TEXAS STATE SOCCER 2015 GAME NOTES • WEEK FOUR Sports Information // 601 University Drive // San Marcos, Texas 78666 // Live Stats, Live Audio, Live Video: www.txstatebobcats.com Facebook: Texas State Soccer // Twitter: TxStateSoccer // Instagram: TxStateSoccer 2015 SCHEDULE (3-2-0, 0-0-0 SBC) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Aug. 21 Houston Houston, Texas W, 2-0 Aug. 23 Houston Baptist Houston, Texas CANCELED Aug. 28 McNeese State San Marcos, Texas L, 0-1 Aug. 30 UTEP San Marcos, Texas L, 1-2 Sept. 4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas W, 3-1 Sept. 6 Prairie View A&M San Marcos, Texas W, 2-0 Sept. 11 Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 7 p.m. Sept. 13 Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 1 p.m. Sept. 18 New Mexico State San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m. Sept. 20 Lamar San Marcos, Texas 1 p.m. Sept. 25 UALR* San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m. Sept. 27 Arkansas State* San Marcos, Texas 1 p.m. Oct. 4 Appalachian State* Boone, N.C. 1 p.m. Oct. 9 Troy* Troy, Ala. 7 p.m. Oct. 11 South Alabama* Mobile, Ala. 1 p.m. Oct. 16 UL Lafayette* Lafayette, La. 7 p.m. Oct. 18 UL Monroe* Monroe, La. 1 p.m. Oct. 23 Georgia State* San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m. Oct. 25 Georgia Southern* San Marcos, Texas 1 p.m. Nov. 4-8 SBC Tournament Atlanta, Ga. TBA Bold Denotes Home Match * Denotes Sun Belt Conference Match MEDIA RELATIONS Soccer SID ..................................................................... Jen Lawson Office ..............................................................512-245-2988 Cell..................................................................217-369-4402 Email ................................................... [email protected]Assistant AD/SID ........................................................... Rick Poulter Office ..............................................................512-245-2966 Assistant SID ............................................................. Rob Beuerlein Assistant SID ......................................................... Joshua Flanagan Texas State Website ................................. www.txstatebobcats.com ‘TXST’ - NOT ‘TSU’ In editorial references to Texas State athletics, media outlets are asked to refrain from the use of the ‘TSU’ acronym. Print and broadcast outlets are asked to use ‘Texas State’ and ‘Bobcats’. Please do not use TSU. If an abbreviation must be used, ‘TXST’ is the appropriate acronym for use. MATCH SIX: NORTHWESTERN ST. (3-3-1, 0-0-0 SLC) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • 7 P.M. • NATCHITOCHES, LA. Venue ... Lady Demon Soccer Complex Capacity ..................................... n/a Radio .......................................... n/a Stream............... txstatebobcats.com Live Stats .......... txstatebobcats.com Series History ..... TXST leads 14-8-3 Last TXST victory ........ 3-0, 8/31/14 Last NSU victory ......... 3-1, 11/4/05 QUICK NOTABLES • The 2015 season marks the 17th season for the Texas State soccer team. Head coach Kat Conner has been the sole coach of the Bobcats for the entirety of the program’s existence. • The 2014 Bobcats finished with an 11-7-2 overall record and a semifinal finish in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Texas State fell to Troy after defeating Georgia State in the opening round. • Two Bobcats, Lynsey Curry and Elizabeth Havenhill, earned all-conference honors in 2014. Curry was the program’s first, first- team selection while Havenhill was the first Bobcat freshman since joining the SBC to earn all-conference honors. • While as the head coach of the Bobcats, Conner has collected a 170-140-23 overall record. She has led the team to nine championships and five NCAA appearances. • Against Prairie View A&M, junior defender Taylor Allen recorded her first ever collegiate goal in the 87th minute. Sophomore Kassi Hormuth also scored her first goal of the season against the Lady Panthers in the second half. • The Bobcats offensively are led by Lauren Prater who owns three goals to her name. She scored in the season opener as well as twice against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. • The Bobcats now have two shutouts this season and are a perfect 2-0 on the road this season. STAT COMPARISON TEXAS STATE NSU SFA Record 3-2-0 3-3-1 0-5-0 Goals Scored 8 20 1 Goals Allowed 4 8 11 Goals Scored Per Game 1.60 2.86 0.20 Goals Allowed Per Game 0.80 1.14 2.20 Shots on Goal-Attempts 39-82 64-137 11-32 Assists 9 10 1 Points 25 50 3 Corner Kicks 27 32 6 Saves 9 30 38 Shutouts 2 0 0 Penalty Kicks 0-0 1-1 0-0 MATCH SEVEN: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (0-5-0, 0-0-0 SLC) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 • 1 P.M. • SAN MARCOS, TEXAS Venue ......................SFA Soccer Field Capacity .................................. 2,800 Radio .......................................... n/a Stream............... txstatebobcats.com Live Stats .......... txstatebobcats.com Series History ..... TXST leads 11-9-2 Last TXST victory............... 1-0, 11/6/11 Last SFA victory................. 1-0, 8/25/13
Game notes for the two matches against Northwestern State and Stephen F. Austin on September 11 and 13, 2015.
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TEXAS STATE SOCCER2015 GAME NOTES • WEEK FOUR
Sports Information // 601 University Drive // San Marcos, Texas 78666 // Live Stats, Live Audio, Live Video: www.txstatebobcats.comFacebook: Texas State Soccer // Twitter: TxStateSoccer // Instagram: TxStateSoccer
2015 SCHEDULE(3-2-0, 0-0-0 SBC)
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
Aug. 21 Houston Houston, Texas W, 2-0
Aug. 23 Houston Baptist Houston, Texas CANCELED
Aug. 28 McNeese State San Marcos, Texas L, 0-1
Aug. 30 UTEP San Marcos, Texas L, 1-2
Sept. 4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas W, 3-1
Sept. 6 Prairie View A&M San Marcos, Texas W, 2-0
Sept. 11 Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 7 p.m.
Sept. 13 Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 1 p.m.
Sept. 18 New Mexico State San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m.
Sept. 20 Lamar San Marcos, Texas 1 p.m.
Sept. 25 UALR* San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m.
Sept. 27 Arkansas State* San Marcos, Texas 1 p.m.
Oct. 4 Appalachian State* Boone, N.C. 1 p.m.
Oct. 9 Troy* Troy, Ala. 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 South Alabama* Mobile, Ala. 1 p.m.
Oct. 16 UL Lafayette* Lafayette, La. 7 p.m.
Oct. 18 UL Monroe* Monroe, La. 1 p.m.
Oct. 23 Georgia State* San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m.
Oct. 25 Georgia Southern* San Marcos, Texas 1 p.m.
Nov. 4-8 SBC Tournament Atlanta, Ga. TBA
Bold Denotes Home Match
* Denotes Sun Belt Conference Match
MEDIA RELATIONSSoccer SID ..................................................................... Jen Lawson Office ..............................................................512-245-2988 Cell ..................................................................217-369-4402 Email ................................................... [email protected] AD/SID ...........................................................Rick Poulter Office ..............................................................512-245-2966Assistant SID ............................................................. Rob BeuerleinAssistant SID ......................................................... Joshua FlanaganTexas State Website .................................www.txstatebobcats.com
‘TXST’ - NOT ‘TSU’In editorial references to Texas State athletics, media outlets
are asked to refrain from the use of the ‘TSU’ acronym. Print and broadcast outlets are asked to use ‘Texas State’ and ‘Bobcats’. Please do not use TSU. If an abbreviation must be used, ‘TXST’ is the appropriate acronym for use.
MATCH SIX: NORTHWESTERN ST. (3-3-1, 0-0-0 SLC)FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • 7 P.M. • NATCHITOCHES, LA.
Radio .......................................... n/a
Stream............... txstatebobcats.com
Live Stats .......... txstatebobcats.com
Series History ..... TXST leads 14-8-3
Last TXST victory ........ 3-0, 8/31/14
Last NSU victory ......... 3-1, 11/4/05
QUICK NOTABLES• The 2015 season marks the 17th season for the Texas State soccer team. Head coach Kat Conner has been the sole coach of the Bobcats for the entirety of the program’s existence.• The 2014 Bobcats finished with an 11-7-2 overall record and a semifinal finish in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Texas State fell to Troy after defeating Georgia State in the opening round.• Two Bobcats, Lynsey Curry and Elizabeth Havenhill, earned all-conference honors in 2014. Curry was the program’s first, first-team selection while Havenhill was the first Bobcat freshman since joining the SBC to earn all-conference honors. • While as the head coach of the Bobcats, Conner has collected a 170-140-23 overall record. She has led the team to nine championships and five NCAA appearances. • Against Prairie View A&M, junior defender Taylor Allen recorded her first ever collegiate goal in the 87th minute. Sophomore Kassi Hormuth also scored her first goal of the season against the Lady Panthers in the second half. • The Bobcats offensively are led by Lauren Prater who owns three goals to her name. She scored in the season opener as well as twice against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.• The Bobcats now have two shutouts this season and are a perfect 2-0 on the road this season.
STAT COMPARISON TEXAS STATE NSU SFARecord 3-2-0 3-3-1 0-5-0Goals Scored 8 20 1Goals Allowed 4 8 11Goals Scored Per Game 1.60 2.86 0.20Goals Allowed Per Game 0.80 1.14 2.20Shots on Goal-Attempts 39-82 64-137 11-32Assists 9 10 1Points 25 50 3Corner Kicks 27 32 6Saves 9 30 38Shutouts 2 0 0Penalty Kicks 0-0 1-1 0-0
MATCH SEVEN: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (0-5-0, 0-0-0 SLC)SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 • 1 P.M. • SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
Venue ......................SFA Soccer Field
Capacity ..................................2,800
Radio .......................................... n/a
QUICK FACTSGENERALLocation .................................................................... San Marcos, TexasFounded ........................................................................................ 1899Enrollment ................................................................................. 36,790Nickname ..................................................................................BobcatsSchool Colors ................................................................. Maroon & GoldHome Field/Capacity ................................. Bobcat Soccer Complex/500Conference ...............................................................................Sun BeltPresident ....... Dr. Denise M. Trauth (College of Mount St. Joseph, 1971)Athletic Director ............................................. Dr. Larry Teis (TCU, 1988)SWA ....................................................... Tracy Shoemake (Texas, 1990)Faculty Representative ..........................Dr. Paul Gowens (Baylor, 1965)
HISTORYFirst Year of Soccer ......................................................................... 1999All-Time Record ..................................................170-140-23 (16 years)All-Time Conference Record .................................102-43-15 (16 years)All-Time Conference Tournament Record .................................... 17-8-1Conference Championships ....................Four (2001, 2002, 2008, 2009)NCAA Appearances/Record...........Five (1999, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2011)/0-5Last NCAA Postseason Opponent/Result ............... Baylor/L, 3-0 (2011)
COACHING STAFFHead Coach ....................................Kat Conner (Pacific Lutheran, 1992) Record at Texas State (Yrs.) .............................170-140-23 (16 years) Career Record (Yrs.) ...................................................................sameAssistant Coaches ..................... Link Scoggins (Hardin Simmons, 2007)......................................................... Lauren Frazier (Texas State, 2012)
2015 TEAM INFORMATION2014 Overall Record ................................................................... 11-7-2 Home ....................................................................................... 6-5-0 Away ........................................................................................ 4-1-2 Neutral ..................................................................................... 1-1-0Conference Record/Finish ....................................................5-3-1/T-3rdLettermen Returning/Lost ..............................................................18/5Starters Returning/Lost ....................................................................7/4Newcomers .....................................................................................Five
MAILING ADDRESSTexas State Sports InformationDarren B. Casey Athletic Administrative Complex, Rm. 126601 University DriveSan Marcos, Texas 78666
SOCCER CONTACTJen Lawson, Assistant Sports Information Director Email: [email protected] Office: 512-245-2988 Cell: 217-369-4402
Texas State Sports InformationRick Poulter, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information Email: [email protected] Beuerlein, Assistant Sports Information Director Email: [email protected] Flanagan, Assistant Sports Information Director Email: [email protected]
ROSTERNO. NAME HT. POS. CLASS HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL1 Maddi Nordstrom 5-8 GK So. Orlando, Fla. / Lake Howell HS2 Caitlynn Rinehart 5-9 GK Sr. Mansfield, Texas / Legacy HS3 Sydney Smith 5-4 D Fr. Colleyville, Texas / Grapevine HS4 Lynsey Curry* 5-7 F Sr. Cypress, Texas / Cy-Fair HS5 Kelly Barbalias 5-4 MF/D Fr. The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands HS6 Lauren Prater 5-4 F Jr. Arlington, Texas / Arlington Martin HS7 Skylar Vanover-Hallmark 5-6 MF Fr. Boerne, Texas / Boerne HS8 Sophia Acevedo 5-4 F Fr. San Antonio, Texas / Ronald Reagan HS9 Kassi Hormuth 5-3 F So. Cedar Park, Texas / Cedar Park HS10 Clarissa Leon 5-5 F Jr. Del Rio, Texas / Del Rio HS11 Taylor Allen 5-2 D Jr. Austin, Texas / Vandergrift HS12 Landry Lowe 5-5 MF Sr. Friendswood, Texas / Friendswood HS13 Alyssa Phelan 5-6 F So. Spring, Texas / Klein Oak HS14 Ali Jones 5-3 MF/D Jr. Austin, Texas / Vandergrift HS15 Maddie Nichols 5-7 MF Jr. Katy, Texas / Cinco Ranch HS16 Jamie Brown 5-4 MF Fr. Belton, Texas / Belton HS17 Kristen Champion* 5-7 D Sr. Spring, Texas / Klein Oak HS19 Brooke Ramsey 5-3 MF So. Colleyville, Texas / Grapevine HS21 Elizabeth Havenhill 5-7 D So. Fort Worth, Texas / Nolan Catholic HS22 Rachel Grout 5-6 MF So. Dallas, Texas / Plano West Senior HS23 Kira Zapalac 5-2 MF So. League City, Texas / Clear Falls HS25 Chandler Cooney 5-10 D So. Houston, Texas / Cy-Fair HS26 Devin Hemker 5-7 MF So. Hutto, Texas / Hutto HS
Head Coach: Kat Conner // Pacific Lutheran, 1992 // 17th SeasonAssistant Coach: Link Scoggins // Hardin-Simmons, 2007 // Fifth SeasonAssistant Coach: Lauren Frazier // Texas State, 2012 // Fourth Season
* Denotes 2015 Captain
A LOOK AT THE 2015 BOBCATS... Goalkeepers (2) Forwards (6) Midfielders (10) Defenders (7)
WHERE ARE THE BOBCATS FROM? Texas (22) Florida (1)
HOW TALL ARE THE BOBCATS? 5-2 (2) 5-3 (3) 5-4 (5) 5-5 (2) 5-6 (3) 5-7 (5) 5-8 (1) 5-9 (1) 5-10 (1)
HOW DO YOU SAY??? Sophia Acevedo - Ah • civ • VAY • doh Kelly Barbalias - BAR • bay • LEE • us Clarissa Leon - LEE • own Alyssa Phelan - FAY • lin Lauren Prater - PRAY • ter Kira Zapalac - KEER • ra ZAP • a • LACK
TOP RETURNERS Lynsey Curry - 7 goals • 3 assists • 94 shots Forward First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference 2014 SBC Offensive Player of the Week
Rachel Grout - 4 goals • 2 assists • .267 shot % Forward Led all freshmen in goals scored Led all freshman in total points Led team in SOG% (min. 15 shots)
Liz Havenhill - Freshman-high 1,633 minutes played Defender Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference Caitlynn Rinehart- In goal all but nine minutes in 2014 Goalkeeper 0.83 goals allowed average 61 saves in 2014
TOP LOSSES Tori Hale - TXST all-time assists leader Forward 5 goals • 4 assists • 2 GW
Jourdan Brown - Named to 2014 SBC Leadership Team Midfielder 2013 & 2014 TXST captain 1 goal • 2 assists • 1 GW
GENERALOverall: 3-2-0When leading at half: 1-0-0When trailing at half: 0-1-0When tied at half: 2-1-0
BY MONTHAugust: 1-2-0September: 2-0-0October: 0-0-0November: 0-0-0
BY LOCATIONHome: 2-2-0Road: 1-0-0Neutral: 0-0-0
SHOTS (OVERALL)When TXST takes more shots: 3-1-0When opponent takes more shots: 0-0-0When shots are tied: 0-1-0When TXST takes more than 15 shots: 2-1-0When TXST takes less than 15 shots: 1-1-0When opponent takes more than 15 shots: 0-0-0When opponent takes less than 15 shots: 3-2-0
SHOTS (CONFERENCE)When TXST takes more shots: 0-0-0When opponent takes more shots: 0-0-0When shots are tied: 0-0-0When TXST takes more than 15 shots: 0-0-0When TXST takes less than 15 shots: 0-0-0When opponent takes more than 15 shots: 0-0-0When opponent takes less than 15 shots: 0-0-0
GAME NOTESSCOUTING THE COMPETITION - NORTHWESTERN STATE• Northwestern State enters Friday’s contest with a 3-3-1 overall record and most recently a 10-0 victory over Alcorn State Tuesday evening.• The Lady Demons have scored 20 goals so far this season, averaging 2.86 per contest. • Individually, Northwestern State is led by Kayleigh Phillips and Brittany Caserma. Phillips leads the squad with four goals and Caserma follows her up with three. The lone penalty kick scored this season for Northwestern State was shot by Karoline Guidry, who owns two of the squad’s goals.• George Van Linder is the head coach of the Lady Demons and is currently in his fourth season with NSU. He has a total of 17 seasons under his belt as a head coach with an overall record of 165-142-28.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION - STEPHEN F. AUSTIN• The Stephen F. Austin Lady Jacks have started the 2015 season with a 0-5-0 overall record and a tough, non-conference schedule.• SFA began the regular season at Arkansas before competing against Minnesota and Western Kentucky in Baton Rouge, La. After a 4-1 defeat to the Razorbacks, the Lady Jacks fell in close, 1-0 contest to the Gophers and the Hilltoppers. • The Lady Jacks continued their non-conference schedule with a match-up against No. 24 Arizona State and Arizona. • The lone goal for SFA was in the regular season opener against the Razorbacks. That goal was scored by Ashton Norman.• Wally Crittenden is the head coach of the Lady Jacks and currently is in his third season at the helm of the SFA program. His first two seasons at SFA leads the program to their best two-year period in school history with an .810 winning percentage (32-6-4).
A LOOK AT THE RETURNERS• Texas State returns four seniors, five juniors, and nine sophomores to the 2015 squad. Forward Lynsey Curry and defender Kristen Champion have been named the senior captains for Conner’s Bobcats.• With two goals scored in her first two seasons combined, junior Lauren Prater currently leads the Bobcats with three goals. She scored a game-high two goals against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi last weekend.• Sophomore defender Elizabeth Havenhill appeared in the most amount of minutes of any Bobcat field player in 2014 and started in all 18 games she appeared in. This season, she has played in all 450 minutes for the Bobcats. • Texas State returns over 77 percent of its goal scoring from last season. Of last year’s senior class, only Tori Hale (5) and Jourdan Brown (1) scored goals for the Bobcats.• Senior goalkeeper Caitlynn Rinehart returns to the pitch after posting a 0.83 goal against average in 2014. That mark ranks her third all-time for goals allowed during a season. Rinehart played in all but eight minutes in 2014 and notched six shutouts.
WELCOME TO SAN MARCOS• The 2015 Bobcats welcome five freshman in Sophia Acevedo, Kelly Barbalias, Jamie Brown, Sydney Smith, and Skylar Vanover-Hallmark.• Brown is the younger sister of Jourdan Brown, who was a member of Conner’s squad from 2011-2014.
CONFERENCE CONSISTENCY• This season’s senior class will be the last class to have played in more than one conference. The Bobcats were members of the Southland Conference until the 2011 season, a member of the Western Athletic Conference in 2012, and now enter their third season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.• Texas State owns a 9-6-2 SBC record with two tournament appearances.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE• Texas State was tabbed to finish third in the preseason SBC poll with one first-place vote to its name. South Alabama was picked to win the 10-team league while Troy was chosen second overall.• Last season, Texas State finished 5-3-1 in conference play with losses to Georgia State, UL Monroe, and South Alabama.• The 2015 Sun Belt Conference Championship will be held in Atlanta, Ga. with Georgia State playing host. The tournament will begin on November 4 and will run through the 8th.• Senior goalkeeper Caitlynn Rinehart earned the first SBC Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week honors after shutting out Houston in the regular season opener. It was the first time that Rinehart had received the award.
Preseason Poll1. South Alabama (8) – 98 pts2. Troy – 85 pts3. Texas State (1) – 75 pts4. Georgia Southern – 68 pts5. Georgia State – 56 pts6. Appalachian State – 55 pts7. UL Lafayette (1) – 51 pts8. Little Rock – 32 pts9. Arkansas State – 16 pts10. UL Monroe – 14 pts
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference TeamMelinda Lukas (Georgia Southern, Junior, Forward)Yazmin Montoya (UL Lafayette, Junior, Forward)Charde Hannah (South Alabama, Sophomore, Forward)Nora El-Shami (Georgia Southern, Senior, Midfielder)Jasmine Fahrnbauer (Troy, Senior, Midfielder)Alissa Jones (Troy, Senior, Midfielder)Sophie Haywood (South Alabama, Sophomore, Midfielder)Steffi Hardy (South Alabama, Sophomore, Defender)Nini Rabsatt-Smith (South Alabama, Senior, Defender)Payton Donley (Troy, Senior, Defender)Mikki Lewis (Troy, Sophomore, Goalkeeper)
KAT CONNERHEAD COACH PACIFIC LUTHERAN, 199217TH SEASON OVERALL FIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • FOUR REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS
17TH SEASON
In 1999, head coach Kat Conner was given the opportunity to build a women’s soccer
program at Texas State. She has not only built a program, but created a legacy. In her 16 seasons as the leader of the Bobcats, Conner has won a combined four championships, five conference tournaments, and has led Texas State to the NCAA Tournament five times. Conner enters 2015 with a career record of 167-138-23.
In the Bobcat’s second season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, Conner guided Texas State to its second consecutive SBC semifinal match before ultimately falling to Troy. The 2014 Bobcats notched Conner’s ninth, 10-win season at Texas State and had a pair of student-athletes earn all-conference accolades.
As a junior in 2014, Lynsey Curry became the first Texas State soccer player to be named First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference after leading the Bobcats with seven goals including two game winners. Freshman defender Elizabeth Havenhill earned Second-Team All-SBC honors as a pivotal member of the Bobcat backline.
In Texas State’s first season in the SBC, Conner led the team to a 4-3-1 record and a semifinal finish in the tournament. The move to the SBC was the third conference realignment in as many years for Texas State.
After earning Freshman of the Year honors in the WAC in 2012, Curry was named Second-Team All-SBC alongside Tori Hale, who finished her Texas State career as the program’s all-time assists leader. In 2013, Hale tied the single season record in assists with nine.
Conner’s latest appearance in the NCAA Tournament came in 2011 after the Bobcats defeated Stephen F. Austin in the Southland Conference Tournament, 1-0. Heading into the game, SFA was the leading goal scoring team in the country with over 3.4 goals per game.
Texas State finished that season 14-6-1, just one of 20 teams in the country to win at least 12 games. From 2008-11, the Bobcats won a combined 53 games, 30th most in the NCAA.
Individually, Texas State finished the 2011 season with a league-high six All-Southland Conference selections
along with Newcomer of the Year, Andrea Mauk.
During her tenure in the Southland, Conner coached three Conference Players of the Year, four
Newcomers of the Year, three Freshmen of the Year, one All-American and 55 All-Conference team members.
In Texas State’s inaugural season in 1999, Conner led the Bobcats to a
9-9-3 overall record and a 6-3-3 mark in the Southland Conference
to finish third overall and advance to the league’s postseason tournament. Despite the
inexperience, Texas State claimed its first-ever SLC Tournament title and played in the NCAA Tournament play-in game.
Two years later, the Bobcats returned to the NCAA Tournament after posting a 14-7-0 overall record and claiming the SLC title and sweeping through the SLC tournament. It was just the second time in league history a team had won both the conference and conference
tournament championships.
Conner continued her winning ways in 2002 when Texas State shared the SLC championship with Southeastern Louisiana, and again in 2004
when the Bobcats won the SLC Tournament and made its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Texas State turned in the best season in school history during the 2008 season. The Bobcats posted a 13-4-4 overall record and went undefeated against SLC opponents with a 7-0-2 mark to claim the SLC championship. Duplicating the feat previously achieved in 2001, Texas State also won the Southland Tournament and advanced to the NCAA’s.
Texas State met Texas A&M in the first round of the NCAA postseason for the third time in program history. The Aggies held a 2-0 lead by halftime, and despite scoring its first two goals ever against the Aggies, Texas State fell by a score of 5-2.
THE KAT CONNER FILEPERSONAL
Birthdate: May 24
EDUCATIONNimitz High School: Irving, TexasB.A. in Physical Education: Pacific Lutheran, 1992
COACHING EXPERIENCEYear School Position1991-92 Pacific Lutheran Assistant Coach1993-98 Texas A&M Assistant Coach1999-pres. Texas State Head Coach
HEAD COACHING RECORDYear School Record1999-pres. Texas State 170-140-23
COACHING NOTESNine, 10-win seasons
COACHING LICENSESUSSF “A” // U.S. Soccer Goalkeeping // NSCAA Premier
COACHING HONORS2008 Southland Conference Coach of the Year2009 Southland Conference Coach of the Year
After losing four members from the spectacular squad, the 2009 season seemed to fall right into place. The Bobcats enjoyed another undefeated conference season, going 8-0-1 and with a 14-6-1 overall mark.
Conner was named Southland Coach of the Year and junior Britney Curry was named the 2009 Player of the Year. Curry ranked seventh nationally averaging .842 goals per game and eighth with an average of two points per game. The honor marked the third-straight season Curry was named to a postseason team, a feat a number of athletes have enjoyed under Conner’s leadership.
Conner has coached quite a few stars during her time in San Marcos as Curry finished her career as Texas State’s all-time career scoring leader with 123 points (53 goals, 17 assists). In 2010, she was the leading scorer in the conference, with 33 points (14 goals, five assists). Nationally, she ranked 13th in both total goals (14) and goals per game (0.667) and 18th in points per game with 1.57. For her career, she finished just four points shy of the all-time Southland Conference record of 127 points by Kim McNally (Southeastern Louisiana, 2002-04).
Marva Bailey (1999-2002) earned First-Team All-SLC honors each year of her career at Texas State and Kendra Kade repeated the achievement from 2001-2004. In 2002, Sarah Buchrucker became Texas State’s first soccer All-American after being named to the Verizon Wireless All-American Team. In 2004, Danielle Holloway became the SLC’s first player in history to be named Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year in the same season.
In addition to the success on the field, Conner prides herself on student-athletes performing well in the classroom. Along with a championship caliber program on the field, she demands the same for her player’s education.
In 2015, the soccer team earned its second Emmett Sheldon Award, an honor given to the Texas State’s highest female
team GPA. The first time that women’s soccer earned the award was after the 2004-05 school year.
Jayne Sherman, a two-time All-SLC Academic winner, became the first Texas State soccer player to be named SLC Student-Athlete of the Year in 2005.
The 2013 school year also marked a first academically for the Bobcats, as Tori Hale was named a Capital One Academic All-District First-Team selection. Hale matched that honor in 2014 alongside fellow senior Jourdan Brown.
Prior to taking the reins at Texas State, Conner was an assistant at Texas A&M under Aggie head coach G. Guerrieri. There, Conner was responsible for recruiting and coaching all phases of the game, scheduling, travel, budget, summer camps, as well as monitoring academics for the team.
During her five seasons at A&M, the Aggies made four NCAA tournament appearances, won one Big 12 Championship and one Big 12 Tournament championship.
Conner began her coaching career at Pacific Lutheran University after completing a successful playing career for the Lutes in 1990, where she earned a B.A. in physical education.
Conner served as the Lutes’ defensive coordinator, handling recruiting and travel. As a coach, Conner helped lead the team to a national championship in 1991 and a national runner-up finish in 1992. The Lutes combined record over Conner’s stay as a player and a coach was 57-8-7, and they made the NAIA Championship game all three years.
The 1991 championship team has been inducted into the Pacific Lutheran Hall of Fame. It marked the last time the Lutes won a NAIA national championship.
Prior to finishing her playing career at Pacific Lutheran, Conner played three years at Hardin Simmons. There, she led her team to the NAIA Championship game in 1988. She also was named to the NAIA All-Tournament team in 1988.
In addition to coaching at Texas State, Conner has been involved with developing Texas youth
soccer. She has been a member of the coaching staff for the Region III Olympic Development Program and served as the coach for the South Texas U16 team.
Collegiately, Conner was a member of the 2011 NCAA Central Ranking Committee during the season. She was the chairman of the NSCAA Central Ranking Committee in 2011 after serving on it since 2009.
From 2004-07, Conner was appointed to the NCAA soccer rules committee by both the Southland Conference and the NCAA. Conner holds a USSF “A” license as well as a U.S. Soccer Goalkeeping license and NSCAA Premier License.
Conner, a native of Irving, Texas, graduated from Nimitz High School.
KAT CONNER’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDSEASON SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. CONFERENCE PCT. POSTSEASON 1999 Texas State 9-9-3 .500 6-3-3 .625 NCAA Tournament First Round2000 Texas State 12-8-0 .600 9-3-0 .750 Southland Conference Tournament2001 Texas State 14-7-0 .667 10-2-0 .833 NCAA Tournament First Round2002 Texas State 9-8-0 .526 7-3-2 .667 Southland Conference Tournament2003 Texas State 9-10-2 .476 8-4-0 .667 Southland Conference Tournament2004 Texas State 13-10-0 .565 8-4-0 .667 NCAA Tournament First Round2005 Texas State 9-10-0 .474 5-2-0 .714 Southland Conference Tournament2006 Texas State 7-13-2 .364 5-4-2 .545 Southland Conference Tournament2007 Texas State 5-11-2 .375 3-4-2 .444 2008 Texas State 13-4-4 .714 7-0-2 .888 NCAA Tournament First Round2009 Texas State 14-6-1 .690 8-0-1 .944 Southland Conference Tournament2010 Texas State 12-8-1 .595 5-3-1 .611 Southland Conference Tournament2011 Texas State 14-6-1 .690 8-1-0 .944 NCAA Tournament First Round2012 Texas State 8-12-1 .405 4-4-0 .500 WAC Tournament2013 Texas State 8-9-2 .474 4-3-1 .562 Sun Belt Conference Tournament 2014 Texas State 11-7-2 .600 5-3-1 .611 Sun Belt Conference Tournament2015 Texas State 3-2-0 .600 0-0-0 - Career Totals 17 seasons 170-140-23 .544 102-43-15 .684 Nine Team Championships
Associate Athletic Director for External Operations Don Coryell awards Conner after her 150th career victory in 2013.
SHOTS ON GOAL ALLOWED 1. vs. South Alabama 13 9/27/2013 vs. Texas A&M 13 11/14/20083. vs. UC Irvine 12 8/28/2009
LEAST SHOTS ON GOAL 1. vs. Denver 0 10/21/2012 vs. Baylor 0 11/12/20113. vs. Fresno State 1 8/29/20104. vs. Baylor 1 9/9/2011
LEAST SHOTS ALLOWED ON GOAL 1. vs. Central Arkansas 0 10/2/2009 vs. Prairie View A&M 0 9/17/2010 vs. Central Arkansas 0 10/8/2010 vs. Prairie View A&M 0 8/19/2011 vs. Prairie View A&M 0 8/28/2012
CORNERS 1. vs. Prairie View A&M 14 9/17/20102. vs. Sam Houston State 13 11/4/2010 vs. Houston Baptist 13 9/23/2011
CORNERS ALLOWED 1. vs. Stephen F. Austin 13 11/6/20112. vs. Texas 12 9/20/20133. vs. Idaho 11 9/28/2012
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY 1. vs. Texas Southern 13 2004
LARGEST MARGIN OF LOSS 1. vs. Oklahoma State 10 2006 vs. Texas A&M 10 2004
LONGEST WINNING STREAK 1. Eight games Sept. 30-Oct. 22 2001
LONGEST LOSING STREAK 1. Six games Aug. 26-Sept. 9 2005 Six games Sept. 8-Sept. 24 2006
TEAM RECORDS
WINS Most wins 14 2001, ‘09, ‘11Fewest wins 5 2007
LOSSES Most losses 13 2006Fewest losses 4 2008
TEAM SEASON RECORDS Goals 58 2004Assists 36 2001Points 126 2000Shots 399 2000Shots on Goal 175 2000Saves 131 2005
TEAM INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS (AS OF 2008) GOALS IN A GAME 1. vs. Grambling State 11 9/25/20112. vs. Central Arkansas 7 11/2/20083. vs. Texas Southern 6 9/21/2012
MOST GOALS ALLOWED 1. vs. UL Lafayette 5 10/18/2013 vs. Texas A&M 5 11/14/20083. vs. Oklahoma 4 9/1/2013 vs. UTEP 4 9/20/2009
ASSISTS 1. vs. Grambling State 8 9/25/20112. vs. Nicholls State 6 10/21/20083. vs. Sam Houston State 5 10/31/2010
ASSISTS ALLOWED 1. vs. Utah State 5 10/7/2012 vs. Texas A&M 5 11/14/20083. vs. UTEP 4 9/20/2009
SHOTS 1. vs. Prairie View A&M 36 9/19/20142. vs. Grambling State 34 9/25/20113. vs. Prairie View A&M 33 8/30/2013
SHOTS ALLOWED 1. vs. Texas A&M 28 11/14/20082. vs. Idaho 25 9/28/2012 vs. TCU 25 10/1/2010 vs. South Alabama 25 9/27/2013 vs. Utah Valley 25 9/6/2008
SHOTS ON GOAL 1. vs. Prairie View A&M 21 8/30/20132. vs. Grambling State 20 9/25/20113. vs. HBU 17 9/28/2008
CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPOINTS: 4, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (8/30/2013)GOALS: 2, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (8/30/2013)ASSISTS: 2, vs. Northwestern State (8/31/2014)SHOTS: 9, 3x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (9/19/14)
CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPOINTS: 4, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/4/15)GOALS: 2, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/4/15)ASSISTS: 1, 2x last vs. UTEP (8/30/15)SHOTS: 5, at UL Monroe (10/23/2013)
SEASON GP MIN G A PTS SHOTS SHOT % SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT2014 20 1261 3 1 7 32 .094 19 .594 2 0-02015 5 249 1 4 6 10 .100 4 .400 1 0-0CAREER 25 1510 4 5 13 42 .095 23 .548 3 0-0
CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPOINTS: 2, 3x last at Lamar (9/5/14)GOALS: 1, 3x last at Lamar (9/5/14)ASSISTS: 1, 2x, last at Houston (8/21/15)SHOTS: 4, at Lamar (9/5/14)
CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPOINTS: 3, vs. Arkansas St. (10/27/2013)GOALS: 1, 3x, last at UL Lafayette (10/18/2013)ASSISTS: 1, 2x last vs. Prairie View A&M (9/19/14)SHOTS: 9, vs. Prairie View A&M (9/19/14)
SEASON GP MIN G A PTS SHOTS SHOT % SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT2013 16 397 3 1 7 16 .188 9 .562 1 0-02014 15 413 0 1 1 16 .000 6 .375 0 0-02015 4 57 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 CAREER 35 867 3 2 8 34 .088 15 .441 1 0-0
TAYLOR
ALLENDEFENDER • JUNIOR • 2L • 5-2MAJOR: BUSINESS FINANCE
AUSTIN, TEXASVANDEGRIFT HIGH SCHOOL
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CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPOINTS: 2, vs. Prairie View A&M (9/6/15)GOALS: 1, vs. Prairie View A&M (9/6/15)ASSISTS: 1, 2x, last at Houston (8/21/15)SHOTS: 2, vs. Prairie View A&M (9/6/15)
LOWEMIDFIELDER • SENIOR • 3L • 5-5MAJOR: BUSINESS MARKETING
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXASFRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
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CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPOINTS: 2, 3x last vs. UL Monroe (10/17/14)GOALS: 1, 3x last vs. UL Monroe (10/17/14)ASSISTS: 2, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/4/15)SHOTS: 3, vs. McNeese State (8/28/15)
CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPOINTS: 3, vs. Troy (11/6/2013)GOALS: 1, 3x last vs. UL Lafayette (10/19/14)ASSISTS: 1, vs. Troy (11/6/2013)SHOTS: 5, vs. UL Monroe (10/17/14)
CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPOINTS: 4, vs. Prairie View A&M (9/19/14)GOALS: 2, vs. Prairie View A&M (9/19/14)ASSISTS: 1, 2x last vs. UL Lafayette (10/19/14)SHOTS: 4, vs. Prairie View A&M (9/19/14)
SEASON GP MIN G A PTS SHOTS SHOT % SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT2014 20 758 4 2 10 15 .267 10 .667 2 0-02015 5 270 0 0 0 6 .000 2 .333 0 0-0CAREER 25 1028 4 2 10 21 .190 12 .571 2 0-0
Saves by period 1 2 TotalTexas State 1 2 3Houston 4 1 5
Fouls 1 2 TotalTexas State 1 7 8Houston 0 4 4
Scoring summary:No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
1. 38:34 TXST Prater, Lauren (1) Curry, Lynsey ball through the middle beat keeper all2. 88:35 TXST Curry, Lynsey (1) Hormuth, Kassi beautiful ball across buried in the left
Win-Rinehart, Caitlynn (1-0-0). Loss-BROWN, Jordan (0-1-0).Stadium: Carl Lewis FieldOfficials: Referee: Dwight Driskill; Asst. Referee: Chris Mercado; Daniel Vehabovic;Alt. Official: Enea Zhonga; Timekeeper: Dani Hopkins; Scorer: Roman Petrowski;Offsides: Texas State 2, Houston 2.
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Soccer Box Score (Final)2015 Texas State Soccer
McNeese State vs Texas State (Aug 28, 2015 at San Marcos, Texas)
Goals by period 1 2 TotalMcNeese State 1 0 1Texas State 0 0 0
McNeese State (3-0-0) vs.Texas State (1-1-0)Date: Aug 28, 2015 • Attendance: 816Weather: 94 degrees, sunny, light winds SSE @ 9 mph
# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves5 PALACIOS, Alyssa 90:00 1 4
# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves2 Rinehart, Caitlynn 90:00 2 2
Shots by period 1 2 TotalUTEP 7 5 12Texas State 6 6 12
Corner kicks 1 2 TotalUTEP 3 3 6Texas State 1 5 6
Saves by period 1 2 TotalUTEP 3 1 4Texas State 0 2 2
Fouls 1 2 TotalUTEP 8 5 13Texas State 3 6 9
Scoring summary:No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
1. 2:31 TXST Curry, Lynsey (2) Prater, Lauren Deflected off touch by 6, shot on left side2. 36:32 UTEP DAVIS, Aleah (1) (unassisted) Shot from right side to back left corner of3. 77:41 UTEP CUTAIA, Angela (3) DAVIS, Aleah One touch off of throw in by 24
Scoring summary:No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
1. 72:10 TXST Hormuth, Kassi (1) (unassisted) flicked over the goalie after blocked shot2. 86:27 TXST Allen, Taylor (1) Hormuth, Kassi shot from right side to back left corner of