Steve Holeman


Steve Holeman is the head women's soccer coach at Lamar University, an NCAA Division I program in the Southland Conference. He was named Lamar head coach on January 12, 2016. Prior to his position at Lamar, Holeman served as head coach at three Southeastern Conference universities starting the program at two of those universities. He started the soccer program at Auburn serving as an interim head coach for one season. He moved to Ole Miss starting the women's soccer program there and served as head coach for fifteen seasons. He moved to another Southeastern Conference university, Georgia serving as the Lady Bulldogs head coach for five seasons.

Player

Holeman was a member of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team playing Midfielder from 1987–1990. He was a letter winner all four seasons.

Coaching career

Prior to assuming the Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team head coach position, Holeman served at three Southeastern Conference universities as head coach starting the women's soccer program at two of the universities.

Huntsville, Alabama

Holeman coached the Huntsville, Alabama under-17 select boys team in 1991 to a state championship.

Auburn

Holeman started the Auburn Tigers women's soccer team in 1993 serving as interim head coach. His team had a 7–6–3 record in its first season. In addition to his 1993 interim head coaching position, he also coached the Auburn men's club team from 1992–1994.

Ole Miss

Holeman was hired as head coach for the Ole Miss Rebels women's soccer team in 1994 starting that program. He served as head coach from 1994–2009 building a record of 159–119–28 overall and 62–62–19 in Southeastern Conference play. His Ole Miss Rebels teams had four NCAA Tournament appearances.

Georgia

On April 16, 2010, Ole Miss announced that Holeman had accepted the head coaching position for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs soccer team. He was head coach for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs soccer team from 2010–2014. He accumulated a record of 53–39–11 overall and 24–24–1 in conference play while at Georgia. His Georgia Lady Bulldog teams had two NCAA tournament appearances. Holeman was terminated as Georgia Lady Bulldogs head coach on November 17, 2014 after his team lost in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Lamar

Holeman was named head coach on January 12, 2016. He led the Lamar Lady Cardinals to their first Southland Conference regular season championship, first Southland Conference tournament championship, and first NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament appearance in 2017, his second season with the program. Holeman was named Southland Conference women's soccer coach of the year in 2017. He "... turned his team around from last place to first place in one season – a feat that had never been accomplished in Southland soccer history and only four times in any league sport."

NCAA Division I head coaching record