TARLETON STATE WOMEN'S ASSISTANT COACH | REX CARRELL

When the 2025 season begins, Rex Carrell will enter his fourth year as an assistant soccer coach at Tarleton State University. Carrell became the first person in school history to hold the role when he joined Pete Cuadrado’s staff in 2021. 

In his role, Carrell assisted in all facets of program operations, including equipment, team schedules, on-campus recruiting and day-to-day office tasks. Carrell played an active role in assembling Tarleton’s inaugural 24-player recruiting class. He also helped oversee the organization and execution of the first youth soccer camps in school history.

In 2024, the Purple and White advanced to their first conference tournament appearance. He helped four athletes gain ALL-WAC honors after the regular season. Mikayla Kendall and Kaitlyn Flanagan were named to the second team and Kimberley Hjálmarsdóttir and Adelaide Wyrzynski were tabbed to the all-freshman team. Additionally, Kendall was named to the All-Pacific region second team by the United Soccer Coaches.

The Texans set several team records on the pitch in 2024.The team's nine overall wins and three conference victories set new school records in their third season. For the first time in program history, the crew post a sub-one goals against average, 0.95. The team defense also set a new single-season high with eight shutouts across the season. The offense was at its best as well, setting a new record with 29 total goals. 

After their first three seasons of existence, the Texans notched the most wins in the first three seasons by any team that has originated in Division I in the past 10 years.

In the Texans notched six wins in its inaugural season. The Texans knocked off Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 6-0, in the program’s first regular season game at the Tarleton Soccer Complex on Aug. 25, 2022. The Texans earned a pair of ties in the first two WAC games against ACU and Utah Tech. The Purple and White notched their first conference on the road with a 4-1 victory at Stephen F. Austin. On the same road trip, the Texans claimed a 2-0 shutout against UTRGV to close the season on a two-game win streak.

Individually, Mila Bettinelli was named to the Freshman All-WAC Team, the program's first selection of a WAC postseason award. Bettinelli finished the season sixth in goals (8) and 10th in points (17) in the WAC. Kiki Baurmann finished third in the league with seven assists. In goal, Mikayla Kendall ranked fifth in shutouts (5) and ninth in total saves (60). As a squad, the Texans finished third in the conference in goals against average.

The Anthem, Arizona, native, was invaluable in shaping the foundation of the program throughout the 2021-22 year ahead of its debut Division I season.

Carrell, who holds a US Soccer National C License and USC level 2 goalkeeping diploma, arrived in Stephenville following a two-year stint at NCAA Division III Gustavus Adolphus College as an assistant men’s soccer coach. He also coached on the club soccer circuit during the 2020-21 season, serving as an assistant coach with the Gretna Elite Academy U23 Women in Omaha, Nebraska. 

Prior to entering the coaching ranks, Carrell played two seasons at Nebraska Wesleyan University as a midfielder and defender from 2015-2016. 

With Carrell in an assistant coaching role, Gustavus put together one of the finest seasons in school history during the 2019 campaign. Carrell helped guide Gustavus to an 18-3-1 overall record and garner Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) regular season and playoff championships. The Golden Gusties’ 18 wins were the sixth-most nationally among all Division III programs. Gustavus then advanced to the Round of 32 in the 2019 NCAA Division III Tournament following its regular season run. 

Individually, the Golden Gusties were fueled by a pair of All-Americans in Matthew Gibbons and Cole Schwartz. That season under Carrell, Gibbons amassed eight goals and 17 assists while Schwartz scored 24 goals and dished out seven assists. The duo combined for 88 of Gustavus’ 155 total points and were a part of a record-setting offense. Gustavus’ set single-season records in points (155), goals scored (76) and clean sheets (8). Carrell also coached five All-MIAC players during his first season in St. Peter and saw four athletes earn All-Region accolades. 

Gustavus finished its COVID-condensed spring 2021 season with a 7-0 record against MIAC competition in Carrell’s final year in Minnesota. With Carell in an assistant coaching role, Schwartz was named a CoSIDA Academic.  

During his time at Gustavus, Carrell primarily worked with the program’s defenders and goalkeepers and assisted the head coach with film breakdowns and presentations. He also served as Gustavus’ director of operations and Reserve Team head coach. 

Carrell got his first taste working with Division I women’s soccer players in his two seasons with Gretna. The club’s 2020 roster was comprised of 31 current or soon-to-be Division I athletes, including 2018 WAC Freshman of the Year Rylan Childers and 2019 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year Syd Cassalia. Carrell executed daily training sessions and worked directly with Gretna’s goalkeepers. 

In 2021, Gretna used a high-octane offense to post a runner-up finish in the UWS Central Conference with a 4-2-2 overall record. The team scored 24 goals in just eight games. Three players - Jaylyn Armstrong, Lyndsey Prokop and Emma Willson - received UWS All-Central Conference first team accolades at the season’s end. Carrell again mentored Division I standouts in his second summer in Nebraska. Among the players he coached were 2019 Big East Freshman of the Year Skyler Heinrich and 2019 Big 10 All-Freshman Team honoree Kenzie Coons.  

Carrell transitioned to the sideline during his final two years at NWU. He spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons as an undergraduate assistant coach for the Prairie Wolves. During his time in Lincoln, Carrell handled equipment and game day operations while also assisting with recruiting and acting as the program’s social media manager. 

Carrell graduated from NWU in 2019 with a degree in sport management. He earned a master’s degree in sport administration from Arkansas State University in 2020. 

TARLETON STATE WOMEN'S ASSISTANT COACH | LEXI STINSON

Lexi Stinson enters her first season on the Tarleton State bench for Tarleton State head coach Pete Cuadrado.

Stinson joins the Texan coaching staff after spending the last eight years as the head coach of the University of Dallas women's soccer program. Lexi is the second all-time winningest coach in program history.

She helped the Crusaders reach the conference semifinals five times including four consecutive appearances from 2018 to 2021. In 2020, she helped guide Dallas to a 4-2 season. In the postseason the Crusaders won the first two games to reach the SCAC tournament championship for the second time in program history, the first since 2012. 

With Stinson at the helm, the Crusaders notched the most conference wins (five) in 2019 since 2014. During her career she guided six to earn All-SCAC First Team honors, 18 to earn second team and 13 to earn honorable mention. She also coached four individuals to receive an All-Region selection. Three of her student-athletes excelled superbly on the pitch and in the classroom to earned National Academic All-American honors. She also had three athletes earn USCAA All-American status, six selected to the second team and three receiving honorable mention during her eight seasons.  

Stinson's first collegiate coaching experience came in 2016 as an assistant coach with LeTourneau University. After her first season with the Yellowjackets, she accepted the job with UD in December of 2016. 

Stinson played soccer at Hardin-Simmons University from 2012-15. A graduate in December of 2015, Stinson earned a Bachelor of Behavioral Science with a major in criminal justice and minor in forensic studies. She also earned her Master's of Science in criminal justice in 2021.

As a goalkeeper for the Cowgirls, Stinson posted a standout career. As a senior in 2015, she was named ASC Goalkeeper of the Year. She also earned her fourth selection to the ASC First Team All-Conference Squad, and her third All-Region selection. Throughout her career, she was named to the Academic All-ASC team and the 2014 ASC All-Tournament Team. 

Stinson's name is plastered in the Hardin-Simmons registering in the top four in career statistical leaders all-time. She has the third most saves (159) in program history. She also ranks third in games played as a goalie (79) and games started as a goalie (77). She is second in school history with 67 total wins. In each of her four seasons, she helped lead the Cowgirls to four consecutive conference tournament championships and four bids to the NCAA D3 Soccer Tournament. In both the 2012 and 2015 season they won a pair of games before falling in the Sweet Sixteen.