University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Caitlin Richards
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- York HS
- Hometown:
- Elmhurst, Ill.
2024: CSC Academic All-District ... MVC Third Team Scholar-Athlete ... Started all 19 matches for the Panthers in goal with 1,632 minutes played ... Posted a 1.43 goals allowed average on the year with a .690 save percentage ... Posted three shutouts on the year, including three in a row against Valparaiso, Evansville and Indiana State ... Set UNI's career records for shutouts (20) and minutes in goal (6,499) ... Finished her career with the second-lowest career goals allowed average (1.22).
2023: 2023 MVC Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Third Team... MVC Board of Directors, MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Played and started in all 19 matches, totaling 1,537 minutes... Posted a 1.000 goals against average... Recorded six shutouts and made 50 saves... Earned a .746 save percentage... Her 1.15 career goals against average is the second-best total in Panther soccer history... Her six shutouts are the third-most for a single season in UNI soccer history... Moved up to 17 career shutouts, the second-highest career total in UNI soccer history... Made a season-high seven saves in UNI's 1-0 victory over St. Thomas on Aug. 17.
2022: MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Played in 19 games (1,641 minutes)... started 18 games... recorded a season high of 10 saves against UIC... was named to the MVC All-Tournament Team, totaled 81 saves averaging a 0.779 save percentage
2021: Played in 10 games (709 minutes)... started nine games... recorded a season high of six saves against Omaha and South Dakota State... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award recipient.
2020: Played and started in 11 games… Recorded four saves against Valparaiso (2/17/2021), five saves against Drake (4/7/2021), and 13 saves against Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship tournament (4/11/2021)… Totaled 39 saves in 977:43 minutes averaging a 0.848 save percentage
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for ID2 Club Soccer team ... Earned mentions in Top Drawer Soccer ... Nominated as team captain.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Gavin and Alison Richards ... Has two siblings ... Enjoys reading in her free time ... Volunteered with Feed My Starving Children and Salvation Army.
