2019 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 20
Ava Richards
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Boynton Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Spanish River Community High
2018 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Played in 55 sets
- Recorded 102 digs, averaging 1.85 per set
- Posted 13 assists and six service aces
- Had a service ace in the loss to Wright State at the WVU Invitational (Aug. 25)
- Recorded seven digs in a five-set win over Morehead State at the Mountaineer Classic (Sept. 14)
- Had eight digs in a 3-1 loss to Iowa State (Sept. 19)
- Recorded an ace and four digs in a sweep over Kansas State (Sept. 26)
- Had six digs vs. Texas (Sept. 29)
- Dug five balls in the five-set loss at Kansas (Oct. 3)
- Posted 11 digs in a sweep at George Washington (Oct. 9)
- Recorded a career-high 12 digs vs. No. 24 Baylor (Oct. 13)
- Posted 12 digs at TCU to match her career high (Oct. 18)
- Had seven digs in the loss at Oklahoma (Oct. 20)
- Notched nine digs in a 3-1 win over Texas Tech (Oct. 24)
- Notched seven digs in the 3-1 loss to Kansas (Oct. 31)
2017 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Played in 79 sets
- Ranked fifth on the team with 14 service aces, averaging 0.18 per set
- Recorded 15 assists
- Made her collegiate debut vs. UT-Martin at the WVU Invitational (Aug. 26)
- Registered 10 digs in a sweep over Marshall (Sept. 12)
- Had a career-high 11 digs in a five-set win at Army (Sept. 15)
- Notched a career-high five service aces vs. Providence at the Black Knights Invitational (Sept. 16)
High School
- Played for Karen Adams at Spanish River Community High
- Also played for Mike Zarate at Ocean Breeze Volleyball
- Two time all-county and all-district (2015-16)
- 2015 AVCA Phenom list
- 2016 Palm Beach County “Player to Watch”
- 2016 MaxPreps Dig Leader 8A Florida
- Four-time winner of the Best Defensive Player Award
- Placed fourth at the 2014 USAV High Performance National Beach Championships
- Ranked second nationally in 2014 (beach)
- Played libero for the Tribe 14 Elite Team which took fourth at the 2013 USA Volleyball Open Division
- Also played libero for the Tribe Open qualifying teams from 2013-16
- Also lettered in weightlifting and track and field
Personal
- Daughter of Robert and Riva Richards
- Birthday is Dec. 4
- Has one brother
- Majoring in chemical engineering
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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