Riley Carolan

Montana vs. Boise State; Thursday, Sept 19, 2024; South Campus Stadium; Missoula, Mont.

Photo by: Ella Palulis/University of Montana

Photo by: UM Photo/Tommy Martino

Scenes from Soccer Media day on July 23, 2025.

Year:
Junior
Position:
D
Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.
Previous School:
Bishop Blanchet HS

2025 (junior season):

Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team
Played in 17 of 20 matches, made five starts
Started and played every minute in Big Sky championship match and NCAA tournament match at Washington
Also got starts against Boise State, Nevada and regular-season match against Weber State
One of team’s 15 point-scorers
Assisted on Chloe Seelhoff’s game-opening goal in 2-1 home win over Nevada
Center back on back line that had 12 shutouts, a 0.64 goals-against average
Took seven shots, put three on goal
Totaled three shots, two on goal, in home win over Nevada

2024 (sophomore season):

Played in seven matches
Totaled 201 minutes
Took two shots, put one on goal
Had shot on goal in 1-0 home win over IU Indianapolis
Took shot in 2-0 home win over Boise State
Played 66 minutes in road draw at Wyoming
Part of defensive unit that allowed 10 goals, recorded a program-record 14 shutouts

2023 (freshman season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 10 of 19 matches, made one start
One of team’s 16 point-scorers, one of team’s 11 goal-scorers
Scored game-winning goal in 3-1 road win at North Dakota State
Goal came on lone shot of the season after a corner kick
Also made lone start of the season against the Bison, playing 52 minutes
Part of defensive unit that allowed a Big Sky-record nine goals and totaled 11 shutouts
Totaled 227 minutes over 10 appearances

Career Highs (entering the 2026 season)
Goals: 1 (North Dakota State, 8.20.23)
Assists: 1 (Nevada, 8.31.25)
Points: 2 (North Dakota State, 8.20.23)
Shots: 3 (Nevada, 8.31.25)
Shots on goal: 2 (Nevada, 8.31.25)
Minutes: 110 (Weber State, 11.9.25)

Prep: A 2023 graduate of Bishop Blanchet High … An all-state selection as a senior, two-time team captain and All-Metro League, four-year varsity player … Played club for Seattle United ECNL, was team captain from 2018-23 … Team captain of Washington’s ODP team, scored the winning goal as team advanced to the Region IV championship in 2020 … A three-year ODP Western Regional Camp selection … Also played varsity lacrosse at Bishop Blanchet

Personal: The daughter of Brett and Amy Carolan … Has an older brother, Quinn … Brother played football at Northern Arizona … Dad, who played collegiately at Washington State, spent three years in the NFL with San Francisco and Miami, won Super Bowl XXIX with the 49ers … Grandfather Reggie Carolan played in Super Bowl I as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs … A psychology major