Mata to lead Lady Hornet soccer program

Azle High School has hired Rechelle Mata to be its head girls’ soccer coach.

Mata comes to Azle from Little Elm, where she has served as an assistant coach since 2023. This will not be her first head coaching position. She previously served as head soccer coach in Wichita Falls and was named Assistant Coach of the Year while serving as an assistant coach in San Angelo from 2019-21.

Mata attended Angelo State University and will begin her ninth year of coaching in August. A graduate of Lewisville High School, she has played soccer most of her life, beginning at age 4. She played collegiate soccer and later competed semi-professionally with San Angelo FC.