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Scott Rissler enters his second season as an assistant coach at Creighton. He works closely with the Bluejay goalkeepers and defensive units, while assisting with scouting and camps as well as the overall day-to-day operations of the team.Â
The Bluejays went 8-7-2 in his first year in Omaha, hosting a BIG EAST Tournament match for the first time in program history while guiding the Bluejay defense to five shutout victories, including back-to-back clean sheets against No. 19 Saint Louis (Sept. 6 ) and Kansas City (Sept. 15).Â
Rissler, a native of York, Pa., joined the Bluejays staff in December of 2023 after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State under head coach Jimmy Walker. In his four years with the Falcons, Rissler helped garner a 36-19-11 overall record, while guiding BGSU to two MAC titles and two NCAA Tournaments.
In Rissler’s first season with BGSU, the Falcons captured their third consecutive MAC Championship outscoring their opponents 17-3 in the shortened Covid season. Under his mentorship, Lili Berg earned All-MAC and United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors while helping the BGSU defensive corps tie for first in the entire nation in shutout percentage (.750), with six shutouts in the eight matches.
In the fall of 2021, Berg once again earned All-MAC honors while Audrey Shay was an All-MAC First Team selection as the Falcons repeated their success on the pitch, winning the MAC regular-season and Tournament titles with an 11-7-3 overall and 8-2-1 league record. Â
Prior to joining the BGSU coaching staff, Rissler served as a camp counselor working with the Duquesne goalkeepers in the spring of 2020, as well as an 2007 girls’ team at Pacesetter Soccer Club in Sylvania. He had also worked summer camps both at Duquesne and with DC United throughout his time as a player at Duquesne.
He has earned an 11v11 Grassroots coaching license as a 7v7 grassroots license through US Soccer, along with a Level 1 GK License through United Soccer Coaches Association.
Rissler played club ball for FC York beginning at age 14 before embarking upon a standout career at Red Lion High School. He played three seasons of high school ball, earning Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association First Team All-State honors in 2013, before being named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com All-America Preseason Watch list in the fall of 2014. Scott would play for the DC United MLS Academy team during his senior season.Â
A graduate of Duquesne University, Rissler spent five seasons on the men’s soccer team for the Dukes. He earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry in 2019, and went on to earn a master’s degree in forensic science and law in 2020, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.
He lives in Omaha with his wife Angela, and their daughter Jaynie.
