Alexis Ritson was hired in July 2022 as an assistant volleyball coach for the Dukes.
Ritson came to Duquesne after spending two years at Southern Arkansas as a graduate assistant coach. During her time with the Muleriders, she coached up two 2020 All-GAC Second Team honorees (Morgan Gross, Morgan Schuster) as well as a 2021 All-GAC Honorable Mention (Morgan Schuster).
Before Southern Arkansas, she spent one year at SUNY Morrisville as an assistant coach. She helped lead the Mustangs to a 23-8 overall record, a perfect 11-0 conference record, a third-straight NEAC title and an appearance in the NCAA tournament. Four of her student-athletes were named to NEAC all-conference teams that year, including Megyan Merrill (first team), Sam Wolf (first team), Amelia Baratier (second team) and Kirsten Florio (third team).
Prior to her stop at Southern Arkansas, Ritson spent a year on the sidelines at her alma mater, Geneva College, where she was a libero and defensive specialist as an undergrad. As assistant coach, Ritson was responsible for practice planning, scouting, summer camps and maintaining academic oversight over the student-athletes on the squad.
For two seasons prior to Ritson's stint with Geneva, she served as the head coach of the Infinity Volleyball Club in Ohio, coaching 18 National, 17 American and 14 American levels.
Ritson earned her bachelor of arts degree from Geneva in sociology in 2017 with a minor in business and math.
