University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2010-11 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kelli Riles
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ellenwood, Ga.
Overview: One of the best rebounders in the Big South and the nation as a junior...enjoyed an excellent junior season and should be one of the top inside players in the league this year... came to UNC Asheville after solid prep career at Redan HS in Stone Mountain, Ga....father is Ernest Riles, who enjoyed a solid major league baseball career from 1985-93 for Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Oakland A's, Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox...red-shirted in 2008-2009 season.
2011-2012: Led Bulldogs in rebounding with 10.6 average...rebound average was third-best in the conference and 12th nationally...set a Big South record with 28 rebounds vs. USC Upstate (11-30)...the 28 rebounds were the second most in school history...posted 10 double-doubles on the year...became first Bulldog player in 28 years to have a double-double of more than 20 in each category when she scored 21 points and collected 24 rebounds vs. Winston-Salem State (11-12)...pumped in 17 points with 15 rebounds at George Mason (11-27)...scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in home victory vs. Brevard (12-28)...tallied 11 points with 16 rebounds during home win over Charleston Southern (1-9)...had 11 points and 11 rebounds in home win vs. Mercer (12-21)...led team in field goal percentage with .506 mark...tied a school record by going 13-for-13 from the free throw line during Winston-Salem State win (11-12)...tallied 16 points with 10 rebounds at Radford (2-25)...led the nation in rebounding in the first half of the season...collected 16 rebounds at home vs. Presbyterian College (2-11)...led team in field goal percentage at .506 and 8.3 scoring average was fourth best on the team...second in the Big South in defensive rebounds with a 7.50 per game mark.
2010-2011: Finished the season as Asheville's third leading scorer (11.1) and top rebounder (10.3)...led Bulldogs in field goal shooting at 55.5 percent (116-of-209)...posted 12 double-doubles on the season...was ranked nationally in the first part of the year in both field goal percentage and rebounding...ended up second in the Big South in rebounding...pulled down at least 10 rebounds in 16 different games...scored in double figures 17 different times...had career-high of 22 points in two different games...tallied 22 and collected 16 rebounds in comeback win over South Carolina State (12-15)...pumped in 22 points and went 11-of-13 from the field in another comeback win at Mercer (12-22)...had 18 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds in upset win at Radford (2-5)...the 22 rebounds were the most by a Bulldog player in more than 20 years...scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in home game vs. Radford (1-3)...collected 14 rebounds in first game of the year vs. Montreat (11-12)...had 19 points and 12 rebounds at Charleston Southern (1-17)...recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds vs. Brevard (11-29)...shot a solid 73.4 percent (80-of-109) from the free throw line.
2009-2010: Played in all 30 games and started the last four games of the season...scored in double figures in six games...averaged 5.4 points per game...was second on team in rebounding with 4.9 mark...blocked 14 shots during the year...just missed double-double vs. Elon (12-21) as she scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds...tallied 12 points late in the season in back-to-back games vs. Gardner-Webb (2-15) and at High Point (2-20)...pumped in 11 points in three different games: at USC Upstate (11-28), vs. Western Michigan (12-29) and Charleston Southern (1-4)...grabbed nine rebounds vs. Campbell (11-24)...scored eight points with nine rebounds in home win vs. Southern Wesleyan (12-11)...made 10 straight free throws over a three-game stretch late in the season...tied career-high of nine rebounds in four different games...dished out a career-best three assists vs. Winthrop (3-5)...had three steals at Winthrop (1-30).
Before UNC Asheville: Helped Redan HS advance to the Georgia state championship game as a senior...averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots per game senior season...was named Player of the Month for the month of February as a senior...participated in the East-West Atlanta All-Star Game ...averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game as a junior...lettered in volleyball.
