Neumann Named PVAMU Women's Assistant Soccer Coach

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Alexandra Neumann has been named as assistant coach for the Prairie View A&M University women's soccer program.

"I am excited to introduce Alex as the new assistant coach for our women's soccer program," said new PVAMU Head Soccer Coach Sonia Curvelo. "Alex encompasses exactly what the program needs right now. She has great experience in SWAC as a former student-athlete and coach. She understands the journey of winning a conference Championship and competing in the NCAA Tournament. She will also be a great role model for the student-athletes. Alex is committed to developing the student-athletes to achieve greatness on and off the field. As a coach, she has experience recruiting in the state of Texas which will be an asset for our program. She has immediately contributed to the growth of this program since her arrival. I look forward to working with her."

As a member of the Mississippi Valley Devilettes soccer program, Nuemann was a starter and integral player that contributed to the 2012 SWAC Championship.

The Oak Park, Ill. Native served as a graduated assistant at her alma mater for two years. As a graduate assistant she assisted with taking the team to a first place finish in the regular season, and make an appearance in the SWAC Tournament semifinal game in 2015 and the quarterfinals in 2016.

Her collegiate coaching career began as the head coach of Wiley College in 2017. While there, she led the team to set records for wins in a season (10), the longest winning streak (6), as well as number of conference games won in a season (8). Neumann had four players named to the first team all-conference and two players named to the all-tournament team. Three players were also named to the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes list.

Nuemann earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Mississippi Valley State University in 2014 and attained a Master's degree in Business Administration also from MVSU in 2017. She is also a certified personal trainer and has extensive experience working with athletes to gain strength and conditioning specific to their sports.

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