Matt Lodge - Women's Soccer Coach - Murray State University Athletics

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Matt Lodge

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
mlodge@murraystate.edu
Phone:
(270) 809-7017

At Murray State

Enters eighth season as head coach in 2025.
Led the Racers to the MVC Tournament Championship game in the program's inaugural year in the conference in 2022.
Produced six All-MVC selections from the 2023 season.
Helped develop MVC Newcomers Sydney Etter and Mary Hardy, as well as MVC All-Tournament team selections Tori Schrimpf and Audrey Henry in 2022.
Played key role in development of MVC First-Team selection and All-Region selection Saraya Young in 2022.
Led the Racers to an OVC Tournament Championship and an NCAA Tournament berth in his first year as head coach in 2018.
Named the 2020-21 OVC Coach of the Year after guiding the Racers to an OVC regular-season title behind a 9-1 conference record,
Played vital role in developing 17 All-OVC selections as a head coach,
Instrumental in development of 2019 OVC Offensive Player of the Year Miyah Watford (inducted into MSU Hall of Fame in 2024), and 2020-21 Defensive Player of the Year Izzy Heckman.
Guided the Racers to perfect 5-0 OVC regular-season home records in both 2019 and 2020.
Spent four seasons as an assistant under Jeremy Groves, winning three OVC regular season titles, two tournament championships and making two trips to the NCAA tournament from 2014-17.
During his four years as an assistant, the Racers posted an an overall record of 50-21-6 and and dominated OVC play with a record of 32-3-5.
During his four years handling the plan for the MSU offense, the Racers poured in 122 goals for an average of 1.58 per game.
Lodge was crucial in the development of three-time OVC Offensive Player of the Year Harriett Withers (inducted into MSU Hall of Fame 2023) and 2017 OVC Freshman of the Year Rebecca Kubin.
Holds a "D" license from the United State Soccer Federation and a Level 2 Certificate from the English Football Association.
Joined Murray State in 2014 after spending the 2013 season as a volunteer assistant with the Kentucky Wildcats.

Playing Career

Originally from Doncaster, England, was a four-year letterwinner at Kentucky.
Named as Wildcats' first Freshman All-America selection in 2009.
Was named to the All-Conference USA Team in 2012.
In 2012, Lodge helped lead the Wildcats to their first NCAA appearance in nine years and he was team captain.
Finished career third on Kentucky's all-time assist list and third in game-winning goals.
Scored 24 career goals at UK.

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