The University of Mississippi Athletics
Steve Holeman Hired As Georgia Head Soccer Coach
4/16/2010 | Soccer
ATHENS, Ga. - Steve Holeman, the only head women's soccer coach in Ole Miss history, has been hired at the University of Georgia in the same position, it was announced Friday.
"Steve was our first and only coach, and we thank him for building Ole Miss Soccer into the successful program it is today," said Lynnette Johnson, Ole Miss Executive Associate Athletics Director/Senior Women's Administrator. "We will immediately begin the search for our next head soccer coach."
"It's with great sadness that I leave Oxford and the Ole Miss family after 15 years," Holeman said. "This is a very emotional time for my family and me. I feel good about everything that has been built here and know there will continue to be success. I want to thank Pete Boone, Lynnette Johnson and the entire athletics department staff for all their support over the years. I'm definitely going to miss the team, and I wish them the very best."
This past fall, Holeman coached the Rebels to a 13-6-2 overall record and the program's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance. They completed the year with the fourth-most wins in a season in program history after finishing third overall in the Southeastern Conference with a 7-2-2 league record.
A Wake Forest graduate, Holeman established the women's soccer program at Ole Miss from scratch in 1995 after doing the same for Auburn the previous year. In 16 seasons as a collegiate head coach, he has amassed 165 career wins, with 124 losses and 31 ties. His 15-year record at Ole Miss is 158-118-28. He is the longest tenured active head soccer coach in the SEC.
In addition to the four NCAA Tournament appearances, Ole Miss has won three SEC Western Division titles and made an appearance in the SEC Tournament Finals in 1999. The four NCAA Tournament appearances include a trip to the second round in 2003 when the Rebels defeated the Texas Longhorns.
Holeman has produced 29 All-SEC selections, and Ole Miss has had at least one all-league player every year since 1996.
In addition to success on the field, Ole Miss players have also been among the nation's elite in their academic success. The Rebels have had eight Academic/Scholar All-America honorees and 33 Academic All-Region selections in program history.
