Alyssa Nichols

Alyssa Pennington (born January 15, 1996) is an American soccer referee.

Early life Pennington was born on January 15, 1996, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Pearl and Andrew Pennington. She attended Murrah High School in Jackson, where she was a member of the school soccer team. Pennington went on to earn her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Jackson State University, joining the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and graduating magna cum laude. She became the first woman from Mississippi to receive a national referee license from the United States Soccer Federation when she was 23 years old.

Personal life Pennington has lived in Tampa, Florida, United States.