Alyssa Nichols (born January 15, 1996) is an American soccer referee.
Nichols was born on January 15, 1996, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Pearl and Andrew Pennington.
[2] Nichols went on to earn her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Jackson State University, joining the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and graduating magna cum laude.
[3] 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.
[2][4] Nichols has lived in Tampa, Florida, United States.