2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 3
Riley Patton
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Major:
- Economics/Hispanic Studies
- High School:
- The Westminster Schools
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
Bio
2023: Started all 17 games as a senior • Played a season-high 87 minutes against UNC Asheville (8/24) • Tied for second on the team in points with five via two goals and one assist • Scored goals against Gardner-Webb (8/17) and George Washington(10/19), both of which were game-winning goals • Took 22 total shots while placing nine on goal • Landed a season-high three shots on goal against Duquesne (9/14) • Named to CSC Academic All-District Team.Â
2022: Started all but one of the 20 games she appeared in • Scored five points on two goals and one assist • Scored the game-winning goal against Furman (8/28) to go along with her goal scored against USC Upstate (8/18) • Shot 46.2 percent on target for the year.Â
2021: Played in all 18 games, making 16 starts • Played 1,071 minutes and scored two goals as one of the team’s five multi-goal scorers • Her goal in the 78th minute broke a 1-1 tie in a 3-1 win over Gardner-Webb in the season opener (8/19) • Scored the second goal of a 2-0 win at UNC Asheville (9/12).
2020 (Played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19): Played in 13 matches • Had an assist against Peace (3/3) • Had a shot on goal against Peace and UMass (4/15).
Before Davidson: Won three straight Georgia AAA HS Soccer State Championships (2017-2019) • Voted Georgia AAA HS All-Star Midfielder in 2018 and 2019 • Recognized as Georgia AAA HS Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Year in 2019 • Voted Top Drawer Soccer State All-Star in Spring 2019 • Selected as member of HS Athletic Advisory Committee • Elected Captain of Tophat Soccer Club 01/02 DPL team that went undefeated, won DPL Region Championship in Fall 2019 and qualified for DPL National Championship in June 2020 • Captain of Tophat Soccer ECNL team in 2018 that competed in ECNL National Playoffs • Competed in ECNL National Final Four in 2017 • Qualified for ECNL National Playoffs in 2016 • Won USYS National Bronze Medal in 2015 • Participated in Georgia ODP, PDP and US National Training Center camps.
2022: Started all but one of the 20 games she appeared in • Scored five points on two goals and one assist • Scored the game-winning goal against Furman (8/28) to go along with her goal scored against USC Upstate (8/18) • Shot 46.2 percent on target for the year.Â
2021: Played in all 18 games, making 16 starts • Played 1,071 minutes and scored two goals as one of the team’s five multi-goal scorers • Her goal in the 78th minute broke a 1-1 tie in a 3-1 win over Gardner-Webb in the season opener (8/19) • Scored the second goal of a 2-0 win at UNC Asheville (9/12).
2020 (Played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19): Played in 13 matches • Had an assist against Peace (3/3) • Had a shot on goal against Peace and UMass (4/15).
Before Davidson: Won three straight Georgia AAA HS Soccer State Championships (2017-2019) • Voted Georgia AAA HS All-Star Midfielder in 2018 and 2019 • Recognized as Georgia AAA HS Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Year in 2019 • Voted Top Drawer Soccer State All-Star in Spring 2019 • Selected as member of HS Athletic Advisory Committee • Elected Captain of Tophat Soccer Club 01/02 DPL team that went undefeated, won DPL Region Championship in Fall 2019 and qualified for DPL National Championship in June 2020 • Captain of Tophat Soccer ECNL team in 2018 that competed in ECNL National Playoffs • Competed in ECNL National Final Four in 2017 • Qualified for ECNL National Playoffs in 2016 • Won USYS National Bronze Medal in 2015 • Participated in Georgia ODP, PDP and US National Training Center camps.
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