Princeton University Athletics
Softball Program Welcomes Alyssa Davis to Coaching Staff
September 18, 2019 | Softball
Alyssa Davis, who has spent the past three years as an assistant coach at the University of Chicago following three years as head coach at Southern Vermont, has joined the Princeton softball staff as an assistant coach.
"We are excited to have Alyssa Davis join our coaching staff for the 2019-20 season," Princeton head coach Lisa Van Ackeren said. "Alyssa has had formative experiences as a multi-sport student-athlete and as a coach at her alma mater and at the University of Chicago that give her a unique perspective to add to our team. In the interview process, she was thoughtful, relationship-driven, and has a team-first mentality that speaks to our program's culture. She will jump right into things this fall with team workouts, recruiting, and all things Princeton Softball."
Davis played both softball and basketball at Southern Vermont, graduating as the school's all-time leader in on-base percentage, hits, runs, stolen bases, home runs and RBI, earning two first-team all-conference honors. She was the basketball team's third-leading player in program history with 148 career assists and second with 138 career 3-pointers.
She comes to Princeton after three years as an assistant at Chicago, a run that included a bid to the 2017 NCAA Division III tournament.Â
"I am grateful for this opportunity to be part of the Princeton Tiger family, part of a university and athletic department whose values closely align with my own," Davis said. "I would like to thank Coach Van Ackeren and the athletic department for this incredible opportunity to work among them. I can't wait to get started."
Prior to Chicago, Davis' run at Southern Vermont included a 2014 season that saw the most wins in program history, a standard the team equaled in 2015, and the program's first trip to the conference tournament.Â
From Sutton, Vt., Davis graduated from Southern Vermont in 2012 with her bachelor's degree in business administration/sports management. In April 2016, she was inducted into the Southern Vermont College/Saint Joseph College Athletics Hall of Fame.
