Steve Holeman
Personal information
Full name Steve Holeman
Date of birth (1967-12-21) December 21, 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth West Long Branch, New Jersey
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Texas State (head coach)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Managerial career
1991 Huntsville, Alabama under–17 select boys team
1992–1994 Auburn University men's club team
1993 Auburn Tigers women's team (Interim Head Coach)
1994–2009 Ole Miss Rebels women's team
2010–2014 Georgia Lady Bulldogs
2016–2021 Lamar Lady Cardinals
2022– Texas State Bobcats

Steve Holeman (born December 21, 1967) is the head women's soccer coach at Texas State University, an NCAA Division I program in the Sun Belt Conference. He was named Texas State head coach on February 9, 2022.[1] Prior to his position at Texas State, Holeman served as head coach at three Southeastern Conference universities starting the program at two of those universities. He started the soccer program at Auburn serving as an interim head coach for one season (1993). He moved to Ole Miss starting the women's soccer program there and served as head coach for fifteen seasons (1994–2010). He moved to another Southeastern Conference university, Georgia serving as the Lady Bulldogs head coach for five seasons (2011–2015). He served as head coach at Lamar University from 2016 to 2021.[2][3]

Player

Holeman was a member of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team playing midfielder from 1987 to 1990. He was a letter winner all four seasons.[4]

Coaching career

Prior to assuming the Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team head coach position, Holeman served at three Southeastern Conference universities as head coach starting the women's soccer program at two of the universities.

Huntsville, Alabama

Holeman coached the Huntsville, Alabama under-17 select boys team in 1991 to a state championship.[4]

Auburn

Holeman started the Auburn Tigers women's soccer team in 1993 serving as interim head coach. His team had a 7–6–3 record in its first season. In addition to his 1993 interim head coaching position, he also coached the Auburn men's club team from 1992 to 1994.[4]

Ole Miss

Holeman was hired as head coach for the Ole Miss Rebels women's soccer team in 1994 starting that program. He served as head coach from 1994 to 2009 building a record of 159–119–28 overall and 62–62–19 in Southeastern Conference play. His Ole Miss Rebels teams had four NCAA Tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2005, and 2009).[5]

Georgia

On April 16, 2010, Ole Miss announced that Holeman had accepted the head coaching position for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs soccer team.[6] He was head coach for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs soccer team from 2010 to 2014. He accumulated a record of 53–39–11 overall and 24–24–1 in conference play while at Georgia. His Georgia Lady Bulldog teams had two NCAA tournament appearances (2011 and 2014).[7] Holeman was terminated as Georgia Lady Bulldogs head coach on November 17, 2014, after his team lost in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.[8]

Lamar

Holeman was named head coach on January 12, 2016.[2] He led the Lamar Lady Cardinals to their first Southland Conference regular season championship, first Southland Conference tournament championship, and first NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament appearance in 2017, his second season with the program.[9] Holeman was named Southland Conference women's soccer coach of the year in 2017. He "... turned his team around from last place to first place in one season – a feat that had never been accomplished in Southland soccer history and only four times in any league sport."[10] While at Lamar, his teams won 2 Southland Conference regular season championships in 2017 and 2019, 2 Southland Conference tournament championships in 2017 and 2019, 1 conference second-place finish in 2020, and appeared in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament 2 times, 2017 and 2019. In the Western Athletic Conference, his team was division runner-up in the Southwest Division 2021 regular season.

NCAA Division I head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1993–1993)
1993 Auburn 7–6–3 0–2 4th
Auburn: 7–6–3 (.531) 0–2–0 (.000)
Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (1995–2010)
1995 Ole Miss 6–12–0 0–8–0 6th West Division
1996 Ole Miss 9–9–1 1–7–0 6th West Division
1997 Ole Miss 11–9–0 4–4–0 3rd West Division SEC Tournament, 1st round
1998 Ole Miss 9–7–2 3–5–0 2nd West Division SEC Tournament, 1st round
1999 Ole Miss 14–9–0 4–5–0 1st West Division SEC Tournament, Championship game
2000 Ole Miss 13–6–1 5–3–1 1st West Division SEC Tournament, 1st round
2001 Ole Miss 10–10–1 4–5–0 3rd West Division SEC Tournament, Semifinals
2002 Ole Miss 13–5–2 4–3–2 2nd West Division SEC Tournament, 1st round, NCAA Tournament, 1st round
2003 Ole Miss 15–6–2 4–3–2 2nd West Division SEC Tournament, Semifinals, NCAA Tournament, 2nd round
2004 Ole Miss 9–10–2 4–5–2 4th West Division SEC Tournament, Semifinals
2005 Ole Miss 14–5–2 8–1–2 1st West Division SEC Tournament, 1st round, NCAA Tournament, 1st round
2006 Ole Miss 8–7–5 4–2–5 2nd West Division SEC Tournament, 1st round
2007 Ole Miss 7–8–5 4–4–3 3rd West Division SEC Tournament, 1st round
2008 Ole Miss 7–10–3 5–5–1 3rd West Division SEC Tournament, 1st round
2009 Ole Miss 13–6–2 7–7–2 2nd West Division SEC Tournament, 1st round, NCAA Tournament, 1st round
Ole Miss: 158–119–28 (.564) 62–62–19 (.500)
Georgia Lady Bulldogs (Southland Conference) (2001–2006)
2010 Georgia 11–6–4 5–3–3 4th East Division
2011 Georgia 13–7–2 6–3–2 4th East Division NCAA Tournament, 2nd round
2012 Georgia 7–11–2 3–8–2 6th East Division
2013 Georgia 12–7–1 5–5–1 Tied 6th overall
2014 Georgia 10–8–2 5–5–1 8th overall NCAA Tournament, 1st round
Georgia: 53–39–11 (.568) 24–24–9 (.500)
Lamar Lady Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2016–present)
2016 Lamar 2–14–3 1–7–3 12th
2017 Lamar 18–4–1 10–1–0 1st Regular Season Champion, SLC Tournament Champion, NCAA Tournament, 1st round
2018 Lamar 0–0–0 0–0–0
Lamar: 20–18–4 (.524) 11–8–3 (.568)
Total: 238–182–46 (.560)

      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

(Won/loss records reflect results of games through November 10, 2017.)

References

  1. ^ "Texas State Names Steve Holeman as Head Soccer Coach". Texas State University. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b James Dixon (January 12, 2016). "Steve Holeman Named LU Soccer Coach". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Steve Holeman Steps Down". Lamar University Athletics. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Ole Miss Soccer – Steve Holeman". Ole Miss Sports. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss Soccer" (PDF). Ole Miss Sports. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Steve Holeman Hired As Georgia Head Soccer Coach". Ole Miss Sports. April 16, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Quick Facts and Media Information (2017)". University of Georgia Athletic Association. p. 42. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  8. ^ Chip Towers (November 17, 2014). "UGA fires its soccer coach". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "Steve Holeman – 2018 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff – Lamar University". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "LaRicci Voted Soccer Player of the Year; All-Conference Teams Named". Southland Conference. October 30, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2018.

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