S'mara Riley

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Bishop Alemany
Hometown:
Encino, Calif.
Major:
Exercise Physiology

2019 (Sophomore): Took a medical redshirt season to recover from an upper body injury.

2018 (Freshman): Played in 88 sets over 27 matches with 20 starts … Ranked second on the squad in total blocks (73) and blocks per set (0.83) … Tallied 154 kills and hit .230 … Produced double-digit kills in four matches … Notched a season-best 12 kills and seven blocks as well as a .346 hitting percentage against Hampton (Aug. 31) … Racked up a campaign-best 10 blocks and added 11 kills for her first career double-double in the Pirates’ 3-1 victory at Connecticut (Oct. 5) … Collected 42 total blocks in American Athletic Conference matches (0.79 per set).

High School: Spent the first two years of her prep career at Chaminade College Preparatory High School before transferring to Bishop Alemany High School for her senior year ... Named a 2016 PrepVolleyball All-American ... Part of a San Gabriel Elite (SGE) club program whose 2018 class is ranked No. 1 nationally ... Led the Warriors to a 28-5 overall record in 2017 ... Put down 24 kills against Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy ... Led Bishop Alemany to the 2017 Chatsworth High School Tournament and Las Vegas Classic Tournament championships where the Warriors defeated nationally-ranked Bishop Gormann ... Helped guide Chaminde Prep to the 2015 Burbank High School Tournament title ... Earned Sunshine League Second Team honors as a sophomore and all-conference honorable mention accolades her junior season ... Propelled SGE to the 2017 Colorado 16s GJNC Qualifier Open gold medal as well as the 2016 Open Division Los Angeles GJNC 15s Open Division bronze medal and Colorado 15s GNJC Qualifier Open silver medal.