Head Coach Sharif Saber Announces the Addition of Liz-Amanda Brown to the Coaching Staff
1/17/2025 12:52:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Adding to the coaching staff, USC Upstate women's soccer head coach Sharif Saber has hired Liz-Amanda Brown as an assistant coach.
Brown joins the Spartans from South Carolina State, formerly serving as the head coach since 2022. Â Her responsibilities with the Bulldogs included designing training sessions to enhance player skills, scheduling games, and coordinating recruiting visits.
A former student-athlete at Charleston Southern University from 2014 to 2016, Brown ranked first in the Big South for saves per game and was a three-time Defensive Player of the Week honoree. She also received the Wingate by Wyndham Student-Athlete of the Week award, ranking fourth in the conference for goals against average. Brown was a 2014 Nike Classic All-Tournament Team member and left her junior year to pursue a professional playing career.
Playing both semi-professionally and professionally from 2016-2021, Brown competed as a goalkeeper for numerous soccer clubs. She played for Joventut Almassora CF in Valencia, Spain from 2016-2017 and Orsomarso SC in Palmira, Colombia from 2017-2019. Returning to the United States, she played for FC Austin Elite in the summer of 2019. Brown then traveled to Portugal, playing for GDC A-Dos Francos from 2019-2020 and Länk FC Vilaverdense from 2020-2021, winning the championship for the north region of Portugal.
A native of Parkland, Florida, Brown earned her Bachelor's of Marketing from Florida Atlantic University in 2023, and has her United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper Level 2 diploma.
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Brown joins the Spartans from South Carolina State, formerly serving as the head coach since 2022. Â Her responsibilities with the Bulldogs included designing training sessions to enhance player skills, scheduling games, and coordinating recruiting visits.
A former student-athlete at Charleston Southern University from 2014 to 2016, Brown ranked first in the Big South for saves per game and was a three-time Defensive Player of the Week honoree. She also received the Wingate by Wyndham Student-Athlete of the Week award, ranking fourth in the conference for goals against average. Brown was a 2014 Nike Classic All-Tournament Team member and left her junior year to pursue a professional playing career.
Playing both semi-professionally and professionally from 2016-2021, Brown competed as a goalkeeper for numerous soccer clubs. She played for Joventut Almassora CF in Valencia, Spain from 2016-2017 and Orsomarso SC in Palmira, Colombia from 2017-2019. Returning to the United States, she played for FC Austin Elite in the summer of 2019. Brown then traveled to Portugal, playing for GDC A-Dos Francos from 2019-2020 and Länk FC Vilaverdense from 2020-2021, winning the championship for the north region of Portugal.
A native of Parkland, Florida, Brown earned her Bachelor's of Marketing from Florida Atlantic University in 2023, and has her United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper Level 2 diploma.
Connect with the SpartansÂ
Facebook.com/UpstateAthleticsÂ
Twitter | @UpstateWSoccer | @UpstateSpartansÂ
Instagram | @UpstateWSoccer | @UpstateSpartansÂ
YouTube.com/UpstateSpartans
INVEST IN CHAMPIONS - Join the Upstate Athletic Fund (UAF) and enjoy enhanced benefits for your support of all USC Upstate programs! Make your gift today, click here!
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