2011: Started 10 matches ... played in 12 matches ... scored two goals and notched one assist ... took 21 shouts, six on frame ... earned start at midfield in final match as a Redhawk versus CSU Bakersfield (11/5) ... earned start at Denver (10/30) ... took two shots in start at Air Force (10/30)... scored while taking four shots, two on goal in midfield start against UNLV (10/23) ... started at midfield, taking one shot against #5 New Mexico (10/21) ... earned start at midfielder against Sacramento State, tallying three shots (10/16) ... scored from the penalty spot and took two other shots on frame in action off the bench against San Jose State (10/14) ... tallied one shot in start at midfield against Gonzaga (9/14) ... started at midfielder in tie with Washington (9/11), taking three shots, one of them on frame ... saw action off the bench in 2-OT win at Cal Poly (9/4) ... took four shots in start in defense at UC Davis (9/2) ... started in backline at then-No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (8/27).
2009: Played in 15 matches, making nine starts … recorded 30 shots on the year, including 10 on goal … lone goal of the season came against CSU Bakersfield on Nov. 8.
2008: Appeared in eight matches, starting four … scored first career goal in Seattle U’s 3-0 victory over North Florida on Sept. 1 … credited with six shots, including two shots on goal.
SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Shorecrest High School … an all-area performer at SHS … scored 17 goals senior season and helped the team win a state championship … a two-time All-Area All-Star as a junior and senior … featured by the Star Times (Seattle Times) as a senior.
PERSONAL: Full name Elliot Richards, born July 25, 1988 … is the youngest child of Cary Richards and Ellen Thomson … majoring in psychology.