The University of Akron Athletics
2019 Akron Women's Volleyball Roster
Richardson, Ashley

Jersey Number 9
Ashley Richardson
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Chippewa HS
- Hometown:
- Doylestown, Ohio
Bio
As a Senior (2019): Academic All-MAC ... Dean's List ... appeared in 27 matches and 100 sets ... led the team with a career-best .331 hitting percentage ... completed the season second on the team with 279 kills .. recorded career-best 16 kills against Eastern Michigan ... posted 10 or more kills in 18 different matches ... led the team in blocks with 108, including career-best nine on three different occasions ... finished with 11 service aces, including season-best three against Buffalo.
As a Junior (2018): Academic All-MAC … President’s List for a perfect 4.00 GPA … started all 27 matches and played in 103 sets … led the team with a .323 hitting percentage … completed the season second on the team with 306 kills … recorded career-best 15 kills on five different occasions … posted 10 or more kills in 14 different matches … led the team with 71 total blocks and seven solo blocks … averaged .69 blocks and 2.48 kills per set … recorded a season high of six blocks in three different matches … tallied 12 service aces throughout the season, including a season high of three service aces against Central Michigan.
As a Sophomore (2017): Academic All-MAC … President’s List for a perfect 4.00 GPA … played in 21 matches and appeared in 70 sets … completed the season with 116 kills averaging 1.66 kills per set good for sixth on the team … recorded a season-high 11 kills against LaSalle … third on the team with .234 hitting percentage … fourth on the team with 17 service aces … recorded a season-high three service aces against Bowling Green … fourth on the team with 41 total blocks averaging .59 blocks per set.
As a Freshman (2016): Appeared in 10 matches and 24 sets … completed the season with 31 kills and 12 total blocks … registered a .500 hitting percentage in the season-opener against Western Illinois with eight kills in 16 attempts and no errors … recorded a career-high 10 kills in a 3-1 victory over Dartmouth … tallied a personal-best six blocks at UMBC.
High School: Three-time first-team All-District and first-team All-Conference selection from Chippewa HS … posted 330 kills as a senior, collecting over 980 for her career … also played club for the Northern Ohio Volleyball Association (Ohio Xtreme) … dual-sport athlete … named the 2015 Division III Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Personal: Daughter of Greg and Renee Richardson … has one younger sister, Katie … her mother played softball at Akron, along with her two aunts Cheryl and Dani … sport management major.
As a Junior (2018): Academic All-MAC … President’s List for a perfect 4.00 GPA … started all 27 matches and played in 103 sets … led the team with a .323 hitting percentage … completed the season second on the team with 306 kills … recorded career-best 15 kills on five different occasions … posted 10 or more kills in 14 different matches … led the team with 71 total blocks and seven solo blocks … averaged .69 blocks and 2.48 kills per set … recorded a season high of six blocks in three different matches … tallied 12 service aces throughout the season, including a season high of three service aces against Central Michigan.
As a Sophomore (2017): Academic All-MAC … President’s List for a perfect 4.00 GPA … played in 21 matches and appeared in 70 sets … completed the season with 116 kills averaging 1.66 kills per set good for sixth on the team … recorded a season-high 11 kills against LaSalle … third on the team with .234 hitting percentage … fourth on the team with 17 service aces … recorded a season-high three service aces against Bowling Green … fourth on the team with 41 total blocks averaging .59 blocks per set.
As a Freshman (2016): Appeared in 10 matches and 24 sets … completed the season with 31 kills and 12 total blocks … registered a .500 hitting percentage in the season-opener against Western Illinois with eight kills in 16 attempts and no errors … recorded a career-high 10 kills in a 3-1 victory over Dartmouth … tallied a personal-best six blocks at UMBC.
High School: Three-time first-team All-District and first-team All-Conference selection from Chippewa HS … posted 330 kills as a senior, collecting over 980 for her career … also played club for the Northern Ohio Volleyball Association (Ohio Xtreme) … dual-sport athlete … named the 2015 Division III Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Personal: Daughter of Greg and Renee Richardson … has one younger sister, Katie … her mother played softball at Akron, along with her two aunts Cheryl and Dani … sport management major.
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