Completed Event: Volleyball at Florida Gulf Coast on August 30, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 3 , (19-25, 11-25, 25-16, 20-25)
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Jersey Number 16
Kristi Richardson
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Glen Allen, Va.
- High School:
- Hermitage
- Major:
- Sociology/Media Arts and Design
Bio
As a redshirt junior:
- Carolina Classic All-Tournament Team
- CAA Defensive Player of the Week after setting a career-high with 23 digs and tying her career-best mark with seven blocks.
- Set a career-high with 53 assists in the season-opener against Montana
- Appeared in 25 matches and played 86 sets
- Led the team with 701 assists, adding 199 digs, 84 blocks, 73 kills and seven service aces
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient
As a redshirt sophomore:
- Appeared in two matches before missing the remainder of the season with an injury
As a redshirt freshman:
- JMU Days Inn Invitational All-Tournament team
- CAA Rookie of the Week (9/26)
- Made collegiate debut against Green Bay, recording 20 assists
- Posted the first triple double by a Duke since 2005, with 11 kills, 50 assists and 18 digs against George Mason
- Recorded season-highs in kills (11), assists (50), and digs (18) against George Mason
- Finished 1st on the team in assists with 638
- Appeared in all 31 games, starting in 8 of them
As a freshman:
- Did not appear in a match
Before JMU:
- Played for coach Ginny Dolan and Hermitage High School
- Also played for coach Don Gresham and the USPAV Club
- Most wins in a season for Hermitage girls' volleyball 2009
- American Bid Winner at the Mideast Qualifier in Indianapolis 18 Club 2010
- Roanoke Volleyball Shamrock Showcase 18s Champs 2010
- 5th place in 18 Open Division at Big South Tournament in Atlanta, Ga
- ODR Region National Bid Winner with USPAV in 2009 and 2010
- First Team All District All Academic
- Honorable Mention All-Region All Academic
- Co-MVP at Hermitage High School
- 2nd Team All District All Academic
- All-District Honorable Mention All Academic
- 2nd Team All-District All Academic for Varsity Soccer 2007 and 2008
- Astronomy Club, National BETA club, Honor Roll all 4 years
Personal:
- Daughter of Amy and David Richardson
- Plans to coach volleyball and attend graduate school for marine biology
- Enjoys the outdoors and walking her dog
What do you love most about JMU?
I love the atmosphere of JMU. You can just feel how much everyone loves to be at JMU and it’s so contagious that it fills you with joy.
What is your major/minor?
Sociology and School of Media Arts double major
What is your favorite …
Food: Crab Legs
Movie: The Star Wars Movies
TV Show: Greys Anatomy
Song: Figure 8 by Ellie Goulding
Athlete: Mia Hamm
Holiday: Christmas
What are your favorite hobbies away from volleyball?
Taking my dog and going hiking.
What is your favorite memory of JMU volleyball?
Playing George Mason and I got a triple double
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Just Breath.
Go to Ms. Greens on a Friday and let the woman who swipes you in say “Happy Friday” to you. It’ll make your day every time.
What is your dream vacation location?
Australia
If not volleyball, what other sport would you want to play at JMU?
Soccer
If you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be?
Ellie Goulding, Steve Irwin, and My grandfather
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