Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer

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Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
Founded2007
University Lamar University
Athletic directorJeff O'Malley
Head coach Nathan Kogut (3rd season)
Conference Southland
Location Beaumont, Texas
Stadium Lamar Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 500 [1] )
Nickname Lady Cardinals
ColorsRed and white [2]
   
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.

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History

Lamar University first sponsored soccer in 2007. The team has had five head coaches since its beginning.

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 2024

Source: [7] as of August 2, 2024

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Howard
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Rich
2DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Acacia Weis
3MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Mariana Cardenas
4DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Annika Kassenbrock
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reagan Adair
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaitlyn Niemeyer
7MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Alana Clark
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaya Williams
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isela Ramirez
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Ferrell
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaliyah Pena
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trinity Clark
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Viviana Duarte
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elena Carmody
15MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Payton Joost
16DWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Smith
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ansley Beer
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arely Alaniz
19 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Rafiatu Alhassan
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maria Poljak
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Conway
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kacey Beer
23FW/DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Anneliese Switzer
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauryn Woodard
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin Dull
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ayvah Angala
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley Wilson
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaliyah Clark
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reese Carmody
32DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Caragan Childs
34 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Manibo
44FW/MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Cena Carlson
88 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ronke Abudu
99 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kamryn Harvey

Coaching Staff

Source: [8] [9]

PositionStaff
Athletic director Flag of the United States.svg Jeff O'Malley
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Kogut
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Brann

NCAA Year-by-year results

Source: [10] [11] [12]

SeasonConferenceCoachOverallConferenceNotes
GamesWinLossTieGamesWinLossTie
NCAA Year-by-Year Results
2007 Southland P. Matthew "Matt" Dillon180180909010th
2008SouthlandDewi Hardman16411192618th
2009SouthlandDewi Hardman18413193608th
2010SouthlandDewi Hardman195113103526th, conference tournament appearance
2011SouthlandDewi Hardman19982106313rd, conference tournament appearance
Dewi Hardman72224373814204
2012SouthlandOrlando Cervantes21119196302nd, conference tournament runner-up
2013SouthlandOrlando Cervantes1971021036110th
2014SouthlandOrlando Cervantes185112113628th
2015SouthlandOrlando Cervantes208111114617th
Orlando Cervantes78314164116214
2016SouthlandSteve Holeman1921431117312th
2017SouthlandSteve Holeman2318411110101st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions, NCAA DI tournament appearance
2018SouthlandSteve Holeman201262117223rd, SLC tournament semi-finals
2019SouthlandSteve Holeman2316701110101st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions, NCAA DI tournament appearance
2020SouthlandSteve Holeman12840107302nd, SLC tournament first round
2021 WAC Steve Holeman201082106222nd, Southwest Division, WAC Tournament semi-final match
Steve Holeman117664386441167
2022 Southland Nathan Kogut1915221210111st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions, NCAA DI tournament appearance
2023 SouthlandNathan Kogut211533109011st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions. NCAA DI tournament appearance
2024 SouthlandNathan Kogut
Nathan Kogut40 30 5 5 22 19 1 2
Team
Overall		32514915026174906718

(Results reflect games through Nov 10, 2023.)

Post season appearances

Lamar Lady Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
2017 0–1 [3] .000College Station, TX Regional; Lost to #6 Texas A&M (0–1)
2019 0–1 [4] .000Los Angeles, CA Regional; Lost to #14 UCLA (1–4)
2022 0–1 [6] .000Baton Rouge, LA Regional; Lost to #8 LSU ( 1–3 )
2023 0–0.000Austin, Texas, FSU Bracket; Lost to #5 Texas ( 0–2 )
TOTALS0–4 [13] .0004 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances

Conference Tournaments

Sources: [14]

YearConferenceRecord %Notes
Southland Conference Tournament Results
2010Southland0–1.000
2011Southland0–1.000
2012Southland1–1.500Tournament runner up
2017 Southland3–01.000Tournament Champions
2018 Southland1–1.500Tournament semifinals
2019 Southland3–01.000Tournament Champions
2020 Southland0–1.000First round
Western Athletic Conference Tournament Results
2021 WAC 1–1.500Semi-finals
Southland Conference Tournament Results
2022 Southland2–01.000Tournament champions
2023 Southland1–0–1
(tie broken on penalty kicks LU 5–4)		.750Tournament champions
Total12–6–1.65810 Appearances

Awards and honors

Sources: [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

All American

All Region

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.

SeasonAverageHigh
Soccer Complex Attendance
2023 [11]
506
636
2022 [11]
438
702
2021 [11]
172
263*
2020 [11]
75
189*
2019 [11]
245
505
2018 [11]
333
588
2017 [11]
299
695
2016 [11]
250
433
2015 [11]
326
602
2014 [11]
237
323
2013 [11]
321
493
2012 [11]
261
362
2011 [11]
353
527
2010 [11]
400
562
2009 [11]
321
513
Cardinal Stadium Attendance
2008 [11]
310
421
2007 [11]
260
335

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

2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
Conference Western Athletic Conference
DivisionSouthwest Division
Record10–8–2 (6–2–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nathan Stockie (4th season)
  • Hannah Smith (1st season)
Home stadium Lamar Soccer Complex
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 WAC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Southwest
Stephen F. Austin  ‍†‍‍8–2–0 .80010–8–1 .553
Lamar  ‍‍‍6–2–2 .70010–8–2 .550
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍6–4–0 .6008–10–0 .444
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍4–5–1 .4506–9–1 .406
Texas–Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍2–7–1 .2506–12–2 .350
Chicago State  ‍‍‍2–8–0 .2002–14–1 .147
West
Grand Canyon  ‍†‍‡‍y7–1–2 .80016–4–2 .773
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍6–2–2 .70013–7–2 .636
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍5–5–0 .5009–11–0 .450
California Baptist*  ‍‍‍4–4–2 .5006–8–3 .441
Dixie State*  ‍‍‍2–7–1 .2506–13–1 .325
Seattle  ‍‍‍1–6–3 .2507–8–4 .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. [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
Source: [22]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vivienne Carr
1 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Nicole Panis
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sabrina Lopez
3MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Isabel Bassa
4 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Marina Mielgo
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meg Sheppard
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Gemza
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Hollie Massey
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isela Ramirez
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mackenzie Harvey
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Juana Plata
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anessa Byerman
17MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Paloma Martinez
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arely Alaniz
19 FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Christine Kitaru
21 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Laura Linares
22 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Kaisa Juvonen
23 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Eva Karen
24MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Richard
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carina Leal

Coaching Staff

Source: [8] [9]

PositionStaff
Athletic director Flag of the United States.svg Marco Born
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Steve Holeman
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Stockie
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Hannah Smith
Strength and conditioning Coach Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Economou

Schedule

Source: [23] [24] [25]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 HoustonW  2–1  7–6–1
(4–1–1)		 Pritchett Field (345)
Huntsville, TX
October 17
1:00 p.m.		at Stephen F. AustinL  0–1  7–7–1
(4–2–1)		SFA Soccer Field (200)
Nacogdoches, TX
October 23
7:00 p.m.		at UTRGVT  0–0  7–7–2
(4–2–2)		UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex (237)
Edinburg, TX
October 28
7:00 p.m.		Chicago StateW  2–0  8–7–2
(5–2–2)		Lamar Soccer Complex (153)
Beaumont, TX
October 30
1:00 p.m.		Abilene ChristianW  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.

2022 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

2022 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
SLC regular season and tournament champions
Conference Southland Conference
Record15–2–2 (10–1–1 SLC)
Head coach
  • Nathan Kogut (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kurt Albrecht (1st season)
  • Colton Bryant (1st season)
Home stadium Lamar Soccer Complex
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
2022 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Lamar  ‍†‍‡‍y10–1–1 .87515–2–2 .842
Northwestern St  ‍‍‍8–2–2 .75012–4–3 .711
Texas A&M-Commerce*  ‍‍‍7–4–1 .6259–9–2 .500
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍6–5–1 .5427–10–3 .425
SE Louisiana  ‍‍‍5–4–3 .5427–7–3 .500
Texas A&M-CC  ‍‍‍5–6–1 .4588–9–1 .472
McNeese  ‍‍‍3–5–4 .4175–9–4 .389
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍2–7–3 .2923–10–3 .281
Nicholls  ‍‍‍0–11–0 .0002–15–1 .139
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Southland Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

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. [27]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Northwestern State128 (16)
2McNeese113 (1)
3Lamar77
4UIW74
5Texas A&M–Corpus Christi72
6Southeastern70
7HCU56
8Texas A&M–Commerce36
9Nicholls22

Players

Source: [8]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vivienne Carr
1 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Nicole Panis
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sabrina Lopez
3MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Isabel Bassa
4DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Annika Kassenbrock
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meg Sheppard
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alana Clark
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Gemza
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Hollie Massey
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isela Ramirez
10 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Laura Linares
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Miranda Urbizu
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trinity Clark
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Crisely Pavon
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cariel Ellis
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Payton Joost
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Zimmer
17MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Paloma Martinez
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arely Alaniz
19 FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Christine Kitaru
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Landry Worsham
21MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Dahjah Lewis
22 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Kaisa Juvonen
23 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Eva Karen
24MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Richard
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kolbi Coleman
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Rabideau
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yainn Zuniga
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan McBride
44 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Janolo

Coaching Staff

Source: [8] [9]

PositionStaff
Athletic director Flag of the United States.svg Jeff O'Malley
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Kogut
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Brann

Schedule

Source: [28] [29] [30]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 StateL  0–2  9–1–1
(6–1–0)		Lamar Soccer Complex (574)
Beaumont, TX
October 9
1:00 p.m.		McNeeseT  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–CommerceW  2–1  10–1–2
(7–1–1)		 Lion Soccer Field (388)
Commerce, TX
October 21
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at HCUW  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 ChristiW  2–1  12–1–2
(9–1–1)		Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium (268)
Corpus Christi, TX
October 28
1:00 p.m.		NichollsW  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.

2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
SLC regular season and tournament champions
Conference Southland Conference
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 24
Record15–3–3 (9–0–1 SLC)
Head coach
  • Nathan Kogut (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kurt Albrecht (2nd season)
  • Colton Bryant (2nd season)
Home stadium Lamar Soccer Complex
Seasons
←  2022
2024  →
2023 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Lamar  ‍†‍‡‍y9–0–1 .95015–3–3 .786
Texas A&M–Commerce*  ‍‍‍7–1–2 .8009–7–3 .553
McNeese  ‍‍‍5–3–2 .6009–8–4 .524
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍4–5–1 .4506–10–3 .395
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍4–5–1 .4507–8–4 .474
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍4–5–1 .4506–10–2 .389
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .4007–11–0 .389
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍3–6–1 .3506–8–2 .438
Nicholls  ‍‍‍0–9–1 .0501–17–1 .079
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Southland Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

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. [32] 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. [33] 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. [34]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Lamar126 (14)
2Texas A&M–Commerce97
3Southeastern84
4Houston Christian82 (2)
5Northwestern State81 (2)
6Texas A&M–Corpus Christi68
7McNeese53
8Incarnate Word33
9Nicholls23

Players

Source: [35]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Rich
1 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Nicole Panis
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sabrina Lopez
3MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Mariana Cardenas
4DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Annika Kassenbrock
5DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Emmi Sullivan
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaitlyn Niemeyer
7MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Alana Clark
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaya Williams
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isela Ramirez
10 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Laura Linares
11 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Kauany Sousa
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trinity Clark
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Viviana Duarte
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cariel Ellis
15MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Payton Joost
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caragan Childs
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Ayvah Angala
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arely Alaniz
19 FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Rafiatu Alhassan
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emmy Wood
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Conway
22 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Kaisa Juvonen
23 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Eva Karen
24MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Richard
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kolbi Coleman
26MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Addison Russu
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Rabideau
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley Wilson
29 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anne Marie Cabello
30 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Hollie Massey
44 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Janolo
99 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kamryn Harvey

Coaching Staff

Source: [8] [9]

PositionStaff
Athletic director Flag of the United States.svg Jeff O'Malley
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Kogut
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Brann

Schedule

Source: [36] [37] [38] [39]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 LouisianaW  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.

2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
Conference Southland Conference
Record2–4–2 (0–0–0 SLC)
Head coach
  • Nathan Kogut (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kurt Albrecht (3rd season)
  • Colton Bryant (3rd season)
Home stadium Lamar Soccer Complex
Seasons
←  2023
2025  →
2024 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –3–1–2 .667
Texas A&M–CC  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –3–2–2 .571
UT Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –4–3–1 .563
Northwestern St  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –4–4–1 .500
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –2–3–2 .429
Lamar  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –2–4–2 .375
McNeese  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –3–5–0 .375
SE Louisiana  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–3–1 .300
Nicholls  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–3–1 .300
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–5–2 .250
Texas A&M–Commerce  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–6–2 .222
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 Southland Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Southland Conference

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.

Previous season

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.


Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on August 9, 2024. The Cardinals were picked to finish first in the conference. [40]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Lamar200 (20)
2Texas A&M–Commerce177 (2)
3McNeese147
4Northwestern State130
5Texas A&M–Corpus Christi112
6Southeastern Louisiana105
7Stephen F. Austin98
8Houston Christian81
9UT Rio Grande Valley67
10Incarnate Word63
11Nicholls30

Players

Source: [41] as of August 2, 2024

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Howard
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Rich
2DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Acacia Weis
3MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Mariana Cardenas
4DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Annika Kassenbrock
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reagan Adair
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaitlyn Niemeyer
7MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Alana Clark
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaya Williams
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isela Ramirez
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Ferrell
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaliyah Pena
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trinity Clark
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Viviana Duarte
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elena Carmody
15MF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Payton Joost
16DWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Smith
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ansley Beer
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arely Alaniz
19 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Rafiatu Alhassan
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maria Poljak
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Conway
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kacey Beer
23FW/DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Anneliese Switzer
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauryn Woodard
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin Dull
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ayvah Angala
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley Wilson
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaliyah Clark
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reese Carmody
32DF/FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Caragan Childs
34 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Manibo
44FW/MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Cena Carlson
88 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ronke Abudu
99 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kamryn Harvey

Coaching Staff

Source: [8] [9]

PositionStaff
Athletic director Flag of the United States.svg Jeff O'Malley
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Kogut
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Brann

Schedule

Source: [42] [43] [44] [45]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
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  – – –
(– –)		SFA Soccer Field
Nacogdoches, TX
September 26
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UT Rio Grande Valley  – – –
(– –)		Lamar Soccer Complex
Beaumont, TX
September 29
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Nicholls  – – –
(– –)		Lamar Soccer Complex
Beaumont, TX
October 4
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at  Southeastern Louisiana  – – –
(– –)		 Southeastern Soccer Complex
Hammond, LA
October 11
7:00 p.m.		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  – – –
(– –)		Lamar Soccer Complex
Beaumont, TX
October 13
7:00 p.m.		 McNeese  – – –
(– –)		Lamar Soccer Complex
Beaumont, TX
October 18
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Houston Christian  – – –
(– –)		Sorrells Field
Houston, TX
October 20
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Commerce  – – –
(– –)		 Lion Soccer Field
Commerce, TX
October 25
7:00 p.m.		at  Northwestern State  – – –
(– –)		 Lady Demon Soccer Complex
Natchitoches, LA
November 1
7:00 p.m.		 Incarnate Word  – – –
(– –)		Lamar Soccer Complex
Beaumont, TX
SLC Tournament
November 5–10
 ESPN+		vs. TBD – – –
Dr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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The 2023 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament, the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southland Conference, was held from November 1 to November 5, 2023. The six-match tournament took place at the Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium in Corpus Christi, Texas. The seven-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. In a tournament which included three matches that were decided by penalty kicks, Lamar, the defending champions, won its fourth overall Southland Conference tournament championship and its second consecutive tournament championship in a 3-1 match vs #3 seed, McNeese.

The 2023–24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They won the Southland Conference regular season championship with a 17–1 record. Lamar was defeated by Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the SLC tournament championship game. They were invited to compete in the inaugural 2024 WBIT. Their season ended with a first round loss to Washington State.

The 2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team represented Lamar University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Lady Cardinals played their home games at Lamar Softball Complex as a member of the Southland Conference and were led by head coach Amy Hooks in her sixth-year at Lamar. The team compiled a 26–25 overall record and a 12–12 record in conference play for a fifth place finish. As the fifth seeded team in the SLC tournament, the Lady Cardinals were defeated in extra innings by fourth seeded Incarnate Word 4–58. Their season ended with another extra inning defeat versus third seeded Nicholls 4–58.

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