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Covenant College Scots

2019 Men's Soccer

8 Jesse Riggs

8 Jesse Riggs

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Chesapeake, Va.
  • High School:
    Hickory
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Art

Summary

Biography

Honors:

  • United Soccer Coaches All-America second team (2019)
  • United Soccer Coaches All-South Atlantic Region first team (2019)
  • USA South All-Conference first team (2019)
  • USA South All-Tournament (2019)
  • USA South All-Academic (2019-20)
  • USA South All-Conference first team (2018)
  • USA South All-Tournament (2018)
  • USA South All-Academic (2018-19)
  • USA South Rookie of the Week (Oct. 10, 2016)
  • USA South All-Academic (2016-17)

2019 (Senior - Stats): Played in 21 matches, making 20 starts... Named to United Soccer Coaches All-America second team... Earned first team United Soccer Coaches All-South Atlantic Region and was a first team All-USA South honoree... Scored six goals and produced a career-high eight assists on the year... Had a pair of game-winning goals on the year, including the winner in a 1-0 victory over Maryville (Oct. 12) and the eventual winner in a 2-0 win at Brevard (Oct. 22)... Tallied two assists and a goal in a USA South Tournament semifinal win over Greensboro (Nov. 8) and was named to the USA South All-Tournament team... Went 3-for-3 on penalty kicks, which led the team... Had an assist in three straight matches from Oct. 1-5... Registered a goal and an assist in a win at Mary Baldwin (Oct. 5)... Finished career with 26 goals and 17 assists in 69 career matches... Named to the USA South All-Academic team for the third time

2018 (Junior - Stats): Appeared and started in 20 matches... Led the team in goals with a career-high eight to go along with three assists... Named to All-USA South first team... Went a perfect 5-for-5 in penalty kicks... Had three game-winning goals, including in one-goal wins at Pfeiffer (Sept. 29) and against Greensboro in a USA South Tournament semifinal (Nov. 2)... Named to the USA South All-Tournament team after scoring two goals with an assist during the tournament... Had a goal and an assist in a match twice during the year against Brevard (Sept. 15) and Greensboro (Nov. 2)... Named to USA South All-Academic team for a second time

2017 (Sophomore - Stats): Appeared in 14 matches, starting all 14, before suffering a season-ending injury… Posted five goals, two assists, and 12 points on the season… Tied his career single-game high in shots against Sewanee (Sept. 6)... Scored in back-to-back contests against Methodist (Sept. 16) and at Ferrum (Sept. 22)... Later in the year, produced a goal in three straight matches against Pfeiffer (Sept. 30), at LaGrange (Oct. 4) and against Pensacola Christian (Oct. 7)

2016 (Freshman - Stats): Earned USA South Rookie of the Week honors for the week (Oct. 10) after scoring two goals and assisting three more over three matches, as the Scots finished the week 2-0-1... Appeared and started in 14 matches... Scored seven goals on the season, the second-most for the season... Took 24 shots, putting 15 on goal and going 2-2 in penalty kicks... Scored two game-winners, one in a 6-1 win over Huntingdon (Oct. 7) and the second in a 2-1 win over Ferrum (Oct. 15), scoring the second goal early in the match on a penalty kick... Led the team with four assists on the season... Earned USA South All-Academic

High School: Attended Hickory High School... During his career, was named first team All-Conference, first team All-Region, first team All-State and first team All-Tidewater... Also earned Atlantic Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior... Was a member of the United States Soccer Development Academy with the Virginia Rush... Member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society

Personal: Parents are Todd and Theresa Riggs... Has two sisters, Elyssa and Emma, and one brother, Aaron... Brother, Aaron, is a freshman on the Covenant men's soccer team... Both parents attended Covenant and played sports... Father, Todd, played soccer for the Scots from 1990-93 and mother, Theresa (Tucker), played volleyball and basketball from 1989-92... Favorite Bible verse is Ephesians 2:13... Majoring in art

Riggs' Single-Match Highs:

Points: 4, Huntingdon, Oct. 7, 2016; Greensboro, Nov. 8, 2019
Goals: 1, 26 times
Assists: 2, Huntingdon, Oct. 7, 2016; Greensboro, Nov. 8, 2019
Shots: 5, Averett, Sept. 21, 2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    M
    5'11" 150 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    M
    5'11" 150 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    M
    6'0" 165 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    M
    6'0" 165 lbs
    8