2019 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Mimi Richards
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- J.J. Pearce
- Hometown:
- Richardson, Texas
Career: Second Team All-Patriot League (2017) ... Bucknell's all-time career leader with 350 block assists ... Bucknell's single-season record holder with 121 block assists (2017) ... ranks third all-time in total blocks with 418 ... one-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... six all-tournament selections.
2019 (Senior): Played in all 28 of the team’s matches … led the team with 103 totals blocks and was sixth in the Patriot League at 1.02/set … was 10th in the league with a .268 hitting percentage … was third on the team with 234 kills and posted double-digit kills 10 times … became the program’s all-time block assists leader during a win over Holy Cross (10/12) … posted a season-high 10 blocks in a win over Holy Cross … recorded a season-high 16 kills in a win over St. Francis Brooklyn ... named to the all-tournament team at the Youngstown State Invitational.
2018 (Junior): Appeared in 92 sets while playing in 26 of the team's 27 matches, all as a starter ... tallied 94 total blocks and finished sixth in the Patriot League in blocks/set (1.06) ... was eighth in the league in hitting percentage (.265) ... added 204 kills (2.22/set) ... recorded at least five total blocks eight times ... had double-digit kills eight times, including a season-high 14 in addition to five blocks in a four-set loss to Navy ... one-time Bison-Athlete of the Week ... three all-tournament selections ... named to All-Tournament Team at the Bucknell Invitational and tabbed as Bison Athlete of the Week after averaging 9.7 kills and 7.3 total blocks in matches against NJIT, Saint Peter's, and Youngstown State ... had a huge match against Youngstown State, tallying 10 kills and 10 total blocks over four sets ... also named to the All-Tournament Team at the St. Francis Brooklyn Terrier Classic and the Hartford Invitational.
2017 (Sophomore):Â Second Team All-Patriot League ... played in all 106 sets while starting all 28 matches ... set Bucknell single-season record with 121 block assists ... also led the Patriot League and team with 139 total blocks (1.31/set), adding 18 solo ... tallied 256 kills (2.42/set) with a team-best .305 hitting percentage ... named to the Bucknell Invitational All-Tournament Team after totaling 21 blocks in wins over La Salle, Iona, and Saint Peter's ... named to the Hatter Classic All-Tournament Team after tallying 22 blocks and 34 kills in matches against Providence, ECU, and host Stetson ... tied program record with 10 block assists in a four-set loss to ECU ... had five or more total blocks in 15 matches ... posted at least a .300 hitting percentage in 15 matches, including a season-best .545 with seven kills in a 3-0 win over Saint Peter's.
2016 (Freshman): Played in 78 sets across 26 matches ... finished third in the Patriot League in blocks/set (0.97) ... totaled 89 kills and 76 total blocks ... had seven matches with at least five total blocks, including a season-high seven in matches against Lehigh and Navy ... named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on 8/3 after landing a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the Bucknell Tournament, recording 1.45 blocks/set, 1.64 kills/set and a .361 hitting percentage in matches against Fairleigh Dickinson, Canisius, and East Carolina ... tallied a season-high eight kills in a 3-2 loss to Canisius ... made collegiate debut in a season-opening 3-0 win over Fairleigh Dickinson and finished with six kills and four blocks.
High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner and a team captain her senior season at J.J. Pearce High School … two-time all-district selection … named academic all-district three times … helped J.J. Pearce finish unbeaten in district play in three seasons … team made the Class 6A state quarterfinals her junior season and the round of 16 her senior year … played for Madfrog Volleyball Club … daughter of Troy and Bridget Richards … has two siblings, Chloe and Sam … cousin, Sarah Strasner, played volleyball at Tulane.
Major:Â Psychology
