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CALIFORNIA STORM SIGNS GONZAGA FORWARD GIANA RILEY

By CALSTORM STAFF, 03/15/23, 5:30AM PDT

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The California Storm announced today the signing of Gonzaga University freshman forward Giana Riley.

Sacramento, CA: The California Storm announced today the signing of Gonzaga University freshman forward Giana Riley. The dual-sport (Riley also plays basketball for the Bulldogs) athlete is from Manteca and at John C. Kimball High School was the Varsity Defensive Player of the Year during her freshman year, the Varsity Captain in her sophomore and junior years, and was named a Scholar-Athlete in her freshman, sophomore, and junior years.

“l cant wait for this amazing opportunity to play with California Storm over the summer,” said Riley. “I’m excited to make new friends and compete against high level players to better my game.”

Riley is only a freshman but already has become a dependable teammate for the Bulldogs, playing in 18 games and starting 13. She scored 5 goals and assisted on 4 more and has a .607% SOG%.

“We’re so excited to get Giana into the mix,” said Coach Jamie Levoy. “We know she likes to get into the box and score goals but she’s also a playmaker. I’m excited to see how she balances our frontline and how she grows over the summer.”