The purpose of this study was to determine whether cold-water immersion or foam rolling is more effective treatment of delayed onset muscle soreness. No other study has directly compared these two variables for DOMS. Eight women’s soccer players participated as subjects. They each completed a DOMS-inducing protocol which involved eight sets of ten reps of a trap bar deadlift. Each subject performed all the different recovery methods of cold-water immersion, foam rolling, and a control/no recovery. They performed the recovery method immediately after exercise, as well as 24 and 48 hours after. There was a minimum of three days in between each exercise day to allow for appropriate recovery. Delayed onset muscle soreness was measured by a perceived soreness on a visual analog scale, as well as a pressure pain threshold value. It was hypothesized that measurements on the visual analog scale would be lowest for CWI, moderate for foam rolling, and highest for control. It was also hypothesized that pressure pain threshold values would be highest for CWI, moderate for foam rolling, and lowest for the control. It was found that CWI had the lowest visual analog scale means as well as the highest pressure pain threshold means, which indicates that it was the best recovery method for alleviating DOMS. Data concluded that (1) cold-water immersion and foam rolling are both effective forms of recovery. When compared to a control group, they are significantly better at reducing delayed onset muscle soreness. (2) Cold-water immersion is a slightly better form of recovery, in terms of reducing DOMS, than foam rolling. (3) More research needs to be done directly comparing the two, as well as more research in general on their ability to decrease DOMS in general.