Riley Matthiesen

Position:
Attack
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Liberty HS
Hometown:
Eldersburg, Md.

2025: Appeared in all 17 games… Registered 31 points on 28 goals and three assists… Recorded 10 ground balls and four caused turnovers, including the critical caused turnover which gave the Pirates the final regulation possession in the Temple win (3/28)… Posted five hat tricks and nine multi-goal games… Scored a high of four goals vs. James Madison (4/26)… Earned an American Athletic Conference Weekly Honorable Mention nod on April 7.

2024: Appeared in 14 games while making one start… Scored 13 points on 12 goals and one assist… Added eight ground balls and went 1-1 on free position attempts… Scored multiple goals on four occasions and had multiple points on one other with a goal and an assist against Mercer (4/22)… Scored her first career goal against Gardner-Webb (2/14) and scored a pair for the first time at William & Mary (3/2).

Prep: Team captain for three seasons... Three-time State Champion and First-Team All-County... Won the USA Lacrosse Jackie Pitts Award as a senior which "recognizes one player from each area who goes ‘above and beyond’ in service to her team, school, and community."... Also played four years of field hockey as a forward, winning yet another State Championship.

Personal: Daughter of Kirsten and Todd... Has one sibling, Tyler... Graduate of Liberty High School... Mom played collegiate lacrosse at Gettysburg College.