Entering his 26th season as Rowan women’s soccer’s longest tenured and winningest head coach, Scott Leacott continues to see his craft as more than an everyday profession.

“It’s one of the greatest jobs out there,” Leacott said. “We get to come on a college campus every day [and we] get to be around tremendous student athletes every day.” 

Since taking over as the head coach in 1999, Leacott’s teams have made 17 appearances in the NCAA tournament, while capturing four New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championships. 2022 is the program’s most recent title.

“It’s just a matter of some people writing a good script, and I think I wrote that good script,” said Leacott. 

21 consecutive NJAC tournament appearances later, and Leacott’s love for coaching Rowan women’s soccer remains. He loves returning to the Rowan Soccer & Lacrosse Complex every fall semester. 

“One of the great things about this job is that it’s different every year. It’s not a desk job where you are doing the same thing over and over,” Leacott said. “You got new people, new personalities … and every year is a different challenge, which is something that I embrace.”

A year removed from missing out on an NJAC championship and falling in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Tufts University, Leacott and company are hungry for silverware, starting the 2025 campaign 4-1 with three clean sheets. 

The Rowan alum and 1992 All-American Third Team honoree understands what it takes to be successful. And for Leacott, it starts with his talented senior core.

“They’re going to run the show,” Leacott said. “You can’t ask for those seniors to be better leaders on the field and off … they set the example, and the example has to be taken from those younger players to set the example going forward.”

This year’s edition of Rowan women’s soccer follows a philosophy put in place by Leacott, one that further enhances their chances of glory.

“We want to set ourselves up,” Leacott said. “If you take care of your next game, you’re going to take care of your season.”

The Profs are now ranked No. 20 in the nation according to the United Soccer Coaches national poll that was released on Sept. 16. With 11 more games left in the regular season, there is no place Leacott would rather be than on the pitch.

“Obviously, I get paid, but [coaching] is something I love doing,” Leacott said.

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