At A Glance: Is an athlete with a lot of potential...Had a stellar sophomore season, which she improved her stats in kills, assists, service aces, digs and blocks...Has continued to show great improvement in blocking and hitting.
2005 (Sophomore): Led the Lady Bears in service aces with a personal-best 42, while finishing second in kills (395) and blocks (63) and third in digs (241), all season bests...Ranked 10th in the MEAC in kills per game (3.24) and 12th in service aces (0.34)...Played in 122 games, recording eight double-doubles, while reaching double figures in kills 20 times and digs nine times...Tallied her eighth double-double of the season with a career-high 26 kills and tied a season-high 13 digs against Delaware State (10/31). Also added four blocks, two service aces and set a career high with 65 total attempts...Notched 21 kills, 13 digs, three service aces and five blocks in a MEAC Round-Up match against Bethune-Cookman (10/15)...Recorded 15 kills, three service aces and had a season-high six blocks against Hampton (10/9)...Collected her first double-double of the season with 20 kills and 13 digs versus Princeton (9/17) at the Rider Classic...Served up a career-high five aces against host Villanova at the Villanova Classic (9/9).
2004 (Freshman): Reached double figures in kills 10 times and digs eight times...Finished with seven double-doubles...Recorded 12 kills, three digs and two blocks in a MEAC semifinal loss to UMES (11/19)...Tallied her seventh double-double of the season, finishing with a career-high 19 digs and 10 kills in a quarterfinal win over Bethune-Cookman (11/19)...Totaled a season-best 22 kills and had 14 digs, six blocks and two aces in the home finale against Delaware State (11/11)...Set a career high in blocks with seven and contributed 15 kills and 11 digs at UMES (11/8) to record her fifth double-double...Had a 15-kill, 13-dig performance against South Carolina State (10/17) during the MEAC Round-Up...Notched 13 kills, 11 digs and two aces versus North Carolina A&T at the MEAC Round-Up (10/15)…Finished with 11 digs, 11 kills and three blocks versus Gardner-Webb (9/18)...Recorded her first collegiate double-double against Troy (9/4), finishing with 18 kills and 11 digs...Tallied six kills, six digs, two assists, a block and an ace in the season opener against Lafayette (9/1).
High School: Lettered four years in volleyball at Rancho Verde High...Earned Rookie of the Year honors in 2000...Was an All-Sunbelt League second team selection as a sophomore...Was named Most Valuable Player of the Mustangs in 2002 and received first-team all-league honors...Named to the all-tournament first team in 2002 and 2003.
Personal: Born May 28, 1987, in Riverside, Calif….Is the daughter of Berres and Monrovia Richardson...Major is undecided.
Coach Bozier Says: “Disa is one of our best servers on the team and we are expecting big things out of her this year. She will be competing for the right side position this season. We would love to have her play that position, especially because of her blocking skills.”
