Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer

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Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
Beaumont, Texas
StadiumLamar Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 500[1])
NicknameLady 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

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
.

History

Lamar University first sponsored

soccer
in 2007. The team has had five head coaches since its beginning.

Stadium

Construction on the

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 2023

Players

Source:[7]

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

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


Coaching Staff

Source:[8][9]

Position Staff
Athletic director United States Jeff O'Malley
Head coach United States Nathan Kogut
Assistant coach United States Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coach United States Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant Coach United States Kelsey Brann

NCAA Year-by-year results

Source:[10][11][12]

Season Conference Coach Overall Conference Notes
Games Win Loss Tie Games Win Loss Tie
NCAA Year-by-Year Results
2007 Southland P. Matthew "Matt" Dillon 18 0 18 0 9 0 9 0 10th
2008 Southland Dewi Hardman 16 4 11 1 9 2 6 1 8th
2009 Southland Dewi Hardman 18 4 13 1 9 3 6 0 8th
2010 Southland Dewi Hardman 19 5 11 3 10 3 5 2 6th, conference tournament appearance
2011 Southland Dewi Hardman 19 9 8 2 10 6 3 1 3rd, conference tournament appearance
Dewi Hardman 72 22 43 7 38 14 20 4
2012 Southland Orlando Cervantes 21 11 9 1 9 6 3 0 2nd, conference tournament runner-up
2013 Southland Orlando Cervantes 19 7 10 2 10 3 6 1 10th
2014 Southland Orlando Cervantes 18 5 11 2 11 3 6 2 8th
2015 Southland Orlando Cervantes 20 8 11 1 11 4 6 1 7th
Orlando Cervantes 78 31 41 6 41 16 21 4
2016 Southland Steve Holeman 19 2 14 3 11 1 7 3 12th
2017 Southland Steve Holeman 23 18 4 1 11 10 1 0 1st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions, NCAA DI tournament appearance
2018 Southland Steve Holeman 20 12 6 2 11 7 2 2 3rd, SLC tournament semi-finals
2019 Southland Steve Holeman 23 16 7 0 11 10 1 0 1st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions, NCAA DI tournament appearance
2020 Southland Steve Holeman 12 8 4 0 10 7 3 0 2nd, SLC tournament first round
2021
WAC Steve Holeman 20 10 8 2 10 6 2 2 2nd, Southwest Division, WAC Tournament semi-final match
Steve Holeman 117 66 43 8 64 41 16 7
2022
Southland Nathan Kogut 19 15 2 2 12 10 1 1 1st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions, NCAA DI tournament appearance
2023
Southland Nathan Kogut 21 15 3 3 10 9 0 1 1st, SLC regular season champions, SLC tournament champions. NCAA DI tournament appearance
Nathan Kogut 40 30 5 5 22 19 1 2
Team
Overall
325 149 150 26 174 90 67 18

(Results reflect games through Nov 10, 2023.)

Post season appearances

Lamar Lady Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament

  • The
    NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
    started in 1982.
  • The
    format
    of the tournament has changed through the years.
Year Record Pct Notes
2017
0–1[3] .000 College Station, TX Regional; Lost to #6 Texas A&M (0–1)
2019
0–1[4] .000 Los Angeles, CA Regional; Lost to #14 UCLA (1–4)
2022 0–1[6] .000 Baton Rouge, LA Regional; Lost to #8 LSU ( 1–3 )
2023 0–0 .000 Austin, Texas, FSU Bracket; Lost to #5 Texas ( 0–2 )
TOTALS 0–4[13] .000 4 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances

Conference Tournaments

Sources:[14]

Year Conference Record % Notes
Southland Conference Tournament Results
2010 Southland 0–1 .000
2011 Southland 0–1 .000
2012 Southland 1–1 .500 Tournament runner up
2017
Southland 3–0 1.000 Tournament Champions
2018
Southland 1–1 .500 Tournament semifinals
2019
Southland 3–0 1.000 Tournament Champions
2020
Southland 0–1 .000 First round
Western Athletic Conference Tournament Results
2021 WAC 1–1 .500 Semi-finals
Southland Conference Tournament Results
2022 Southland 2–0 1.000 Tournament champions
2023 Southland 1–0–1
(tie broken on penalty kicks LU 5–4)
.750 Tournament champions
Total 12–6–1 .658 10 Appearances

Awards and honors

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

All American

  • Esther Okoronkwo 2020 (3rd)

All Region

  • Lucy Ashworth 2017 (3rd), 2019 (1st)
  • Kelso Peskin 2018 (3rd)
  • Juana Plata 2019 (3rd)
  • Esther Okoronkwo 2019 (1st), 2020 (1st)
  • Madison Ledet 2020 (2nd)
  • Sophia Manibo 2020 (2nd)
  • Christine Kitaru 2021 (3rd)
  • Cariel Ellis 2022, 2023 (2nd)
  • Hollie Massey 2023 (2nd)
  • Arely Alaniz 2023 (3rd)
  • Nicole Panis 2023 (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, 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.

Season Average High
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.

  • Stadium capacity limited due to COVID19 restrictions.[20]

2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team

2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
ConferenceWestern 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
2022
 →
2021 WAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Southwest
Stephen F. Austin
 ‍‍‍
8 2 0   .800 10 8 1   .553
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 6 2 2   .700 10 8 2   .550
Sam Houston State
 ‍‍‍
6 4 0   .600 8 10 0   .444
Abilene Christian
 ‍‍‍
4 5 1   .450 6 9 1   .406
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
 ‍‍‍
2 7 1   .250 6 12 2   .350
Chicago State
 ‍‍‍
2 8 0   .200 2 14 1   .147
West
Grand Canyon
 ‍y
7 1 2   .800 16 4 2   .773
Utah Valley
 ‍‍‍
6 2 2   .700 13 7 2   .636
New Mexico State
 ‍‍‍
5 5 0   .500 9 11 0   .450
California Baptist
*  ‍‍‍
4 4 2   .500 6 8 3   .441
Dixie State
*  ‍‍‍
2 7 1   .250 6 13 1   .325
Seattle
 ‍‍‍
1 6 3   .250 7 8 4   .474
* ineligible for the
2021 NCAA Tournament
due to transition from Division II
† – Conference champion
‡ –
NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:WAC

The 2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represented

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

Coaching Staff

Source:[8][9]

Position Staff
Athletic director United States Marco Born
Head coach United States Steve Holeman
Assistant coach United States Nathan Stockie
Assistant coach United States Hannah Smith
Strength and conditioning Coach United States Jacob Economou

Schedule

Source:[23][24]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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  -
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 Houston W 2–1  7–6–1
(4–1–1)
Pritchett Field (345)
Huntsville, TX
October 17
1:00 p.m.
at Stephen F. Austin L 0–1  7–7–1
(4–2–1)
SFA Soccer Field (200)
Nacogdoches, TX
October 23
7:00 p.m.
at UTRGV T 0–0  7–7–2
(4–2–2)
UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex (237)
Edinburg, TX
October 28
7:00 p.m.
Chicago State W 2–0  8–7–2
(5–2–2)
Lamar Soccer Complex (153)
Beaumont, TX
October 30
1:00 p.m.
Abilene Christian W 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
SLC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceSouthland 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
2023
 →
2022 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lamar
 ‍y
10 1 1   .875 15 2 2   .842
Northwestern St
 ‍‍‍
8 2 2   .750 12 4 3   .711
Texas A&M-Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 7 4 1   .625 9 9 2   .500
Houston Christian
 ‍‍‍
6 5 1   .542 7 10 3   .425
SE Louisiana
 ‍‍‍
5 4 3   .542 7 7 3   .500
Texas A&M-CC
 ‍‍‍
5 6 1   .458 8 9 1   .472
McNeese
 ‍‍‍
3 5 4   .417 5 9 4   .389
Incarnate Word
 ‍‍‍
2 7 3   .292 3 10 3   .281
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 0 11 0   .000 2 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.[26]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Northwestern State 128 (16)
2 McNeese 113 (1)
3 Lamar 77
4 UIW 74
5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 72
6 Southeastern 70
7 HCU 56
8 Texas A&M–Commerce 36
9 Nicholls 22

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

Coaching Staff

Source:[8][9]

Position Staff
Athletic director United States Jeff O'Malley
Head coach United States Nathan Kogut
Assistant coach United States Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coach United States Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant Coach United States Kelsey Brann

Schedule

Source:[27][28]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 11*
7:30 p.m.
at 
Houston Baptist
   -
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 State L 0–2  9–1–1
(6–1–0)
Lamar Soccer Complex (574)
Beaumont, TX
October 9
1:00 p.m.
McNeese T 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–Commerce W 2–1  10–1–2
(7–1–1)
Lion Soccer Field (388)
Commerce, TX
October 21
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at HCU W 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 Christi W 2–1  12–1–2
(9–1–1)
Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium (268)
Corpus Christi, TX
October 28
1:00 p.m.
Nicholls W 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
SLC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceSouthland 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
2022
 →
2023 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lamar
 ‍y
9 0 1   .950 15 3 3   .786
Texas A&M–Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 7 1 2   .800 9 7 3   .553
McNeese
 ‍‍‍
5 3 2   .600 9 8 4   .524
Northwestern State
 ‍‍‍
4 5 1   .450 6 10 3   .395
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
 ‍‍‍
4 5 1   .450 7 8 4   .474
Southeastern Louisiana
 ‍‍‍
4 5 1   .450 6 10 2   .389
Houston Christian
 ‍‍‍
4 6 0   .400 7 11 0   .389
Incarnate Word
 ‍‍‍
3 6 1   .350 6 8 2   .438
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 1 17 1   .079
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Southland Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The 2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represented

Incarnate Word on October 22 gave the Lady Cardinals the outright conference regular season championship.[30] 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.[31] 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.[32]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Lamar 126 (14)
2 Texas A&M–Commerce 97
3 Southeastern 84
4 Houston Christian 82 (2)
5 Northwestern State 81 (2)
6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 68
7 McNeese 53
8 Incarnate Word 33
9 Nicholls 23

Players

Source:[7]

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

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

Coaching Staff

Source:[8][9]

Position Staff
Athletic director United States Jeff O'Malley
Head coach United States Nathan Kogut
Assistant coach United States Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coach United States Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant Coach United States Kelsey Brann

Schedule

Source:[33][34]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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)
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 Louisiana W 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.

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