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University of the Pacific

Lorna Brownlie

Brownlie begins her fifth season with the Tigers in 2019 after joining Pacific as an assistant coach in 2015. Among other coaching duties, she will work primarily with the Tiger goalkeepers and defenders. She also oversees Polar Heart Rate monitoring systems for injury prevention and performance analysis as well as executes video coordinator duties such as Sportscode analysis and post-game video breakdown.

Brownlie is a former NAIA All-American goalkeeper at the University of Mobile before going on to be a graduate assistant on Auburn University at Montgomery's coaching staff in 2013 and 2014. In 2014-15, Brownlie stood in as the interim head coach at Auburn University at Montgomery and led the Warhawks to a 10-8-1 record and the semifinals of the SSAC Tournament for the first time since 2010.

Brownlie also trained with and coached the goalkeepers for W-League team LA Blues SC in summer 2014. Aubrey Bledsoe (Washington Spirit NWSL) and Sammy Jo Prudhomme (Washington Spirit NWSL). That season, LA Blues SC won the 2014 W-League Championship and compiled a 15-0-0 record while outscoring opponents 62-6.

Brownlie joined the Warhawks after playing professionally for the Bay Area Breeze in the Women's Premier Soccer League. She played in the WPSL for three consecutive summers. In 2011, Brownlie played for the Gulf Coast Texans, where she was the team's Player of the Year and the Sunshine Division Goalkeeper of the Year. In addition to her summer professional experience, Brownlie was a standout performer for the University of Mobile in 2010 and 2011.

As a senior for the Rams in 2012, she started all 24 games in goal and finished with an outstanding 20-3-1 record. She registered nine shutouts, allowing only 24 goals on the season and making 103 saves. After the season, Brownlie was named a Third-Team NAIA All-American, while also receiving First Team All-Southern States Athletic Conference honors. She made the All-SSAC Tournament team after leading Mobile to the conference championship game.

Brownlie tallied a 12-6-1 record in her junior season, with seven shutouts in 19 games. While at Mobile, Brownlie worked as an assistant soccer coach at Bayside Academy in Daphne, Ala. Prior to joining Mobile, Brownlie played at Division I school Jacksonville University for two seasons.

A Glasgow, Scotland native, Brownlie was a member of Scotland's U15, U17 and U19 National teams where she played with current Scotland Women's National Team vice-captain Kim Little. She earned her bachelor's degree in human performance and exercise science and a master's in exercise science at AUM graduating with honors and a 4.0 GPA.