes in the Southland Conference. The team's initial season was 2007. The Lady Cardinals' home stadium is the Lamar Soccer Complex located on the university's campus. The team began playing home games there starting with the 2009 season. The Lady Cardinals home stadium for the first two seasons was Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium.
History
[edit]Lamar University first sponsored soccer in 2007. The team has had five head coaches since its beginning.
- P. Matthew "Mat" Dillon, the first head coach, led the Lady Cardinals in their initial season, 2007.
- Dewi Hardman served as head coach from 2008 to 2011. Under Hardman, the Lady Cardinals improved from eighth place in 2008 to a third place conference finish and second conference tournament appearance in 2011.
- Orlando Cervantes led the Lady Cardinals from 2012 to 2015. The team finished 2012 with a second-place finish in conference and runner-up in the conference tournament.
- Steve Holeman was head coach for six seasons (2016-2021). While at Lamar, Holeman completed his second season with the Lady Cardinals in 2017 with three firsts for the team. The Lady Cardinals won the Southland Conference regular season championship, the Southland Conference tournament championship, and participated in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament for the first time in program history. The Lady Cardinals lost their first NCAA Division I tournament match 0–1 in an on goal play.[3] In 2019, the Lady Cardinals repeated winning the Southland Conference regular season championship, the Southland Conference tournament, and participated in the NCAA tournament losing to 14th ranked UCLA 1–4.[4] Holeman was named Southland Conference women's soccer coach of the year in 2017 and 2019.
- Nathan Kogut, was named head coach on April 20, 2022, replacing Steve Holeman who resigned in February, 2022 to become head coach for the Texas State team. Kogut was named Southland Conference coach of the year in 2022. He was named Southland Conference coach of the year again in 2023.[5] In Kogut's first year with the Cardinals, the Lady Cardinals won the Southland Conference regular season and the 2022 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament championship. They returned to the NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament for the third time losing to LSU 1–3.[6] In Kogut's second year with the Cardinals, the Lady Cardinals won the Southland Conference regular season, and repeated as 2023 SLC tournament champions, the first back to back tournament championship in Southland Conference women's soccer tournament history. The team earned the conference automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament losing to 5th seeded Texas Longhorns 0–2 in Austin, Texas.
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]as of 2024 [7] as of August 2, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching Staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic director |  Jeff O'Malley
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| Head coach | Nathan Kogut
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| Assistant coach | Kurt Albrecht
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| Assistant coach | Colton Bryant
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| Graduate Assistant Coach | Kelsey Brann
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Stadium
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Construction on the Lamar Soccer Complex began in June, 2009. The first match at the stadium was against the New Mexico State Aggies on September 25, 2009. Approximate field dimensions are 115 yards x 70 yards. The stadium has permanent bleacher seating for 500. Covered benches are available for both teams. The stadium is equipped with lighting, an electronic score board, programmable irrigation, and a fertilization system.
The Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building, approximately 10,000 sq ft in size, is located between the soccer stadium and the Lamar Softball Complex. It has locker rooms for home and visitors, training facilities, and coaches' offices for both sports. It also has ticketing and concessions. The 2014 and 2018 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Tournaments were held at the stadium.
Cardinal Stadium, now named Provost Umphrey Stadium following a major renovation, was the home field for the team's initial 2 seasons (2007 and 2008).
NCAA Year-by-year results
[edit]| Season | Conference | Coach | Overall | Conference | Notes | ||||||
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| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||
| NCAA Year-by-Year Results | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Southland | P. Matthew "Matt" Dillon | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10th |
| 2008 | Southland | Dewi Hardman | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8th |
| 2009 | Southland | Dewi Hardman | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8th |
| 2010 | Southland | Dewi Hardman | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6th, conference tournament appearance |
| 2011 | Southland | Dewi Hardman | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3rd, conference tournament appearance |
| Dewi Hardman | 72 | 22 | 43 | 7 | 38 | 14 | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2012 | Southland | Orlando Cervantes | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2nd, conference tournament runner-up |
| 2013 | Southland | Orlando Cervantes | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10th |
| 2014 | Southland | Orlando Cervantes | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8th |
| 2015 | Southland | Orlando Cervantes | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7th |
| Orlando Cervantes | 78 | 31 | 41 | 6 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | Southland | Steve Holeman | 19 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12th |
| 2017 | Southland | Steve Holeman | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions, NCAA DI tournament appearance |
| 2018 | Southland | Steve Holeman | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3rd, SLC tournament semi-finals |
| 2019 | Southland | Steve Holeman | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions, NCAA DI tournament appearance |
| 2020 | Southland | Steve Holeman | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd, SLC tournament first round |
| 2021 | WAC | Steve Holeman | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2nd, Southwest Division, WAC Tournament semi-final match |
| Steve Holeman | 117 | 66 | 43 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 16 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | Southland | Nathan Kogut | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions, NCAA DI tournament appearance |
| 2023 | Southland | Nathan Kogut | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions. NCAA DI tournament appearance |
| 2024 | Southland | Nathan Kogut | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7th, First round SLC tournament |
| Nathan Kogut | 59 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Team Overall |
344 | 154 | 158 | 32 | 184 | 93 | 70 | 22 | |||
(Results reflect games through Nov 5, 2024.)
Post season appearances
[edit]Lamar Lady Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament
[edit]- The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament started in 1982.
- The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
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| 2017 | 0–1[3] | .000 | College Station, TX Regional; Lost to #6 Texas A&M (0–1) |
| 2019 | 0–1[4] | .000 | Los Angeles, CA Regional; Lost to #14 UCLA (1–4) |
| 2022 | 0–1[6] | .000 | Baton Rouge, LA Regional; Lost to #8 LSU ( 1–3 ) |
| 2023 | 0–0 | .000 | Austin, Texas, FSU Bracket; Lost to #5 Texas ( 0–2 ) |
| TOTALS | 0–4[13] | .000 | 4 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances |
Conference Tournaments
[edit]Sources:[14]
| Year | Conference | Record | % | Notes |
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| Southland Conference Tournament Results | ||||
| 2010 | Southland | 0–1 | .000 | |
| 2011 | Southland | 0–1 | .000 | |
| 2012 | Southland | 1–1 | .500 | Tournament runner up |
| 2017 | Southland | 3–0 | 1.000 | Tournament Champions |
| 2018 | Southland | 1–1 | .500 | Tournament semifinals |
| 2019 | Southland | 3–0 | 1.000 | Tournament Champions |
| 2020 | Southland | 0–1 | .000 | First round |
| Western Athletic Conference Tournament Results | ||||
| 2021 | WAC | 1–1 | .500 | Semi-finals |
| Southland Conference Tournament Results | ||||
| 2022 | Southland | 2–0 | 1.000 | Tournament champions |
| 2023 | Southland | 1–0–1 (tie broken on penalty kicks LU 5–4) |
.750 | Tournament champions |
| 2024 | Southland | 0–1–0 | .000 | First round |
| Total | 12–7–1 | .625 | 11 Appearances | |
Awards and honors
[edit]All American
[edit]- Esther Okoronkwo 2020 (3rd)
All Region
[edit]- Lucy Ashworth 2017 (3rd), 2019 (1st)
- Kelso Peskin 2018 (3rd)
- Juana Plata 2019 (3rd)
- Esther Okoronkwo 2019 (1st), 2020 (1st)
- Madison Ledet 2020 (2nd)
- Sophia Manibo 2020 (2nd)
- Christine Kitaru 2021 (3rd)
- Cariel Ellis 2022, 2023 (2nd)
- Hollie Massey 2023 (2nd)
- Arely Alaniz 2023 (3rd)
- Nicole Panis 2023 (3rd)
Southland Conference
[edit]All Conference First Team
[edit]- Jordan Mulnix 2015
- Marie Lund 2017
- M. J. Ekart 2017
- Kelso Peskin 2017, 2018
- Lucy Ashworth 2017, 2019
- Juliana Ocampo 2018
- Juana Plata 2019
- Anna Loftus 2019
- Esther Okoronkwo 2019
- Madison Ledet 2020
- Arely Alaniz 2022, 2023
- Cariel Ellis 2022, 2023
- Kaisa Juvonen 2022, 2023
- Kristine Kitaru 2022
- Hollie Massey 2022, 2023
- Nicole Panis 2022, 2023
- Isela Ramirez 2022, 2023
- Alana Clark 2023
Player of the Year
[edit]- Lucy Ashworth 2019
- Esther Okoronkwo 2020
- Hollie Massey 2023
Newcomer of the Year
[edit]- Kelso Peskin 2017
- Esther Okoronkwo 2019
Defender of the Year
[edit]- Arely Alaniz 2022, 2023
Forward of the Year
[edit]- Lucy Ashworth 2019
- Esther Okoronkwo 2020
Goalkeeper of the Year
[edit]- Nicole Panis 2022, 2023
Midfielder of the Year
[edit]- Juliana Ocampo 2018
- Madison Ledet 2020
- Alana Clark 2023
Coach of the Year
[edit]- Steve Holeman 2017, 2019
- Nathan Kogut 2022, 2023
Yearly attendance
[edit]Below is the Lady Cardinals' yearly home attendance since program inception.
| Season | Average | High |
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| Soccer Complex Attendance | ||
| 2024[11] | 493 |
994
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| 2023[11] | 506 |
636
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| 2022[11] | 438 |
702
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| 2021[11] | 172 |
263*
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| 2020[11] | 75 |
189*
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| 2019[11] | 245 |
505
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| 2018[11] | 333 |
588
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| 2017[11] | 299 |
695
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| 2016[11] | 250 |
433
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| 2015[11] | 326 |
602
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| 2014[11] | 237 |
323
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| 2013[11] | 321 |
493
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| 2012[11] | 261 |
362
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| 2011[11] | 353 |
527
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| 2010[11] | 400 |
562
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| 2009[11] | 321 |
513
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| Cardinal Stadium Attendance | ||
| 2008[11] | 310 |
421
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| 2007[11] | 260 |
335
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The attendance record of 994 was set vs Texas A&M on August 15, 2024.
- Stadium capacity limited due to COVID19 restrictions.[20]
2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team
[edit]| 2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 5–8–6 (3–3–4 SLC) |
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| Home stadium | Lamar Soccer Complex |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin †‡y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–CC | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .477 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern St | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Louisiana | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 4 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .237 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Southland Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represented Lamar University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Lady Cardinals were led by head coach Nathan Kogut, in his third season. They played home games at Lamar Soccer Complex. This was the team's 18th season playing organized women's college soccer including their 17th playing in the Southland Conference and a brief one year membership in the Western Athletic Conference in 2021–22. The Lady Cardinals compiled a 5–8–6 overall record finishing in seventh place in the 2024 Southland Conference regular season with a 3–3–4 conference record. The season ended with a 2024 SLC tournament 1–2 loss to #4 seeded Texas.
Preseason poll
[edit]The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on August 9, 2024. The Cardinals were picked to finish first in the conference.[21]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Lamar | 200 (20) |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 177 (2) |
| 3 | McNeese | 147 |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 130 |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 112 |
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 105 |
| 7 | Stephen F. Austin | 98 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 81 |
| 9 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 67 |
| 10 | Incarnate Word | 63 |
| 11 | Nicholls | 30 |
Players
[edit]Source:[22] as of August 2, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching Staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley
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| Head coach | Nathan Kogut
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| Assistant coach | Kurt Albrecht
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| Assistant coach | Colton Bryant
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| Graduate Assistant Coach | Kelsey Brann
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Schedule
[edit]| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 6* 7:00 p.m. |
Blinn College | 3–0 | - |
Lamar Soccer Complex Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 15* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
#25(T) Texas A&M | L 0–5 | 0–1–0 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (994) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| August 22* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | T 0–0 | 0–1–1 |
Elmer Gray Stadium (264) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| August 25* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Denver | L 0–3 | 0–2–1 |
Lamar Socer Complex (400) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| August 29* 6:05 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rice | L 1–2 | 0–3–1 |
Wendel D. Ley Track and Holloway Field (444) Houston, TX | |||||||
| September 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sam Houston | W 2–1 | 1–3–1 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (400) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 5* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | L 0–2 | 1–4–1 |
The Cage (150) Mobile, AL | |||||||
| September 8* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas Southern | W 4–1 | 2–4–1 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (550) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 12* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana | T 1–1 | 2–4–2 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (415) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| Southland Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 22 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 0–3 | 2–5–2 (0–1–0) |
SFA Soccer Field (387) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| September 26 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Rio Grande Valley | T 0–0 | 2–5–3 (0–1–1) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (262) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 29 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nicholls | W 4–0 | 3–5–3 (1–1–1) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (309) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 4 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | L 1–2 | 3–6–3 (1–2–1) |
Southeastern Soccer Complex (260) Hammond, LA | |||||||
| October 11 7:00 p.m., ES{PN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | T 0–0 | 3–6–4 (1–2–2) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (450) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 13 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
McNeese | W 2–1 | 4–6–4 (2–2–2) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (613) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 18 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | T 0–0 | 4–6–5 (2–2–3) |
Sorrells Field (100) Houston, TX | |||||||
| October 20 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Commerce | W 5–2 | 5–6–5 (3–2–3) |
Lion Soccer Field (193) Commerce, TX | |||||||
| October 25 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | L 0–2 | 5–7–5 (3–3–3) |
Lady Demon Soccer Complex (148) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
| November 1 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | T 0–0 | 5–7–6 (3–3–4) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (500) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| SLC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 5 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round |
L 1–2 | 5–8–6 |
Dr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium (194) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. | |||||||||||
2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team
[edit]| 2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer | |
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SLC regular season and tournament champions | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 24 |
| Record | 15–3–3 (9–0–1 SLC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Lamar Soccer Complex |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce* | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 1 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .079 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
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The 2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represented Lamar University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Lady Cardinals were led by head coach Nathan Kogut, in his second season. They played home games at Lamar Soccer Complex. This was the team's 17th season playing organized women's college soccer including their 16th playing in the Southland Conference and a brief one year membership in the Western Athletic Conference in 2021–22. The Lady Cardinals clinched a tie for their fourth Southland Conference regular season championship with a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on October 20. A tie match with Texas A&M-Commerce and Incarnate Word on October 22 gave the Lady Cardinals the outright conference regular season championship.[28] The Lady Cardinals were ranked in the top 25 in a national poll for the first time in program history when they were ranked #24 in the Top Drawer Soccer Week 12 (October 30 to November 5) poll.[29] The season ended with a 2023 NCAA DI tournament 0-2 loss to #5 seeded Texas.
Previous season
[edit]The Lady Cardinals won the 2022 Southland Conference regular season championship with a 10-1-1 conference record as well as the 2022 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament for the third time in program history. They received the conference auto-bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament. The Lady Cardinals' season ended with a 1–3 first round loss to the 8th seeded LSU. The Lady Cardinals overall record was 15–2–2.
Preseason poll
[edit]The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on August 11, 2023. The Cardinals were picked to finish first in the conference.[30]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Lamar | 126 (14) |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 97 |
| 3 | Southeastern | 84 |
| 4 | Houston Christian | 82 (2) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 81 (2) |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 68 |
| 7 | McNeese | 53 |
| 8 | Incarnate Word | 33 |
| 9 | Nicholls | 23 |
Players
[edit]Source:[31]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching Staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley
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| Head coach | Nathan Kogut
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| Assistant coach | Kurt Albrecht
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| Assistant coach | Colton Bryant
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| Graduate Assistant Coach | Kelsey Brann
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Schedule
[edit]| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 6* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
LSU-Eunice | 6–0 | - |
Lamar Soccer Complex Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 18* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Abilene Chrisitian | L 0–1 | 0–1–0 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (636) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| August 24* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston | W 1–0 | 1–1–0 |
Pritchett Field (175) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
| August 27* 5:00 p.m. |
at Grambling | T 0–0 | 1–1–1 |
GSU Soccer Complex (85) Grambling, LA | |||||||
| September 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Alabama | L 0–3 | 1–2–1 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (433) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 3* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | W 3–0 | 2–2–1 |
Tarleton Soccer Complex (327) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| September 7* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern | W 3–0 | 3–2–1 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (301) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 10* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | W 2–0 | 4–2–1 |
Ragin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility (115) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
| September 14* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 17 Xavier | W 1–0 | 5–2–1 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (502) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| Southland Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 17 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | W 2–0 | 6–2–1 (1–0–0) |
Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium (126) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| September 22 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | W 4–1 | 7–2–1 (2–0–0) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (528) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 29 7:00 p.m. |
at Nicholls | W 5–1 | 8–2–1 (3–0–0) |
Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex (213) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| October 1 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | W 1–0 | 9–2–1 (4–0–0) |
Southeastern Soccer Complex (182) Hammond, LA | |||||||
| October 6 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | W 1–0 | 10–2–1 (5–0–0) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (622) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 8 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at McNeese | W 2–1 | 11–2–1 (6–0–0) |
Cowgirl Field (193) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
| October 13 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | W 1–0 | 12–2–1 (7–0–0) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (500) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 15 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Commerce | T 2–2 | 12–2–2 (7–0–1) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (506) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 20 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 1–0 | 13–2–2 (8–0–1) |
Dr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium (319) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
| October 27 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 4–1 | 14–2–2 (9–0–1) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (526) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| SLC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 3 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) No. 24 (TDS) | vs. (4) Northwestern State Second round |
T 1–1 (LU PKs 5–4) | 14–2–3 |
Dr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium (141) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||||
| November 5 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) No. 24 (TDS) | vs. (3) McNeese Championship |
W 3–1 | 15–2–3 |
Dr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium (177) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 10 6:00 pm, LHN |
No. 24 (TDS) | at (5) No. 13 (TDS) Texas First round |
L 0–2 | 15–3–3 |
Mike A. Myers Stadium (1,203) Austin, TX | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. | |||||||||||
2022 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team
[edit]| 2022 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer | |
|---|---|
| |
SLC regular season and tournament champions | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 15–2–2 (10–1–1 SLC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home stadium | Lamar Soccer Complex |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar †‡y | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .875 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern St | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .750 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-Commerce* | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .625 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .542 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .425 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Louisiana | 5 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .542 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-CC | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .458 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 3 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .417 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .292 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .000 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
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The 2022 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represents Lamar University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Lady Cardinals are led by head coach Nathan Kogut, in his first season. They play home games at Lamar Soccer Complex. This is the team's 16th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 15th playing in the Southland Conference following a brief one year membership in the Western Athletic Conference in 2021–22. The Lady Cardinals won the Southland Conference regular season championship with a 10-1-1 conference record as well as the 2022 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament for the third time in program history. They received the conference auto-bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament. The Lady Cardinals' season ended with a 1–3 first round loss to the 8th seeded LSU. The Lady Cardinals overall record was 15–2–2.
Previous season
[edit]The Lady Cardinals finished 10–8–2 overall and 6–2–2 in 2021 Western Athletic Conference play to finish second in the Southwest Division. Their season ended losing in the 2021 Western Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament semi-finals.
Preseason poll
[edit]The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on August 11, 2022. The Cardinals were picked to finish third in the conference.[37]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern State | 128 (16) |
| 2 | McNeese | 113 (1) |
| 3 | Lamar | 77 |
| 4 | UIW | 74 |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 72 |
| 6 | Southeastern | 70 |
| 7 | HCU | 56 |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 36 |
| 9 | Nicholls | 22 |
Players
[edit]Source:[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching Staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley
|
| Head coach | Nathan Kogut
|
| Assistant coach | Kurt Albrecht
|
| Assistant coach | Colton Bryant
|
| Graduate Assistant Coach | Kelsey Brann
|
Schedule
[edit]| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 11* 7:30 p.m. |
at Houston Baptist | – | - |
Husky Field Houston, TX | |||||||
| Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 21* 7:00 p.m. |
Houston | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (665) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| August 26* 5:30 p.m. |
Texas Southern Canceled |
1–0–0 |
Lamar Soccer Complex Beaumont, TX | ||||||||
| August 28* 1:00 p.m. |
Tarleton | W 5–1 | 2–0–0 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (295) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 1* 7:00 p.m. |
Louisiana | W 4–1 | 3–0–0 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (304) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 8* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | T 0–0 | 3–0–1 |
The Cage (75) Mobile, AL | |||||||
| Southland Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 11 1:00 p.m. |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 1–0 | 4–0–1 (1–0–0) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (314) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 16 7:00 p.m., DemonTV |
at Northwestern State | W 2–0 | 5–0–1 (2–0–0) |
Lady Demon Soccer Complex (200) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
| September 18 1:00 p.m. |
Texas A&M–Commerce | W 3–1 | 6–0–1 (3–0–0) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (271) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 25 1:00 p.m. |
at Nicholls | W 4–0 | 7–0–1 (4–0–0) |
Nicholls Soccer Complex (143) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
| September 30 7:00 p.m. |
UIW | W 2–0 | 8–0–1 (5–0–0) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (702) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 2 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southeastern | W 1–0 | 9–0–1 (6–0–0) |
Strawberry Stadium (111) Hammond, LA | |||||||
| October 7 7:00 p.m. |
Northwestern State | L 0–2 | 9–1–1 (6–1–0) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (574) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 9 1:00 p.m. |
McNeese | T 1–1 | 9–1–2 (6–1–1) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (545) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 14 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Commerce | W 2–1 | 10–1–2 (7–1–1) |
Lion Soccer Field (388) Commerce, TX | |||||||
| October 21 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at HCU | W 3–0 | 11–1–2 (8–1–1) |
Husky Field (189) Houston, TX | |||||||
| October 23 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 2–1 | 12–1–2 (9–1–1) |
Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium (268) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
| October 28 1:00 p.m. |
Nicholls | W 1–0 | 13–1–2 (10–1–1) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (274) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| SLC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 4 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (4) Houston Christian Semifinal |
W 1–0 | 14–1–2 |
Lady Demon Soccer Complex (100) Natchitoches, LA | ||||||
| November 6 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (3) Texas A&M–Commerce Final |
W 4–1 | 15–1–2 |
Lady Demon Soccer Complex (130) Natchitoches, LA | ||||||
| NCAA Division I Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 11 5:30 pm |
at (8) LSU First round |
L 1–3 | 15–2–2 |
LSU Soccer Stadium (1,524) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. | |||||||||||
2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team
[edit]| 2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Southwest Division | |
| Record | 10–8–2 (6–2–2 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home stadium | Lamar Soccer Complex |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin † | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon †‡y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist* | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie State* | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 6 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .325 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 WAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:WAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represented Lamar University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Lady Cardinals were led by head coach Steve Holeman, in his sixth season. They played home games at Lamar Soccer Complex. This was the team's 15th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 1st playing in the Western Athletic Conference. The Lady Cardinals finished the season in second place in the WAC Southwest division, 10–8–2 overall, and 5–2–2 in divisional play. The team won its first round match against New Mexico State 1–0 in the Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament. The team's season ended with a loss to Grand Canyon 0–1 in the tournament semi–final round.
Note: Stadium capacity restrictions continued during the season due to COVID-19 precautions.[41]
Previous season
[edit]The Lady Cardinals finished 8–4–0 overall and 7–3–0 in 2020 Southland Conference play to finish second in the conference. Their season ended with a first round loss in the 2020 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Tournament.
Players
[edit]2021 Roster
Source:[42]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching Staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Athletic director | Marco Born
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| Head coach | Steve Holeman
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| Assistant coach | Nathan Stockie
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| Assistant coach | Hannah Smith
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| Strength and conditioning Coach | Jacob Economou
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Schedule
[edit]| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 11* 7:30 p.m. |
Houston Baptist | 2–0 | - |
Lamar Soccer Complex Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| August 14* 6:00 p.m. |
at Rice | 1–2 | - |
Holloway Field Houston, TX | |||||||
| Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 19* 5:00 p.m. |
Grambling | W 3–1 | 1–0–0 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (136) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| August 22* 7:30 p.m. |
Oklahoma | L 0–4 | 1–1–0 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (161) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| August 27* 7:00 p.m. |
at Alabama | L 1–3 | 1–2–0 |
Alabama Soccer Stadium (528) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
| August 29* 1:00 p.m. |
Jackson State Canceled |
1–2–0 |
JSU Soccer Field Jackson, MS | ||||||||
| September 2* 7:00 p.m. |
at Houston | L 0–3 | 1–3–0 |
Carl Lewis International Complex (157) Houston, TX | |||||||
| September 5* 1:00 p.m. |
Alcorn State | W 9–0 | 2–3–0 |
Lamar Soccer Complex (163) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| September 10* 7:30 p.m. |
at UTSA | L 1–2 | 2–4–0 |
Park West Athletics Complex (478) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| September 12* 11:00 a.m. |
vs. Arkansas | L 0–6 | 2–5–0 |
Park West Athletics Complex (112) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| September 16* 6:00 p.m. |
at Louisiana College | W 2–0 | 3–5–0 |
Wildcat Field (119) Pineville, LA | |||||||
| Western Athletic Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 24 7:00 p.m. |
at Abilene Christian | T 0–0 | 3–5–1 (0–0–1) |
Elmer Gray Stadium (233) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| September 26 12:00 p.m. |
at Chicago State | W 3–1 | 4–5–1 (1–0–1) |
Seatgeek Stadium (100) Bridgeview, IL | |||||||
| September 30 7:00 p.m. |
Stephen F. Austin | L 1–2 | 4–6–1 (1–1–1) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (165) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 3 7:00 p.m. |
Sam Houston | W 2–1 | 5–6–1 (2–1–1) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (186) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 9 7:00 p.m. |
UTRGV | W 2–0 | 6–6–1 (3–1–1) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (146) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 15 7:00 p.m. |
at Sam Houston | W 2–1 | 7–6–1 (4–1–1) |
Pritchett Field (345) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
| October 17 1:00 p.m. |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 0–1 | 7–7–1 (4–2–1) |
SFA Soccer Field (200) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| October 23 7:00 p.m. |
at UTRGV | T 0–0 | 7–7–2 (4–2–2) |
UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex (237) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| October 28 7:00 p.m. |
Chicago State | W 2–0 | 8–7–2 (5–2–2) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (153) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| October 30 1:00 p.m. |
Abilene Christian | W 1–0 | 9–7–2 (5–2–2) |
Lamar Soccer Complex (263) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| Western Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 3 4:00 p.m. |
vs. New Mexico State 1st round |
W 1–0 | 10–7–2 |
Elmer Gray Stadium (31) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| November 5 4:00 p.m. |
vs. Grand Canyon Semi-finals |
L 1–2 | 10–8–2 |
Elmer Gray Stadium (118) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2017 Quick Facts" (PDF). Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ Lamar University Athletics Visual Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "Aggies advance to second round of NCAA tournament". SEC Network. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Cards' Spectacular Season Comes to an End". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Southland Conference Announces 2023 All-Conference Soccer Teams and Superlative Winners". Southland Conference. October 31, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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