Lydia Rivers Season 2019-20

Career Honors

• ACC All-Academic 2020

2019-20 (Grad Student)

• Started 23 of the team's 30 games averaging 6.4 points per game.
• Led the team at 8.1 rebounds per game and registered three double-doubles including a 16-point, 15-rebound effort at George Mason.
• Also had 34 blocks on the season.

Prior to Tech (Radford University)

• Rivers graduated from Radford in 2019 where she appeared in 98 career games starting 67 times. For her career she averaged 7.7 points and 8.6 rebounds.
• Her senior season in 2018-19, Rivers earned Big South First Team honors after averaging careers bests in points (12.2) and rebounds (10.4). 
• She totaled 15 double-doubles in 2018-19, leading the Highlanders to a Big South title and the NCAA tournament. 
• Rivers is a career 44.9 percent shooter from the field.
   

Personal 

• The daughter of John Rivers and Mary Leinonen, she has three siblings; India, Derek and Alena. 
• Father played tight end at Virginia Tech, while her cousin, Michael Jenkins, starred on the hardwood at Winthrop before turning pro and playing overseas.
• Her brother Derek played football at Youngstown State and is currently a defensive end for the New England Patriots.
• Birthday is April 7.