Texas Tech University Athletics
Tech Soccer staff earns Midwest Staff of the Year
December 04, 2023 | Women's Soccer
Head coach Tom Stone and assistants Blair Quinn and Nick Hallam will be one of eight staffs to appear on the 2023 D-I Coaching Staff of the Year ballot later this month
KANSAS CITY – Fresh off a 16-2-5 season and leading the Red Raiders to the first Big 12 Regular Season Championship in program history, the Texas Tech soccer Coaching staff has been named the United Soccer Coaches Association Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year.
The honor is the first for a Red Raider coaching staff in program history, and advances head coach Tom Stone and assistants Blair Quinn and Nick Hallam onto the ballot for National Coaching Staff of the Year.
Voting for National Staff of the Year opens on Dec. 6, and will including the coaching staffs from: Pitt (Atlantic Region), Brown (East), Nebraska (North), Utah State (Pacific), Memphis (South), Mississippi State (Southeast) and Gonzaga (West) in addition to the three Red Raider coaches.
Stone, Hallam and Quinn helped elevate the Tech soccer program to new heights in 2023, as the Red Raiders finished the regular season undefeated (14-0-4) for the first time in program history and recorded the first undefeated (8-0-2) Big 12 slate in program history.
Tech's 16 overall wins are tied for the second-most in program history, as the Red Raiders recorded the first perfect (10-0-0) regular season in program history.
And while the overall record was impressive, Tech's success wasn't limited to wins and losses, as the Red Raiders finished the season with 45 totals goals and a program-record 61 assists. Allowing just 11 total goals on the season, the Red Raiders finished the season 14th in the country in goal differential (+34) and fourth in the country in goals-against-average (.474). Tech concluded the season trailing for less than 100 minutes in 23 matches and did not trail of the season's first 13 matches.
As part of the historic season for the Scarlett and Black was Madison White's epic performance, as the goalie recorded one of the best statistical seasons in Texas Tech history. The nation's co-leader in shutout in the regular season (13) and the all-time program leader in total shutouts (39), White allowed just 11 goals in 23 games finishing inside the top-15 in the country in goals-against-average (.474), Shutouts (13) and save percentage (.864).
Tech advanced to its second Round of 16 appearance in program history and hosted the Second and Third Rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. As previously mentioned, the Red Raiders posted the first undefeated regular season in program history and ascended as high as No. 4 in the Coaches Poll, which was also a program record.
Led by the Big 12's 2023 Coach of the Year, the Red Raiders recorded three of the league's five main Player of the Year awards including Defensive Player of the Year (Hannah Anderson), Goalkeeper of the Year (White) and Big 12 Freshman of the Year (Sam Courtwright). Anderson and White also made history in 2023 as the players became the first set of teammates to earn First Team All-America status and were the first duo in program history to be named Semifinalists for the 2023 MAC Hermann National Player of the Year award.
In the end, Anderson, White, Courtwright and defender Macy Blackburn all earned All-America Status as the Red Raider Soccer program earned a program-best four All-America selections. The four players listed above, and forward Ashleigh Williams also earned First Team All-Region honors as Tech led the country with five total First Team All-Region selections.
The honor is the first for a Red Raider coaching staff in program history, and advances head coach Tom Stone and assistants Blair Quinn and Nick Hallam onto the ballot for National Coaching Staff of the Year.
Voting for National Staff of the Year opens on Dec. 6, and will including the coaching staffs from: Pitt (Atlantic Region), Brown (East), Nebraska (North), Utah State (Pacific), Memphis (South), Mississippi State (Southeast) and Gonzaga (West) in addition to the three Red Raider coaches.
Stone, Hallam and Quinn helped elevate the Tech soccer program to new heights in 2023, as the Red Raiders finished the regular season undefeated (14-0-4) for the first time in program history and recorded the first undefeated (8-0-2) Big 12 slate in program history.
Tech's 16 overall wins are tied for the second-most in program history, as the Red Raiders recorded the first perfect (10-0-0) regular season in program history.
And while the overall record was impressive, Tech's success wasn't limited to wins and losses, as the Red Raiders finished the season with 45 totals goals and a program-record 61 assists. Allowing just 11 total goals on the season, the Red Raiders finished the season 14th in the country in goal differential (+34) and fourth in the country in goals-against-average (.474). Tech concluded the season trailing for less than 100 minutes in 23 matches and did not trail of the season's first 13 matches.
As part of the historic season for the Scarlett and Black was Madison White's epic performance, as the goalie recorded one of the best statistical seasons in Texas Tech history. The nation's co-leader in shutout in the regular season (13) and the all-time program leader in total shutouts (39), White allowed just 11 goals in 23 games finishing inside the top-15 in the country in goals-against-average (.474), Shutouts (13) and save percentage (.864).
Tech advanced to its second Round of 16 appearance in program history and hosted the Second and Third Rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. As previously mentioned, the Red Raiders posted the first undefeated regular season in program history and ascended as high as No. 4 in the Coaches Poll, which was also a program record.
Led by the Big 12's 2023 Coach of the Year, the Red Raiders recorded three of the league's five main Player of the Year awards including Defensive Player of the Year (Hannah Anderson), Goalkeeper of the Year (White) and Big 12 Freshman of the Year (Sam Courtwright). Anderson and White also made history in 2023 as the players became the first set of teammates to earn First Team All-America status and were the first duo in program history to be named Semifinalists for the 2023 MAC Hermann National Player of the Year award.
In the end, Anderson, White, Courtwright and defender Macy Blackburn all earned All-America Status as the Red Raider Soccer program earned a program-best four All-America selections. The four players listed above, and forward Ashleigh Williams also earned First Team All-Region honors as Tech led the country with five total First Team All-Region selections.
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