Virginia Commonwealth University

2020 - SENIOR

• Appeared in five games
• Scored one goal and had three assists
• Recorded three ground balls and three draw controls
• Season shortened due to CoVID-19

2019 - JUNIOR:

• Appeared in 12 games during her junior campaign
• Scored three goals with two assists
• Recorded four groundballs and three caused turnovers

2018 - SOPHOMORE:

• Appeared in all 18 games as a sophomore
• Scored 15 goals with four assists for 19 total points on the season
• Recorded two ground balls and one draw control
• Scored four goals in the win against LIU Brooklyn

2017 - FRESHMAN:

• Appeared in 14 games, starting one as a freshman
• Provided 15 goals and one assist on the season
• Had three hat-tricks throughout the season

PRIOR TO VCU:

• Attended St. Mary's Ryken High School where she played both lacrosse and field hockey all four seasons. 
• Senior year was named team captain, earned the team MVP award and was named to WCAC Second Team and First Team All-County. She also earned Academic All-American honors.
• Junior year she was named St. Mary's County Co-Athlete of the Year and earned WCAC Lacrosse Second Team honors as well as the team's MVP Award. She also was the team captain for the US Lacrosse National Tournament Team, the Metro DC’s 2016.
• As a sophomore earned the Ryken Award (Scholar/Athlete/Leadership) and was named First Team All County and WCAC Honorable Mention.
• As a freshman was named Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Honorable Mention and to the St. Mary's County All-County Team.
• Also was Four-time WCAC Second Team selection in field hockey.

Getting to Know Bella

• Born on March 31, 1998 in Fairfax, Va.
• Daughter of Matt and Lynn Evans-Riester. Father, Matt, played lacrosse at Norwich University
• Majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a pre-med focus