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Jersey Number 16
Rilynn Finley
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Republic, Mo.
Honors: MVC All-Freshman Team (2024)...MVC Freshman of the Week (11/4/24)...Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025)
Sophomore (2025)
• Saw time in 24 matches, ranking second on the club with 256 total kills and first with a 3.05 average
• Boasted a .227 hitting percentage and averaged 3.30 points per set
• Had 78 digs, 36 blocks and a pair of service aces
• Recorded 13 double-figure kill matches and led MoState in that category nine times
• Logged first career double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs against Incarnate Word (8/30)
• Smashed a season-high 24 kills versus SEMO (9/19)
• Tallied 19 kills at Saint Louis (9/18) and at home against New Mexico State (10/18)
Freshman (2024)
• MVC All-Freshman Team selection after leading all Valley rookies with 373 total kills, a number that ranked fourth all-time at MSU among freshmen
• Opened career with 19 kills against USC Upstate (8/30), 20 at UNC Greensboro (8/30) and 15 against Robert Morris (8/31), becoming the first Bear freshman with 10-plus kills in first three matches of career based on match data available through the 1987 season
• Reached 100 kills in her ninth match of the season, third-quickest among freshmen in school history
• MVC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 4 after tallying 14 kills against Valparaiso (11/1) and 16 versus UIC (11/2)
• Had 18 kills in consecutive matches at Bradley (11/8) and Illinois State (11/9)
• Hit .410 with 19 kills at Valpo (10/12)
• Smacked 20 kills against Drake (11/20)
• Totaled 72 digs and 29 blocks on the year
Background
• Four-year starter for Republic, ending a stellar career with 1,279 kills, 662 digs and 202 blocks
• Ranked eighth in Missouri with 510 kills as a senior, hitting .319 and averaging 5.54 per set to go with 299 total digs
• Three-time academic all-state selection
• Hit .236 with 355 kills, 45 blocks and 286 digs during an all-conference and all-district junior campaign
• As a sophomore, had 218 kills on .301 hitting and 63 blocks, and hit .228 with 196 kills and 49 blocks as a freshman
Personal
• Born September 24, 2005 in Springfield, Mo.
• Daughter of Jason and Nikki Finley
• Majoring in interior design
Sophomore (2025)
• Saw time in 24 matches, ranking second on the club with 256 total kills and first with a 3.05 average
• Boasted a .227 hitting percentage and averaged 3.30 points per set
• Had 78 digs, 36 blocks and a pair of service aces
• Recorded 13 double-figure kill matches and led MoState in that category nine times
• Logged first career double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs against Incarnate Word (8/30)
• Smashed a season-high 24 kills versus SEMO (9/19)
• Tallied 19 kills at Saint Louis (9/18) and at home against New Mexico State (10/18)
Freshman (2024)
• MVC All-Freshman Team selection after leading all Valley rookies with 373 total kills, a number that ranked fourth all-time at MSU among freshmen
• Opened career with 19 kills against USC Upstate (8/30), 20 at UNC Greensboro (8/30) and 15 against Robert Morris (8/31), becoming the first Bear freshman with 10-plus kills in first three matches of career based on match data available through the 1987 season
• Reached 100 kills in her ninth match of the season, third-quickest among freshmen in school history
• MVC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 4 after tallying 14 kills against Valparaiso (11/1) and 16 versus UIC (11/2)
• Had 18 kills in consecutive matches at Bradley (11/8) and Illinois State (11/9)
• Hit .410 with 19 kills at Valpo (10/12)
• Smacked 20 kills against Drake (11/20)
• Totaled 72 digs and 29 blocks on the year
Background
• Four-year starter for Republic, ending a stellar career with 1,279 kills, 662 digs and 202 blocks
• Ranked eighth in Missouri with 510 kills as a senior, hitting .319 and averaging 5.54 per set to go with 299 total digs
• Three-time academic all-state selection
• Hit .236 with 355 kills, 45 blocks and 286 digs during an all-conference and all-district junior campaign
• As a sophomore, had 218 kills on .301 hitting and 63 blocks, and hit .228 with 196 kills and 49 blocks as a freshman
Personal
• Born September 24, 2005 in Springfield, Mo.
• Daughter of Jason and Nikki Finley
• Majoring in interior design
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/16/26)
Saturday, May 16
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/15/26)
Saturday, May 16
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/14/26)
Friday, May 15
Baseball Postgame vs. NMSU (5/10/26)
Sunday, May 10
