Coaching Awards
USC 30 Under 30 Coach (2019)
ASC Spring Coach of the Year (2021 | Spring)
Kristin Cox, who was the 2021 Spring ASC Coach of the Year, enters her fifth season as the head coach of the women's soccer team after three seasons as the assistant. She played four years at Lubbock Christian University where she was All-Conference second-team in 2014. Cox, formerly Fellows, married ETBU head men's soccer coach Chad Cox on December 28, 2018, and was named one of the top young women's head coaches on the 30 Under 30 list in 2019. She is one of only 15 female coaches in the United States to receive the award out of 300 applicants.
2022 Season (8-8-2, 2-6-1 ASC)
- Posted seven shutouts
- 9 players earned ASC awards
- 6 players earned CSC Academic All-District awards
- 3 players earn ASC Player of the Week Awards
- 1 player was All-ASC first team
- Hannah Purl won the ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year
- Amy Pineda was USC All-Region third team
2021 Fall Season (9-5-3,5-3-2 ASC)
- ASC Tournament (#6 seed)
- Posted six shutouts
- 2 players named USC Regional Scholar Award winners
- 3 players earned USC Player of Distinction Awards
- 8 players earned ASC awards
- 2 players were All-ASC first team
- Brianna Mickshaw won ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year
- Claire Montodon won ASC Goalkeeper of the Year
2021 COVID-19 Spring Season (6-2-2, 4-1-1 ASC)
- ASC Tournament (#2 seed East)
- Best start in program history at 6-0
- Advanced in ASC Tournament for first time in over 10 years
- 24 players were named ASC All-Academic
- 2 players named USC Regional Scholar Award winners
- 3 players earned USC Player of Distinction Awards
- 8 players earned ASC awards
- 2 players were All-ASC first team
- Raegan Kappler won ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year
- Ashleigh Rondon is one of three players this year to be named All-ASC four years
- Cox is ASC Coach of the Year
2019 Season (7-10-1, 4-7-0 ASC)
- Won first collegiate game as head coach on Sept. 1 vs. Schreiner University, 2-1, in overtime
- Went 3-2 in five overtime matches
- Posted five shutouts
- 15 players were named ASC All-Academic
- 2 players named USC Regional Scholar Award winners
- 3 players earned USC Player of Distinction Awards
- 6 players earned ASC awards
About Coach Cox
- Graduated from Lubbock Christian University in 2015 with a B.B.A. in Accounting and Finance
- Earned a Master’s Degree in Leadership from Lubbock Christian University in 2016
- Earned a Master's Degree in Business Administration from East Texas Baptist University in 2018
- Played for Athletes in Action in summer 2015 in Canada
- Played for Athletes in Action in summer 2016 in France and was coached by former ETBU head coach Erik Solberg
- Volunteered as a summer coach for LCU soccer camps
- Served globally in missions in Costa Rica and Guatemala and studied abroad in England, Spain, and Ghana
- Head coach for the North Texas Olympic Development Program 07 girls
- USSF Certified C License
- USC Certified Goalkeeping I and II License
- Married to ETBU head men's soccer coach Chad Cox
- They have two sons
Playing Career
- Four-year letterman at Lubbock Christian University
- Played soccer and volleyball at Lubbock Christian University
- CoSIDA Academic All-District Selection
- Second-Team All-Conference in 2014
- Played in 50 career matches
- In 2013 had two goals and four assists for eight points
Awards
- CoSIDA Academic All-District Award
- All-Heartland Conference Second-Team
CAREER RECORD
| Year |
Record |
ASC |
Place |
ASC Tournament |
| 2022 |
8-8-2 |
2-6-1 |
7th |
NA |
| 2021-F |
9-5-3 |
5-3-2 |
6th |
0-1 |
| 2021-S |
6-2-2 |
4-1-1 |
2nd (ASC E) |
0-1-1* |
| 2019 |
7-10-1 |
4-7-0 |
t8th |
NA |
| Total |
30-25-8 |
15-17-4 |
|
0-2-1 |
*Advanced on winning shoot out | S-spring | F-fall
ASC Awards
All-ASC
2022
First Team: Amy Pineda
Second Team: Brianna Mickshaw, Sarah Ramos, Addison Funk
Third Team: Aaliyah Casas
Honorable Mention: Makayla Baxter, Mallory Duncan, Bryanne Izaguirre
ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Hannah Purl
2021 Fall
First Team: Claire Montodon, Brianna Mickshaw
Second Team: Katherine Vela, Amy Pineda
Third Team: Aylisse Warren, Olivia Gallegos
Honorable Mention: Kayla Nichols, Raegan Kappler
ASC Goalkeeper of the Year: Claire Montodon
ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Brianna Mickshaw
2021 Spring
First Team: Aylisse Warren, Brianna Mickshaw
Second Team: Ashleigh Rondon
Third Team: Jena Kucera, Raegan Kappler
Honorable Mention: Olivia Gallegos, Amy Pineda, Claire Montondon
ASC Coach of the Year: Kristin Cox
ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Raegan Kappler
2019
Second Team: Ashleigh Rondon
Third Team: Raegan Kappler, Brianna Mickshaw
Honorable Mention: Olivia Gallegos, Kayla Nichols, Laura Williams
ASC Players of the Week
Ashleigh Rondon - (offensive), Oct. 14, 2019; Feb. 2, 2021
Maddie Rea - (defensive), Feb. 2, 2021
Amy Pineda - (offensive), Feb. 9, 2021
Brianna Mickshaw - (offensive), Feb. 16; Mar. 9; Oct. 18, 2021
Claire Montondon - (defensive), March 1; Sept. 20, 2021
Aaliyah Casas - (offensive), September 13, 2021, September 13, 2022
Addison Funk - (defensive), September 26, 2022
Sarah Ramos - (offensive), September 13, 2022
USC Awards
Regional Scholar Award
2021 Spring
Ashleigh Rondon, Brianna Mickshaw
2019
Second Team: Ashleigh Rondon, Raegan Kappler
All-Region
2022
Third Team: Amy Pineda
2021 Distinction Awards
Ashleigh Rondon, Jenna Kucera, Raegan Kappler
