Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer | |
Founded: | 2007 |
University: | Lamar University |
Athletic Director: | Jeff O'Malley |
Conference: | Southland Conference |
Conference Short: | Southland |
City: | Beaumont |
Stateabb: | TX |
State: | Texas |
Coach: | Nathan Kogut |
Tenure: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Lamar Soccer Complex |
Capacity: | 500[1] |
Nickname: | Lady Cardinals |
Ncaatourneys: | 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
Conference Tournament: | 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
Conference Season: | 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.
Lamar University first sponsored soccer in 2007. The team has had five head coaches since its beginning.
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).
as of 2024
Source:[6] as of August 2, 2024
Source:[7]
Position | Staff | |
---|---|---|
Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley | |
Head coach | Nathan Kogut | |
Assistant coach | Kurt Albrecht | |
Assistant coach | Colton Bryant | |
Graduate Assistant Coach | Kelsey Brann |
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 | ||
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 | ||
2020 | Southland | Steve Holeman | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
2021 | WAC | Steve Holeman | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||
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 | ||||||||||
Nathan Kogut | 40 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Team Overall | 325 | 149 | 150 | 26 | 174 | 90 | 67 | 18 |
2017 | 0–1 | .000 | College Station, TX Regional; Lost to #6 Texas A&M (0–1) | |
2019 | 0–1 | .000 | Los Angeles, CA Regional; Lost to #14 UCLA (1–4) | |
2022 | 0–1 | .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[11] | .000 | 4 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances |
Sources:[12]
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) | Tournament champions | ||
Total | 12–6–1 | 10 Appearances |
Sources:[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Below is the Lady Cardinals' yearly home attendance since program inception.
Season | Average | High | |
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Soccer Complex Attendance | |||
2023 | |||
2022 | |||
2021 | |||
2020 | |||
2019 | |||
2018 | |||
2017 | |||
2016 | |||
2015 | |||
2014 | |||
2013 | |||
2012 | |||
2011 | |||
2010 | |||
2009 | |||
Cardinal Stadium Attendance | |||
2008 | |||
2007 |
The attendance record of 702 was set vs Incarnate Word on September 30, 2022.
Sport: | women's soccer |
Year: | 2021 |
Team: | Lamar Lady Cardinals |
Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
Division: | Southwest Division |
Short Conf: | WAC |
Record: | 10–8–2 |
Conf Record: | 6–2–2 |
Head Coach: | Steve Holeman |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Asst Coach1: | Nathan Stockie |
Ac1 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach2: | Hannah Smith |
Ac2 Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Lamar Soccer Complex |
Prev Year: | 2020 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
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.[19]
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.
2021 Roster
Source:[20]
Source:[7]
Position | Staff | |
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Athletic director | Marco Born | |
Head coach | Steve Holeman | |
Assistant coach | Nathan Stockie | |
Assistant coach | Hannah Smith | |
Strength and conditioning Coach | Jacob Economou |
Source:[21] [22] [23] |-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-Conference Regular season
|-!colspan=6 style=""| Western Athletic Conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| Western Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Sport: | women's soccer |
Year: | 2022 |
Team: | Lamar Lady Cardinals |
Conference: | Southland Conference |
Short Conf: | SLC |
Record: | 15–2–2 |
Conf Record: | 10–1–1 |
Head Coach: | Nathan Kogut |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach1: | Kurt Albrecht |
Ac1 Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach2: | Colton Bryant |
Ac2 Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Lamar Soccer Complex |
Champion: | SLC regular season and tournament champions |
Tourney: | 2022 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament |
Tourney Result: | Conference Champions |
Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
Prev Year: | 2021 |
Next Year: | 2023 |
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.
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.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on August 11, 2022. The Cardinals were picked to finish third in the conference.[24]
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 |
Source:[25]
Source:[7]
Position | Staff | |
---|---|---|
Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley | |
Head coach | Nathan Kogut | |
Assistant coach | Kurt Albrecht | |
Assistant coach | Colton Bryant | |
Graduate Assistant Coach | Kelsey Brann |
Source:[26] [27] [28] |-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-Conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| Southland Conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| SLC Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Division I Tournament
Sport: | women's soccer |
Year: | 2023 |
Team: | Lamar Lady Cardinals |
Conference: | Southland Conference |
Short Conf: | SLC |
Record: | 15–3–3 |
Conf Record: | 9–0–1 |
Head Coach: | Nathan Kogut |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach1: | Kurt Albrecht |
Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach2: | Colton Bryant |
Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
Stadium: | Lamar Soccer Complex |
Champion: | SLC regular season and tournament champions |
Tourney: | 2023 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament |
Tourney Result: | Conference Champions |
Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
Tdsrank: | 24 |
Prev Year: | 2022 |
Next Year: | 2024 |
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.[29] 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.[30] The season ended with a 2023 NCAA DI tournament 0-2 loss to #5 seeded Texas.
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.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on August 11, 2023. The Cardinals were picked to finish first in the conference.[31]
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 |
Source:[32]
Source:[7]
Position | Staff | |
---|---|---|
Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley | |
Head coach | Nathan Kogut | |
Assistant coach | Kurt Albrecht | |
Assistant coach | Colton Bryant | |
Graduate Assistant Coach | Kelsey Brann |
Source:[33] [34] [35] [36] |-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-Conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| Southland Conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| SLC Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Sport: | women's soccer |
Year: | 2024 |
Team: | Lamar Lady Cardinals |
Conference: | Southland Conference |
Short Conf: | SLC |
Record: | 0–1–0 |
Conf Record: | 0–0–0 |
Head Coach: | Nathan Kogut |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Kurt Albrecht |
Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach2: | Colton Bryant |
Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Lamar Soccer Complex |
Prev Year: | 2023 |
Next Year: | 2025 |
The 2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represents Lamar University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Lady Cardinals are led by head coach Nathan Kogut, in his third season. They play home games at Lamar Soccer Complex. This is 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 15-3-3 overall record winning the 2023 Southland Conference regular season championship with a 9-0-1 conference record as well as the 2023 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament for the fourth time in program history. They received the conference auto-bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament. The season ended with a 2023 NCAA DI tournament 0-2 loss to #5 seeded Texas.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on August 9, 2024. The Cardinals were picked to finish first in the conference.[37]
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 |
Source:[38] as of August 2, 2024
Source:[7]
Position | Staff | |
---|---|---|
Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley | |
Head coach | Nathan Kogut | |
Assistant coach | Kurt Albrecht | |
Assistant coach | Colton Bryant | |
Graduate Assistant Coach | Kelsey Brann |
Source:[39] [40] [41] |-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-Conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| Southland Conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| SLC Tournament