Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball versus Arkansas State on September 12, 2025 at 11 a.m.
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Women's Volleyball
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Jersey Number 8
Kayla Richardson
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Cypress Creek
- Prev School:
- Saint Louis
Bio
Career Highs
Junior (2024)
Prior to Florida Atlantic (Saint Louis University)
Sophomore (2023)
Freshman (2022)
High School
- Kills:Â 20, at Davidson (11/17/23)
- Attacks:Â 55, vs. Kansas City (9/17/22)
- Assists:Â 2, at George Mason (9/30/23)
- Aces:Â 3, vs. Missouri State (9/16/22)
- Digs:Â 12, vs. Kansas City (9/17/22)
- Blocks:Â 8, vs. UCF (9/14/24)
- Blocks Solo:Â 2 (three times), Last at Davidson (11/17/23)
- Block Assists:Â 8, vs. UCF (9/14/24)
- Points:Â 23.5, at Davidson (11/17/23)
Junior (2024)
- Played in 69 sets over 25 matches and made three starts for the Owls
- Recorded 101 kills, averaging 1.46 kills per set, and 121 points, averaging 1.75 points per set, and 35 blocks, averaging 0.51 blocks per set.
- Posted a career-best eight blocks, including eight block assists, vs. UCF (Sept. 14)
Prior to Florida Atlantic (Saint Louis University)
Sophomore (2023)
- Competed in 119 sets over 24 matches for the Billikens and made 25 starts
- Named 2023 A-10 Championship All-Tournament Team
- Ranked third on the team with 291 kills
- Tallied a career-high 20 kills, as well as a career-best five blocks, in the A-10 Championship quarterfinals against Davidson
- Recorded 36 total kills in the A-10 Championship
- Recorded a career-high 11 digs against VCU
Freshman (2022)
- Played in 23 matches, 83 sets
- Finished third on the Billikens with 200 kills
- Named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Sept. 19
- Registered nine double-digit kill matches and two double-doubles
- Season highs: 18 kills vs. Eastern Michigan; 55 attack attempts vs. Kansas City; .333 hitting percentage vs. Mississippi Valley State; three service aces vs. Missouri State; five blocks vs. Davidson; 12 digs vs. Kansas City
- Double-double of 18 kills and 11 digs in the win over Eastern Michigan
- Posted a double-double of 13 kills and 12 digs, along with two service aces, against Kansas City
- Recorded 15 kills and seven digs in a win at Rhode Island
- Collected 11 kills at George Washington
High School
- Named to the 2021 All-District first team
- Cypress Creek's Offensive MVP as a senior
- 2021 All-State academic team
- 2020 All-District and All-Academic team member
- 2021 Greater Houston Volleyball Coaches Association Preseason team
- Collected close to 800 kills throughout career, while adding more than 100 blocks and 450 digs
- Captain of the varsity team
- Reached playoffs in all four seasons of high school
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