Meet The Friars
Nina Riley 1
Junior • Goaltender • 5-7 • Catches: Left Lexington, Mass. • Assabet Valley AT PROVI DE NC E: 2011-12... S tar ted all six games she played in…Named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (1/9)…Recorded a save percentage of .909 and a goals against average of 2.49... Earned her first collegiate victory with a 9-3 victory against Yale (11/1)…Played in two conference games, earning her first Hockey East victory with a 7-4 win against Maine (11/6)…Defeated visiting R o b e r t YEAR GP MINS SVS GA SV% GAA REC. Morris, 3-1 10-11 2 98:19 53 5 .914 3.05 0-2-0 (1/7)… 2010HE 2 98:19 53 5 .914 3.05 0-2-0 11... Appeared in 11-12 6 361:52 149 15 .909 2.49 3 - 1 - 2 two games as a freshman, HE 2 122:26 52 5 .912 2.45 1-0-1 registering a save percentage o f Total 8 460:11 202 20 .910 2.61 3 - 3 - 2 .914 and a goals against average of 3.05…Made h e r c o l l e g i a t e HE 4 220:45 105 10 .910 2.72 1-2-1 debut at Maine (1/3), stopping 27 shots…Played the second and third periods at nationallyCareer Highs: (most recent occurrence listed) ranked Boston University (1/9), making 26 saves…Joined older sister Leigh as the first sibling Saves: 33 (10/9/11 at St. Lawrence) teammates to play for the Friars since Marlene and Michelle Ricci in 1988. BEFORE PROVIDENCE: Graduated from Lexington High School… Earned seven varsity letters including four in ice hockey and three in field hockey… Led her ice hockey team to a 16-0 regular season record and the Middlesex League Championship in 2010… Finished her career with 35 shutouts and a .960 save percentage… Was a four-time Middlesex League All-Star… 2010 Middlesex League MVP… Two-time Boston Herald Dream Team selection… 2010 Boston Globe Super Team selection… Led her club team Assabet Valley to four national championships… Works with children with special needs at Lexington High… Honor Roll member as a junior and a senior. PERSONAL: NAME: Nina Riley BIRTH DATE: May 7, 1992 FAMILY: Daughter of Tom and Paula Riley. Has one sister, Leigh played for the Providence women’s hockey team 2007-11. MAJOR: Psychology FAVORITE COACH DERANEY QUOTE: “Good players think they are good, but great players think they can always improve.” THE PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ADVANTAGE: I chose Providence College because I could imagine myself walking around campus and being on the ice at Schneider Arena. On my official visit, I immediately felt like a student here. The team chemistry also drew me in; the team was a family, not just people
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