Lamar_Lady_Cardinals_soccer

Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer

Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer

American college soccer team


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.

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History

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.

Stadium

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).

Current roster

as of 2023

Players

Source:[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Coaching Staff

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NCAA Year-by-year results

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(Results reflect games through Nov 10, 2023.)

Post season appearances

Lamar Lady Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament

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Conference Tournaments

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Awards and honors

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All American

  • Esther Okoronkwo 2020 (3rd)

All Region

  • 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

All Conference First Team

  • 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

  • Lucy Ashworth 2019
  • Esther Okoronkwo 2020
  • Hollie Massey 2023

Newcomer of the Year

  • Kelso Peskin 2017
  • Esther Okoronkwo 2019

Defender of the Year

  • Arely Alaniz 2022, 2023

Forward of the Year

  • Lucy Ashworth 2019
  • Esther Okoronkwo 2020

Goalkeeper of the Year

  • Nicole Panis 2022, 2023

Midfielder of the Year

  • Juliana Ocampo 2018
  • Madison Ledet 2020
  • Alana Clark 2023

Coach of the Year

  • Steve Holeman 2017, 2019
  • Nathan Kogut 2022, 2023

Yearly attendance

Below is the Lady Cardinals' yearly home attendance since program inception.

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The attendance record of 702 was set vs Incarnate Word on September 30, 2022.

  • Stadium capacity limited due to COVID19 restrictions.[20]

2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

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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.[21]

Previous season

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

2021 Roster
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Coaching Staff

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Schedule

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2022 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

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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

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

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on August 11, 2022. The Cardinals were picked to finish third in the conference.[26]

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Players

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Coaching Staff

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Schedule

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2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

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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.[30] 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.[31] The season ended with a 2023 NCAA DI tournament 0-2 loss to #5 seeded Texas.

Previous season

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

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on August 11, 2023. The Cardinals were picked to finish first in the conference.[32]

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Players

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Coaching Staff

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Schedule

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References

  1. "2017 Quick Facts" (PDF). Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. "Aggies advance to second round of NCAA tournament". SEC Network. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  3. "Cards' Spectacular Season Comes to an End". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  4. "Southland Conference Announces 2023 All-Conference Soccer Teams and Superlative Winners". Southland Conference. October 31, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  5. Kenneth Cline (November 11, 2022). "Cards Historic Season Ends in Baton Rouge". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  6. "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  7. "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  8. Kenneth Cline (August 2, 2022). "Head Coach Nathan Kogut Adds Three to Coaching Staff". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  9. "2017 Soccer Information Guide". Lamar University Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  10. "Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  11. "Women's Soccer" (PDF). Southland Conference. March 31, 2017. pp. 6–8. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  12. "Cardinals Fall to No. 5 Texas in NCAA Tourney". Lamar University Athletics. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  13. "Women's Soccer" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  14. "Women's Soccer" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  15. "LaRicci Voted Soccer Player of the Year; All-Conference Teams Named". Southland Conference. October 30, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  16. "CENTRAL ARKANSAS NEARLY SWEEPS SPECIAL AWARDS, ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS NAMED". Southland Conference. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  17. Kenneth Cline (October 31, 2023). "Massey, Panis, and Alaniz Lead 10 Cardinal All-Southland Conference Honors". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  18. Kenneth Cline (November 29, 2023). "United Soccer Coaches Tab Four Cardinals to All-Midwest Region Teams". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  19. "LU Athletics Announces Attendance Policy for LU SB/SOC Complex". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  20. "LU Athletics Announces Attendance Policy for LU SB/SOC Complex". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  21. "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  22. Will McFarland (July 16, 2021). "Soccer Reveals 2021 Schedule". lamarcardinals.com. Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  23. "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  24. "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  25. "Northwestern State Voted to Top Spot in Soccer Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. August 11, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  26. Kenneth Cline (July 27, 2022). "Cardinals Release 2022 Soccer Schedule". lamarcardinals.com. Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  27. "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  28. "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  29. "Save Record, Shutout Record, and Repeat Regular Season Title for Big Red". Lamar University Athletics. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023. With a 1-0 victory, the Cardinals (13-2-2, 8-0-1) not only set a new program record for shutouts in a season but have repeated as Southland Conference regular season champions by clinching at least a share of the title. ... With Texas A&M-Commerce defeating Nicholls on Friday night and having another game on Sunday, the Cardinals now find themselves still up six points in the standings. A loss or a tie by TAMU-C against UIW on Sunday guarantees LU clinching the championship outright.
  30. "College Soccer National Ranking Women Week 12 Oct 30, 2023 to Nov 5, 2023". Advanced Sports Media, LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  31. "Southland Announces 2023 Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  32. Kenneth Cline (July 13, 2023). "Reigning Southland Champs Release 2023 Schedule". lamarcardinals.com. Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  33. "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

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