Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters soccer
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The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters soccer team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team belongs to Conference USA (C-USA) and plays its home games at Robert Mack Caruthers Field. The Lady Techsters are currently led by Steve Voltz, who has been the head coach since 2021.
| Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters soccer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Founded | 2004 | ||
| University | Louisiana Tech University | ||
| Head coach | Steve Voltz (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | C-USA | ||
| Location | Ruston, Louisiana | ||
| Stadium | Robert Mack Caruthers Field (Capacity: 500) | ||
| Nickname | Lady Techsters | ||
| Colors | Red and blue[1] | ||
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History
editOn May 2, 2004, Jennifer Soileau was named the first head coach of the Lady Techsters soccer team. In their first season, the Lady Techsters went 0–10–2. Soileau went on to coach the Techsters for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, compiling a 11–30–5 overall record as the Lady Techsters head coach.
In 2007, Kevin Sherry was named head soccer coach at Louisiana Tech. During his tenure, the Lady Techsters have compiled a record of 107–75–21.[2]
In 2008, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) named the Louisiana Tech women's soccer team the most improved team in the nation across all NCAA sports.[3]
The Lady Techsters are 118–105–26 all-time and 20–18–22 in Conference USA play.[4]
Facilities
editDuring the program's inaugural season in 2004, the team played all of their home games on the intramural soccer field across from the Lambright Intramural Center.[5]
The Lady Techsters played in Joe Aillet Stadium, home to Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, for the 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons.
In 2008, the Lady Techster Soccer Complex opened as the new home to the Lady Techster Soccer team.[6] The complex played host to the 2010 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament.[7] The Lady Techsters all-time record at the Complex is 67–20–7.[8]
On April 25, 2019, a powerful tornado came through Louisiana Tech's Campus destroying many athletics facilities, including the Lady Techsters Soccer Complex. In October 2019, the university announced that two alumni had donated $250,000 in honor of former Petroleum Engineering professor Dr. Robert Caruthers to assist in rebuilding the Lady Techster soccer complex. Caruthers was a long-time engineering professor at Tech, leading the university's program in Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences. After serving Tech students for nearly 30 years, from 1967 to 1995, he died October 3, 2016. Demolition of the damaged Lady Techsters Soccer Complex began in September 2019.[9]
On November 21, 2019, the university announced plans to build new, integrated softball and women's soccer facilities to replaced fields and infrastructure destroyed by the April 2019 tornado. The new soccer facilities are expected to be completed before the Lady Techster's Fall 2020 season begins.[10]
Seasons
edit| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Conference Tournament | NCAA Tournament | |||
| Independent (2004) | ||||||
| 2004 | Jennifer Soileau | 0–10–2 | N/A | – | – | |
| Western Athletic Conference (2005–2012) | ||||||
| 2005 | Jennifer Soileau | 7–10–0 | 0–7–0 | – | – | |
| 2006 | Jennifer Soileau | 4–10–3 | 0–6–1 | – | – | |
| 2007 | Kevin Sherry | 2–14–1 | 0–6–1 | – | – | |
| 2008 | Kevin Sherry | 10–5–5 | 0–3–4 | – | – | |
| 2009 | Kevin Sherry | 12–7–1 | 1–7–0 | – | – | |
| 2010 | Kevin Sherry | 15–6–0 | 5–3–0 | Quarterfinals | – | |
| 2011 | Kevin Sherry | 8–8–4 | 1–6–0 | – | – | |
| 2012 | Kevin Sherry | 12–5–4 | 3–3–2 | Quarterfinals | – | |
| Conference USA (2013–Present) | ||||||
| 2013 | Kevin Sherry | 9–10–1 | 4–6 | – | – | |
| 2014 | Kevin Sherry | 13–6–3 | 5–4 | Semifinals | – | |
| 2015 | Kevin Sherry | 12–8–1 | 5–4 | Quarterfinals | – | |
| 2016 | Kevin Sherry | 14–6–1 | 6–4 | Quarterfinals | – | |
| 2017 | Kevin Sherry | 14–3–5 | 6–1 | Semifinals | – | |
| 2018 | Kevin Sherry | 13–5–3 | 5–3–2 | Semifinals | – | |
| 2019 | Kevin Sherry | 13–4–3 | 5–4–1 | Quarterfinals | – | |
| 2020–21 | Kevin Sherry | 9–7–0 | 1–5–0 | – | – | |
| 2021 | Steve Voltz | 6–8–3 | 2–4–2 | – | – | |
| 2022 | Steve Voltz | 7–9–3 | 5–3–2 | Quarterfinals | – | |
| Total: | 158–117–37 | 46–73–11 | ||||
Attendance
edit| Season | Overall W-L | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance statistics only available from the 2009 season onward. [11] | ||||
| 2009 | 12–7–1 | 12 | 197 | 2,361 |
| 2010 | 15–6–0 | 12 | 279 | 3,344 |
| 2011 | 8–8–4 | 7 | 227 | 2078 |
| 2012 | 12–5–4 | 9 | 236 | 2,125 |
| 2013 | 9–10–1 | 7 | 249 | 1,740 |
| 2014 | 13–6–3 | 10 | 230 | 2,297 |
| 2015 | 12–8–1 | 8 | 253 | 2,023 |
| 2016 | 14–6–1 | 10 | 216 | 2,164 |
| 2017 | 14–3–5 | 9 | 214 | 1,923 |
| 2018 | 13–5–3 | 10 | 162 | 1,621 |
| 2019* | 13–4–3 | 6 | 106 | 637 |
| *Home complex was destroyed by a tornado and team played home games at local municipal and high school stadiums. | ||||
Awards
editTeam awards
edit| Most improved NCAA team | ||||||
| Coach | Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sherry | 2007 [12] | |||||
Individual awards
edit| Academic All-America of the Year | ||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Kathryn Sloan | 3rd Team – CoSIDA | 2015 [13] | |||
| 1st Team – CoSIDA | 2016 [14] | |||||
Notable players
edit| Pos | Player | National Team | Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | Nomvula Kgoale | South Africa | -- |
| D | Donya Salomon-Ali | Haiti | -- |
References
edit- ^ "Official University Colors – Louisiana Tech University". Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "Lady Techsters Soccer Quick Facts" (PDF). latechsports.com.
- ^ "Lady Techster Soccer Team Recognized as Most Improved in Nation". latechsports.com. 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Lady Techsters Soccer Quick Facts" (PDF). latechsports.com.
- ^ "Lady Techsters Soccer Complex". latechsports.com.
- ^ "Lady Techsters Soccer Complex". latechsports.com.
- ^ "Lady Techsters Soccer Complex". latechsports.com.
- ^ latechsports.com https://s3.amazonaws.com/latechsports.com/documents/2020/9/28/2020SoccerQuickFacts.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Cutts honor Petroleum Engineering professor with donation to help rebuild soccer complex". latech.edu.
- ^ "LA Tech Unveils Future Facilities for Baseball, Softball and Soccer". latech.edu. 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Women's Soccer media Guides". latechsports.com.
- ^ "Lady Techster Soccer Team Recognized as Most Improved in Nation". latechsports.com. 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Sloan Receives Academic All-America Honors". latechsports.com. 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Sloan Selected as 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year". latechsports.com. 22 November 2016.
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