Nicholls Soccer Complex

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Nicholls Soccer Complex
Location Thibodaux, Louisiana
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Coordinates 29°47′13.8″N90°48′24.5″W / 29.787167°N 90.806806°W / 29.787167; -90.806806
Owner Nicholls State University
Operator Nicholls Athletics Department
Capacity 1,000
Opened1998
Tenants
Nicholls Colonels women's soccer (NCAA)

The Nicholls Soccer Complex is a soccer facility located on the campus of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, United States. [1] The stadium has a seating capacity of 1,000. It served as the home of the Nicholls Colonels women's soccer team through the 2022 season. [2] [3] [2] In 2012, the soccer stadium received a complete renovation which including locker rooms, a team area, offices, new press box and a concession area. [4] [5]

Contents

Beginning with the 2022 season, the Colonels moved to the Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex. [6]


High attendance

Below is the Colonels' yearly high home attendance from 2014 to 2021.

Yearly Home Attendance
SeasonAverageHigh
Nicholls
2021 [7] 120237
2020 [8] 96167
2019 [9] 48211
2018 [10] 108231
2017 [11] 224339
2016 [12] 209382
2015 [13] 481781
2014 [14] 326387

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