Colorado State University-Pueblo head women's soccer coach, DaveMorris, took over the head job in June 2007 from theprogram's architect, Roy Stanley, who had decided to give up thereins of the women's team and focus solely on the men's program.
Though Morris brought with him a reputation as a coach thatrarely experienced losing or mediocrity, having established himselfas the top coach in the history of the University ofWisconsin-Stout, nobody expected what happened in 2007.
Morris caught lightning in a bottle with the 2007 ThunderWolves,guiding the Pack to their best record in school history, 14-6-1,and a berth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championshipgame. Behind the program's first all-American in Robin Hayes,the 2007 team set standards in goals scored, assists andpoints.
Now comes the hard part - keeping it going. By relying onhis philosophy of focusing on team chemistry over all else, Morriswill seek to guide the ThunderWolves women's soccer program intothe upper stratosphere of the RMAC women's soccer world, as well asall of Division II.
Morris'coaching history
| | Year | Record |
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2007
CSU-Pueblo
Career
| Wisconsin-Stout
6-12-0 (4-4 WIAC)
8-9-0 (5-3 WIAC)
10-9-1 (4-4 WIAC)
7-5-5 (2-2-4 WIAC)
12-7-0 (4-4-0 WIAC)
15-3-2 (6-1-1 WIAC)
10-3-5 (4-1-3 WIAC)
Colorado State-Pueblo
14-6-1 (8-3-1 RMAC)
14-6-1 (.700)
82-54-14 (.603)
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Prior to coming to CSU-Pueblo, Morris spent the 2006-07 seasonas an assistant coach at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Morris was primarilyresponsible for the defense and goalkeepers for the Division IFighting Phoenix, as the team posted an 8-7-2 record while limitingopponents to a 1.31 goals against average.
Prior to his stint at Wisconsin-Green Bay, Morris was the headcoach at Division III Wisconsin-Stout. Morris led the Blue Devilsover a seven-year campaign, improving the team's conference recordin each successive year, never finishing below .500.
Morris also helped found the West Wisconsin Dynamo soccer club,where he fielded a team that recorded two state championships.
He also boasts coaching experience from Frostburg State(Md.), Rockville High School (Md.) and Damascus High School(Md.).
Morris received his bachelor's degree from the University ofMichigan, and his Master's in sports management from FrostburgState.
