Wake Forest fell to Florida State in penalty kicks in the title match
Awards
2011 All-ACC Freshman Team
2011 (Freshman):
Selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team ... Started all 26 games for the Deac, setting a school single-season record for starts ... Finished her rookie year with two goals and four assists for a total of eight points ... Recorded two shots, including one on frame, in the Deacs' 3-0 victory over UCF in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament ... Logged 81 minutes in the Deacs' 4-2 win over Penn State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament ... Played the full 90 minutes while putting two shots on frame in Wake Forest's 2-0 win over Oakland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Assisted on Kim Marshall's goal against Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals ... Scored her second game-winning goal of the season in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament against Boston College ... Ranked as the No. 42 freshman in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... Set up both goals against Virginia with her corner kicks, earning an assist on Ally Berry's game-winner ... Her first-career goal was the game-winner against NC State ... Notched her second-career assist on a Katie Stengel goal against No. 3 Florida State ... Earned the first point of her career with an assist in a 2-1 win over Nebraska ... Started in the defensive midfield in Wake Forest debut against Auburn ... Played the full 90 minutes in the Deacons' 1-0 win over UCF, taking her first-career shot ... Started and played 78 minutes against UNC Greensboro, taking one shot ... Set season-high marks against Connecticut, taking three shots and her first shot on goal.
Background
Four-year letterwinner at Buena High School under coach Trish Butterbaugh ... Played on the Cal South and Region IV ODP teams from 2008-09 ... Played club soccer for Real SoCal, the reigning Far West Regional League, Cal South National Cup and USYSA Region IV champions, under coach Kristy Walker ... Real SoCal were also the USYSA Region IV champions in 2008 ... Helped Buena High School to the Channel League Championship in each of her four seasons
Personal
Full name is Riley Paige Ridgik ... Born Dec. 6, 1992 ... Daughter of Patrice Jensen and Mark Ridgik ... Father Mark was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1980 ... Uncle Page Olde played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986-90.
