Ali Riley Event: Women's Soccer

Current Stanford junior is competing in her first Olympics for New Zealand ... Will be playing midfield for the Football Ferns in Beijing ... First named to the New Zealand National Team in January 2007 ... Played with the team that defeated Papua New Guinea 2-0 in Oceania's Olympic qualifying final ... Also competed with the Football Ferns in the 2007 Women's World Cup in China ... Scored first and only international goal for New Zealand in an Olympic tuneup against China on July 17, 2008.

Ali Riley's Olympic Blog

2008 Beijing Games: Played the full 90 minutes of each of New Zealand's three Olympic matches ... assisted on the Football Ferns' opening goal of the Games in a 2-2 draw with Japan (8/6).