 Soccer Complex - View toward the grandstands | |
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| Location | On Rolfe Christopher Dr north of US 69, 96, 287 Freeway (Cardinal Drive) Beaumont, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 30°02′01.3″N 94°04′19.1″W / 30.033694°N 94.071972°W |
| Owner | Lamar University |
| Operator | Lamar University |
| Seating type | bleacher bench |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Record attendance | 994 August 15, 2024 vs Texas A&M[1] |
| Field size | 115 X 70 yards |
| Surface | grass |
| Scoreboard | electronic, digital |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 15, 2009 |
| Built | 2009 |
| Opened | September 25, 2009 |
| Construction cost | $3,724,920[2] |
| Architect | Leo A Daly[2] |
| Main contractors | Pepper-Lawson Construction[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer (NCAA) | |
The Lamar Soccer Complex, built in 2009 on the campus of Lamar University, is a soccer facility located in Beaumont, Texas. It is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team. The stadium has a permanent seating capacity of 500. Stadium features include covered benches for both the home and visiting teams, lighting, and a programmable fertilization and irrigation system.[3] Construction of the stadium began on June 15, 2009. Construction cost of the soccer field and adjacent Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building was $3,724,920.[2] The stadium and supporting Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building were part of a $29 million athletic construction project.[4]
The first match at the new stadium was a 2–1 loss against the New Mexico State Aggies on September 25, 2009. Official attendance for the opening game was 513.[5]
- ^ "Aggies Impress in 5-0 Season-Opening Win at Lamar". Texas A&M Athletics. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
Texas A&M was able to silence a raucous crowd as a record 994 fans poured into Lamar Soccer Complex.
- ^ a b c d "MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM" (PDF). Texas State University System. February 11, 2011. p. 169. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "LU Soccer Complex". Lamar Cardinals Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ Lee Yobbi (June 11, 2009). "Lamar soccer complex soon to be under construction". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "New Mexico State Stuns Lamar On Soccer Complex's Opening Night". Lamar University Athletics. September 25, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2018.