Alyssa Johnson was named the seventh head coach in the history of the women's soccer program at Case Western Reserve University in May of 2024.

Johnson led the Spartans to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in her debut season in Cleveland, guiding the team to a 9-5-5 record and its fifth consecutive postseason appearance. She earned her first career NCAA Championship victory with a 4-3 win over Skidmore in the First Round before the team fell to fifth-ranked Messiah 1-0 the following day. Junior Alexis Sassower was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Fourth Team following the season and juniors Jamie Goldfarb and Molly Shamah received All-University Athletic Association Second Team selections. 

Prior to her arrival at CWRU, Johnson was the head coach at Bethany College for five seasons, where she transformed the program during her time on the team from a squad with just 11 players when she took over to a team that set a program record with a .605 winning percentage in 2022. Her 2022 squad finished the season with a 10-6-3 overall record and set a program record with 55 goals during the season, while the team earned its first PAC Tournament bid in 18 years. Johnson mentored 11 of her players to all-conference honors.

In 2021, Johnson was selected to the prestigious United Soccer Coaches' 30 Under 30 Program. She also served as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Recruiting and Retention while at Bethany. She attended the WeCOACH NCAA Women Coaches Academy and the NCAA Academy 2.0 in May 2025. 

Before her time at Bethany, she was an assistant coach at Division II Seton Hill where she helped the team win 24 games in two seasons and climb to as high as 16th in the national rankings. Johnson was also an assistant at Arcadia where she aided in the team's 17-4-0 season that included the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament At-Large Bid.

Johnson played collegiately at Lafayette College, where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. As a player, she was a two-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week and a three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient. She went on to play for the Lehigh Valley Sonic, Lehigh Valley Tempest, and Steel City FC of the Women's Premier Soccer League.

Johnson received her Master's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in management from Seton Hill. She holds her Grassroots 4v4, 9v9, and 11v11 Coaching Licenses, in addition to a Level 6 Coaching License, and holds Special Topics Diplomas in Sports Psychology and Individual Mental Skills, Training and Developing the Complete Female Player, and Counter Attacking and Counter Pressing.

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