Foster Signs with Liverpool
January 23, 2020 11:14 AM | Women's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Rylee Foster, a former member of the West Virginia University women's soccer team, has signed a contract to play professionally with Liverpool FC Women, a member of the Barclays FA Women's Super League, the top tier in the national league system of women's football in England.
"Congratulations to Rylee," Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. "This is a dream come true for her. Not only is she playing in one of the best leagues in the world, but she's also playing for her favorite club. This is an incredible accomplishment for her and it's a tribute to all of her hard work and focus on being the best goalkeeper she can be."
The Cambridge, Ontario, native, started 21 matches between the posts for WVU in 2019 and finished with a single-season career high 87 saves, which ranked third in the Big 12. She tied for second in the league with seven clean sheets on the season.
Foster started all 84 career games that she was available in her four-year career. She finished second in program history with 39 shutouts and 7,670:10 goalkeeper minutes played in her career. She also amassed 202 career saves, which places fourth all-time. Additionally, Foster ended her career third on the NCAA's career shutouts and goalkeeper minutes list among active student-athletes through the 2019 season.
A United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American honoree in 2018, Foster was named to the All-Big 12 First Team in 2018 and 2019 after landing on the All-Big 12 Second Team in her first two seasons on campus. She was named a MAC Hermann Trophy candidate twice and was a finalist for the CONCACAF Female Goalkeeper of the Year award in 2018.
Foster graduated in December with a sport management degree, was named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team twice and earned United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-South Region Second Team honors in her senior season. She was also a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll, President's List and Dean's List.
In the 24 years with the women's soccer program, Izzo-Brown has now coached 27 players who have gone on to play professional soccer.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUWomensSoccer on Twitter.
"Congratulations to Rylee," Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. "This is a dream come true for her. Not only is she playing in one of the best leagues in the world, but she's also playing for her favorite club. This is an incredible accomplishment for her and it's a tribute to all of her hard work and focus on being the best goalkeeper she can be."
The Cambridge, Ontario, native, started 21 matches between the posts for WVU in 2019 and finished with a single-season career high 87 saves, which ranked third in the Big 12. She tied for second in the league with seven clean sheets on the season.
Foster started all 84 career games that she was available in her four-year career. She finished second in program history with 39 shutouts and 7,670:10 goalkeeper minutes played in her career. She also amassed 202 career saves, which places fourth all-time. Additionally, Foster ended her career third on the NCAA's career shutouts and goalkeeper minutes list among active student-athletes through the 2019 season.
A United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American honoree in 2018, Foster was named to the All-Big 12 First Team in 2018 and 2019 after landing on the All-Big 12 Second Team in her first two seasons on campus. She was named a MAC Hermann Trophy candidate twice and was a finalist for the CONCACAF Female Goalkeeper of the Year award in 2018.
Foster graduated in December with a sport management degree, was named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team twice and earned United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-South Region Second Team honors in her senior season. She was also a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll, President's List and Dean's List.
In the 24 years with the women's soccer program, Izzo-Brown has now coached 27 players who have gone on to play professional soccer.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUWomensSoccer on Twitter.
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