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Jersey Number 4
Rileigh Powers
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Oviedo HS
- Hometown:
- Oviedo, Fla.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข AVCA Top Flight Award (Court 4, 2023)
โข NCAA All-Tournament Team (2021)
โข Pac-12 Championship All-Tournament Team (2021)
โข 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020,ย Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
2023
Rileigh Powers ended the season with an overall record of 31-4 (92-28 career) โฆ partnered with Haley Hallgrenย for most of the season going 30-4ย (1-0 on court two, 6-4 on court three, 18-0 on court fourย and 5-0 on court five)ย โฆ also went 1-0 with Natalie Myszkowski on court fiveย โฆ the Bruins faced 32 ranked opponents in the 44 duals on the yearย with Powers going 21-4 against ranked teams (four matches wereย truncated at theย Pac-12 Championship and two more at the NCAA Championship) โฆ recorded a season- and team-best winning streak of 28 consecutive duals to openย the season (27 with Hallgren and one with Myszkowski โฆ the streak began with the season-opener on Feb. 23 against Saint Mary's and ended on Apr. 15 on court two against No. 2 USC)ย โฆ Poweres clinched six victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-2 victory over No. 1 TCU (Apr. 14) on court three in a three-set thriller to hand the Horned Frogs their first loss of the year (29-1) at the Center of Effort Challenge in San Luis Obispo, Calif.ย โฆ Powers went 1-3 in postseason play (1-1 at Pac-12s and 0-2 at NCAAs)ย โฆ Powers wentย 25-2 in two-set matches and 6-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2022
Ended the season with an overall record of 25-13 (61-24 career) โฆ began the season with Abby Van Winkleย going 4-1 on court two and then went 11-7 with Lea Monkhouse (1-0 on court one, 9-7 on court two, and 1-0 on court three) โฆย ended the year with Marlie Monserez, going 10-5 (2-5 on court four and 8-0 on court five)ย โฆ the Bruins faced 34 ranked opponents in the 43 duals on the yearย with Powers going 17-13 against ranked teams (two matches were truncated at the Pac-12 Championship, and two more at the NCAA Championship) โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of 11 consecutive duals (first one with Monkhouse and then 10 with Monserez) which began with No. 12 California (Apr. 9) and ended vs. No. 1 USC (Apr. 28)ย โฆ Powers also clinched eight victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins (four with Monkhouse and four with Monserez) with the biggest coming in a 4-1 home victory over No. 4 LMUย (Apr. 20) โฆ Monserez and Powers went 1-5 in postseason play (0-3 at NCAAs, 1-2 at Pac-12s)ย โฆ Powers wentย 16-10 in two-set matches and 9-3 in three-set matches on the year.
2021
Ended the season with an overall record of 27-6 (36-11 career) โฆ partnered with Jaden Whitmarsh for the entire season, going 27-5 on court five and 0-1 on court four โฆ the Bruins faced 33 ranked opponents in the 37 duals on the yearย with Powers going 23-6 against ranked teams (one match was truncated at the Pac-12 Championship and one at the NCAA Championship) โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of 15 consecutive duals which began with No. 8 California (Mar. 6) and ended against No. 5 Loyola Marymount (Apr. 14) โฆ Powers and Whitmarsh also clinched 10 victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with some of them coming against the best teams in the country โฆ the duo clinched both of UCLA's home wins over No. 3 LSU (Apr. 3), the Pac-12 semifinal and Championship wins over No. 1 USC (May 1), and the NCAA Contender's Bracket Semifinal win over No. 4 LSU (May 8)ย โฆ the tandem went 7-1 in postseason play (4-1 at NCAAs, 3-1 at Pac-12s) as they wentย 22-4 in two-set matches and 5-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2020
Ended the season with an overall record of 9-5 ... had the most partners on the year, partnering with five different Bruins ... went 3-2 with Madi Yeomans (1-02 on court four and 2-0 on court five) and was 3-3 with Devon Newberry, all on court four ... also went 1-0 with Jaden Whitmarsh (court four), Hannah Phair (court four) and Jacqueline Quade (court five) ... the Bruins faced 11 ranked opponents in the 15 duals in the shortened season with Powers going 6-4 against ranked teamsย ... recorded a season-best winning streak of four consecutive duals twice on the year ... Powers and Yeomans clinched one victory for the Bruins on the year, the season- and Mapes Beach-opener vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount (Feb. 20) ... she was 5-5 in two-set matches and 4-0 in three-set matches on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at Oviedo High School, also earning two beach volleyball letters โฆ named first team AVCA High School Beach All-American in 2019 โฆ two-time Seminole County All-Conference โฆ named Seminole County first-team All-Conference once โฆ named an AAU All-American after participating at AAU Nationals โฆ named the Seminole County Beach Volleyball Player of the Year โฆ three-time Florida HP Beach Volleyball representative โฆwith Cape Coast Beach Volleyball Club, won a gold medal at the 2018 USAV National Beach Championships, and at the 2018 AAU National Championships โฆ in 2017, won gold at the AAU National Beach Championships and bronze at the AAU Junior Olympic National Beach Championships โฆ 2016 honors included a gold medal at the AAU Junior Olympic Beach National Championships, and a silver medal at the FHSAA 9A State Championships โฆ in 2015, won silver at the Rox National Beach Championships and won bronze at both the USAV National Beach Championships and the AAU National Indoor Championships โฆ gold medalist at the 2014 AAU Indoor National Championships and earned All-America honors.
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PERSONAL
Full name: Rileigh Madison Powers โฆ born in Tampa, Fla. โฆ parents are Emily and Brad Powers โฆ has a younger brother, Carson โฆ greatest athletic thrill was winning the AAU National Beach Championship on a stuff block โฆ admires athletes Brooke Sweat, April Ross, and Casey Patterson โฆ lists surfing, shopping with her mother, and attending concerts and music festivals as interests outside of volleyball โฆ father, Brad, was an Academic All-Mid-American Conference golfer at the University of Akron, earning the MAC Presidential Award for Academic and Athletic Excellence in 1996 โฆ he became a golf professional, winning one tournament โฆ has yet to declare a major.
โข AVCA Top Flight Award (Court 4, 2023)
โข NCAA All-Tournament Team (2021)
โข Pac-12 Championship All-Tournament Team (2021)
โข 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020,ย Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
2023
Rileigh Powers ended the season with an overall record of 31-4 (92-28 career) โฆ partnered with Haley Hallgrenย for most of the season going 30-4ย (1-0 on court two, 6-4 on court three, 18-0 on court fourย and 5-0 on court five)ย โฆ also went 1-0 with Natalie Myszkowski on court fiveย โฆ the Bruins faced 32 ranked opponents in the 44 duals on the yearย with Powers going 21-4 against ranked teams (four matches wereย truncated at theย Pac-12 Championship and two more at the NCAA Championship) โฆ recorded a season- and team-best winning streak of 28 consecutive duals to openย the season (27 with Hallgren and one with Myszkowski โฆ the streak began with the season-opener on Feb. 23 against Saint Mary's and ended on Apr. 15 on court two against No. 2 USC)ย โฆ Poweres clinched six victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-2 victory over No. 1 TCU (Apr. 14) on court three in a three-set thriller to hand the Horned Frogs their first loss of the year (29-1) at the Center of Effort Challenge in San Luis Obispo, Calif.ย โฆ Powers went 1-3 in postseason play (1-1 at Pac-12s and 0-2 at NCAAs)ย โฆ Powers wentย 25-2 in two-set matches and 6-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2022
Ended the season with an overall record of 25-13 (61-24 career) โฆ began the season with Abby Van Winkleย going 4-1 on court two and then went 11-7 with Lea Monkhouse (1-0 on court one, 9-7 on court two, and 1-0 on court three) โฆย ended the year with Marlie Monserez, going 10-5 (2-5 on court four and 8-0 on court five)ย โฆ the Bruins faced 34 ranked opponents in the 43 duals on the yearย with Powers going 17-13 against ranked teams (two matches were truncated at the Pac-12 Championship, and two more at the NCAA Championship) โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of 11 consecutive duals (first one with Monkhouse and then 10 with Monserez) which began with No. 12 California (Apr. 9) and ended vs. No. 1 USC (Apr. 28)ย โฆ Powers also clinched eight victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins (four with Monkhouse and four with Monserez) with the biggest coming in a 4-1 home victory over No. 4 LMUย (Apr. 20) โฆ Monserez and Powers went 1-5 in postseason play (0-3 at NCAAs, 1-2 at Pac-12s)ย โฆ Powers wentย 16-10 in two-set matches and 9-3 in three-set matches on the year.
2021
Ended the season with an overall record of 27-6 (36-11 career) โฆ partnered with Jaden Whitmarsh for the entire season, going 27-5 on court five and 0-1 on court four โฆ the Bruins faced 33 ranked opponents in the 37 duals on the yearย with Powers going 23-6 against ranked teams (one match was truncated at the Pac-12 Championship and one at the NCAA Championship) โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of 15 consecutive duals which began with No. 8 California (Mar. 6) and ended against No. 5 Loyola Marymount (Apr. 14) โฆ Powers and Whitmarsh also clinched 10 victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with some of them coming against the best teams in the country โฆ the duo clinched both of UCLA's home wins over No. 3 LSU (Apr. 3), the Pac-12 semifinal and Championship wins over No. 1 USC (May 1), and the NCAA Contender's Bracket Semifinal win over No. 4 LSU (May 8)ย โฆ the tandem went 7-1 in postseason play (4-1 at NCAAs, 3-1 at Pac-12s) as they wentย 22-4 in two-set matches and 5-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2020
Ended the season with an overall record of 9-5 ... had the most partners on the year, partnering with five different Bruins ... went 3-2 with Madi Yeomans (1-02 on court four and 2-0 on court five) and was 3-3 with Devon Newberry, all on court four ... also went 1-0 with Jaden Whitmarsh (court four), Hannah Phair (court four) and Jacqueline Quade (court five) ... the Bruins faced 11 ranked opponents in the 15 duals in the shortened season with Powers going 6-4 against ranked teamsย ... recorded a season-best winning streak of four consecutive duals twice on the year ... Powers and Yeomans clinched one victory for the Bruins on the year, the season- and Mapes Beach-opener vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount (Feb. 20) ... she was 5-5 in two-set matches and 4-0 in three-set matches on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at Oviedo High School, also earning two beach volleyball letters โฆ named first team AVCA High School Beach All-American in 2019 โฆ two-time Seminole County All-Conference โฆ named Seminole County first-team All-Conference once โฆ named an AAU All-American after participating at AAU Nationals โฆ named the Seminole County Beach Volleyball Player of the Year โฆ three-time Florida HP Beach Volleyball representative โฆwith Cape Coast Beach Volleyball Club, won a gold medal at the 2018 USAV National Beach Championships, and at the 2018 AAU National Championships โฆ in 2017, won gold at the AAU National Beach Championships and bronze at the AAU Junior Olympic National Beach Championships โฆ 2016 honors included a gold medal at the AAU Junior Olympic Beach National Championships, and a silver medal at the FHSAA 9A State Championships โฆ in 2015, won silver at the Rox National Beach Championships and won bronze at both the USAV National Beach Championships and the AAU National Indoor Championships โฆ gold medalist at the 2014 AAU Indoor National Championships and earned All-America honors.
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PERSONAL
Full name: Rileigh Madison Powers โฆ born in Tampa, Fla. โฆ parents are Emily and Brad Powers โฆ has a younger brother, Carson โฆ greatest athletic thrill was winning the AAU National Beach Championship on a stuff block โฆ admires athletes Brooke Sweat, April Ross, and Casey Patterson โฆ lists surfing, shopping with her mother, and attending concerts and music festivals as interests outside of volleyball โฆ father, Brad, was an Academic All-Mid-American Conference golfer at the University of Akron, earning the MAC Presidential Award for Academic and Athletic Excellence in 1996 โฆ he became a golf professional, winning one tournament โฆ has yet to declare a major.
UCLA Beach Volleyball vs Long Beach (04-09-2024)
Tuesday, April 16
UCLA vs USC Highlights
Friday, April 29
UCLA Highlights vs. California
Friday, April 29
UCLA vs. USC Highlights
Thursday, April 28
