The University of Akron Athletics
2020 Akron Women's Soccer Roster
Watt, Ryley
Jersey Number 23
Ryley Watt
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Penn-Trafford
- Hometown:
- Irwin, Pa.
Bio
As a Junior (2019): 2019 Academic All-MAC selection … 2019 Academic All-Ohio Second Team … started all 20 contests as a defender in her third year with the program and has started 58 straight matches in her career … notched the first assist of 2019 and fourth assist of her career against Toledo … tallied her second assist of the campaign in the 2019 MAC Tournament against Buffalo … a member of the defensive backline that earned six shutouts on the season and limited the opposition to just one goal in 10 games … saw 1,859 minutes of play on the pitch which included 90+ minutes in all but two contests.
As a Sophomore (2018): 2018 Academic All-MAC selection … started 19 contests as a defender in her second year with the program … has now started all 38 contests she has competed in … scored the first goal of her career against Wofford … recorded the first multi-assist performance of her career against Dayton and picked up two points … Watt’s multi-assist game was just the fifth time in program history that a player has notched a pair of assists in a contest. … notched career numbers in goals (1), assists (2), points (4), shots (8), and shots on goal (3) … a member of the defensive backline that earned five shutouts on the season and limited the opposition to just one goal in 10 games, including nine inside MAC play … saw 1,700 minutes of play on the pitch which included 90+ minutes in all but one contest.
As a Freshman (2017): Started all 19 games for the Zips as a member of the defensive back line … helped lead the defense to four shutouts … recroded her first career-assist and first career point against Dayton … posted two shots on the year in 1,567 minutes of play … competed in eight straight complete games totaling 560 consecutive minutes.
Club: Played for three-time state champion Beadling Soccer Club … member of regional championship team … advanced to national championships twice, finishing as high as third.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Penn-Trafford HS … as a senior, named All-Section, All-Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League, and first-team Big 56 … recorded two assists … All-Section and All-WPIAL honors as a junior … National Honor Society … made High Honor Roll all four years.
Personal: Born Feb. 2, 1999 … parents are John and Ricki Watt… has an older brother, Jonathan … majoring in Speech Language Pathology.
As a Sophomore (2018): 2018 Academic All-MAC selection … started 19 contests as a defender in her second year with the program … has now started all 38 contests she has competed in … scored the first goal of her career against Wofford … recorded the first multi-assist performance of her career against Dayton and picked up two points … Watt’s multi-assist game was just the fifth time in program history that a player has notched a pair of assists in a contest. … notched career numbers in goals (1), assists (2), points (4), shots (8), and shots on goal (3) … a member of the defensive backline that earned five shutouts on the season and limited the opposition to just one goal in 10 games, including nine inside MAC play … saw 1,700 minutes of play on the pitch which included 90+ minutes in all but one contest.
As a Freshman (2017): Started all 19 games for the Zips as a member of the defensive back line … helped lead the defense to four shutouts … recroded her first career-assist and first career point against Dayton … posted two shots on the year in 1,567 minutes of play … competed in eight straight complete games totaling 560 consecutive minutes.
Club: Played for three-time state champion Beadling Soccer Club … member of regional championship team … advanced to national championships twice, finishing as high as third.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Penn-Trafford HS … as a senior, named All-Section, All-Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League, and first-team Big 56 … recorded two assists … All-Section and All-WPIAL honors as a junior … National Honor Society … made High Honor Roll all four years.
Personal: Born Feb. 2, 1999 … parents are John and Ricki Watt… has an older brother, Jonathan … majoring in Speech Language Pathology.
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