2019 Volleyball Roster
Sents, Riley

Jersey Number 3
Riley Sents
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Grundy Center, Iowa
- High School:
- Grundy Center
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 Dean's List (Fall)
- 2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2016 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2016 Dean's List (Fall & Spring)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019)
- Concluded one of the top libero tenures in Mizzou history, as her 1,310 career digs ranked sixth all-time
- After serving as the Tigers' top defensive specialist off the bench to begin the season, wrapped up campaign with 17-straight starts at libero
- Ended season with 10 consecutive double-digit dig performances. Tallied 10-plus digs in 16 of final 18 matches played
- Recorded second kill of season, along with 10 digs and two assists in NCAA Tournament Second Round matchup at No. 5 Nebraska (Dec. 7)
- Tallied 13 digs, two assists and one ace in Tigers' NCAA Tournament First Round sweep against Northern Iowa (Dec. 6)
- Matched her career-high with three aces and three points in victory at Georgia (Nov. 10)
- Posted season-high 18 digs in five-set match versus No. 13 Florida (Oct. 30)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018)
- Once again served as the Tigers' starting libero in all 32 matches
- Another strong defensive season in the back row, surpassing 400-plus total digs for the second consecutive season
- Reset single-season career-highs in kills (7), assists (95), aces (19) and points (26)
- Earned her 1,000th career dig in Mizzou's NCAA Tournament Second Round matchup at No. 7 Nebraska
- Stepped up her performance in SEC only action, as her 3.86 digs per set out-produced her 3.69 digs per set overall
- The 3.86 digs per set in SEC only play ranked eighth in the conference
- Enjoyed a strong season-opening week of SEC play (Sept. 19-23), tallying 5.00 digs per set and season-high 22 digs at Arkansas
- Reeled off 21-straight matches with double-digit digs (Aug. 25 - Oct. 26)
- Surpassed 10-plus digs in 28 of 32 matches played overall
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017)
- Served as Tigers' starting libero in 33 of 34 matches
- 461 overall digs ranked Top-10 in the SEC
- Total ranked T-9th most digs in a single-season in program history
- Strong showing in first and second rounds of NCAA Tournament (Dec. 1-2), posting team-high 33 digs (3.67 per set) in wins over No. 19 Kansas and No. 16 Wichita State
- Paced Mizzou in single-match digs a team-best 23 times
- Produced third 20-plus dig match in SEC play in Mizzou's win against Alabama (Nov. 22)
- Played well vs. Sacramento State (Sept. 16), tallying career-high 25 digs
- Recorded back to back 20-plus dig matches at Wolf Pack Tournament (Sept. 15-16)
- Received first career start at Culver's Governors Challenge vs. Marshall (Aug. 25)
- Produced double-digit digs in three of four matches, including then-career high 20 digs vs. Marshall (Aug. 25)
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016)
- As a DS bench player, reeled off multiple digs in 24 consecutive matches to end the season
- Posted career high three assists at Georgia (Nov. 23)
- Enjoyed a career day at Alabama (Oct. 16), recording first ever kill and career high 10 digs
- Appeared in career high five sets three times, including the Tigers' 3-2 victory vs. No. 21 Kentucky (Oct. 23)
- Had a solid weekend at Delaware Invite (Sept. 16-17), including then season high six digs vs. Miami (Fla.) and first career ace/point vs. Duquesne
- Served as the Tigers' libero in second set vs. Utah (Sept. 2), played well and led the team to a set triumph
- Appeared in first NCAA match and Tiger debut at Kennesaw State (Aug. 26)
FRESHMAN (2015)
- Took her redshirt in her first season at Mizzou
HIGH SCHOOL (GRUNDY CENTER)
- Rated among the `Top 150 Senior Aces' list by PrepVolleyball.com after playing club volleyball for the Iowa Rockets and head coach David Rodgers
- Led the state of Iowa in digs as a sophomore and a junior and garnered two consecutive North Iowa Cedar League First Team selections, being tabbed as the Conference Player of the Year as a junior
- Guided Grundy Center to conference titles in every year with the program
- Named 2013 Times-Republican All-Area Volleyball Player of the Year
- Pulled in 789 digs as a junior in 2013 and 752 as a sophomore in 2012
- Led Grundy Center to a 29-9 record as a senior and a 7-0 mark in conference play
- Pulled in 602 digs in her senior season and was aced just eight times on 406 reception chances
- In all, she boasted a .972 service reception percentage in four years of high school
- Class 2A first team All-State in 2013 and led all of Iowa with her 8.22 digs per set average as a junior
- Pulled in more than 2,000 career digs at Grundy Center
PERSONAL
- Born on Sept. 16, 1996, in Marshalltown, Iowa
- Daughter of Darwin and Kelley Sents
- Two older siblings, Cory and Kelsey
- Majoring in Journalism (Strategic Communication), Minor in Business at the University of Missouri
MizzouVB - 2024 NCAA Tournament Second Round Win
Saturday, December 07
MizzouVB - 2024 NCAA Tournament Second Round Press Conference
Friday, December 06
MizzouVB - 2024 NCAA Tournament First Round Win
Thursday, December 05
MizzouVB - 2024 NCAA Tournament First Round Press Conference
Thursday, December 05