Haley Richards

Haley Richards makes a save in the 11-10 loss to Ohio State

Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

Position:
GK
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Moraga, Calif.
High School:
Campolindo High School

As a Sophomore (2026):
• Earned All-ACC third team honors
• Named an IWLCA midseason All-American honorable mention. (Apr. 1)
• Started every game in goal
• In her first season as a starter led, Division I in saves per game with 11.93
• Paced the ACC in saves with 179, standing fifth nationally
• Her .499 save percentage stood atop ACC goalies and ranked seventh nationally
• Finished her sophomore campaign with 10 double-digit save games
• The game against Florida State was a banner day. She finished the day with a now-program record 19 save performance (March 4) which stood as the third highest total for any Division I goalie in the 2026 campaign.
• With 10 saves against Notre Dame, she finished her sophomore campaign with 10 double-digit save games (April 16)
• Ranks second on Louisville’s all-time single season list with 179 saves and fourth with a .499 save percentage
• Stands eighth on UofL’s career list as sophomore with 186 stops
• Made her first start in the season opening game against Ohio State. She posted 16 saves in that contest (Feb. 10)
• She followed up her starting debut in goal, with a 10-save performance against Virginia Tech (Feb. 14)
• It was her third consecutive game with double-digit saves earning 16 against Kent State (Feb. 18)
• In the Canisius matchup she had 10 saves (Feb. 25)
• Against No. 12 Syracuse, she posted 15 saves (Feb. 28)
• In back-to-back wins against California (March 21) and Vanderbilt (March 25) she posted save totals of 16 and 17 respectively
• Against No. 19 Virginia she made 11 stops (March 28)
• Recorded10 saves against Notre Dame (Apr. 16)

As a freshman (2025):
• Played in five games and collected seven saves
• Registered a 12.2 goals against average in 54:00
• Collected a career-high four saves against Kent State (4/9)

Prep:
• Played for Campolindo High School and Steps California.

Personal:
• Born November 25
• Daughter of Maura and Tom Richards
• Has one sibling
• Majoring in business
• Post college ambition is to help with her family business or create her own
• Her brother played water polo in college for two years
• Favorite athlete is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone