Biography
2021 - Put an exclamation point on one of the finest careers in CNU Athletics history with another standout season leading the Captains to the program's first national title ... United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Year ... D3soccer.com National Midfielder of the Year ... CWSA Division III Women's Soccer Honda Award Finalist for Athlete of the Year ... Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Female Athlete of the Year ... NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee ... First CNU athlete in any sport, men's or women's, to earn first team All-American honors three or more times in her career after being selected a first team pick by both D3soccer.com and the United Soccer Coaches ... Also picked first team All-Region, All-Conference, and All-State, while being named the Conference Offensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row ... VaSID State Player of the Year ... Named the NCAA Championship's Most Outstanding Offensive Player after an unprecedented run through the postseason ... Carried the CNU offense throughout the year, but elevated her game during the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first Division III soccer player to score a goal in all six postseason games ... She posted arguably the greatest performance in Division III NCAA Tournament history as she scored the game-winning goal in five of six games and added an assist on the final winner on route to the title ... Averaged over 70 minutes played in the midfield, eclipsing 50 points scored for the third time in her career ... Registered 24 goals and five assists in her final run for a 53-point campaign ... Set program and conference records for goals and points scored in a season and career ... Ranked third nationally in total goals in 2021 and finished her career with 198 career points on 90 goals and 18 assists ... Recorded two hat tricks, giving her a record seven in her career, and also logged a pair of the longest goal-scoring streaks in program history ... During the regular season, she scored a goal in eight straight games before her unconscionable six-game scoring streak against the toughest competition of the year with a goal in every single NCAA Tournament contest ... Concluded her career as the NCAA active leader in points scored and shattered the conference scoring record by 27 career goals ... Finished tenure with 11 NCAA Tournament goals and one assist for 23 career postseason points ... Recorded 34 career game-winning goals to stand as the all-time leader in NCAA history ... Four-time Conference Player of the Week and United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week once ... Repeat selection to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
2020 -Â Did not take the field for her fourth season following a decision by the NCAA and Capital Athletic Conference to suspend athletic competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 -Â Continued her ascent as one of the top women's soccer players in school and league history with another record-breaking campaign in her third season in the royal blue and silver ... Became the most decorated Captain of all-time following just her third season as she garnered first team All-American plaudits from D3soccer.com and second team All-American honors from the United Soccer Coaches ... Also became the first to earn first team All-Region accolades in each of her first three seasons ... Earned Capital Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors along with first team All-Conference and All-State certificates ... During the year, became the program's all-time scoring leader and also the career goals scored record holder ... Also set the standard for goals and points in a game with a 9-point performance against Southern Virginia ... One of the top scoring threats in the nation, ranked fourth nationally in total goals and seventh nationally in total points, with 55 ... Scored a program-record 26 goals while also adding three assists ... Ranked first in NCAA Division I, II, or III in active players for goals scored (66) and second in points scored (145) ... Named United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week once and was CAC Player of the Week on four separate occasions ... One of only four players to start all 22 games and ranked second among all field players in total minutes played ... Took a program-record 166 shots, ranking third nationally, and put 77 on-frame for a .464 SOG% ... Scored four goals in three different games, breaking the program record for hat tricks with five in her career ... Added seven game-winning goals to increase program record to 24 ... In a span of less than 10 days, she scored nine straight goals for the Captains to post one of the most impressive runs in CNU Athletics history; she became the third player in program history to score 100 points, broke the career goals scored record, and surpassed the record for career points scored ... During the run, she set the school record for fastest consecutive goals scored by the same player with a 42-second burst against nationally-ranked Trinity (Texas) ... Became the all-time scoring leader in the Capital Athletic Conference while also taking her perch atop the career goals scored chart as well
2018 -Â Became just the second player in program history to earn first team All-American honors, named such by both the United Soccer Coaches and D3soccer.com ... First Team All-Region ... First Team All-Conference ... First Team All-State ... Registered the finest offensive season in program history, scoring a record 56 points on 25 goals and 6 assists ... Moved up to second all-time at CNU in career goals, with 40, while also ranking fourth in points with 90 ... Led the nation in game-winning goals with 12 while launching to the top of the single season and career charts at CNU ... Posted a point-scoring streak that ranks among the best in NCAA history, scoring at least one point in 16 straight games ... Started all 23 games and became the first Captain, men's or women's, to eclipse 50 points in a single season ... Named to CAC All-Academic Team
2017 - First Team All-Region ... Capital Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year ... First Team All-Conference ... VaSID State Rookie of the Year ... First Team All-State ... Became third freshman in program history to earn first team All-Region accolades from the United Soccer Coaches ... Shattered Captains' rookie records for goals and points while leading the team in scoring with 34 points on 15 goals and 4 assists ... Tied for 7th in single season points in program history ... Led the team in game-winning goals, with five ... Suffered injury that kept her out of the final three games of the year, but still tied for the league lead in scoring ... Started all 18 games played and put 40 of her 69 shots on frame for a .580 SOG% ... Held scoreless only five times, registering at least one goal or assist in 13 games ... Scored career-high five points on 2 goals and 1 assist at Southern Virginia on October 4 ... Also scored 2 goals in wins over Catholic on September 2 and Roanoke on September 20 ... Named CAC Rookie of the Week four times
At Atlee -- Played in the midfield for the Raiders all four years under head coach Bruce Lovelace ... Earned All-Conference and All-Region honors in each of her last three seasons ... Also picked up first team All-Metro laurels as a senior ... Scored 94 goals in high school ... Played with Richmond United ECNL, which made the Top 32 teams in the nation sophomore and junior years.
Personal -- Riley Ann Cook was born in Richmond, Va. ... Daughter of Mike and Courtney Cook ... Has four brothers, Jack, Andrew, Mark, and Sam ... Brotherd, Jack and Andrew played lacrosse at Christopher Newport ... Dream vacation is a trip to the Dominican Republic ... Person in history she'd most like to meet is George Washington ... Most impressive person met is her mother ... Favorite TV show is "One Tree Hill" ... Favorite foods are chicken nuggets and ice cream ... Favorite musician is Brett Young ... Majoring in Chemistry.
