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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

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3 Riley Dykstra

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Everson, WA
  • High School Lynden Christian
  • Academic Major Elementary Education
  • Pronunciation DIKE-struh

Biography

2023-24 (Junior):
  • All-GNAC Honorable Mention.
  • GNAC Player of the Week (Jan. 8-14 & Feb. 5-11).
  • GNAC All-Academic selection for third time in her career.
  • Started in all 31 of the Vikings games, averaging 30.4 minutes during breakout Junior season.
  • Averaged 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, all top-three on the team.
  • One of the nation's best sharpshooters, with her 45.6% (52-for-115) mark from beyond the arc ranking 2nd in the GNAC.
  • Top-10 in the GNAC in field goal percentage (9th, .494/127-for-257) and assists (T-10th, 3.0/game).
  • Scored in double-digits 15 times including four 20+ point performances.
  • Scored career-high 30 points at Central Washington (2/10), marking one of 10 30-point games in the conference this season and the first by a Viking since 2017.
  • Set GNAC Championships single-game record and tied WWU record with eight made three-pointers (8-for-9) In semifinal win vs. Alaska Anchorage (3/8).
2022-23 (Sophomore):
  • Played in all 28 games (started 27)
  • Averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.
  • Scored season-high 18 points on two separate occasions against Dominican (11/25) and at Central Washington (1/5).
  • Career-high 7 assists against Bemidji State (11/26).
  • Ranked in the GNAC top 20 in 3-point percentage (13th, .356) and assists (17th).
  • Averaged a .413 shooting percentage from the field.
2021-22 (Freshman2):
  • GNAC Freshman of the Year.
  • All-GNAC Honorable Mention.
  • Appeared in 30 games making 16 starts (23.2 minutes/game).
  • Averaged 7.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists per game.
  • Field goal percentage of .442 (87-for-197), 25-for-72 three-point FG (.347).
  • Hit game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer against Northwest Nazarene (2/21).
  • Scored in double-digits in nine games, including season-high 21 points vs. NNU (2/21).
  • GNAC All-Academic selection.
2020-21 (Freshman):
  • Appeared in all six games during COVID-shortened season
  • Averaged 9.5 minutes per game and 1.5 points per game
  • Scored career-high 4 points against Central Washington (3/12)
Prior to WWU: Selected as the Northwest Conference Player of the Year and Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association 1A Player of the Year helping lead Lynden Christian to the 1A state title with a 58-55 win over Cashmere ... during her senior season averaged 12.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.7 steals and shot 51.0% from the field ... selected as a WIAA Athlete of the Week after helping Lynden Christian to its 13th state title, finishing with a 27-1 record ... was one of five first-team selections to the Scorebook Live Washington WIAA 1A All-State Tournament team ... finished her career with 1,007 points and a combined record of 103-7 with four state championships appearances and two state titles ... was a three-time All-Northwest Conference selection in soccer, earning pair of first-team awards ...  younger sister of Avery Dykstra and joins a long list of Dykstra's to play collegiate sports at WWU.
 
  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2020-21   6-0  57  9.5  4  7  .571  0  1  .000  1  2  .500  3  6  9  1.5  6  0  0  4  0  2  9  1.5 
2021-22   30-16  695  23.2  87  197  .442  26  80  .325  24  35  .686  34  121  155  5.2  39  0  34  60  9  12  224  7.5 
2022-23   28-27  694  24.8  76  184  .413  31  87  .356  13  20  .650  26  68  94  3.4  52  0  74  54  4  13  196  7.0 
2023-24   31-31  942  30.4  127  257  .494  52  114  .456  25  32  .781  48  105  153  4.9  55  0  94  78  13  22  331  10.7 
TOTAL  95-74  2388  25.1  294  645  .456  109  282  .387  63  89  .708  111  300  411  4.3  152  0  202  196  26  49  760  8.0 

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Points: 30, at Central Washington -- 02/10/24
Rebounds: 11, vs Cal St. San Marcos -- 03/16/24
Assists: 8, Cal St. Dom. Hills -- 11/10/23
Steals: 2, 6 times
Blocks: 2, vs Cal St. San Marcos -- 03/16/24 ; vs Cal St. San Marcos -- 11/17/23 ; at Cal St. San B'dino -- 12/18/23
FG made: 11 [t-16th], at Central Washington -- 02/10/24
FG attempts: 16, at Central Washington -- 02/10/24
3FG made: 8 [t-1st], vs Alaska Anchorage -- 03/08/24
3FG attempts: 9, vs Alaska Anchorage -- 03/08/24
FT made: 7, at Central Washington -- 02/10/24
FT attempts: 8, vs Alaska Anchorage -- 03/11/22

CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS:
3-point FG percentage: 8th (.387)
3-point field goals made: 14th (109)
3-point field goals attempted: 17th (282)

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:
3-point FG percentage: 3rd (.456 in 2023-24)

Statistics

Season:
2023-24

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2021-22Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2022-23Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    3
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