Rian Finley

Photo by: Tony Harman

Rian Finely and Sydney Jordan Celly at BYU

Photo by: Tony Harman

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

Position:
Setter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Reno, Nev.
High School:
Reno High School
Major:
Finance

Awards:

2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

Career Highs:
Digs: 16 vs. Utah (10/15/25)
Kills: 4 at Wyoming (8/31/25) & at Utah (9/27/25)
Assists: 52 at UC Irvine (9/6/25) & at Northern Colorado (10/28/25)
Service Aces: 3 vs. TCU (11/13/25) & vs. Baylor (10/31/25)
Total Blocks: 4 vs. Denver (9/14/25)
Solo Blocks: 1 at BYU (9/25/25)
Block Assists: 4 vs. Denver (9/14/25)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Assists: 1183
Digs: 219
Blocks: 43
Service Aces: 27

2025 (JUNIOR):

Started and played in all 32 matches, making 120 set appearances

Recorded two double-doubles: 34 assists and 16 digs against Utah (Oct. 15), and 32 assists and 11 digs against #18 Baylor (Oct. 31)

Reached a career-high 52 assists at UC Irvine (Aug. 31) and at Northern Colorado (Oct. 28)

Recorded a career-high four kills at Wyoming (Aug. 31) and at #23 Utah (Sept. 27)

Reached 1,000 career assists on Nov. 13 in the match against #16 TCU

Had eight matches with 40 or more assists

Had 25 matches with at least one kill

Tallied 1,125 assists, 207 digs, 46 kills, 41 blocks and 21 aces

2024 (SOPHOMORE):

Played in 15 total matches, making 25 set appearances

Totaled 10 assists, five digs, 4.0 points, two total blocks and four service aces

Tied her career-high service aces against California (Sept. 15)

2023 (REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN):

Played in 13 total matches, making 25 set appearances

Totaled 48 assists, seven digs, 5.0 points, two blocks, two kills and two service aces

Recorded a career-high 29 assists and four digs and matched a career-high of two blocks against Charlotte (Sept. 2)

Was named to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

2022 (FRESHMAN):

Did not appear in any matches

MAJOR:

Double majoring in Finance and Data Analytics

HIGH SCHOOL:

Graduated from Reno High School in Reno, Nev. in 2022

In 169 sets played for Reno HS in four years, totaled 1,513 assists (9.0 assists per set), 360 digs (2.1 digs per set), 117 aces and 36 blocks

Earned Player of the Match four times at Reno HS (Sept. 5, 2019; Apr. 6, 2021; Sept. 28, 2021; Oct. 27, 2021)

2022 Northern Nevada 5A Player of the Year

2019 Northern Nevada 4A Player of the Year

Earned Max Preps Player of the Year for the 2019 season

Played club for Northern Nevada Juniors

PERSONAL:

Rian Avery Finley was born in Reno, Nev. and is the daughter of Brian and Tara Finley

Has one younger sibling, Payton

Favorite hobbies and pastimes include painting, drawing, customizing clothes and shoes, doing yoga and exploring the Colorado mountains

Her biggest sports hero is her dad: “I grew up attending his mountain bike races and seeing the dedication it takes to succeed. Still to this day, he pushes himself to the max and continues to strive to be the best version of himself. His current challenge is Leadville 100, which he’s competing in this August for the seventh time. He has told me one phrase every single day of my life growing up ‘you’re either getting better or you’re getting worse. You never stay the same.’ It’s shaped how I live and my perspectives on daily decisions.”