Kansas State University Athletics
2023 Soccer Roster
Baker, Riley
Jersey Number 19
Riley Baker
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Flower Mound HS | FC Dallas ECNL
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
Bio
BAKER'S TROPHY CASE
• TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week - honorable mention (10/11/22).
CAREER
Tied for eightth in program history for career matches played (63)... Tied for eighth in school history for career goals (4)... Tied for sixth in school history for career assists (5)... Eighth in program history for career assists per game (0.08)... Tied for eighth for career points (13)... Fourth in school history for career shots on goal (36).
SENIOR (2024)
Played in a career-high 18 matches with 11 starts... Logged a career-high 851 minutes... Scored one goal and tied career-high with two assists... Attempted 23 shots with eight on goal... Registered an assist at Portland State (8/22)... Scored first goal of season against Green Bay (8/29)... Registered four shots with two on goal against UCF (9/29)... Tallied an assist and one shot against Utah (10/10).
JUNIOR (2023)
Career-high for starts this season (9)... Attempted a career-high for total shots (33) and shots on goal (12)... Tallied an assist to go with a career-high eight shots with three on goal against Oral Roberts (9/10)... Registered four shots with two on goal against Houston (10/5)... Tallied an assist and fired off four shots with three on goal against Iowa State (10/15).
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Set career season-highs for matches played (17), starts (5), minutes played (597), goals (2), points (4), total shots (17) and shots on goal (9)... Played in both matches off the bench in the opening weekend... Tallied one shot against Northwestern (8/18)... Tied her career-high with three shots including one on goal against Northern Colorado (8/21)... Made first career start and played a career-high 56 minutes against Yale (9/9) and tallied two shots... Carded two shots on goal against Colorado State (9/15)... Registered career-highs with two goals on five shots and five shots on goal and her first career game-winning goal at Baylor (10/9)... Tied the school records for goals in a Big 12 match, shots on goal in a match and shots on goal in a Big 12 match... Played a career-high 60 minutes against Oklahoma (10/16).
FRESHMAN (2021)
Played in 11 matches and carded 361 minutes of action... Tallied one goal and one assist for three points... Fired off 13 shots with seven shots on goal... Saw 46 minutes of action off the bench against Weber State (8/19) with one shot on goal... Played career-high 48 minutes off the bench against Omaha (8/22) with career-high two shots on goal... Came off the bench at Austin Peay (8/27) and dished out first assist... Played 35 minutes off the bench with one shot against North Alabama (8/29)... Came off the bench to record one shot in 37 minutes at Denver (9/2)... Scored first career goal and registered three shots with two on goal at Colorado State (9/5)... Subbed in for 34 minutes against Indiana (9/12) and registered one shot... Subbed in for 45 minutes and recorded three shots with one on goal against UTRGV (9/19).
CLUB
Played club soccer with FC Dallas in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL)... Tallied 56 goals in Development Academy and ECNL matches... In 2018, helped the FC Dallas U15 squad win the 2018 Development Academy National Championship... Scored 17 goals in 34 matches.
HIGH SCHOOL
Helped Flower Mound to a 24-1-2 overall record and the 2021 Texas UIL Class 6A state title in her only season of high school soccer... Scored 27 goals and dished nine assists in the 2021 season... Named 2021 Texas State Championship Game MVP for scoring both goals for the Lady Jaguars... Selected to the 2021 Texas 6A UIL All-Tournament Team... Named 2021 TASCO All-State First Team... Named to 2021 Dallas Morning News All-Dallas-area First Team... Selected as the Texas 6-6A Offensive Player of the Year and 6-6A All-District First Team... Selected as MVP and member of Allen American 2021 All-Area First Team... Named Dallas-Fort Worth Player of the Week (April 7, 2021) by the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jim and Keri... Has two siblings: Payton and Connor... Major is kinesiology.
• TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week - honorable mention (10/11/22).
CAREER
Tied for eightth in program history for career matches played (63)... Tied for eighth in school history for career goals (4)... Tied for sixth in school history for career assists (5)... Eighth in program history for career assists per game (0.08)... Tied for eighth for career points (13)... Fourth in school history for career shots on goal (36).
SENIOR (2024)
Played in a career-high 18 matches with 11 starts... Logged a career-high 851 minutes... Scored one goal and tied career-high with two assists... Attempted 23 shots with eight on goal... Registered an assist at Portland State (8/22)... Scored first goal of season against Green Bay (8/29)... Registered four shots with two on goal against UCF (9/29)... Tallied an assist and one shot against Utah (10/10).
JUNIOR (2023)
Career-high for starts this season (9)... Attempted a career-high for total shots (33) and shots on goal (12)... Tallied an assist to go with a career-high eight shots with three on goal against Oral Roberts (9/10)... Registered four shots with two on goal against Houston (10/5)... Tallied an assist and fired off four shots with three on goal against Iowa State (10/15).
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Set career season-highs for matches played (17), starts (5), minutes played (597), goals (2), points (4), total shots (17) and shots on goal (9)... Played in both matches off the bench in the opening weekend... Tallied one shot against Northwestern (8/18)... Tied her career-high with three shots including one on goal against Northern Colorado (8/21)... Made first career start and played a career-high 56 minutes against Yale (9/9) and tallied two shots... Carded two shots on goal against Colorado State (9/15)... Registered career-highs with two goals on five shots and five shots on goal and her first career game-winning goal at Baylor (10/9)... Tied the school records for goals in a Big 12 match, shots on goal in a match and shots on goal in a Big 12 match... Played a career-high 60 minutes against Oklahoma (10/16).
FRESHMAN (2021)
Played in 11 matches and carded 361 minutes of action... Tallied one goal and one assist for three points... Fired off 13 shots with seven shots on goal... Saw 46 minutes of action off the bench against Weber State (8/19) with one shot on goal... Played career-high 48 minutes off the bench against Omaha (8/22) with career-high two shots on goal... Came off the bench at Austin Peay (8/27) and dished out first assist... Played 35 minutes off the bench with one shot against North Alabama (8/29)... Came off the bench to record one shot in 37 minutes at Denver (9/2)... Scored first career goal and registered three shots with two on goal at Colorado State (9/5)... Subbed in for 34 minutes against Indiana (9/12) and registered one shot... Subbed in for 45 minutes and recorded three shots with one on goal against UTRGV (9/19).
CLUB
Played club soccer with FC Dallas in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL)... Tallied 56 goals in Development Academy and ECNL matches... In 2018, helped the FC Dallas U15 squad win the 2018 Development Academy National Championship... Scored 17 goals in 34 matches.
HIGH SCHOOL
Helped Flower Mound to a 24-1-2 overall record and the 2021 Texas UIL Class 6A state title in her only season of high school soccer... Scored 27 goals and dished nine assists in the 2021 season... Named 2021 Texas State Championship Game MVP for scoring both goals for the Lady Jaguars... Selected to the 2021 Texas 6A UIL All-Tournament Team... Named 2021 TASCO All-State First Team... Named to 2021 Dallas Morning News All-Dallas-area First Team... Selected as the Texas 6-6A Offensive Player of the Year and 6-6A All-District First Team... Selected as MVP and member of Allen American 2021 All-Area First Team... Named Dallas-Fort Worth Player of the Week (April 7, 2021) by the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jim and Keri... Has two siblings: Payton and Connor... Major is kinesiology.
K-State Soccer Postgame Highlights vs Portland State
Friday, September 12
K-State Soccer | Postgame Highlights vs Oral Roberts
Friday, September 12
K-State Soccer | Postgame Highlights vs Colorado College
Friday, September 12
K-State SOC | Senior Day Ceremony
Thursday, September 11
