Ella Riley - Soccer - Arkansas Razorbacks

#23 Ella Riley

23 | D | Jr. | 5-8 | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Oakland HS | Tennessee SC ECNL

» SEC Watch List (2024)
» SEC All-Freshman Team (2022)

» SEC Freshman of the Week (2022)
» No. 73 in TopDrawerSoccer’s Top 100 Freshmen (2022)
» SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2022)

As a Sophomore (2024)

Recorded her first collegiate goal vs. Western Kentucky on Sep. 1.

As a Freshman (2022)

Started in 21 of 22 matches and led all freshmen in minutes with 1,878… Played 80+ minutes in 17 matches… Was on the field for every second of Arkansas’ NCAA Tournament run… Helped the back line hold opponents to 15 goals on the season… Named SEC Freshman of the Week for the final week of the regular season… Earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team with teammate Makenzie Malham… Finished the year ranked No. 73 in TopDrawerSoccer’s Top 100 Freshmen.

Before Arkansas

Club

  • 2021 ECNL – U17 Ohio Valley First Team All-Conference
  • 2015-2016 Tennessee State Champion
  • 2016-2017 Tennessee State Finalist
  • 2017-2018 Tennessee State Champion
  • 2018-2019 Tennessee State Finalist
  • Club ranked 17th on list of Top 25 ECNL Clubs in 2020-2021

High School

  • Oakland High School Freshman of the Year in 2018-2019
  • Division 7AAA Freshman of the Year in 2018-2019
  • Oakland High School Most Valuable Player 2019-2020
  • Southeast All-American in 2020-2021
  • THSSCA Girls Soccer D1-AAA All State Team 2020-2021
  • Vision 7AAA All-District Team 2018-2020
  • Rutherford County All-Tournament Team 2018-2020

Other

  • US Soccer YNT Identification Center in 2020

Riley on why she chose Arkansas: “I chose Arkansas of the soccer team’s competitiveness and work ethic on the field, and also for it’s supportive community and hometown feel.”