Lake Forest College

Rob Samuels joined the women's soccer coaching staff at his alma mater in 2021.

The Foresters posted 14-3-3 overall record and 7-0-1 mark in Midwest Conference play in 2024. They also captured their second consecutive conference championship. Lake Forest led the conference with 33 goals scored and just three allowed during MWC play and six members of the team earned all-conference accolades, including the MWC Offensive Player of the Year and two additional first team selections.

Lake Forest is now 45-22-12 overall and 27-2-3 in Midwest Conference play in Samuel's four years with the program. The Foresters have garnered 23 all-conference accolades, including 16 first team selections, and added three MWC Defensive Player of the Year awards, three MWC Newcomer of the Year honors, and two MWC Offensive Player of the Year distinctions during that span.

Samuels' coaching career includes 11 years at the youth level - five with the Kenosha Area Soccer League and six with the Kenosha Crew.

A 2011 inductee into the Forester Athletic Hall of Fame, Samuels ranks third in Forester men's soccer history with 43 goals and 108 points. He was a four-time first team all-conference honoree and helped lead the team to a pair of league titles while playing with current head women's soccer coach T.R. Bell and for current assistant women's soccer coach Ed Kositzki.

Samuels is also an information technology specialist and resides in Old Mill Creek, Illinois.