Texas Tech Red Raiders women's soccer

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the intercollegiate women's soccer team representing Texas Tech University. The Red Raiders compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) as a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. The first team was fielded in 1994, and they play their home games at the John Walker Soccer Complex on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas. Since 2007, the Red Raiders have been led by head coach Tom Stone.

Texas Tech Red Raiders
women's soccer
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
UniversityTexas Tech University
Head coachTom Stone (18th season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationLubbock, Texas
StadiumJohn Walker Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,500)
NicknameRed Raiders
ColorsScarlet and black[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2014, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2015
Conference Regular Season championships
2023

The Red Raiders have played in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship nine times since their first appearance in 2012.

Their outstanding performance in 2023 earned them the 9th spot in the final United Soccer Coaches Association poll. This top-10 finish is the best a Texas Tech team has ever secured in the program's history.[2]

Players

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Current roster

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Updated November 17th, 2024 [3] 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   USA Madeline Mueller
0 GK   ENG Grace Pilling
1 GK   USA Sidney O'billovich
3 DF   USA Kylie Bahr
4 MF   USA Logan Russo
5 MF   USA Cassie Taylor
6 DF   USA Peyton Annen
7 FW   USA Alana Harry
8 MF   USA Kate Leibel
9 FW   USA Peyton Parsons
10 FW   USA Jillian Martinez
11 MF   USA Chloe Soto
13 FW   USA Storie Sexton
14 MF   ENG Millie Elwood
15 DF   USA Peyton Dyess
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW   USA Taylor Zdrojewski
17 DF   USA Lauren Woodruff
18 DF   USA Clara Whitten
19 MF   USA Jules Burrows
20 DF   USA Elise Anderson
21 DF   USA Molly Skurcenski
22 MF   USA Sam Courtwright
23 MF   USA Macy Blackburn
28 DF   USA Kendall Jones
31 DF   USA Jamie Elias
33 FW   USA Kaitlyn Giametta
36 MF   USA Skylar Haase
37 FW   USA Ashleigh Williams
40 GK   USA Faith Nguyen

Individual awards [4] [5]

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Source:

All-Americans
No. Player Year
9 Madison White 2023 (1st team)
23 Macy Backburn 2023 (3rd team)
22 Sam Courtwright 2023 (Freshman)
14 Hannah Anderson 2023 (1st team)
22 Kristen Davis 2019 (1st team), 2021(1st team)
12 Cassie Hiatt 2019 (3rd team)
12 Janine Beckie 2012 (2nd team), 2013 (1st team), 2014 (1st team)
15 Jaelene Hinkle 2013 (3rd team), 2014 (Academic All American 1st team)
All Conference
Player Year Honours received
Macy Blackburn 2023 (1st team)

2024 (1st team)

2024 Big 12 Defender of the Year

2023 NSCAA/USC All-Region (1st team)

2021 NSCAA/USC All-Region 2nd team

Ashleigh Williams 2022 (2nd team)
2023 (1st team)
2022 NSCAA/USC All-Region 3rd team
Sam Courtwright 2023 (1st team) 2023 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Hannah Anderson 2023 (1st team) 2023 Big 12 Defender of the Year
2023 All-Big 12 Championship team

2022 NSCAA/USC All-Region 2nd team

2019 NSCAA/USC All-Region 3rd team

Kirsten Davis 2019 (1st team)
2020 (1st team)
2021 (1st team)
2021 Big 12 Offensive Most Valuable Player

2021 NSCAA/USC All-Region 1st team

2019 Big 12 Offensive Most Valuable Player

2019 NSCAA/USC All-Region 1st team

2018 - All Big 12 Championship Team

Madison White 2019 (1st team)
2022 (2nd team)
2023 (1st team)
2023 Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Year

2023 NSCAA/USC All-Region 1st team

2019 Big 12 Freshman of the Year

Morgan Johnson 2012 (1st team)
Janine Beckie 2012 (1st team)
2013 (1st team)
2014 (1st team)
2015 Big 12 Offensive Most Valuable Player
2015 Big 12 Player of the Year
2014 Big 12 Player of the Year

2014 NSCAA/USC All-Region 1st team

2013 NSCAA/USC All-Region 1st team

2012 NSCAA/USC All-Region 1st team
2012 Big 12 Freshman of the Year

Paige Strahan 2012 (1st team) 2014 NSCAA/USC All-Region 2nd team

2012 NSCAA/USC All-Region 3rd team

Morgan Johnson 2012 (1st team)
Jaelene Hinkle 2012 (1st team)
Jessica Fuston 2010 (2nd team) 2010 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Taylor Lytle 2009 (1st team)
Jennifer Hamm 1998 (1st team) 1999 NSCAA/USC All-Region 3rd team

1997 NSCAA/USC All-Region 2nd team

Kristi Patterson 1996 (1st team) 1996 All-Southwest Conference 1st Team

Coaches

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Current staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Tom Stone
Assistant coach   Nicolas Hallam
Assistant coach   Blair Quinn
Assistant coach   Charlotte Masters

Coaching Awards

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Name Award(s)
Tom Stone 2023 Big 12 Coach of the Year

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Season-by-season results [8]

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Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1994)
1994 Diane Nichols 9–5–1
Southwest Conference (1995)
1995 Diane Nichols 12–7–2 1–3–0
Big 12 Conference (1996–present)
1996 Diane Nichols 13–8–0 5–4–0 4th
Diane Nichols: 34–20–3 6–7–0
1997 Felix Oskam 7–11–0 4–6–0 6th
1998 Felix Oskam 7–7–3 3–5–2 7th
1999 Felix Oskam 8–11–1 4–6–0 7th
2000 Felix Oskam 4–14–0 2–8–0 10th
2001 Felix Oskam 4–15–0 0–10–0 11th
2002 Felix Oskam 2–17–0 0–10–0 11th
2003 Felix Oskam 3–13–1 2–8–0 11th
2004 Felix Oskam 3–16–0 0–10–0 11th
Felix Oskam: 38–101–6 17–61–2
2005 Neil McGuire 1–18–0 0–10–0 11th
2006 Neil McGuire 7–11–2 2–7–1 9th
Neil McGuire: 9–29–2 2–17–1
2007 Tom Stone 7–8–2 5–4–1 5th
2008 Tom Stone 8–10–1 3–7–0 8th
2009 Tom Stone 8–8–4 3–4–3 T-7th
2010 Tom Stone 11–8–1 4–5–1 7th
2011 Tom Stone 10–8–2 3–4–1 4th
2012 Tom Stone 16–6–1 5–2–1 3rd NCAA Round of 32
2013 Tom Stone 18–2–3 6–0–2 2nd NCAA Round of 32
2014 Tom Stone 16–4–2 4–3–1 4th NCAA Round of 16
2015 Tom Stone 15–4–5 3–2–3 T-4th Big 12 Tournament
NCAA Round of 32
2016 Tom Stone 9–9–2 2–6–0 8th Big 12 Tournament
NCAA First Round
2017 Tom Stone 9–7–3 2–4–3 7th Big 12 Tournament
2018 Tom Stone 14–5–3 5–3–1 T-3rd Big 12 Tournament
NCAA Round of 32
2019 Tom Stone 15-4-3 6-1-2 2nd Big 12 Tournament
NCAA Round of 32
2020 Tom Stone 5-6-2 2-5-2 8th
2021 Tom Stone 11-6-3 4-4-1 5th
2022 Tom Stone 9-4-6 5-1-3 2nd
2023 Tom Stone 16-1-5 8-0-2 1st Big 12 Champions

Big 12 Tournament
NCAA Sweet 16

2024 Tom Stone 15-5-2 8-1-2 2nd Big 12 Tournament
NCAA Round of 32
Tom Stone: 211-104-50 78-56-29
Total: 291–255–60

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Visual Identity | Colors". July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tech ranked No. 9 in final USC poll". BVM Sports. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ "2024 Fall Roster Texas Tech women's soccer roster".
  4. ^ "2024 Texas Tech Stat Book" (PDF).
  5. ^ "2024 Big 12 All Conference Awards".
  6. ^ "Big 12 Conference" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  7. ^ "Big 12 Conference 2023 Awards". big12sports.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  8. ^ "2024 Texas Tech Stat Book" (PDF).
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