Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
The Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represents Lamar University in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team, currently led by head coach Steve Holeman, competes in the Southland Conference. The Lady Cardinals team played its home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium for the first two seasons, and began playing home games at the Lamar Soccer Complex located on the university's campus starting with the 2009 season.
History
Lamar University first sponsored soccer in 2007. The team has had four head coaches since its beginning. Steve Holeman, the current head coach, 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.Current roster
as of 2018Players
Source:Coaching Staff
Source:Position | Staff |
Athletic Director | Marco Born |
Head Coach | Steve Holeman |
Assistant Coach | Henry Zapata |
Assistant Coach | Nathan Stockie |
Director of Operations | Marie Lund |
NCAA Year-by-year results
Source:Post season appearances
Lamar 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.
2017 | 0–1 | .000 | College Station, TX Regional; Lost to #6 Texas A&M |
2019 | 0–1 | .000 | Los Angeles, CA Regional; Lost to #14 UCLA |
TOTALS | 0–2 | .000 | 2 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances |
Conference Tournaments
Sources:Awards and honors
Sources:Southland Conference
All Conference First Team
- Jordan Mulnix 2015
- Marie Lund 2017
- M. J. Ekart 2017
- Kelso Peskin 2017, 2018
- Lucy Ashworth 2017
- Juliana Ocampo 2018
Newcomer of the Year
- Kelso Peskin 2017
Midfielder of the Year
- Juliana Ocampo 2018
Coach of the Year
- Steve Holeman 2017
Yearly attendance
The attendance record of 695 was set vs McNeese State on October 27, 2017.