LSU Tigers women's soccer

LSU Tigers women's soccer
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
UniversityLouisiana State University
Head coachSian Hudson
ConferenceSEC
Western Division
LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
StadiumLSU Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 2,197)
NicknameTigers
ColorsPurple and gold[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2007, 2009, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
2018

The LSU Tigers[n 1] women's soccer team represents Louisiana State University in the sport of soccer. The Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Tigers play their home games at the LSU Soccer Stadium on the university's Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus.[3]

History

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The LSU Tigers soccer team's first season was in 1995. The Tigers' first coach was Miriam Hickey who compiled a record of 22–17–1 (.563) at LSU from 1995 to 1996. The second coach in LSU soccer history was Gregg Boggs who coached the Tigers from 1997 to 1999.[4][5] He had a record of 12–44–3 (.229). In 2000, George Fotopoulos was hired as head coach of the LSU soccer team and amassed a record of 52–39–8 (.566) during his 5 years at LSU. During George Fotopoulos' final season in 2004, his wife Danielle Fotopoulos was hired as co-head coach of the LSU soccer team. During her only season at LSU, she along with her husband compiled a record of 8–11–1 (.425) in 2004.

In 2005, Brian Lee was named head soccer coach at LSU. He coached LSU for fourteen seasons until he left following the 2018 season. During his tenure the Tigers compiled a record of 143–100–45 (.575) and won 4 SEC West Division titles in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. The Tigers won their first SEC Tournament in program history in 2018.

Players

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Current roster

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As of 11 Oct 2024[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
00 GK United States USA Sophine Kevorkian
0 GK United States USA Katelyn Holt
1 GK United States USA Audur Scheving
2 DF United States USA Jocelyn Ollivierre
4 DF United States USA Jazmin Ferguson
6 MF United States USA Riley MacDonald
8 MF United States USA Danielle Shannon
9 FW United States USA Amy Smith
10 MF Iceland ISL Ida Hermannsdottir
11 FW Sweden SWE Angelina Thoreson
12 DF United States USA Sydney Cheesman
14 DF United States USA Annaleigh Bruser
16 DF United States USA Emerson DeLuca
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF United States USA Caley Swierenga
18 FW United States USA Kelsey Major
19 FW United States USA Andrea Iljkic
20 MF United States USA Ava Galligan
21 MF United States USA Tori Gillis
22 MF United States USA Ava Amsden
23 MF United States USA Gabbi Ceballos
24 FW United States USA Aurora Gaines
25 FW United States USA Senai Rogers
26 DF United States USA Sarah Stadler
28 MF United States USA Brielyn Knowles
29 MF United States USA Jaden Humbyrd
30 DF United States USA Natalie Dvorakova

All-Americans

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United Soccer Coaches (previously National Soccer Coaches Association of America)

Player Year team
Malorie Rutledge 2008–3rd Team[7]
Lucy Parker 2018–3rd Team[7][8]

Year-by-year results

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  • East and West Divisions were removed in 2013.
Year Head Coach Overall Record Conference Record Standing Division Postseason
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1995–present)
1995 Miriam Hickey 11–9–1 5–3 2nd West
1996 Miriam Hickey 11–8 2–6 5th West
1997 Gregg Boggs 0–18 0–8 6th West
1998 Gregg Boggs 8–11–2 3–5 2nd West
1999 Gregg Boggs 4–15–1 2–7 6th West
2000 George Fotopoulos 15–6 5–4 2nd West
2001 George Fotopoulos 7–8–3 1–6–2 6th West
2002 George Fotopoulos 12–5–3 2–3–3 3rd West
2003 George Fotopoulos 10–9–1 2–7 6th West
2004 George Fotopoulos [n 2] 8–11–1 2–8–1 6th West
2005 Brian Lee 8–10–2 3–7–1 3rd West
2006 Brian Lee 9–8–3 4–4–3 3rd West
2007 Brian Lee 12–5–7 5–2–4 1st West NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
2008 Brian Lee 14–4–2 7–3–1 1st West NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2009 Brian Lee 15–4–5 8–2–1 1st West NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
2010 Brian Lee 8–8–5 4–4–3 2nd West
2011 Brian Lee 13–8–1 8–3 1st West NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2012 Brian Lee 9–8–4 5–6–2 4th West
2013 Brian Lee 9–9–2 5–5–1 7th
2014 Brian Lee 5–13–2 1–9–1 13th
2015 Brian Lee 13–6–4 5–4–2 7th NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2016 Brian Lee 7–11–1 2–8–1 12th
2017 Brian Lee 8–7–3 1–6–3 13th
2018 Brian Lee 13–7–4 5–4–1 7th NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
2019 Debbie Hensley [9] 3–12–3 1–7–2 7th West
2020 [n 3] Sian Hudson [10] 4–7–3 0–6–2 7th West
2021 Sian Hudson 11–8–1 4–6–0 6th West NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2022 Sian Hudson 10–4–7 1–2–4 5th West NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
Total 257–239–71 93–145–38
Notes
  1. ^ LSU uses the nickname of "Lady Tigers" only in sports that have both men's and women's teams. Since LSU only sponsors soccer for women, that team uses "Tigers" instead.[2]
  2. ^ Along with Danielle Fotopoulos.
  3. ^ Incomplete season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Stadium

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LSU Soccer Stadium

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LSU Soccer Stadium, venue of the Tigers

The "LSU Soccer Stadium" is a soccer-specific stadium facility located on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The stadium, built in 1996, serves as the home of the LSU Tigers soccer team. The two-level stadium has a seating capacity of 2,197.[11]

Practice and Training facilities

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LSU Indoor Practice facility

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The LSU Indoor Practice Facility, built in 1991, is a climate-controlled 8,250 square feet facility. It is used when inclement weather prevents the soccer team from practicing at the LSU Soccer Stadium. It holds the 100-yd Anderson-Feazel LSU Indoor field. The playing surface is Momentum Field Turf by SportExe.

Strength and Conditioning facility

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The LSU Tigers soccer team weight room is over 10,000 square feet[12] and includes multi-purpose flat surface platform, bench, incline, squat and Olympic lifting stations along with dumbbell bench stations.[13] It is also equipped with medicine balls, hurdles, plyometric boxes, assorted speed and agility equipment, treadmills, stationary bikes and elliptical cross trainers. The weight room features multiple high-definition TV's for multimedia presentations. It is located in the LSU Football Operations Center.

Training room

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The training room located in the LSU Football Operations Center features hydrotherapy which includes hot/cold Jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill and multiple stations to treat the players.[14]

Head coaches

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Name Tenure Record at LSU
Miriam Hickey 1995–1996 22–17–1 Overall, 7–9 SEC
Gregg Boggs 1997–1999 12–44–3 Overall, 5–20 SEC
George Fotopoulos 2000–2004 52–39–8 Overall, 12–28–6 SEC
Danielle Fotopoulos 2004 8–11–1 Overall, 2–8–1 SEC
Brian Lee 2005–2018 143–100–45 Overall, 65–68–27 SEC

See also

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Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ "Brand Guidelines: Colors". LSUAthletics.LingoApp.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Megargee, Steve (June 26, 2015). "Tennessee set to make move to a lone 'Lady Vols' team". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved June 26, 2015. An Associated Press survey of all 65 schools from the five major conferences found that at least 28 had separate nicknames for men's and women's teams at some point in their histories. Only seven continue that practice, and in most cases they only have separate nicknames for certain women's teams. Texas Tech uses the Lady Raiders for women's teams in sports that also have men's teams: basketball, tennis, golf, track and cross country. LSU uses a similar strategy.
  3. ^ "2012 LSU Soccer Media Guide". LSUsports.net.
  4. ^ Coach looks to make first NCAA appearance by Chris Gibson on Reveille - Aug 26, 2003
  5. ^ 2012 LSU Soccer Media Guide
  6. ^ Soccer roster on lsusports.com
  7. ^ a b Pat Madden, ed. (August 17, 2022). 2022 College Soccer Almanac (PDF). United Soccer Coaches. p. 47. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's All-America Teams Announced" (Press release). United Soccer Coaches. November 29, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Debbie Hensley
  10. ^ Sian Hudson
  11. ^ "LSU Soccer Facilities". LSUsports.net.
  12. ^ "LSU Tigers' Weight Room". ESPN The Magazine. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  13. ^ "LSU Strength and Conditioning". lsusports.net. September 29, 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  14. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". LSUsports.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
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