Lyza Jessee

Lyza Jessee
Personal information
Birth name Lyza Bosselmann
Date of birth (2001-07-27) July 27, 2001
Place of birth Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Gonzaga Bulldogs 61 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Washington Spirit 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:31, January 18, 2026 (UTC)

Lyza Jessee (nÊe Bosselmann; born July 27, 2001) 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 (NWSL).

College career

Jessee attended Gonzaga University where she played as goalkeeper for the university.[1] In the 2022 season, she started all of Gonzaga's 18 matches and posted 10 shutouts.[2] Over Bosselmann's four years, she allowed the fewest number of goals (47) in program history.[1] 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.[3]

Club career

In March 2023, Jessee was the 28th overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft by the Washington Spirit.[3] She signed a two-year contract with an option for 2025 and is the backup keeper behind Aubrey Kingsbury.[4] 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.[5]

Personal life

She married her husband, professional baseball player Brody Jessee, on December 15, 2024.[6]

Honors and awards

Washington Spirit

Individual

  • WCC Goalkeeper of the Year: 2022

References

  1. ^ a b "Bosselmann Signs with Washington Spirit". Gonzaga University Athletics. March 8, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lyza Bosselmann – Women's Soccer". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Krueger, Henry (March 9, 2023). "Former Gonzaga goalkeeper Lyza Bosselmann signs with Washington Spirit". The Gonzaga Bulletin. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Spirit, Washington (December 20, 2023). "Washington Spirit Signs Goalkeeper Lyza Bosselmann to New Contract". Washington Spirit. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Washington Spirit Goalkeeper Lyza Jessee Announces Retirement". Washington Spirit. January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  6. ^ @lyza_lyn; (January 15, 2025). "Thank you Jesus for the most beautiful wedding day & the sweetest husband 🤍" – via Instagram.
  7. ^ "Recap: Short-Handed Spirit Wins 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup". Washington Spirit. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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