The Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represents

Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, th ...

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. The team, currently led by head coach Nathan Kogut, competes in the

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. The team's initial season was 2007. The Lady Cardinals' home stadium is the

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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.

History

Lamar University first sponsored

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in 2007. The team has had five head coaches since its beginning. * P. Matthew "Mat" Dillon, the first head coach, led the Lady Cardinals in their initial season, 2007. * Dewi Hardman served as head coach from 2008 to 2011. Under Hardman, the Lady Cardinals improved from eighth place in 2008 to a third place conference finish and second conference tournament appearance in 2011. * Orlando Cervantes led the Lady Cardinals from 2012 to 2015. The team finished 2012 with a second-place finish in conference and runner-up in the conference tournament. * Steve Holeman was head coach for six seasons (2016-2021). While at Lamar, Holeman completed his second season with the Lady Cardinals in 2017 with three firsts for the team. The Lady Cardinals won the Southland Conference regular season championship, the Southland Conference tournament championship, and participated in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament for the first time in program history. The Lady Cardinals lost their first NCAA Division I tournament match 0–1 in an on goal play. In 2019, the Lady Cardinals repeated winning the Southland Conference regular season championship, the Southland Conference tournament, and participated in the NCAA tournament losing to 14th ranked UCLA 1–4. Holeman was named Southland Conference women's soccer coach of the year in 2017 and 2019. * Nathan Kogut, was named head coach on April 20, 2022, replacing Steve Holeman who resigned in February, 2022 to become head coach for the

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team. Kogut was named Southland Conference coach of the year in 2022. In Kogut's first year with the Cardinals, the Lady Cardinals won the Southland Conference regular season and the 2022 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament championship. They returned to the NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament for the third time losing to LSU 1-3.

Stadium

Construction on the

began in June, 2009. The first match at the stadium was against the

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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

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. 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 Provost Umphrey Stadium (previously Cardinal Stadium) is a 16,000-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. The stadium, home to the Lamar Cardinals football team, is located next to the Montagne Ce ...

following a major renovation, was the home field for the team's initial 2 seasons (2007 and 2008).

Current roster

''as of 2022''

Players

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Coaching Staff

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NCAA Year-by-year results

Source: (Results reflect games through Nov 11, 2022.)

Post season appearances

Lamar Lady Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament

*The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament started in 1982. *The

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of the tournament has changed through the years.

Conference Tournaments

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Awards and honors

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All American

* Esther Okoronkwo 2020 (3rd)

All Region

* Lucy Ashworth 2017 (3rd), 2019 (1st) * Christine Kitaru 2021 (3rd) * Madison Ledet 2020 (2nd) * Sophia Manibo 2020 (2nd) * Esther Okoronkwo 2019 (1st), 2020 (1st) * Kelso Peskin 2018 (3rd) * Juana Plata 2019 (3rd)

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 * Cariel Ellis 2022 * Kaisa Juvonen 2022 * Kristine Kitaru 2022 * Nicole Panis 2022 * Isela Ramirez 2022

Player of the Year

* Lucy Ashworth 2019 * Esther Okoronkwo 2020

Newcomer of the Year

* Kelso Peskin 2017 * Esther Okoronkwo 2019

Defender of the Year

* Arely Alaniz 2022

Forward of the Year

* Lucy Ashworth 2019 * Esther Okoronkwo 2020

Goalkeeper of the Year

*Nicole Panis 2022

Midfielder of the Year

* Juliana Ocampo 2018 * Madison Ledet 2020

Coach of the Year

* Steve Holeman 2017, 2019 * Nathan Kogut 2022

Yearly attendance

Below is the Lady Cardinals' yearly home attendance since program inception. The attendance record of 702 was set vs Incarnate Word on September 30, 2022. * Stadium capacity limited due to COVID19 restrictions.

2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

The 2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represented

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

. This was the team's 15th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 1st playing in the

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. 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

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1–0 in the Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament. The team's season ended with a loss to

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0–1 in the tournament semi–final round. Note: Stadium capacity restrictions continued during the season due to Covid-19 precautions.

Previous season

The Lady Cardinals finished 8–4–0 overall and 7–3–0 in 2020

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

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Schedule

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2022 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

The 2022 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represents

during the

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. The Lady Cardinals are led by head coach Nathan Kogut, in his first season. They play home games at

. This is the team's 16th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 15th playing in the

following a brief one year membership in the

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

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. The Lady Cardinals overal record was 15–2–2.

Previous season

The Lady Cardinals finished 10–8–2 overall and 6–2–2 in 2021

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.

Players

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Coaching Staff

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Schedule

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References

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