McGovern, 23, joins the Monarchs after playing every minute of every game for the vaunted University of New Mexico program in 2014, after appearing in every match as a junior. The outside back demonstrated a propensity to get forward at the NCAA level, and is one of several players, coaches and administrators to hail from the Land of Enchantment in the RSL / Monarchs / academy family.
SCOUTING REPORT: “Anyone that has the success that Riley has had at one of the top performing men’s collegiate programs in the country is going to do well as a professional … Monarchs should be extremely happy to have him a part of the family now, bringing his mentality and fortitude into the locker room … Primarily a right back, but could be used on left side … A good kid, hard worker, physical presence, not all about size, but his size and skill would allow him to also play inside … Riley is good on the ball, good vision, Lobo products are usually good pros with a good mentality … Tall, athletic, outside back, who loves to fly up and down the wing, played a ton of games in college for a very good New Mexico team …”