MOORHEAD — Minnesota State Moorhead has named Scott Foster as its new women's soccer head coach, athletic director Chad Markson announced in a release Monday, March 18.
Forster has been the head coach of the Bluefield (West Virginia) State University women's soccer team for the past three seasons. He becomes the fourth head coach in the history of MSUM's women's program.
Forster spent the past three seasons building the Bluefield State program from the ground up as the university began sponsoring sports for the 2021 season.
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In his first three years with the program, Forster led Big Blue to 16 wins, including a win in the program's first game on Aug. 21, 2021. Big Blue Soccer ranked him 16th in NCAA Division II in offensive efficiency last season.
Prior to attending Bluefield State, Forster, a native of Newcastle, England, spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Montana State University-Billings. While at Billings, he served as the program's co-recruiting coordinator and was instrumental in increasing the program's enrollment to his 32 student-athletes. During the 2018 season, Forster also served on the MSU Billings men's soccer staff.
Forster also gained significant experience with the club before transferring to Montana. He moved to California from Newcastle in 2012. Forster served as executive director and director of coaching at Liverpool International Academy in San Jose, California.
While there, he coached and developed a nationally ranked travel team and won several elite tournaments. He also led the San Jose State men's club soccer team to its most successful season after winning the West Coast Soccer Association Open Cup. His time in California also included coaching stints at NCAA Division II's California State University East Bay and his NPSL franchise.
Forster holds an Advanced National License and a Premier Diploma from United Soccer Coaches and is recognized for building team culture and developing skills. Forster holds a Ph.D. He holds an honors degree in biological sciences.
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