Molly Rouse enters second season as Ole Miss coach

Ole Miss Women’s Soccer Head Coach Molly Rouse is in her second season with the Rebels.

Following a 7-7-3 season last year, Rouse and the Rebels are hoping to secure a spot in the SEC Soccer Tournament this November in Pensacola, Fla.

Background

Rouse started off her soccer career at the University of Minnesota from 2007-2010. As a Gopher, she appeared in 88 matches, scoring 18 goals and 17 assists. She had an assist in five straight games, tying the school record.

Rouse and the Golden Gophers would go on to win a program record 22 games in 2008, eventually making it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

Rouse was named a two-time All Big Ten selection and was appointed team captain her junior and senior seasons.

After her collegiate career, Rouse went on to play professionally for the Minnesota Kings and the Vancouver Whitecaps, later becoming the assistant coach at her alma mater, Minnesota.

Rouse led Minnesota to a program-defining victory over Auburn and took home the Big Ten Tournament title over No. 15 Penn State in 2018.

Coaching Career

Prior to her arrival at Utah Tech, Rouse has held other coaching positions at Iowa, Nebraska-Omaha, Buffalo and Alabama State. During her time at Utah Tech, Rouse guided the Trailblazers during their transition from a DII to DI program, earning the school’s first DI win against Chicago State in 2021.

Rouse also delivered Utah Tech’s first winning season as a DI program, going 10-6-2 in 2022. The Trailblazers landed the number four seed in the WAC Soccer Tournament — the highest in program history — before taking the job as head coach for the Rebels in 2023.

Last season, Rouse and the Rebels went 7-7-3, just barely missing out on the SEC Soccer Tournament.

So far this season Rouse and the Rebels are 4-3, with a 3-1 home record and a 1-2 away record.

What’s Next?

The Rebels will play next at home against Southern Mississippi on Sept. 12 and against Lipscomb on Sept. 14. Rouse and will start conference play against Tennessee in Knoxville on Sept. 19.

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