Bowling Green State University Athletics
2019 Women's Soccer Roster
Rydzeski, Tori

Jersey Number 14
Tori Rydzeski
- Position:
- Forward/Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Brighton
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Colo.
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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2019
Played in eight matches off the bench ... saw action in four MAC regular-season contests ... made her collegiate debut in the home opener vs. Valparaiso ... played three minutes of that 2-0 BGSU win, and also saw brief action in the match at DePaul ... saw six minutes of time at West Virginia, and also played six minutes in the Falcons' win over Buffalo seven days later ... saw five minutes of work in the Falcons' 3-1 win at Ohio, and was on the pitch for four minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 victory vs. Miami at Cochrane Stadium ... played 15 minutes, the highest total of her young career, in the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois ... played five minutes as BGSU downed Central Michigan, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters at Brighton H.S. (’19) under coach Mike Dat ... had 30 goals, including 11 in her junior season and 19 in her senior campaign ... an all-league first-team selection in each of those two years ... Bulldogs went a combined 32-16-0 during her three years ... a three-time Academic All-Conference and Academic All-State Team selection ... played club ball instead of high-school soccer during her sophomore year ... graduated Magna Cum Laude
PERSONAL
Born on April 9, 2001, in Denver, Colo. ... daughter of Gary and Jackie Rydzeski ... an individualized business major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.777 through the Spring 2020 semester ... has an older brother, Derek Grapes ... has played club ball for FC Boulder and Broomfield SC ... helped the latter team to a state title in 2019 ... lists her mother as her biggest influence ... favorite athlete is Julie Ertz.
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2019
Played in eight matches off the bench ... saw action in four MAC regular-season contests ... made her collegiate debut in the home opener vs. Valparaiso ... played three minutes of that 2-0 BGSU win, and also saw brief action in the match at DePaul ... saw six minutes of time at West Virginia, and also played six minutes in the Falcons' win over Buffalo seven days later ... saw five minutes of work in the Falcons' 3-1 win at Ohio, and was on the pitch for four minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 victory vs. Miami at Cochrane Stadium ... played 15 minutes, the highest total of her young career, in the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois ... played five minutes as BGSU downed Central Michigan, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters at Brighton H.S. (’19) under coach Mike Dat ... had 30 goals, including 11 in her junior season and 19 in her senior campaign ... an all-league first-team selection in each of those two years ... Bulldogs went a combined 32-16-0 during her three years ... a three-time Academic All-Conference and Academic All-State Team selection ... played club ball instead of high-school soccer during her sophomore year ... graduated Magna Cum Laude
PERSONAL
Born on April 9, 2001, in Denver, Colo. ... daughter of Gary and Jackie Rydzeski ... an individualized business major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.777 through the Spring 2020 semester ... has an older brother, Derek Grapes ... has played club ball for FC Boulder and Broomfield SC ... helped the latter team to a state title in 2019 ... lists her mother as her biggest influence ... favorite athlete is Julie Ertz.
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