Stirrett Promoted to Associate Head Coach
February 19, 2020 | Women's Soccer
CORVALLIS – Oregon State women's soccer head coach Matt Kagan has announced the promotion of assistant coach Nick Stirrett to associate head coach on Wednesday. With his title change, Stirrett will take on more of a leadership role overseeing certain aspects of the program.
"Nick is so deserving of this promotion to Associate Head Coach," said Kagan. "He is a tireless worker in the office and on the road recruiting. He is selfless and our players gained so much from him in his time working with our group. I am very thankful to have Nick here at OSU!"
Stirrett finished his first season with the OSU women's soccer program in 2019. He has played a key part in helping OSU become the most-improved team in the NCAA Division I from 2018 to 2019 posting an overall record of 11-6-2 for the most wins in program history since 2012.
Under his guidance in 2019, OSU posted seven shutouts on the season, including four-consecutive shutouts for the first time since 2007. His leadership helped sophomore Bridgette Skiba finish the season with six-solo shutouts to rank fourth in Oregon State's Season Records and bring her career total to seven to rank seventh in Career Records. Stirrett also coached Skiba to a .98 goals-against average to sit fourth in the Season Records, a Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week honor on Nov. 12 and a TopDrawer Soccer Player of the Week honor on Oct. 8.
"I can't thank Matt Kagan enough for the opportunity to serve in this capacity, as well as his confidence in me to work with all aspects of the program," said Stirrett. "Our success this past fall is a reflection of the players' commitment and coachability. I'm truly excited for the journey we are on."
Stirrett also helped coach an offensive unit that saw an increase from six goals in 2018 to 31 in 2019 by doubling the amount of shots taken from the previous season. The Beavers' attack also recorded 25 assists and 87-overall points, the highest output since 2011. With the help of his guidance, OSU had the third-best RPI improvement from 2018 to 2019 in Division I jumping 164 spots (2018: 212; 2019:48).
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