LSU Tigers women's soccer

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LSU Tigers women's soccer
Louisiana State University (block logo).svg
Founded1995 (28 years ago)
University Louisiana State University
Head coachSian Hudson
Conference SEC
Western Division
Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Stadium LSU Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 2,197)
Nickname Tigers
ColorsPurple and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2007, 2009, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
2018

The LSU Tigers [n 1] women's soccer team represents Louisiana State University in the sport of soccer. The Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Tigers play their home games at the LSU Soccer Stadium on the university's Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus. [3]

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History

The LSU Tigers soccer team's first season was in 1995. The Tigers' first coach was Miriam Hickey who compiled a record of 22–17–1 (.563) at LSU from 1995 to 1996. The second coach in LSU soccer history was Gregg Boggs who coached the Tigers from 1997 to 1999. He had a record of 12–44–3 (.229). In 2000, George Fotopoulos was hired as head coach of the LSU soccer team and amassed a record of 52–39–8 (.566) during his 5 years at LSU. During George Fotopoulos' final season in 2004, his wife Danielle Fotopoulos was hired as co-head coach of the LSU soccer team. During her only season at LSU, she along with her husband compiled a record of 8–11–1 (.425) in 2004.

In 2005, Brian Lee was named head soccer coach at LSU. He coached LSU for fourteen seasons until he left following the 2018 season. During his tenure the Tigers compiled a record of 143–100–45 (.575) and won 4 SEC West Division titles in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. The Tigers won their first SEC Tournament in program history in 2018.

Year-by-year results

YearHead CoachOverall RecordConference RecordStandingDivisionPostseason
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference)(1995–present)
1995 Miriam Hickey 11–9–15–32ndWest
1996Miriam Hickey11–82–65thWest
1997 Gregg Boggs 0–180–86thWest
1998Gregg Boggs8–11–23–52ndWest
1999Gregg Boggs4–15–12–76thWest
2000 George Fotopoulos 15–65–42ndWest
2001George Fotopoulos7–8–31–6–26thWest
2002George Fotopoulos12–5–32–3–33rdWest
2003George Fotopoulos10–9–12–76thWest
2004George Fotopoulos and Danielle Fotopoulos 8–11–12–8–16thWest
2005 Brian Lee 8–10–23–7–13rdWest
2006Brian Lee9–8–34–4–33rdWest
2007Brian Lee12–5–75–2–41stWestNCAA Tournament 2nd Round
2008Brian Lee14–4–27–3–11stWestNCAA Tournament 1st Round
2009Brian Lee15–4–58–2–11stWestNCAA Tournament 2nd Round
2010Brian Lee8–8–54–4–32ndWest
2011Brian Lee13–8–18–31stWestNCAA Tournament 1st Round
2012Brian Lee9–8–45–6–24thWest
2013Brian Lee9–9–25–5–17th
2014Brian Lee5–13–21–9–113th
2015Brian Lee13–6–45–4–27thNCAA Tournament 1st Round
2016Brian Lee7–11–12–8–112th
2017Brian Lee8–7–31–6–313th
2018Brian Lee13–7–45–4–17thNCAA Tournament 2nd Round
2019 Debbie Hensley 3–12–31–7–27thWest
2020* Sian Hudson 4–7–30–6–27thWest
2021Sian Hudson11–8–14–6–06thWestNCAA Tournament 1st Round
2022Sian Hudson10–4–71–2–45thWestNCAA Tournament 2nd Round
Total257–239–7193–145–38

*Incomplete season due to COVID-19.

Prominent players

All-Americans

United Soccer Coaches (previously National Soccer Coaches Association of America)

PlayerYear(s)-Team
Malorie Rutledge2008–3rd Team [4]
Lucy Parker 2018–3rd Team [4] [5]

Stadium

LSU Soccer Stadium LSU Soccer Stadium (Baton Rouge, LA).jpg
LSU Soccer Stadium

LSU Soccer Stadium

The LSU Soccer Stadium is a soccer facility located on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The facility, built in 1996, serves as the home of the LSU Tigers soccer team. The two-level stadium has a seating capacity of 2,197. [6]

Practice and Training facilities

LSU Indoor Practice facility

The LSU Indoor Practice Facility, built in 1991, is a climate-controlled 8,250 square feet facility. It is used when inclement weather prevents the soccer team from practicing at the LSU Soccer Stadium. It holds the 100-yd Anderson-Feazel LSU Indoor field. The playing surface is Momentum Field Turf by SportExe.

Strength and Conditioning facility

The LSU Tigers soccer team weight room is over 10,000 square feet [7] and includes multi-purpose flat surface platform, bench, incline, squat and Olympic lifting stations along with dumbbell bench stations. [8] It is also equipped with medicine balls, hurdles, plyometric boxes, assorted speed and agility equipment, treadmills, stationary bikes and elliptical cross trainers. The weight room features multiple high-definition TV's for multimedia presentations. It is located in the LSU Football Operations Center.

Training room

The training room located in the LSU Football Operations Center features hydrotherapy which includes hot/cold Jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill and multiple stations to treat the players. [9]

Current roster

as of 2022

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Lau
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Reese Moffatt
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsey Eaton
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chiara Ritchie-Williams
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christyna Pitre
7 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Caitlin Cantrill
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Shannon Cooke
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Thomas
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adrienne Richardson
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mackenzie Manuel
14 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caroline Brockmeier
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Martin
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abbey Newton
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiana Caffey
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Dubroc
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexis Larimore
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marlena Cutura
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Courtney Henderson
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ellie Weber
24 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jade Clarke
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Grace Goldman
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Raven Guerrero
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Cuneo
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Haley Garrett
31 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meghan Johnson
32 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Afrah Khan
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabbie Angelle
34 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Molly Thompson
35 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Makenzie Maher
36 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Camille Carriere

Head coaches

NameYearsRecord at LSU
Miriam Hickey 1995–199622–17–1 Overall, 7–9 SEC
Gregg Boggs 1997–199912–44–3 Overall, 5–20 SEC
George Fotopoulos 2000–200452–39–8 Overall, 12–28–6 SEC
Danielle Fotopoulos 20048–11–1 Overall, 2–8–1 SEC
Brian Lee 2005–2018143–100–45 Overall, 65–68–27 SEC

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ LSU uses the nickname of "Lady Tigers" only in sports that have both men's and women's teams. Since LSU only sponsors soccer for women, that team uses "Tigers" instead. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Brand Guidelines: Colors". LSUAthletics.LingoApp.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ Megargee, Steve (June 26, 2015). "Tennessee set to make move to a lone 'Lady Vols' team". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press . Retrieved June 26, 2015. An Associated Press survey of all 65 schools from the five major conferences found that at least 28 had separate nicknames for men's and women's teams at some point in their histories. Only seven continue that practice, and in most cases they only have separate nicknames for certain women's teams. Texas Tech uses the Lady Raiders for women's teams in sports that also have men's teams: basketball, tennis, golf, track and cross country. LSU uses a similar strategy.
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  4. 1 2 Pat Madden, ed. (August 17, 2022). 2022 College Soccer Almanac (PDF). United Soccer Coaches. p. 47. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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