University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 6
Shyia Richardson
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- League City, Texas
- High School:
- Clear Springs HS
- Prev School:
- San Francisco
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2024)
All-Louisiana Second Team (2023)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023)
2024 (Senior)
Missed entire season recovering from a preseason injury ... took a redshirt, preserving final season of collegiate eligibility.
2023 (Junior)
Drove the Ragin’ Cajuns offense throughout the season, totaling team-bests of 380 kills, overall, and 187 in Sun Belt play … entered the postseason on the verge of Louisiana’s first 400-kills season performance since the 2002 season … turned in the first 300-200 season of kills and digs in her collegiate career and the third consecutive 200-plus kills campaign … ranked Top 10 in the SBC for total kills and kills per set over the course of the regular season … one of only nine players league-wide to surpass 350 kills … in conference play, produced double figures in kills in 10 out of the 16 matches … closed strong in SBC action, highlighted by a stretch of seven consecutive matches with double digit kills starting Oct. 19 at ODU that carried into the final weekend of regular season play – a stretch in which she totaled 101 kills (3.9 per set) on a .256 hitting percentage … scored 15 kills or more seven times in SBC play including a season-and career-high tying 21 kills in a win over SBC West Division champion Texas State (Oct. 7) … in building a 362-kill regular season – the first 300-plus season by a Cajun since Kelsey Bennett in 2021 – generated double figures in kills in 17 of the season’s 30 matches.
Prior to Louisiana
Posted a pair of seasons of 200-plus kills during a two-year stay as an outside hitter at San Francisco (2021-22), accumulating 472 kills over 54 matches and 186 sets played ... scored 211 kills over 25 matches and 80 sets as a collegiate rookie in 2021, then followed up with 261 kills over 29 matches and 106 sets as a sophomore in 2022 ... while at USF, was a steady contributor defensively with 331 digs and at the service line with 29 aces.
High School
Was a four-time letterwinner for head coach Shannon McClellan and Clear Springs High School ... earned Newcomer of the Year in 2017 ... finished as a four-time first team all-district honoree ... also named to the Prep Volleyball watch list all four years and was named to the AVCA Under Armour Phenom List all four years ... earned All-6A Texas State team honors four times and was the co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 ... amassed 1,601 kills, 1,436 digs, with 169 service aces playing for Clear Springs ... as a junior, tallied 502 kills with 421 digs and 72 aces.
All-Louisiana Second Team (2023)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023)
2024 (Senior)
Missed entire season recovering from a preseason injury ... took a redshirt, preserving final season of collegiate eligibility.
2023 (Junior)
Drove the Ragin’ Cajuns offense throughout the season, totaling team-bests of 380 kills, overall, and 187 in Sun Belt play … entered the postseason on the verge of Louisiana’s first 400-kills season performance since the 2002 season … turned in the first 300-200 season of kills and digs in her collegiate career and the third consecutive 200-plus kills campaign … ranked Top 10 in the SBC for total kills and kills per set over the course of the regular season … one of only nine players league-wide to surpass 350 kills … in conference play, produced double figures in kills in 10 out of the 16 matches … closed strong in SBC action, highlighted by a stretch of seven consecutive matches with double digit kills starting Oct. 19 at ODU that carried into the final weekend of regular season play – a stretch in which she totaled 101 kills (3.9 per set) on a .256 hitting percentage … scored 15 kills or more seven times in SBC play including a season-and career-high tying 21 kills in a win over SBC West Division champion Texas State (Oct. 7) … in building a 362-kill regular season – the first 300-plus season by a Cajun since Kelsey Bennett in 2021 – generated double figures in kills in 17 of the season’s 30 matches.
Prior to Louisiana
Posted a pair of seasons of 200-plus kills during a two-year stay as an outside hitter at San Francisco (2021-22), accumulating 472 kills over 54 matches and 186 sets played ... scored 211 kills over 25 matches and 80 sets as a collegiate rookie in 2021, then followed up with 261 kills over 29 matches and 106 sets as a sophomore in 2022 ... while at USF, was a steady contributor defensively with 331 digs and at the service line with 29 aces.
High School
Was a four-time letterwinner for head coach Shannon McClellan and Clear Springs High School ... earned Newcomer of the Year in 2017 ... finished as a four-time first team all-district honoree ... also named to the Prep Volleyball watch list all four years and was named to the AVCA Under Armour Phenom List all four years ... earned All-6A Texas State team honors four times and was the co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 ... amassed 1,601 kills, 1,436 digs, with 169 service aces playing for Clear Springs ... as a junior, tallied 502 kills with 421 digs and 72 aces.
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