Worth Noting:
- Named MVP of the Horizon League All-Tournament Team (2024)
- UnitedSoccerCoaches All-North Region Third Team (2024)
- Horizon League All-League First Team (2024)
- Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention (2024)
- RMU Athletics Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Award (2024)
- Named Team MVP at the Colonial Choice Awards (2024)
- Named the RMU Athletics Male Student-Athlete of the Month in December (2024)
- 2x Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week (2022)
- 1x College Soccer News Men’s National Team of the Week (2022)
- Plays semi-professionally in the off-season for Charlotte Independence 2 (USL2)
2024 Highlights (Graduate):
- Appeared in all 19 games, starting in 17
- Produced seven goals, five assists and 19 points
- Recorded 31 shots and 14 on target
- Logged a total of 1,345 minutes at forward
- Scored the game-winning goal at IU Indy (9/21)
- Tallied the lone goal and game-winner against Milwaukee (9/28)
- Posted two goals and one assist against Canisius (10/1)
- Passed out two assists against Green Bay (10/20)
- Scored the game-winner against Milwaukee (11/14) in the Horizon League Semifinal
- Passed out the game-winning assist at Oakland (11/16) in the Horizon League Final
- Played all 180 minutes in the Horizon League Tournament and all 90 minutes at Michigan (11/21) in the NCAA First Round
- Ranked first in the conference in game-winning goals (4)
- Ranked third in the Horizon League in goals (7) and assists (5)
- Finished fourth in the conference in points (19)
- Finished his career with 50 points (19 goals, 12 assists)
2023 Highlights (Senior):
- Appeared in 15 games, starting in 13 contests
- Scored the game-winning goal at Bucknell (9/1)
- Produced one goal and three assists in the 2023 campaign
- Passed out two assists in a 3-0 win vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (9/30)
- Collected 22 shots on the year
- Played in 972 minutes for the Colonials
2022 Highlights (Junior):
- One of three players to start all 16 games for RMU
- Paced the team and ranked in the top 10 of the Horizon League with 16 points
- Ranked tied for fifth in the conference with seven goals and points per game at 1.07
- Totaled two assists and a pair of game winning scores
- Carded his first career hat trick in a 5-0 win at Milwaukee
- Registered two assists in a 2-1 win over Northern Kentucky
- Finished the year with a team leading 29 shots, with a team-high 18 on goal
- Played the fourth most minutes on the team
Prior To RMU (UNC Greensboro):
- Played two seasons at UNC Greensboro
- Appeared in 24 career matches, with one start
- Totaled 10 points over two seasons for the Spartans
- Carded four goals and two assists
- Recorded 16 total shots, with nine being on goal
- Helped UNCG win the Southern Conference Tournament championship, and make its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in over a decade (2021 Spring)
- UNCG finished the season ranked 30th in the final College Soccer News Top 30 poll (2021 Spring)
- Helped UNCG win the Southern Conference regular season championship (2021)
Prep Highlights:
- At East Lincoln High School, he led his team to a 27-1 record, winning the conference championship in 2019
- Garnered several accolades being named Conference Player of the Year two times and was selected to the All-State team twice
- Nationally, was recognized as the National Player of the Week two times and was tabbed a Scholar All-American 1x
- Over his high school career, he produced 134 goals and 73 assists, claiming the school record in both categories
- He was one of two players in the county to score 100+ career goals
- In his senior year of high school, he registered 61 goals and 34 assists, going down as the single season record for goals and assists
- In one game, tied the school record for posting six goals
- Across his junior year, recorded 45 goals and 27 assists; as a sophomore, produced 28 goals and 12 assists
- Won the ECNL Championship with his club team
Personal:
- Born on August 15, 2002
- Majoring in Finance
- Son of Todd and Tammy Gilley
- Has two siblings: Logan and Sierra
- Enjoys fishing, shooting and traveling
