Elon University Athletics

Personal: Full name is Claire Olivia Richey...Born on April 17, 2001...Daughter of Brian and Allyson Richey...Has an older brother, Max...Her uncle, Patrick Richey, played forward on the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team from 1990-94.

Career Highs (through Nov. 17, 2022)
Kills: 9 vs. College of Charleston | Oct. 22, 2022
Assists: -- 1, 2x - last vs. Northeastern | Nov. 17, 2022
Digs: 3, 2x - last at Hampton | Oct. 29, 2022
Blocks:  7, 3x - last at William & Mary | Oct. 23, 2022
Aces: --

2022: Played in 17 matches, making 11 starts and appearing in 45 sets. Posted career-highs in kills (41), blocks (35) and digs (12) during her senior campaign...Had one kill in Elon's season-opener against Liberty at the VCU Invitational...Recorded her first block of the season against Duke...Made her first start of the season against North Carolina Central, racking up five kills and four blocks...Delivered a career-best nine kills against College of Charleston on Oct. 22...Tied a career-high in blocks with seven in a five-set win over College of Charleston on Oct. 23...Hit .625 with six kills on eight attacks in a win over UNCW...Posted two kills and a block on Elon's Senior Day against Stony Brook. 

2021: Recorded one dig against Charlotte on Sept. 8...Had a solo block in Elon's victory over UNC Asheville on Sept. 10...Made one block in a 3-0 victory over Delaware on Sept. 26...Scored her only attack and added one block in a 3-0 win over UNCW on Oct. 17...Started and played all five sets at William & Mary on Oct. 31. She tied her career high of seven blocks while adding one kill.

2020-21: Appeared in four matches, starting one, with 11 sets played. She finished the season with 11.0 points (1.0 point/set), five kills (0.45 kills/set) and 12 blocks (1.09 blocks/set)...Scored one kill and recorded two blocks in Elon's win over Davidson...Set a new career high with three blocks and tied her career-best with three kills at Charleston on March 27. She followed that effort with seven blocks and one kill in the season finale against the Cougars on March 28.

2019: Played in three sets and two matches with three kills, one dig, and two blocks...Made her collegiate debut with two sets played at N.C. Central. She finished with there kills, two blocks, and 4.0 points...Recorded one dig in a win at William & Mary.

High School: A three-year letter winner at Lambert High School, Richey earned First Team All-Region, was named a Senior All Star, and received her school's Longhorn Award in 2018...Was named the Most Improved Player as a freshman and the Most Valued Player as a sophomore...At the club level, she played for the Atlanta Extreme 18-1 team under coach Manyi Ati and qualified for the USAV Junior National Championships in 2019...In addition to volleyball, she also competed in equestrian for a year.

Quoting Coach Tendler: "Claire has the size and athletic ability to be a force in the middle. We like the fact that she moves well and can terminate balls with power. Claire's blocking presence will be a huge factor in assisting our team's defensive efforts."