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University of Alabama - Birmingham

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 Bartow Arena, 617 13th St S Birmingham, AL 35294
Division 1 Alabama Southeast
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Lisa Mann

Lisa Mann was named the fourth UAB Women’s Soccer head coach in program history in January 2023.


Mann arrives in the Magic City after spending the last four seasons as the head coach at West Virginia State University where she led the Yellow Jackets to a 40-15-4 record, a Mountain East Conference championship, and a berth in the NCAA tournament.


She started the program at West Virginia State in 2019, leading the Yellow Jackets to a 10-1-0 record. West Virginia State officially joined the MEC and finished third during the Covid shortened 2020 season. In WVS’s first full NCAA season in 2021, Mann led the team to 11 victories and a No. 9 ranking in the NCAA Atlantic Region. This past season, Mann guided the Yellow Jackets to a 17-3-2 overall record, the MEC South Division title going 13-1-2 and a berth in the NCAA Regional Semifinal round.


Prior to taking the reigns at West Virginia State, Mann was an assistant coach at Louisiana for three seasons (2016-18).


Mann’s coaching other experience includes head coach at NCAA Division II Spring Hill College, head coach at Presbyterian Christian High School (Miss.), assistant coach at William Carey University, and head coach at Giles County High School (Tenn.). She also has extensive experience coaching club teams in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.


A native of Newcastle, England, Mann played collegiately at Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn., where she helped the RedHawks to an overall record of 81-10-3. MMC claimed four consecutive TransSouth Conference titles (2005-08), two NAIA regional championships and a pair of NAIA national titles (2005, 2007).


While at MMC, she was a two-time, first-team All-Conference selection, and a second-team All-America performer as a senior. Mann was the Region XI Player of the Year and was named to the first-team NAIA All-America squad as a junior in 2007. Both national championship teams at MMC were inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2015.


Mann received a B.S. in Physical Education in 2009 from Martin Methodist and a master’s degree in Counseling/Psychology in 2013 from William Carey.

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Mark Hiller

Mark Hiller was named Associate Head Coach in February 2023.


Hiller comes to the Magic City after spending the last three seasons as head coach at Delta State where he had a record of 26-14-7. In this time with the Lady Statesmen, he coached a pair of Gulf South All-Conference players.


In 2022, Delta State broke the school record for wins in a season, posting 10 victories. The Lady Statesmen hosted a GSC playoff game for the second season in a row after posting a 7-4-2 record in league play.


The year prior, DSU turned in its most successful conference season in program history, posting an 8-3-2 mark in Gulf South Conference play. The Lady Statesmen also hosted a home GSC playoff game for the first in school history as the tournament's No. 3 seed in 2021 and a No. 7 rank in the region.


Hiller's first season with the Lady Statesmen was in 2020, a season that saw the GSC play a shortened schedule and a Spring Championship Series tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This marked the second time the program made the GSC postseason. Hiller's squad posted an 8-1-2 overall record.


Delta State was ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll in 2020-21, achieving a ranking of No. 19 in the country. Hiller and his staff were recognized as the United Soccer Coaches' South Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2020-21. The squad also opened the 2021-22 season ranked No. 19 in the preseason poll.


Hiller came to Delta State from the Cajun Rush Soccer Club in Lafayette, La., where he served as the head coach of the men's semi-pro team and was also the College Advisory Program (CAP) Director. Hiller also served as head coach of the St. Thomas More High School boy's soccer team in Lafayette, leading the team to a 39-7-3 record and appearances in the state championships in two seasons.


Before his time with the Rush, Hiller served as an assistant coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, alongside Mann. Hiller initially joined the Ragin' Cajun staff as a graduate assistant before being promoted to a full-time assistant coach.


Hiller holds a United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma, has his National "B" license from the United States Soccer Federation (National "B), and also holds Level I, II, and III diplomas from the United Soccer Coaches in Goalkeeping.


Hiller played at NCAA Division I institution Oakland University before transferring to Ashford University (NAIA) in Clinton, Iowa. While there, Hiller helped lead the Saints to an NAIA National Elite 8 and Final Four Appearance. He was a team captain for the squad and was also named to the All-Tournament team during both the conference and national tournaments.


Additionally, he has also played semi-professional soccer in various domestic leagues for both the West Texas Sockers in the PDL and the Quad City Eagles in the NPSL.


Hiller earned a bachelor's degree in Finance and Business Administration from Ashford University in 2014 and a Masters of Business Administration from UL-Lafayette in 2017.

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Lucas Costa

UAB head women’s soccer coach Lisa Mann announced the addition of Lucas Costa as an assistant coach in July 2024.


Before joining the Blazers, Costa spent the 2023 season at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as an assistant coach. He helped develop Zoe Theriot into a starting goalkeeper with a .809 save percentage.


Prior to Costa’s time with the Islanders, he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Shippensburg University. Before taking the job at Shippensburg, Costa served as an assistant with the Tupelo Futbol Club where he coached U15 girls and U14 boys while working under head coach Jorge Alvarez. He was an integral practice instructor who trained defenders and goalkeepers.


Also with the Tupelo Futbol Club, Costa devised position-specific practice plans for attacking players and scouting. He also held individuals training sessions for players.


Costa played two seasons at Shorter University where he appeared in 25 matches as a defender and made 19 starts for the Hawks. In his final semester, he served as a volunteer coach and completed an internship with the sports information office. Costa also spent one season as a starter at Middle Georgia State and one season at Wester Texas College.


A native of Distrito Federal, Brazil, Costa played for some of the top youth teams in the capital city of Brazil.


Costa received a bachelor’s degree from Shorter in May 2020 and an associate degree from Western Texas College in May 2018. He earned his MBA from Shippensburg in May of 2023.

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