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2017 RIT Women's Soccer Roster

6 Riley Yankowich

  • Position Defense
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Deerfield Beach, FL
  • Highschool Germantown Academy
  • Major New Media Design

Biography

2017: Played in and started 18 games … selected co-captain … named Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year …  was a first team All-Liberty League selection … was a 2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women’s All-East Region Second Team selection … was a Third Team United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women’s All-East Region selection … helped anchor a defense that was second in the Liberty League and 20th in Division III allowing 0.51 goals per game … finished second on the team in scoring with 10 points and five goals … was tied for second on the team with two game winning goals … scored the game winner versus SUNY Oneonta … tallied a career-high two goals, including the game winner in a 2-0 win over Farmingdale State … played in all nine Liberty League contests, tallying two goals … named RIT’s Comeback Athlete of the Year … named to Liberty League All-Academic team for maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average … 2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women's Scholar All-East Region Third Team selection.
2017 STATS

2016: Played in and started all 17 games … one of three captains … was a Second Team All-Liberty League selection … logged 759 minutes of action … played a season-high 90 minutes at Rochester  … helped RIT’s defense hold opponents to 1.29 goals per game and eight clean sheets … tied for fourth on the team in scoring with four points … scored the game winning goal in a 4-0 win over Clarkson … scored in a 1-0 win at Skidmore … played in all eight Liberty League contests … named to the Liberty League All-Academic team for maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average. 2016 STATS

2015:
Played in and started 12 games before an injury cut her season short … logged 805 minutes of action … helped RIT’s defense hold opponents to 0.72 goals per game … made collegiate debut in a 1-1 tie versus nationally ranked Nazareth … scored first collegiate goal in an 8-0 win over Medaille … scored the game winner on a header in a 1-0 win versus St. Lawrence … played in four Liberty League games … selected to the Liberty League All-Academic team. 2015 STATS

2014:
Did not play due to injury.

Before RIT: Played four years of varsity soccer at Germantown Academy … senior captain … garnered Germantown MVP honors in 2013 … earned All-Area and All-Inter-ac first team honors in 2013.

Personal: New media design major … daughter of Barbara and Chris Yankowich … has two sisters, Rachelle, and Ryan, and one brother, Christopher.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2014First Year

    Defense
    5'4"
    6
  • 6

    2015First Year

    Defense
    5'4"
    6
  • 6
    C

    2016Sophomore

    Defense
    5'4"
    6
    C
  • 6
    C

    2017Junior

    Defense
    5'5"
    6
    C