Cassondra Boston Richards | Emporia State
Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete (2006-2010)
Cassondra Boston Richards had an impressive basketball career at Emporia State from being named the MIAA Freshman of the Year to being honored as the Association’s Player of the Year her senior season. A four-time All-MIAA selection, Boston-Richards helped lead the Lady Hornets to the 2010 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship game where ESU was crowned national champions. She was named the MIAA’s 2009-10 Ken B. Jones Winner, awarded to the Association’s top female student-athlete. In the same year she was also a top 30 finalist for the NCAA Women of the Year, the CoSIDA South Central Regional Player of the Year, named a WBCA All-American, and was named to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight All-Tournament Team. Boston-Richards ended her career at ESU ranked fourth in scoring with 1,844 points, second with 244 made three-pointers, and sixth with 475 career assists. She was also named an Emporia State Outstanding Recent Graduate in 2019.
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