University of Connecticut Athletics
2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Kaitlyn Richins
- Position:
- Defender
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Layton, Utah
HONORS
Top Drawer Soccer All-American Third Team (2024)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
All-Pacific Region First Team (2024)
All-Mountain West First Team (2024)
Mountain West All-Tournament Team (2023)
Outrigger Kickoff All-Tournament Team (2024)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (10/7/24)
Mountain West Freshman of the Week (8/22/22)
Academic All-Mountain West (2024)
Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2021)
2024 - SENIOR
Was named to the Top Drawer Soccer All-American Third Team... Earned Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year honors... Was an all-Pacific Region and all-Mountain West first team honoree... Started all 24 matches for the Aggies, totaling 2,058 minutes of action, third-most on the team... Recorded two goals and an assist on the year... Scored the game-winning goal at Utah Valley (9/5) and also scored a goal at San José State (9/26)... Recorded an assist at BYU (8/31)... Took 14 shots, eight of which were on target... Helped anchor a USU defense which limited opponents to just 0.58 goals per game while recording a program-record 15 shutouts... USU's goals against average ranked first in the MW and 10th in the NCAA... Played 90-plus minutes 16 times... Was named to the Outrigger Kickoff All-Tournament team after helping the Aggies hold both opponents scoreless in a pair of wins at the tournament.
2023 - JUNIOR
Appeared in 23 matches and started in 7... Recorded an assist against Colorado State... Had her season high of 3 shots, 2 of which were on goal against Nevada (10/22)... Played a season-high of 110 minutes against Boise State (11/1)... Helped secure the Mountain West Tournament title by playing every minute in both games... Played a total of 1,125 minutes.
2022 - SOPHOMORE
Appeared in eight matches and started in six before her season was cut short due to injury… Scored three points from one goal and one assist, both of which came against Idaho State… Recorded four shots on goal and 10 total shots… Played a season-high 80 minutes against UC Riverside… Named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week following the match against Idaho State… Played a total of 496 minutes.
2021 - FRESHMAN
Did not appear in any matches as a redshirt... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year letterwinner at Layton (Utah) High School, where she helped the Lancers to a 2018 Utah state championship and a semifinal finish at state during the 2017 campaign... Led Layton HS to an overall mark of 14-4-0 during her senior year, including a 12-2-0 record in region, scoring 12 goals as an attacking midfielder under head coach Tara Ferrin... Played seven years for La Roca under head coach Pancho Ovalle, and one year for Avalanche under Souli Phongsavath at the club level.
PERSONAL
One of six children of Dallas and Sherie Richins
