Tori Riggs

Photo by: Houston McCullough

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Croatan
Hometown:
Stella
Major:
Health Communication

2021: Appeared in all 19 games, making 15 starts…Finished second on the team in both goals (four) and points (nine) while also adding an assist…Scored ECU’s opening goal in a 2-1 win at High Point (Aug. 29)…Scored a long-range effort in the 87th minute at (RV) South Florida (Sept. 16)…Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Temple (Oct. 7)…Named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 18 after scoring a goal and assisting another at Tulsa (Oct. 17)…The assist at Tulsa gave her eight in her ECU career, putting her in a tie for tenth all-time…Riggs also finished her Pirate career with 32 points on 12 goals and eight assists, becoming the 17th player in ECU history to reach at least 30 career points.

2020: Started all 11 games…Finished the season with four points on one goal and two assists…Scored the game-tying goal in the 88th minute as the Pirates came from behind to beat SMU 3-2…Assisted Madie Knaggs’ 81st minute goal to help the Pirates take a 1-1 draw at UCF…Also recorded a helper in East Carolina’s 4-1 win over Tulsa…Led the team with 14 shots and was tied for the team-lead with nine shots on target…Played a season-high 97 minutes at Temple and played at least 54 minutes in all 11 games.

2019: Played all 18 games, starting 14 of them…Led ECU with 10 points on a team-high four goals and two assists…Named the AAC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 14 after she scored in ECU’s 3-0 win over Tulsa (Oct. 10) and grabbed ECU’s only goal in a 1-1 draw with No. 8 Memphis (Oct. 13)…Had a stretch of four straight games with at least one point, as she scored against UNC Asheville (Sept. 6) and Old Dominion (Sept. 12) while picking up assists against VMI (Sept. 8) and on the game-winning goal against Charlotte (Sept. 15)...Named to the AAC All-Academic Team.

2018: Finished fourth on the team with eight points and tied for third with three goals…Appeared in all 19 games, starting 13 of them…Scored the team’s first goal of the season at Old Dominion…Scored the game-winning goal against both Charlotte and Temple, placing her in a tie for 11th in the AAC in game-winning goals…Converted a penalty kick in ECU’s shootout win against SMU in the AAC Championship First Round, sending the Pirates to the Semifinals for the first time since 2014…Notched the assist on Jenna Dages’ game-winning overtime goal at UCF, helping ECU beat the Knights in Orlando for the first time in program history…Also had an assist against Houston.

2017: Played in 14 matches with one start ... Tallied one assist and took six shots during the season ... Credited with an assist on the game-winning goal in ECU's 3-2 overtime win over Dayton to open the campaign ... Earned her lone start of the season against Temple.

High School/Club: Four-year letter winner under head coach Paul Slater … Earned All-State accolades twice … Led the Cougars in goals and assists … Member of Pitt-Greenville Soccer Association Stars … Helped Lee Spruill’s team to a Disney Showcase Championship, Jefferson Cup, WAGS Tournament and the CASL Showcase … Prior to PGSA played five years for Jacksonville Area Soccer Association for coach Drew Perry.