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Riley O'Brien

Year:
Senior
Position:
F
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Previous School:
Edison HS

2024 (senior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in all 19 matches, made two starts
Averaged 28 minutes per game
Tied for fifth on team with five points
Scored two goals, had one assist
Took 15 shots, put seven on goal
Scored match’s final goal in 3-0 home win over Oregon State
Netted final goal in 2-0 home win over MSU Billings
Assisted on Carly Whalen’s game-winner in 4-0 home win over North Dakota
Took three shots while playing 31 minutes at Fresno State
Played 50 minutes in 2-0 home win over Northern Arizona

2023 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 17 of 19 matches
Totaled 245 minutes (14.4/g) off the bench
One of team’s 16 point-scorers, one of 11 goal-scorers
Took six shots, put three on goal
Lone goal came in 4-0 home win over MSU Billings
Took season-high two shots against the Yellowjackets
Played season-high 27 minutes against MSU Billings

2022 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 16 of 20 matches, made one start
Scored two goals and had an assist in just 299 minutes
Took eight shots, put six on goal, scored on two of them
Scored first collegiate goal in 6-0 home win over MSU Billings
Goal in the 76th minute made it 6-0
Added second goal in 3-0 home win over North Dakota State
Scored in the 38th minute to make it 2-0
Lone assist came on Sydney Haustein’s game-winner in 3-0 win over Portland State in quarterfinals of Big Sky tournament
Started Montana’s Big Sky tournament semifinal matchup against Idaho
Took three shots in home win over North Dakota State, all on goal
Played a season-high 53 minutes in Big Sky tournament victory over Portland State

2021 (freshman season): Medical redshirt

Career Highs
Goals: 1, five times
Assists: 1, two times
Points: 2, five times
Shots: 3, two times
Shots on goal: 3 (North Dakota State, 9.18.22)
Minutes: 53 (Portland State, 11.2.22)

Prep: A 2021 graduate of Edison High ... Played club for Slammers FC ECNL ... 2019 California Regional League and Cal South National Cup champions ... 2019-20 ECNL Regional League champions.

Personal: The daughter of Michael and Christine O’Brien ... Has an older brother, Tanner ... An integrative physiology major.