BIRMINGHAM – Former UAB standout Lexxe Lipsey has signed with Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica.
The squad, located in the capital city of San José, plays in Liga Promerica Femenina which is the top women’s division within Costa Rica’s professional soccer league system.
Since her arrival in San José, Lipsey has played in a pair of matches and made her first start Sept. 10 against Municipal Pococí.
Lipsey started her professional career in Israel in January 2023 with ASA Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super League.
Lipsey played three seasons with UAB after transferring from Ohio State in 2019. In 2020, she led C-USA with eight goals, 17 points and 49 shots and was named Conference USA First Team All-Academic Team and C-USA Second Team. In her senior season, she was Conference USA First Second All-Academic Team and C-USA Second Team while leading UAB with 10 points.
Graduating Summa Cum Laude with a degree English in December 2020, Lipsey added her MBA in April 2022. She was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll, UAB Dean’s and President’s Lists and earned the Conference USA Academic Medal. Additionally, Lipsey was a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program recipient and won the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports-Scholar Award.
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