West Texas A&M University Women's Soccer

Bulut “Turk” Ozturk was named the third head coach in the history of the Lady Buff Soccer program on December 19, 2024. Ozturk brings an impressive nine-season track record of collegiate coaching experience to WT. Ozturk was most recently on the coaching staff at Iowa State University for the 2024 season as the Soccer Development Coordinator. In this role, he was involved in all aspects of assisting a power four program that competes in the Big XII conference. Some of coach Turk’s major duties included: Game Day coaching, video analysis for team members, scouting reports, recruiting, travel coordination and leading training sessions for the team.   Before Iowa State, Ozturk served as the Head Coach at Michigan Tech University for four seasons. During his tenure, he led the Huskies to their first NCAA tournament appearance in nearly a decade in 2023. Under his guidance, Michigan Tech achieved remarkable success with 17 players earning GLIAC All-Conference Awards, one All-American, over 60 players named to the All-Academic Excellence Team, and eight to the All-Academic Team. His teams consistently maintained a strong academic record, boasting a 3.6-3.75 team GPA and a perfect graduation rate for four-year players.   Ozturk’s extensive soccer knowledge spans over two decades and includes significant roles at various levels. At the University of Tennessee, he contributed to the Volunteers’ fifth consecutive winning season in 2019 and helped them achieve a national ranking as high as #10. His responsibilities included leading tactical training, managing video analysis, preparing pre-scouting reports, and overseeing recruiting efforts. At Northwestern University, he focused on player video management and analysis, providing valuable insights to the coaching staff.   Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Ozturk moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, where his father was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base as a Lt. Colonel. Before his collegiate coaching roles, Ozturk spent 15 years making a significant impact at the semi-professional, club, and high school levels in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. He led Lakeville North and Eagan High Schools to seven Minnesota state final fours over eight seasons, including four state championship game appearances and three state titles, amassing an impressive 141-13-17 high school coaching record as a Head Coach.   Ozturk also enjoyed notable success as a club coach, capturing four state championships and serving as the director of coaching for Dakota Rev SC (Now Salvo SC), Minnesota Thunder Academy (East & South), and Minnesota Twin Stars Academy. His most notable achievement came in 2013 when he guided Dakota REV to its first U.S. Club National Title in Minnesota history. Additionally, he led the Minnesota Thunder Academy U-15 team to the ECNL Champions League, earning a national ranking as high as third.   In his three seasons with Minnesota Twin Stars FC, Ozturk excelled as head coach of the WPSL team while also contributing as an assistant coach with the NPSL squad. His exceptional coaching efforts were recognized in 2015 when he was awarded the National Soccer Coaches Association Minnesota High School Coach of the Year.   Ozturk's coaching career also includes stints at Division II Concordia University, St. Paul, and Division III Augsburg University and Hamline University. His coaching credentials include a U.S. Soccer Federation "B" License, a United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma, a United Soccer Coaches Director of Coaching Diploma, and multiple international coaching licenses from Brazil and Turkey, including his UEFA C license.   He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Metropolitan State University (St. Paul, Minn.) and a dual master’s in Sport Management and Sports Coaching from the U.S. Sports Academy (Daphne, Ala.).  

Natasha Pendleton Flores joined the Lady Buffs as the Assistant Coach in January 2025.  Before WT, Natasha was at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo. She spent 3 seasons with the Cardinals, where she assisted in practice and game preparation, team meetings, recruiting, and training the goalkeepers. While at Jewell, Pendleton Flores was also on staff with the Kansas Olympic Development Program and Rush Soccer Club. With Kansas ODP, she helped develop field players and goalkeepers through monthly training sessions and both state, interregional, and regional tournament events. In her time with KCMO Rush Soccer, Pendleton Flores was the Director of Goalkeeping and a staff coach primarily working with U14 and U15 boys.   Prior to her stint at William Jewell, Natasha was the assistant coach at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Ga. for two seasons. From 2016-2020, she was in Bremen, Ind. where she served as the head coach of Bremen High School's Girls Soccer program for 4 years and assistant swim team coach for 3 years. While at Bremen she led the girls' soccer team to the school's first ever conference title and was named coach of the year by her peers in 2019. That year she was also 1 of 15 women coaches named to the United Soccer Coaches 30 under 30. Prior to coaching at Bremen High School, Pendleton Flores coached in various roles at Goshen Community Schools for 3 years.   Before getting into coaching, Natasha earned her B.S. in Mathematics from Saint Mary's College. She has also earned an M.B.A from Arizona State University and an M.S. in Engineering, Science, and Technology Entrepreneurship from the University of Notre Dame. While earning her degrees, Pendleton Flores took a variety of coaching courses, as well as played in adult soccer leagues, club & intramurals, and was a member of the Notre Dame Marching Band.   Pendleton Flores currently holds her United States Soccer Federation "C" and "Goalkeeper C" Licenses, as well as her National Diploma from United Soccer Coaches. In her free time, Natasha enjoys hiking, golfing, playing and watching soccer, and hanging out with her wife and dogs.

Daniela Estrada joined the Lady Buffs as a Graduate Assistant in August 2025. She returns to West Texas A&M as a GA after a successful collegiate career as a goalkeeper for the Lady Buffs. Daniela played three seasons with the team from 2019 to 2021, logging over 2,000 minutes in goal across 29 matches. During her time on the field, she was recognized as the LSC Newcomer of the Year in 2019 and earned LSC Goalkeeper of the Week honors. Before transferring to WT, Daniela played at Georgia Southern University, a Division I program, from 2016 to 2019. In addition to her collegiate career, she gained valuable coaching experience by assisting both field players and goalkeepers at youth soccer camps in Texas and Colombia, working with children ages 8 to 18. Originally from Colombia, Daniela represented her country at the international level as a member of the Colombia U20 National Team. She also played for the Bogotá Regional U20 Team and was part of the Gol Star Elite Team prior to beginning her career in the United States. Daniela graduated from West Texas A&M University in 2021 with a Bachelor's in Business Administration Marketing and Management. As an honors student, she achieved placement on the Dean’s Honor Roll. After spending five years in the U.S., she returned to Colombia to join the sales team of an engineering company. Currently, she is pursuing her Master's in Business Administration while contributing to the Lady Buffs program as a Graduate Assistant. In her free time, Daniela enjoys spending time outdoors, hanging out with friends, enjoying family time, playing sports, watching shows, and traveling.