South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC 29117

Division 1 South Carolina Southeast

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Liz-Amanda Brown

outh Carolina State Acting Director of Athletics Keshia Campbell has named interim women's soccer coach Liz-Amanda Brown as its next head women's soccer coach.

Brown took over the program after an 0-12 start and led the Lady Bulldogs to a 2-18 finish during the 2022 campaign.

Liz-Amanda Brown brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as a former professional goalkeeper. Prior, to serving as an assistant for the women's soccer program and joining the SC State coaching staff, she played at the highest level in several countries and in her last season won a championship in Portugal with team Lank Vilaverdense.

While playing professionally, Liz-Amanda Brown helped coach some of the youth and academy programs and she's excited about the opportunity to share her experience and knowledge of soccer at South Carolina State University as the new head coach.

Brown, a native of Coral Springs, Fla, a former standout player at Charleston Southern, left after her junior year to pursue a professional career in soccer. After her retirement, she completed her degree at Florida Atlantic University in Marketing.

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Toni Cowan

Cowan came to South Carolina State with a decade of coaching experience, which includes serving as the coach for Jamaica’s U15, U17, and Senior Women’s ams respectively.

In addition, she has coached at the high school and collegiate levels and has experience coaching men at the senior club level in Jamaica with Cavalier Soccer Club and the NSL with InterFlordia FC.

Cowan is the holder of a UEFA “B” License from the Scottish Football Association as well as an International Coaching Diploma from The University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary.

During her prep years in Jamaica for Ardenne High School she on the Jamaica U-20 National Team that participated in the CONCACAF World Cup pre-qualifying rounds in the Dominican Republic and Trinidad & Tobago.

Prior to earning a roster spot on the U-20 team, she was a member of the U-17 National Team that also took part in the World Cup pre-qualifying rounds and played club soccer with Meadhaven United FC from 2006-2008 and was the co-captain of the Constant Spring Football Club in 2009. Cowan was a four-time Most Valuable Player at Ardenne High School, scoring a career-best 19 goals in the 2007-2008 season.

A former youth national representative for Jamaica at the Under 17 and 20 levels, the Kingston, Jamaica native earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Loyola University in 2013.