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15 Carly Rivera

  • Position G
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School St. John's College HS
  • Hometown Arlington, Va.
  • School SEAS

Biography

Honors & Awards:
- 2023 Ivy League Champion
- 2022-23 Academic All-Ivy League
- 2021-22 Academic All-Ivy League

Records:
- 290 career assists (No. 9 all-time)

2022-23:
Played in 30 games and made one start ... Averaged 12.8 minutes per game ... Totaled 73 assists and averaged 2.4 assists per game ... Scored a season-high six points to go with six assists in a win over Lafayette (Dec. 3) ... Started and tallied six assists in a home victory against Dartmouth (Jan. 28) ... Season-high seven assists in a win at Dartmouth (Feb. 18) ... Played in every game of Columbia's run to the WNIT Championship game ... Recorded three points and three assists in a WNIT Third Round victory over Syracuse (Mar. 24).

2021-22:
Played in all 32 games and made 24 starts ... Totaled 147 assists, ranking second in Columbia history for assists in a single season ... Averaged 4.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.2 steals ... Ranked No. 2 in the Ivy League in total assists and assists per game ... Started the year with 22 assists through her first three games (7.3/game), helping the Lions defeat Hampton, Davidson and Clemson ... Hit what proved to be the game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds to give the Lions the lead and the win over Clemson (Nov. 14) ... Scored 12 points, including three consecutive 3-point attempts in double-overtime, to will the Lions to victory at Georgetown (Nov. 21) ... Scored a career-high 14 points to go with eight rebounds in a comeback win over Yale (Jan. 2) ... Had a career-high nine assists to help the Lions start 7-0 in the Ivy League for the first time, defeating Penn at the Palestra (Feb. 4) ... Matched her career-high in assists in a win over Harvard (Feb. 18) ... Had three assists off the bench in her postseason debut, a 67-38 victory over Yale in the Ivy Tournament Semifinals (Mar. 11) ... Played in all four games of Columbia's run to the WNIT Quarterfinals. 

2020-21: 
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20: 
Played in all 27 contests and made 10 starts ... Ranked top 10 in the Ivy League in assists (70 total, 2.6 per game) ... Ranked No. 3 in Ivy League play in assists (52) and assists per game (3.7) ... Had four points, four assists and five rebounds in her collegiate debut at Albany (Nov. 5) ... Scored a season-high nine points ot help the Lions defeat NJIT (Dec. 21) .. Played 31 minutes and tallied a career-high eight rebounds and five assists in a win over Brown (Feb. 1) ... Had a career-high nine points, seven of which came in OT, and six assists at Penn (Feb. 7) ... Tallied a career-high eighth assists to help the Lions defeat Harvard, 89-64 (Feb. 15).

Prior to Columbia: 
Four-year letterwinner at St. Johns’ College High School in D.C., where she was part of three Washington College Athletic Conference (WCAC) championships and four District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA) title teams ... In her four years, the Cadets posted a record of 125-13 overall, ranking No. 1 in the DMV three straight seasons, as well as achieving a top-five ranking nationally ... First Team All-WCAC and First Team DCSAA player as a senior ... Third Team All-Met as a senior, leading the DMV with 215 assists including a career-high 11 in a single game. Scored a career-high 16 points to lead the Cadets in the 2018 WCAC Championship Game ... Qualified for the 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor in the 4x200m relay ... Played for both Team Takeover and GTS Fusion at the AAU level ... Competed for Fairfax Stars in the EYBL ... Member of National Honors Society and Spanish National Honors Society ... De la Salle Scholar ... Academic Achievement with Distinction every quarter in high school.

Personal:
Born Nov. 30, 2000 in Alexandria, Virginia ... Daughter of Aimee and Michael Rivera ... Father, Michael, attended University of Pennsylvania Law School ... Brother, Nicholas, plays baseball at Virginia Tech ... Chose Columbia over offers from Stony Brook, George Mason, College of Charleston, Delaware and Marist ... Enrolled in the Fu Foundations School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2019-20First Year

    Guard
    5'4"
    15
  • 15

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    5'4"
    15
  • 15

    2021-22Junior

    Guard
    5'4"
    15
  • 15

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    5'4"
    15