Riley Rejoins Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff
7/1/2014 11:48:00 AM | Women's Basketball
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern women's basketball coach Chris Vozab announced today that Carolyn Riley has rejoined the program as an assistant coach. Riley will be responsible for game scheduling, scouting opponents, post player development, recruiting and coordinating academic support.
"We're excited about bringing Carolyn back to our program," said Vozab. "She has a tremendous work ethic, unbridled enthusiasm, attention to detail, an energetic personality and superior organizational skills. She built wonderful relationships with the student-athletes on the team our first year, and I know they are excited about her coming back as well."
Riley was an assistant coach for the 2012-13 season, Vozab's first campaign at Georgia Southern. She went overseas to play semi-professionally last season, serving as a player coach for JRC Boxtel in the Netherlands. She averaged 22.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 2.2 assists in helping her team to a Division Championship.
"I had a great experience in the Netherlands, but I really missed being a part of the Georgia Southern women's basketball program and coaching in a full-time capacity," said Riley. "I'm happy to be back in Statesboro and to see some familiar and friendly faces, and I'm excited about the future of Eagle women's basketball."
Riley came to Georgia Southern from Virginia Commonwealth, where she spent three seasons. She was a part of one of the most successful runs in program history, helping the Rams to three straight appearances in the WNIT, advancing to the round of 16 in 2010 and 2012.
The Warrenton, Va., native, who was a part of 60 wins during that span, including four postseason victories, oversaw an academic unit that produced seven Athletic Director's Honor Roll recipients and three Dean's List performers in 2011-12.
Riley served as VCU's director of operations, a role in which she coordinated team travel, equipment and film exchange while serving as the team's academic liaison in addition to camp planning and programming, marketing and community service initiatives. In the spring of 2012, Riley served as the Rams' interim head coach as VCU transitioned between coaching staffs. She was responsible for scheduling, incoming freshmen matriculation and current program evaluation in that role.
Riley played four years of collegiate basketball with stops at Marymount University and Eastern Mennonite University. She averaged 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds during her freshman season at Marymount in 2005-06. Riley then transferred to EMU where she registered 15.7 points and 6.1 boards per game as a sophomore, and contributed a league-best 16.4 points and seven rebounds during her junior campaign. She returned to Marymount as a senior and helped lead the Saints to the Division III NCAA Tournament for the second time in her career.
For her accomplishments on the court, Riley earned first-team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honors as a sophomore and second-team all-state accolades as a junior. She earned her bachelor's degree from Marymount in 2009 before starting her coaching career as a graduate assistant on the Rams' staff. She received her master's degree from VCU in 2010.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. To purchase tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, call 1-800-GSU-WINS.
"We're excited about bringing Carolyn back to our program," said Vozab. "She has a tremendous work ethic, unbridled enthusiasm, attention to detail, an energetic personality and superior organizational skills. She built wonderful relationships with the student-athletes on the team our first year, and I know they are excited about her coming back as well."
Riley was an assistant coach for the 2012-13 season, Vozab's first campaign at Georgia Southern. She went overseas to play semi-professionally last season, serving as a player coach for JRC Boxtel in the Netherlands. She averaged 22.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 2.2 assists in helping her team to a Division Championship.
"I had a great experience in the Netherlands, but I really missed being a part of the Georgia Southern women's basketball program and coaching in a full-time capacity," said Riley. "I'm happy to be back in Statesboro and to see some familiar and friendly faces, and I'm excited about the future of Eagle women's basketball."
Riley came to Georgia Southern from Virginia Commonwealth, where she spent three seasons. She was a part of one of the most successful runs in program history, helping the Rams to three straight appearances in the WNIT, advancing to the round of 16 in 2010 and 2012.
The Warrenton, Va., native, who was a part of 60 wins during that span, including four postseason victories, oversaw an academic unit that produced seven Athletic Director's Honor Roll recipients and three Dean's List performers in 2011-12.
Riley served as VCU's director of operations, a role in which she coordinated team travel, equipment and film exchange while serving as the team's academic liaison in addition to camp planning and programming, marketing and community service initiatives. In the spring of 2012, Riley served as the Rams' interim head coach as VCU transitioned between coaching staffs. She was responsible for scheduling, incoming freshmen matriculation and current program evaluation in that role.
Riley played four years of collegiate basketball with stops at Marymount University and Eastern Mennonite University. She averaged 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds during her freshman season at Marymount in 2005-06. Riley then transferred to EMU where she registered 15.7 points and 6.1 boards per game as a sophomore, and contributed a league-best 16.4 points and seven rebounds during her junior campaign. She returned to Marymount as a senior and helped lead the Saints to the Division III NCAA Tournament for the second time in her career.
For her accomplishments on the court, Riley earned first-team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honors as a sophomore and second-team all-state accolades as a junior. She earned her bachelor's degree from Marymount in 2009 before starting her coaching career as a graduate assistant on the Rams' staff. She received her master's degree from VCU in 2010.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. To purchase tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, call 1-800-GSU-WINS.
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