University of St. Thomas Athletics
2023 Volleyball Roster
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Ricard, Claire
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Jersey Number 11
Claire Ricard
- Position:
- RS
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Benson
- Hometown:
- Benson, Minn.
Bio
Pronunciation
Awards & Achievements
2023-24 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
2023-24 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2022-23 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence honoree
2022-23 Summit League Academic Honor Roll recipient
2021-22 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence honoree
2021-22 Summit League Academic Honor Roll recipient
2023
Played in 27 matches and 96 sets… set program’s sixth most single-season block assists (40) during DI era… totaled 105 kills, 40 digs, 41 total blocks, and 126 points… averaged 1.09 kills, 0.42 digs, 0.43 blocks, and 1.31 points per set… season best 11 kills and 12.5 points versus Central Michigan (Sept. 14)… also recorded season high four total blocks versus Montana State (Aug. 31)… ranked fifth on the team for most kills and most points.
2022
Played in 29 matches and 98 sets...totaled 60 kills, 2 assists, 37 digs, 42 total blocks, and 84 points...averaged 0.6 kills, 0.4 digs, 0.5 blocks, and 0.9 points per set... season-best eight kills and ten points against Oral Roberts (Nov. 19), tallied up season-best two different times with one assist against North Dakota (Oct. 20) and IUPUI (Sept. 16), career-best six digs versus South Dakota St. (Oct. 8), career-best six total blocks at Omaha (Oct. 1)...finished third on the team for total blocks.
2021
Played in all 28 matches and 95 sets...tallied 128 kills, four assists, 34 digs, 35 total blocks, and 146.0 points...averaged 1.3 kills, 0.4 digs, 0.4 blocks, and 1.5 points per set...season-high 10 kills against South Dakota (Nov. 6)...finished with an assist, the first of her career, at South Dakota State (Oct. 9)...season-best four digs at Incarnate Word (Sept. 3) and against Western Illinois (Oct. 5)...her four blocks against the Leathernecks set a season high, which she matched against South Dakota State (Nov. 5) and South Dakota...tallied a nine-termination game against North Dakota (Sept. 30)...also went for six kills and three blocks against Incarnate Word...finished second on the team in total blocks and third in kills.
2020-21
Played in four matches and nine sets...tallied 17 kills, three digs, five total blocks, and 19.5 points...averaged 1.9 kills, 0.3 digs, 0.6 blocks, and 2.2 points per set.
High School
One-time All-Area selection...one-time All-Conference honoree...two-time All-Conference honorable mention...one-time conference Player of the Week...two-time team MVP...team captain...three-year varsity letter winner...in basketball, was a one-time second-team All-Area and three-time All-Conference selection...1,000-point scorer with over 500 rebounds, while starting three years, and being a four-year varsity letter winner...team captain...five-year varsity letter winner in track & field...two-time MVP...All-Conference selection...2020 Craig Johnson Award winner.
Personal
Daughter of Maureen and Steve...has three siblings (Holland, Hannah, and Grace)...mother, Maureen, played basketball, softball, and volleyball at Moorhead State...father, Steve, wrestled for Moorhead State...sibling, Hannah, rowed for Minnesota...majoring in music business with a minor in recording arts and digital media.
St. Thomas Volleyball 2023 Intro Video
Tuesday, September 05
Volleyball
Saturday, November 19
St. Thomas Volleyball 2022 Intro Video
Friday, September 30
Volleyball vs. South Dakota
Saturday, November 06
