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20 Lydia Rivers

20 Lydia Rivers

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Kinston, N.C.
  • Highschool:
    Kinston
  • Prev School:
    Kinston

Summary

Biography

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS
Appeared in all 33 games, starting in 12…Averaged 25.6 minutes per game…Was first off Radford’s bench in 14 games…Averaging 7.1 points per game, scored double-figures in nine games…Scored season-high 21 points on 9 of 11 shooting against Presbyterian (Jan. 20)…Tallied seven double-figure games in Big South play…Made 90 of 192 attempts for a 46.9 field goal percentage…Was named Big South Player of the Week (Jan. 22)…Pulled down double-digit rebounds in 10 games…Grabbed season-high 16 boards against Winthrop (Jan. 2) with seven coming on offensive glass…Totaled five double-doubles, four coming in conference play…Second on team in rebounds per game and four in Big South (7.7)…Averaged 8.1 boards in Big South play, ranking fifth…Blocked 53 shots, ranking 77th nationally…With 1.6 blocks per game, ranked third in conference…Radford’s top shot blocked in 16 games and top rebounder 15 times.

2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS
Started first five games on season, before missing rest of season due to an ACL injury … Led team in rebounds, assists and steals two times … Tallied 12 points on a perfect 6 for 6 effort from the floor vs. Davis & Elkins … Corralled 12 rebounds against Tennessee Tech … Was 11 for 22 from the floor in the five games … Averaged 7.0 rebounds per game, before suffering injury.

2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS
Big South All-Freshman team member ... Competed in all 31 games, averaging 27.2 minutes per game ... Led RU in rebounds 14 times ... Double-figure scorer three times, dropping in a season-high 13 points vs. Liberty ... Notched her first collegiate double-double (13 points, 12 rebounds) vs. Liberty ... Second on the team in rebounds per game (8.1) ... Pulled down at least 10 rebounds 10 times ... Season-high 16 rebounds came against Concord ... Radford's top rebounder in 14 games and top shot blocker in nine games.

PREP
MVP of the NCHSAA 2A state championship game in 2013, in addition to making the all-tournament team ... Named Kinston's Female Athlete of the Year after nearly averaging a double-double as a junior ... Two-time all-conference honoree ... Also a two-time MVP for both volleyball and track ... President of her junior class for the 2013-14 academic year.

PERSONAL / ACADEMICS
Daughter of John Rivers and Mary Leinonen ... Has three siblings: India, Derek and Alena ... Undecided on major ... Her father played tight end at nearby Virginia Tech, while her cousin, Michael Jenkins, starred on the hardwood at Winthrop before turning pro and playing overseas.
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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2015-16Freshman

    Forward
    6'2"
    20
  • 20

    2016-17Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    20
  • 20

    2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    20
  • 20

    2018-19Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'2"
    20