Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters soccer

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Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters soccer
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Founded2004
University Louisiana Tech University
Head coachSteve Voltz (2nd season)
Conference C-USA
Location Ruston, Louisiana
Stadium Robert Mack Caruthers Field
(Capacity: 500)
Nickname Lady Techsters
ColorsRed and blue [1]
   
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The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters soccer team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team belongs to Conference USA (C-USA) and plays its home games at Robert Mack Caruthers Field. The Lady Techsters are currently led by Steve Voltz, who has been the head coach since 2021.

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History

On May 2, 2004, Jennifer Soileau was named the first head coach of the Lady Techsters soccer team. In their first season, the Lady Techsters went 0–10–2. Soileau went on to coach the Techsters for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, compiling a 11–30–5 overall record as the Lady Techsters head coach.

In 2007, Kevin Sherry was named head soccer coach at Louisiana Tech. During his tenure, the Lady Techsters have compiled a record of 107–75–21. [2]

In 2008, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) named the Louisiana Tech women's soccer team the most improved team in the nation across all NCAA sports. [3]

The Lady Techsters are 118–105–26 all-time and 20–18–22 in Conference USA play. [4]

Facilities

During the program's inaugural season in 2004, the team played all of their home games on the intramural soccer field across from the Lambright Intramural Center. [5]

The Lady Techsters played in Joe Aillet Stadium, home to Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, for the 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons.

In 2008, the Lady Techster Soccer Complex opened as the new home to the Lady Techster Soccer team. [6] The complex played host to the 2010 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament. [7] The Lady Techsters all-time record at the Complex is 67–20–7. [8]

On April 25, 2019, a powerful tornado came through Louisiana Tech's Campus destroying many athletics facilities, including the Lady Techsters Soccer Complex. In October 2019, the university announced that two alumni had donated $250,000 in honor of former Petroleum Engineering professor Dr. Robert Caruthers to assist in rebuilding the Lady Techster soccer complex. Caruthers was a long-time engineering professor at Tech, leading the university's program in Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences. After serving Tech students for nearly 30 years, from 1967 to 1995, he died October 3, 2016. Demolition of the damaged Lady Techsters Soccer Complex began in September 2019. [9]

On November 21, 2019, the university announced plans to build new, integrated softball and women's soccer facilities to replaced fields and infrastructure destroyed by the April 2019 tornado. The new soccer facilities are expected to be completed before the Lady Techster's Fall 2020 season begins. [10]

Seasons

SeasonCoachRegular SeasonPostseason
OverallConferenceConference TournamentNCAA Tournament
Independent (2004)
2004 Jennifer Soileau 0–10–2N/A––
Western Athletic Conference (2005–2012)
2005Jennifer Soileau7–10–00–7–0––
2006Jennifer Soileau4–10–30–6–1––
2007Kevin Sherry2–14–10–6–1––
2008Kevin Sherry10–5–50–3–4––
2009Kevin Sherry12–7–11–7–0––
2010Kevin Sherry15–6–05–3–0Quarterfinals–
2011Kevin Sherry8–8–41–6–0––
2012Kevin Sherry12–5–43–3–2Quarterfinals–
Conference USA (2013–Present)
2013Kevin Sherry9–10–14–6––
2014Kevin Sherry13–6–35–4Semifinals–
2015Kevin Sherry12–8–15–4Quarterfinals–
2016Kevin Sherry14–6–16–4Quarterfinals–
2017Kevin Sherry14–3–56–1Semifinals–
2018Kevin Sherry13–5–35–3–2Semifinals–
2019Kevin Sherry13–4–35–4–1Quarterfinals–
2020–21Kevin Sherry9–7–01–5–0––
2021Steve Voltz6–8–32–4–2––
2022Steve Voltz7–9–35–3–2Quarterfinals–
Total:158–117–3746–73–11

Attendance

SeasonOverall W-LHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance
Attendance statistics only available from the 2009 season onward. [11]
200912–7–1121972,361
201015–6–0122793,344
20118–8–472272078
201212–5–492362,125
20139–10–172491,740
201413–6–3102302,297
201512–8–182532,023
201614–6–1102162,164
201714–3–592141,923
201813–5–3101621,621
2019*13–4–36106637
*Home complex was destroyed by a tornado and team played home games at local municipal and high school stadiums.

Awards

Team awards

Most improved NCAA team
CoachSeason
Kevin Sherry2007 [12]

Individual awards

Academic All-America of the Year
PosPlayerTeamYear
FKathryn Sloan3rd Team – CoSIDA 2015 [13]
1st Team – CoSIDA 2016 [14]

Notable players

PosPlayerNational TeamClub Team
D Nomvula Kgoale South Africa --
D Donya Salomon-Ali Haiti --

References

  1. ↑ "Official University Colors – Louisiana Tech University". Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lady Techsters Soccer Quick Facts" (PDF). latechsports.com.
  3. ↑ "Lady Techster Soccer Team Recognized as Most Improved in Nation". latechsports.com. March 12, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Lady Techsters Soccer Quick Facts" (PDF). latechsports.com.
  5. ↑ "Lady Techsters Soccer Complex". latechsports.com.
  6. ↑ "Lady Techsters Soccer Complex". latechsports.com.
  7. ↑ "Lady Techsters Soccer Complex". latechsports.com.
  8. ↑ latechsports.com https://s3.amazonaws.com/latechsports.com/documents/2020/9/28/2020SoccerQuickFacts.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Cutts honor Petroleum Engineering professor with donation to help rebuild soccer complex". latech.edu.
  10. ↑ "LA Tech Unveils Future Facilities for Baseball, Softball and Soccer". latech.edu. November 21, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Women's Soccer media Guides". latechsports.com.
  12. ↑ "Lady Techster Soccer Team Recognized as Most Improved in Nation". latechsports.com. March 12, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Sloan Receives Academic All-America Honors". latechsports.com. November 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sloan Selected as 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year". latechsports.com. November 22, 2016.
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