Riley James
20 Riley James
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Pocasset, Mass.
  • High School:
    Barnstable
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    8
  • k/s
    2.35
  • h %
    .124
  • a/s
    0.35
  • b/s
    0.46
  • sa/s
    0.08
  • d/s
    2.04

Bio

2021 (Sophomore)
Appeared in eight matches and 26 sets in the spring of 2021 … Posted a season-best 15 kills against Central Connecticut … Recorded double-digit kills in the last three matches of the season … Named High School Player of the Decade by the Boston Herald for the 2010’s in August of 2020.

2019 (Freshman)
Earned NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... Appeared in all 32 matches and 106 of 113 sets … Led the team and placed eighth in the NEC with 2.70 kills per set and ranked second with 2.87 digs per set … Team-high 0.37 aces per set was good for fourth in the NEC … Ranked ninth in kills (2.97) and 10th in aces (0.33) during conference play … Collected 12 matches of 10+ kills … Notched 10+ digs in 15 matches … Recorded 11 double-doubles on the year … Season-high 24 kills on a .468 hitting percentage (24-2-47) along with 12 digs and two aces in the win at St. Francis Brooklyn … Four straight double-doubles to open November … Season-high six aces in the win over Marist … Collected 18 kills and 21 digs at Rhode Island to earn Art Carmichael Invitational all-tournament team honors … Matched that 21-dig output at Central Connecticut.

Before Bryant
Played her high school volleyball at Barnstable (Mass.) High School … First-team AVCA Under Armour All-America selection, earning a spot in the Under Armour All-America match at the NCAA Final Four … Four-time PrepVolleyball.com All-America honoree … 2016 and 2018 Boston Globe Player of the Year … Two-time state champions and four-time league champions … 2016 and 2018 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year … Plays her club volleyball for SMASH Volleyball Club.

Personal
Daughter of Merry and Eric James ... Has one sister, Teagan ... Mother played softball at Providence College.

Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 
24, at St. Francis Brooklyn, 9/28/19
Assists: 3, at Saint Francis U, 11/2/19
Aces: 6, vs. Marist, 9/7/19
Digs: 21, 2x, last at Central Connecticut, 11/15/19
Blocks: 5, at Central Connecticut, 11/15/19

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 23 Central Connecticut W, 3-2
Mar 23 Central Connecticut L, 3-1
Mar 26 at St. Francis Brooklyn
Mar 26 at St. Francis Brooklyn
Mar 31 vs. Long Island W, 3-2
Mar 31 vs. Long Island L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 8 7
Sets 26 22
Kills 61 57
Kills per set 2.35 2.59
Errors 34 29
Total Attacks 217 192
Hitting Percentage .124 .146
Assists 9 9
Assists per set 0.35 0.41
Service Aces 2 1
Service Errors 3 1
Service Aces per set 0.08 0.05
Receptions 164 134
Reception Errors 4 4
Digs 53 44
Digs per set 2.04 2.00
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 12 9
Block Total 12 9
Blocks per set 0.46 0.41
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 2 2
Points 69.0 62.5
Points per set 2.7 2.8
Matches started 2 2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Feb 14 at Providence L, 3-1 - 4 4 5 25 -.040 0 1 2 30 0 9 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
Mar 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 3 6 4 15 .133 2 1 1 10 0 11 0 2 1 2 0 8.0
Mar 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 3 .333 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Mar 8 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at FDU W, 3-2 1 2 1 2 8 -.125 0 0 0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Mar 17 at FDU W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Central Connecticut W, 3-2 - 3 9 2 23 .304 2 0 0 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Mar 23 Central Connecticut L, 3-1 1 4 15 9 45 .133 2 0 0 38 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 15.5
Mar 26 at St. Francis Brooklyn   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at St. Francis Brooklyn   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 vs. Long Island W, 3-2 - 5 12 7 52 .096 1 0 0 31 0 11 0 3 0 3 1 13.5
Mar 31 vs. Long Island L, 3-1 - 4 13 5 46 .174 1 0 0 25 1 11 0 3 0 3 1 14.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2019-20 32 106 286 2.70 155 878 .149 18 0.17 40 0.38 658 24 304 2.87 3 22 25 0.24 340.0 3.2
2020-21 8 26 61 2.35 34 217 .124 9 0.35 2 0.08 164 4 53 2.04 0 12 12 0.46 69.0 2.7
2021-22 32 118 319 2.70 135 949 .194 25 0.21 28 0.24 607 20 295 2.50 3 31 34 0.29 365.5 3.1
2022-23 31 111 219 1.97 127 694 .133 22 0.20 33 0.30 490 12 259 2.33 2 21 23 0.21 264.5 2.4
Total 103 361 885 2.45 451 2738 .159 74 0.20 103 0.29 1919 60 911 2.52 8 86 94 0.26 1039.0 2.9
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 8 26 61 2.35 34 217 .124 9 0.35 2 0.08 164 4 53 2.04 0 12 12 0.46 69.0 2.7
Conference 7 22 57 2.59 29 192 .146 9 0.41 1 0.05 134 4 44 2.00 0 9 9 0.41 62.5 2.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 11 31 2.82 15 86 .186 7 0.64 1 0.09 69 2 21 1.91 0 3 3 0.27 33.5 3.0
Away 2 6 5 0.83 7 33 -.061 0 0.00 1 0.17 39 1 10 1.67 0 3 3 0.50 7.5 1.3
Neutral 2 9 25 2.78 12 98 .133 2 0.22 0 0.00 56 1 22 2.44 0 6 6 0.67 28.0 3.1
Result Wins 5 14 29 2.07 15 101 .139 6 0.43 1 0.07 71 2 25 1.79 0 5 5 0.36 32.5 2.3
Losses 3 12 32 2.67 19 116 .112 3 0.25 1 0.08 93 2 28 2.33 0 7 7 0.58 36.5 3.0
Month February 1 4 4 1.00 5 25 -.040 0 0.00 1 0.25 30 0 9 2.25 0 3 3 0.75 6.5 1.6
March 7 22 57 2.59 29 192 .146 9 0.41 1 0.05 134 4 44 2.00 0 9 9 0.41 62.5 2.8

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