James, Riley

Riley James

  • Award
    Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/8/2025
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • School
    Belmont Abbey
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Point Guard
  • Hometown
    Davidsonville, Md.
  • High School
    Elizabeth Seton
James helped lead the defense in a Belmont Abbey win at Young Harris on Saturday. She accounted for a game-high 11 points to go with six rebounds (five defensive), three steals and three assists in the 44-28 win. Based on available records, the 28 points allowed is the fewest allowed by Belmont Abbey since a 71-28 win over Coker back on January 13, 2007. Additionally, the 28 points is the fewest allowed by the Crusaders dating back to the 1993-94 season. Saturday's contest featured a scoreless third quarter as the Crusaders held the Mountain Lions scoreless for just under 13 minutes of game play from the final minute of the first half to the 7:44 mark of the fourth quarter.