Riccione signed to United Women's Soccer's Lancaster Inferno

LANCASTER, PA. – Former Bryant University women's soccer defender Alyssa Riccione (Mohnton, Pa.) will be playing for the Lancaster Inferno of United Women's Soccer starting this May, the team announced this summer.

Riccione helped lead a Bryant defense that shut out seven opponents in 2017 and went to the Northeast Conference playoffs for just the second time in the program's Division I history. She started as a forward in her freshman and sophomore seasons, scoring a goal against Fairfield in her sophomore season in a 3-1 victory.

United Women's Soccer is a Tier 2 league designed to help develop female college players in between their collegiate careers and the professional and international game with a summer competitive season to help them evolve and enhance their game for when the professional seasons begin in the fall. Former United States Women's National Team goalkeeper Kim Wyant and current Canadian national team goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé are notable alums of the league.