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Jillian Riker Season 2008

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PositionDEFENDER/MIDFIELDER
Height5-4
ClassSenior
HometownCarlsbad, Calif.

2007 Season: One of five Aztecs to start all 20 games ... Notched her first career assist on a corner kick against Brigham Young (Oct. 18) ... The pass resulted in teammate Jessica Girdner[apos]s header as the Scarlet and Black upset the 19th-ranked Cougars, 2-0 ... Finished the year with a career-high 10 shots, including five on net ... Recorded a shot on goal in four straight games from Oct. 7-18 ... An SDSU scholar-athlete award recipient and Mountain West Conference all-academic honoree.

2006 Season: Logged action in nine contests, making three starts ... Made her first career start and recorded shot in SDSU[apos]s 4-1 win over UNLV (10/8) ... Also started games at BYU and Wyoming.

2005 Season: Saw action in six games ... Was playing more minutes until an ankle injury against Pacific (Sept. 23) sidelined her for most of the season ... Also appeared in matches against UNLV (Oct. 29), George Washington (Sept. 16), UC Irvine (Sept. 11), UC Riverside (Sept. 9) and No. 4 Portland (Sept. 2).

High School: A four-year letterwinner and scholar-athlete at Carlsbad High School ... The Lancers were CIF Division I semifinalists in 2004 and 2005 ... Named all-Avocado League four times, including first-team honors her senior season ... Voted 'players player' by her teammates for the 2003 and 2004 seasons ... Captained the Lancers in 2005.

Club: A nine-year member of the San Diego Surf, one of the top club teams in the nation.

Personal Information: Jillian Joyce Riker was born Sept. 15, 1987, in San Diego, Calif. ... Daughter of Joyce and Craig Riker ... Majoring in marketing.

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Freshman
2005

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Sophomore
2006

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Junior
2007

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