Nicholls Colonels women's soccer
| Nicholls Colonels women's soccer | |
|---|---|
| University | Nicholls State University |
| Head coach | Kristy Helmers (1st season) |
| Conference | Southland |
| Location | Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Stadium |
(Capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Colonels |
| Colors | Red and gray[1] |
The Nicholls Colonels women's soccer team represents Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States.[2] The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.[3] Nicholls' first women's soccer team was fielded in 1998.[4] The team played its home games at the 1,000-seat Nicholls Soccer Complex through the 2021 season. For the 2022 season, the Colonels play at the newly constructed multi-purpose field at the Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex.[5] The team is coached by Kristy Helmers.[6][7]
Stadium
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| Location | 294 Bowie Road Thibodaux, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°46′53.4″N 90°48′12.3″W / 29.781500°N 90.803417°W |
| Owner | Thibodaux Regional Medical Center |
| Operator | Thibodaux Regional Medical Center |
| Seating type | bleacher bench |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Field size | 117 X 70 yards |
| Surface | artificial turf |
| Scoreboard | electronic, digital |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 26, 2021 |
| Built | 2022 |
| Opened | May 6, 2022 |
| Tenants | |
| Nicholls (NCAA) | |
Current stadium
[edit]Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex has been the home of the Nicholls Colonels women's soccer team since its completion in 2022. The stadium seats 1,000 spectators[8] with bleacher seating and has a playing surface that measures 117 yards (107 m) by 70 yards (64 m). The multi-purpose stadium is part of a sports complex owned by the Thibodaux Regional Medical Center supporting several sports including beach volleyball, soccer, track and field, and tennis.[9]
Attendance summary
[edit]Below is the Colonels' yearly attendance summary since 2022.
| Yearly Home Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Average | High |
| Nicholls | ||
| 2024 | ||
| 2023[10] | 217 | 433 |
| 2022[11] | 253 | 622 |
Original stadium
[edit]The on campus Nicholls Soccer Complex was the Colonels' home pitch from 1998–2021. Permanent seating capacity at that stadium is 1,000.
Attendance summary
[edit]Below is the Colonels' yearly attendance summary from 2014 to 2021.
| Yearly Home Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Average | High |
| Nicholls | ||
| 2021[12] | 120 | 237 |
| 2020[13] | 96 | 167 |
| 2019[14] | 48 | 211 |
| 2018[15] | 108 | 231 |
| 2017[16] | 224 | 339 |
| 2016[17] | 209 | 382 |
| 2015[18] | 481 | 781 |
| 2014[19] | 326 | 387 |
NCAA Year-by-year results
[edit]Source:[20]
| Season | Conference | Coach | Overall | Conference | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||
| 2016 | Southland | Michael "Mac" McBride | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 2017 | Southland | Michael "Mac" McBride | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | Southland | Michael "Mac" McBride | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Michael "Mac" McBride | 52 | 15 | 34 | 3 | |||||||
| 2019 | Southland | Danny Free | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||
| 2020 | Southland | Alexsis Cable | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | Southland | Rod Podeyn | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Southland | Rod Podeyn | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Southland | Rod Podeyn | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Rod Podeyn | 56 | 3 | 51 | 2 | |||||||
| 2024 | Southland | Kristy Helmers | |||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nicholls Colors – Nicholls Branding Guide". Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels 2013 Women's Soccer Quick Facts" (PDF). Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Nicholls State University". ncaa.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Nicholls forward sets career scoring mark". houmatoday.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Thibodaux Regional Health System and Nicholls State University Expand Partnership to Provide Student-Athletes with State-of-the-Art Sports Facilities". Nicholls State University. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Podeyn". Nicholls State University. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "Nicholls tabs Podeyn as head women's soccer coach". Nicholls State University. June 28, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA.org.
- ^ Dan Copp (May 6, 2022). "Thibodaux Regional marks grand opening of new Sports Complex". www.houmatoday.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Colonels". NCAA. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nicholls Women's Soccer". Retrieved September 17, 2024.
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