KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches has listed sophomore Riley Tiernan on the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Players to Watch for forwards.
 
The lists are being released for the first time this season by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and first or second team All-Region players from 2021, who are scheduled to return for the 2022 season.
 
Tiernan was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, the ECAC Rookie of the Year, and a United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team selection following a breakout first year "On the Banks" featuring 29 points on eight goals and a team-best 13 assists, which marked a new program record for a single season. The Voorhees, New Jersey native also garnered All-Big Ten First Team and Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors while sparking an offense that outscored opponents 64-17 on the year, which ended in the program's second College Cup appearance in seven years.
 
Tiernan started in all 25 matches during the College Cup season, including all 10 regular season conference games that led to a perfect 10-0 record and the school's first-ever Big Ten title. She passed out five assists in Big Ten matches, which was tied for first in the conference in 2021.
 
The No. 6 ranked Scarlet Knights open the 2022 campaign with two road dates in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Thurs., Aug. 18 at New Mexico at 9:30 p.m. ET and Sun., Aug. 21 against UNLV on UNM's field at 12:30 p.m. ET.


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