University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 16
Rainey Niles
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gulf Breeze, Fla.
- High School:
- Gulf Breeze
Bio
2019 (Sophomore): Made 19 appearances in a reserve capacity for Louisiana, recording one goal on three shots ... totaled 497 minutes on the season, with high of 64 coming in season-opener against UTSA (8/22) ... played 52 minutes and scored first career goal at Northwestern State (9/15) ... had a shot on-goal in 45 minutes at Northern Illinois (8/30).
2018 (Freshman): Appeared in five matches on the season ... totaled 77 minutes of playing time with season-high 31 coming at McNeese (9/2).
High School: The Pensacola News Journal Player of the Year in 2018 ... lettered four years in soccer at Gulf Breeze High School ... was a member of four straight district championship squads ... helped lead the Dolphins to a pair of regional runner-up finishes ... a second-team all-area recipient after her freshman and sophomore seasons ... a first-team, all-area pick as a junior ... scored a total of 54 goals and 55 assists during her career ... participated in the 2018 FACA All-Star Game ... played club soccer with the Gulf Coast Texans as a part of the Premier League ... also played two years of varsity lacrosse at GBHS.
Personal: Born on March 12, 2000 in Pensacola, Fla. ... the daughter of Anna and Thomas Niles ... has three brothers and one sister ... older brother, Luke Niles, played baseball at Asbury (Ky.) University ... cousins, Emmy Hollis (2013-16) and Michael Connelly (2003-05), each played soccer at Birmingham-Southern College ... another cousin, Katherine Connelly, played soccer at Loyola (2000-02) ... enjoys wake boarding at the beach in her spare time ... a member of the Latin National Honor Society ... has participated in mission trips to both Grenada and Haiti ... majoring in exercise science.
2018 (Freshman): Appeared in five matches on the season ... totaled 77 minutes of playing time with season-high 31 coming at McNeese (9/2).
High School: The Pensacola News Journal Player of the Year in 2018 ... lettered four years in soccer at Gulf Breeze High School ... was a member of four straight district championship squads ... helped lead the Dolphins to a pair of regional runner-up finishes ... a second-team all-area recipient after her freshman and sophomore seasons ... a first-team, all-area pick as a junior ... scored a total of 54 goals and 55 assists during her career ... participated in the 2018 FACA All-Star Game ... played club soccer with the Gulf Coast Texans as a part of the Premier League ... also played two years of varsity lacrosse at GBHS.
Personal: Born on March 12, 2000 in Pensacola, Fla. ... the daughter of Anna and Thomas Niles ... has three brothers and one sister ... older brother, Luke Niles, played baseball at Asbury (Ky.) University ... cousins, Emmy Hollis (2013-16) and Michael Connelly (2003-05), each played soccer at Birmingham-Southern College ... another cousin, Katherine Connelly, played soccer at Loyola (2000-02) ... enjoys wake boarding at the beach in her spare time ... a member of the Latin National Honor Society ... has participated in mission trips to both Grenada and Haiti ... majoring in exercise science.
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