The 2005 season marks the 10th year that the Southern Miss Track and Field and Soccer Complex has been the home of the Golden Eagle track and field and soccer programs.

The Lady Eagle soccer team began play at the Southern Miss Track and Field and Soccer Complex in 1997, when the sport was created as a varsity sport at Southern Miss. The Lady Eagles have a 38-27-4 record (.551) at the complex entering this season.

Southern Miss hosted McNeese State in its first home match on Sept. 5, 1997, and won 4-0 before a crowd of 144. In 2005, the Lady Eagles set a home attendance record of 469 against East Carolina, breaking the previous high of 461 against Mississippi State in 2003.

In 2004, the Lady Eagles had three of the largest crowds ever to watch soccer at the Marshall Bell Track and Field and Soccer Complex in 2004, including the third-highest crowd of 281, as the team defeated Samford to open the season, 3-1. Southern Miss also set the fourth and fifth highest totals respectively, with 276 against USF and 249 against Centenary.

The complex, which consists of a track, soccer field, press box and storage facilities, has bleacher seating for approximately 850 and is regarded as one of the top facilities in the state. The complex is also equipped with a state-of-the-art Daktronics scoreboard.

Groundbreaking on the facility began in the spring of 1995 and the track neared completion in the fall of 1996. Improvements on the track and soccer field are continuously being made in order to help it become one of the top facilities in the conference.

In addition to soccer, the complex has hosted numerous events, including the Conference USA Outdoor Track Championships in May 1997, as well as the High School South State Championships.