Kennedy Richards

Position:
Midfielder/Forward
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Thomas More

Major: Public Relations
Sun Belt Commissioner's List (2008, 2009)

2009
Made 18 appearances with 15 starts in her first eligible season for the Cajuns ... Took 13 shots with five coming on goal ... Posted one assist in match vs. Middle Tennesee (10/18)

2008
Sat out the 2008 season after transferring to Louisiana from Oklahoma.

2007 (at LSU)
Played in two games along LSU's defensive back line as a sophomore in 2007 ... Saw action against McNeese State on Sept. 14 and Tennessee on Oct. 5 ... Earned her second varsity letter ... Decided to leave the team following the season ... Attended Oklahoma joining the Sooner soccer team.

2006 (at LSU)
Saw action in four matches during her freshman campaign ... Took the field against Sam Houston State (Sept. 1), Houston (Sept. 3) and South Alabama (Sept. 15) during the non-conference schedule ... Also helped LSU to a 4-2 win in conference play against division rival Alabama on Oct. 15.

High School
A three-time letterwinner for head coach John Fell at St. Thomas More High School ... Voted team captain as a junior and senior ... Voted Louisiana Player of the Year as a senior ... Named First-Team All-District and All-State in 2004 and 2005 ... Also named First-Team All-District in 2006 ... A member of the All-Acadiana team for three years (2004, 2005, 2006) ... Led high school team to the Division II State Finals in 2004 ... Selected to the Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team in 2004 ... Four-time member of the Louisiana State Olympic Development Program Team ... Led the Baton Rouge Soccer Club to the Louisiana Club State Championship twice and to the Region III Quarterfinals in 2004.

Personal
Full name is Kennedy Ann Richards ... Born on Nov. 16, 1987 ... Parents are Stan and Stephanie Richards ... Father played baseball at Oklahoma.