Lyza Jessee
Lyza Jessee is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. She played college soccer for the Gonzaga Bulldogs before spending three professional seasons with the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League.
College career
Jessee attended Gonzaga University where she played as goalkeeper for the university. In the 2022 season, she started all of Gonzaga's 18 matches and posted 10 shutouts. Over Bosselmann's four years, she allowed the fewest number of goals in program history. She earned All-West Region and First Team All-WCC honors in her final season at Gonzaga and was also named Academic All-District and Academic All-WCC.Club career
In March 2023, Jessee was the 28th overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft by the Washington Spirit. She signed a two-year contract with an option for 2025 and is the backup keeper behind Aubrey Kingsbury. She spent three seasons at Washington before announcing her retirement on January 17, 2026. She had made one professional appearance, coming on as a substitute for Kingsbury after the latter received a red card in the Spirit's season-opening loss to the Seattle Reign on March 17, 2024.Personal life
She married her husband, professional baseball player Brody Jessee, on December 15, 2024.Honors and awards
Washington SpiritIndividual
- WCC Goalkeeper of the Year: 2022