Coed Soccer

Matt Lodge

Coed Soccer Head Coach

Murray State University

NCAA DI - FCS • Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC

Not A Positive Experience For Your Daughter Even When She Has A Great Attitude. Review Has Nothing To Do With Play Time.

Date: July 9, 2025

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"Matt Lodge can put on a front as a caring, fun, yet serious coach. At times, he is likeable....He does not develop players. Nor does he know how to teach increased skill level or play. But more importantly, he is not a nice person. He tries to be a friend instead of a coach, and then turns on you. He misleads, lies, manipulates, and is very disrespectful. He creates the opposite of a team culture by pitting players against each other and entertains childish high school he said/she said. He is not loyal. An example of non team culture is by not allowing team members into the locker room at half time unless they played in the fist half. Players who did not play in the first half stay on the field while the rest of the team goes in to hear discussions. Said players do then sometimes go in the second half, yet missed the peptalk. Makes sense? No. "

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Coed Soccer

Paul Cox

Coed Soccer Assistant Coach

Murray State University

NCAA DI - FCS • Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC

Murray State University Assistant Coach Paul Cox

Date: July 8, 2025

By Parent

1.2

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Intense Poor Communication

"My daughter played for Paul Cox. He is childish. He texts players to talk about other players. He is vindictive and mean. "

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Coed Soccer

Matt Lodge

Coed Soccer Head Coach

Murray State University

NCAA DI - FCS • Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC

Murray State University Head Coach Matt Lodge

Date: July 8, 2025

By Parent

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Intense Direct Fitness Is Important Knows The Game Poor Communication

"My daughter played for Matt Lodge. He broke her heart and her spirit. Beware of sending your daughter to MSU. If she is not a starter, she will get nothing from him. He will dispose of athletes with no prior notice and no reason given. He built a terribly exclusive team culture."

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Coed Soccer

Paul Cox

Coed Soccer Assistant Coach

Murray State University

NCAA DI - FCS • Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC

What A Joke Of A Human Being.

Date: July 8, 2025

By Parent

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Intense Poor Communication

"Verbally and mentally abusive to some players. I believe there is a bit of racism in this man. The abuse that my daughter suffered at the mouth of this man will never leave her. He and his head coach Matt Lodge should be banned from coaching young impressionable women at all cost. Most are afraid to speak out of fear to lose playing time or being kicked off of the team for "not fitting the culture" "

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Coed Soccer

Matt Lodge

Coed Soccer Head Coach

Murray State University

NCAA DI - FCS • Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC

"You Don't Fit The Culture We Are Trying To Build" What A Joke Matt Lodge.

Date: July 8, 2025

By Parent

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Intense Direct Fitness Is Important Knows The Game Poor Communication

"Where shall I begin? Matt Lodge is a piece of work and should not be allowed to coach impressionable young women in the game. He and his former assistant coach Paul Cox are racist and verbally and mentally abusive to some players. They claim it is a "culture" thing. Powerpoints have been made of players and shown at team meetings with clown music playing in the background showing mistakes that these players have made during games. The abuse that my daughter suffered during her time on this team will be with her forever. Matt Lodge and Paul Cox are both married and raising young girls themselves. They should know better. They should be better. The athletic admin as well as the president (soon retiring) should also be ashamed of themselves as they sweep all of these issues under the rug and claim that they take mental health seriously. I highly disagree and hope more individuals will speak out on these two so called men. "

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Coed Soccer

Jeremy Groves

Coed Soccer Head Coach

Central Michigan University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Nothing Good To Say, Not About Player As A Person Or Student

Date: June 25, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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Direct Intense Accessible Cool Fitness Is Important

"If I could put a score of 0 I would. Who is this guy and how is he still hired. Came into a decent program and loved soccer and he absolutely destroyed it. Look at the last seasons past 3 records. The results alone should show you how manipulative he is. As a starter/star player this was my experience. He has no care for anyone. "

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Women's Volleyball

David Schwepker

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

Murray State University

NCAA DI • Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC

Is A Very Good Recruiter Of Character, Lacks That Character Himself

Date: June 11, 2025

By Other

1.2

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Fitness Is Important Old School Mentality Poor Communication

"Extremely negative. Believes mental health is a made up concept."

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Coed Soccer

Jeremy Groves

Coed Soccer Head Coach

Central Michigan University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Do Not Play For Him. Rather Play For Another Coach Or No Team At All For Any Amount Of Scholarship.

Date: June 10, 2025

By Verified Athlete

1.0

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Direct Intense Accessible Cool Fitness Is Important

"Definitely and emotional distressful above coach. Would comment on several players bodies in front of others and say things emotionally above infront of other players. Would also make players have wrestling matches (no soccer balls involved) during practice in order to either get points (as he ranked every player by their points in the locker room) or to make a travel roster for a game. He didn’t dress all players for home games and instead would have them come with the rest of the spectators and watch from the bench. He only had the starting 11 come to pre game meals and do team walk throughs. Definitely the most divisible coach to team dynamics. I would say it is best not to play soccer in college then play under him for any amount of scholarship. You will lose your self worth and slip into depression. Several girls attempted while playing for him and he had no idea. Cause he doesn’t care. "

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Coed Soccer

Matt Lodge

Coed Soccer Head Coach

Murray State University

NCAA DI - FCS • Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC

Verbally Abusive, Classic “Intense” Coach

Date: December 23, 2022

By Other

1.6

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Intense Direct Fitness Is Important Knows The Game Poor Communication

"Lodge knows the game very well, but he is extremely verbally abusive. I was frequently told I wasn’t good enough or tough enough to play college soccer and that I should contemplate why I was there. I was singled out and made a fool of more than once in front of my teammates. I was actively discouraged from playing. Very much has favorites and doesn’t appreciate hard work at all. Never in my two years did I get any positive feedback, even though I had very much improved as a player and had been pushing for a starting spot. Doesn’t care about mental health and sure as hell doesn’t check in with his players about it. Our team culture was decent, but cliquey, and that was caused by him having favorites."

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Men's Baseball

Kevin Moulder

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Murray State University

NCAA DI • Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC

Date: June 30, 2016

By Verified Athlete

1.6

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"He was brutal, had zero knowledge of the game or his player, and constantly lost his composure when the game starting getting to crunch time, hindering his ability to make sound decisions. He played more favorites than any coach I've ever played for."

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