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 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.

For all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals.
Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer
Founded2007
UniversityLamar University
Athletic directorJeff O'Malley
Head coachNathan Kogut (2nd season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationBeaumont, Texas
StadiumLamar Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 500[1])
NicknameLady Cardinals
ColorsRed and white[2]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2017, 2019, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
2017, 2019, 2022
Conference Regular Season championships
2017, 2019, 2022, 2023

History

Lamar University first sponsored soccer 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.[3] 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.[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 Texas State 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.[5]

Stadium

Construction on the Lamar Soccer Complex began in June, 2009. The first match at the stadium was against the New Mexico State Aggies 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 Lamar Softball Complex. 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 following a major renovation, was the home field for the team's initial 2 seasons (2007 and 2008).

Soccer Complex Pictures
  • Lamar Soccer Complex grandstands
    Lamar Soccer Complex grandstands
  • Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex Building
    Soccer and Softball Complex Building

Current roster

as of 2023

Players

Source:[6]

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:[7][8]

PositionStaff
Athletic directorUnited States Jeff O'Malley
Head coachUnited States Nathan Kogut
Assistant coachUnited States Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coachUnited States Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant CoachUnited States Kelsey Brann

NCAA Year-by-year results

Source:[9][10][11]

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 tournament champions, regular season 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 tournament champions, regular season 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
Nathan Kogut 19 15 2 2 12 10 1 1
Team
Overall		 304 134 147 23 164 81 67 17

(Results reflect games through Nov 11, 2022.)

Post season appearances

Lamar Lady Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament
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[5] .000 Baton Rouge, LA Regional; #8 LSU ( 1–3 )
TOTALS 0–2[12] .000 3 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances

Conference Tournaments

Sources:[13]

YearConferenceRecord %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
2022 Southland 2–0 1.000 Tournament champions
Western Athletic Conference Tournament Results
2021 WAC 1–1 .500 Semi-finals
Total 11–6 .647 9 Appearances

Awards and honors

Sources:[14][15][16]

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)

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.

SeasonAverageHigh
Soccer Complex Attendance
2022[10]
438
702
2021[10]
172
263*
2020[10]
75
189*
2019[10]
245
505
2018[10]
333
588
2017[10]
299
695
2016[10]
250
433
2015[10]
326
602
2014[10]
237
323
2013[10]
321
493
2012[10]
261
362
2011[10]
353
527
2010[10]
400
562
2009[10]
321
513
Cardinal Stadium Attendance
2008[10]
310
421
2007[10]
260
335

The attendance record of 702 was set vs Incarnate Word on September 30, 2022.

  • Stadium capacity limited due to COVID19 restrictions.[17]

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 stadiumLamar Soccer Complex
2021 WAC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Southwest
Stephen F. Austin  ‍†‍‍ 8–2–0 .80010–8–1 .553
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 6–2–2 .70010–8–2 .550
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .6008–10–0 .444
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .4506–9–1 .406
Texas–Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍ 2–7–1 .2506–12–2 .350
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .2002–14–1 .147
West
Grand Canyon  ‍†‍‡‍y 7–1–2 .80016–4–2 .773
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 6–2–2 .70013–7–2 .636
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 5–5–0 .5009–11–0 .450
California Baptist*  ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .5006–8–3 .441
Dixie State*  ‍‍‍ 2–7–1 .2506–13–1 .325
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 1–6–3 .2507–8–4 .474
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division II
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 WAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:WAC

The 2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represented Lamar University 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 Lamar Soccer Complex. This was the team's 15th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 1st playing in the Western Athletic Conference. 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 New Mexico State 1–0 in the Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament. The team's season ended with a loss to Grand Canyon 0–1 in the tournament semi–final round.

Note: Stadium capacity restrictions continued during the season due to COVID-19 precautions.[18]

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:[19]

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:[7][8]

PositionStaff
Athletic directorUnited States Marco Born
Head coachUnited States Steve Holeman
Assistant coachUnited States Nathan Stockie
Assistant coachUnited States Hannah Smith
Strength and conditioning CoachUnited States Jacob Economou

Schedule

Source:[20][21]

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  -
 Holloway Field
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 stadiumLamar Soccer Complex
2022 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Lamar  ‍†‍‡‍y 10–1–1 .87515–2–2 .842
Northwestern St  ‍‍‍ 8–2–2 .75012–4–3 .711
Texas A&M-Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 7–4–1 .6259–9–2 .500
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 6–5–1 .5427–10–3 .425
SE Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 5–4–3 .5427–7–3 .500
Texas A&M-CC  ‍‍‍ 5–6–1 .4588–9–1 .472
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 3–5–4 .4175–9–4 .389
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 2–7–3 .2923–10–3 .281
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 0–11–0 .0002–15–1 .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.[23]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Northwestern State128 (16)
2McNeese113 (1)
3Lamar77
4UIW74
5Texas A&M–Corpus Christi72
6Southeastern70
7HCU56
8Texas A&M–Commerce36
9Nicholls22

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 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:[7][8]

PositionStaff
Athletic directorUnited States Jeff O'Malley
Head coachUnited States Nathan Kogut
Assistant coachUnited States Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coachUnited States Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant CoachUnited States Kelsey Brann

Schedule

Source:[24][25]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 11*
7:30 p.m.		 at Houston Baptist  –  -
 Husky Field
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 champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record13–2–2 (8–0–1 SLC)
Head coach
  • Nathan Kogut (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kurt Albrecht (2nd season)
  • Colton Bryant (2nd season)
Home stadiumLamar Soccer Complex
2023 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Lamar ‍†‍‍ 8–0–1 .94413–2–2 .824
Texas A&M–Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 6–1–2 .7788–6–3 .559
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 5–2–2 .6678–6–3 .559
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .5006–9–1 .406
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .4507–8–3 .472
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4446–10–0 .375
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 3–5–1 .3896–7–2 .467
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3335–10–0 .333
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 0–9–0 .0001–17–0 .056
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Southland Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The 2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team represents Lamar University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Lady Cardinals are led by head coach Nathan Kogut, in his second season. They play home games at Lamar Soccer Complex. This is the team's 17th season playing organized women's college soccer including their 16th playing in the Southland Conference and a brief one year membership in the Western Athletic Conference in 2021–22. The Lady Cardinals clinched a tie for their fourth Southland Conference regular season championship with a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on October 20. A tie match with Texas A&M-Commerce and Incarnate Word on October 22 gave the Lady Cardinals the outright conference regular season championship.[27]

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.[28]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Lamar126 (14)
2Texas A&M–Commerce97
3Southeastern84
4Houston Christian82 (2)
5Northwestern State81 (2)
6Texas A&M–Corpus Christi68
7McNeese53
8Incarnate Word33
9Nicholls23

Players

Source:[6]

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:[7][8]

PositionStaff
Athletic directorUnited States Jeff O'Malley
Head coachUnited States Nathan Kogut
Assistant coachUnited States Kurt Albrecht
Assistant coachUnited States Colton Bryant
Graduate Assistant CoachUnited States Kelsey Brann

Schedule

Source:[29][30]

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)		 Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium (126)
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  –  – –
(– –)		 Lamar Soccer Complex
Beaumont, TX
SLC Tournament
November 1
TBA, ESPN+		 vs. TBA  –  – –
 Dr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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