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 leading Division I in saves per game with 11.93 and paced the ACC in saves with 179, standing fourth nationally, while her .499 save percentage stood atop ACC goalies and ranked seventh nationally (as of May 14)
• 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)
• 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