EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern women's volleyball head coach Shane Davis has announced the addition of volunteer coach Louis Richard to the Wildcats' staff.
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Richard begins his collegiate coaching career at Northwestern after playing professionally in Denmark last year with Nordenskov UIF. A native of Los Angeles, Richard played four seasons (2015-19) at Long Beach State, where he helped the program to a pair of Big West Conference titles in 2017 and 2018 in addition to back-to-back national championships in 2018 and 2019. Â
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While at Long Beach State, Richard saw action in 65 career matches. He posted a breakout campaign as a senior en route to the national championship, tallying career-best 131 kills (1.79 k/s) with a .308 hitting percentage. That season he earned the program's Dodge Parker "Ironman" award, given to the player(s) who went above and beyond what is required to be an ironman. Â
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In addition to his success on the court with LBSU, Richard was a member of Academy United that claimed gold at the 2019 USA Volleyball Open Nationals. He earned a spot on the 2019 Open Nationals All-Tournament Team for his performance.
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Richard begins his collegiate coaching career at Northwestern after playing professionally in Denmark last year with Nordenskov UIF. A native of Los Angeles, Richard played four seasons (2015-19) at Long Beach State, where he helped the program to a pair of Big West Conference titles in 2017 and 2018 in addition to back-to-back national championships in 2018 and 2019. Â
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While at Long Beach State, Richard saw action in 65 career matches. He posted a breakout campaign as a senior en route to the national championship, tallying career-best 131 kills (1.79 k/s) with a .308 hitting percentage. That season he earned the program's Dodge Parker "Ironman" award, given to the player(s) who went above and beyond what is required to be an ironman. Â
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In addition to his success on the court with LBSU, Richard was a member of Academy United that claimed gold at the 2019 USA Volleyball Open Nationals. He earned a spot on the 2019 Open Nationals All-Tournament Team for his performance.