Honors
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
• All-Region V first team, 2022 and 2023
• Centennial Conference offensive player of the year, 2022
• Centennial Conference rookie of the year, 2019
• All-Centennial Conference first team, 2019, 2022 and 2023; honorable mention, 2021
• ECAC Tournament all-tournament team, 2021
• Centennial Conference player of the week, 2019 and 2022
Career Statistics
| Year |
GP/GS |
G |
A |
Pt |
| 2019 |
20/20 |
11 |
8 |
30 |
| 2021 |
19/19 |
8 |
3 |
19 |
| 2022 |
20/20 |
11 |
2 |
24 |
| 2023 |
19/19 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
| Totals |
78/78 |
34 |
15 |
83 |
Career Highlights
2023
• Started all 19 games at midfield
• Ranked second on the Mules in goals
• Second player in team history to be honored All-Centennial Conference four times
• First Muhlenberg soccer player with all-region honors in consecutive years since 2010
• Finished ninth in program history for points with 83 on 34 goals and 15 assists
• Scored goals in back-to-back games vs. Gettysburg and William Paterson
• Netted a crucial penalty kick vs. Misericordia to win 2-1
2022
• Led the Centennial Conference in points and goals
• Became the Mules' first CC player of the year since 2014 and the 12th player in program history to score 30 career goals
• Second player in league history to win both rookie of the year and player of the year
• His eight goals in league contests were more than four other teams scored over the course of the nine-game CC season
• Recorded Muhlenberg's first hat trick since 2012 with three goals vs. Dickinson
• First hat trick where all three goals were scored in the first half since 1997
• Scored insurance goal to clinch 2-0 win at nationally ranked Franklin & Marshall in CC semifinal
• Converted penalty kicks in postseason shootout wins vs. Johns Hopkins and Case Western
• Netted two goals in CC wins vs. McDaniel and Swarthmore
2021
• Started every game for the second straight season
• Led the Mules in goals and tied for the team lead in points
• Scored a goal in all three postseason games
• Netted tie-breaking goal with 12:34 to play in ECAC championships match at Rutgers-Newark
• Put in a pair of goals in 3-0 win vs. Moravian
• Converted penalty kick for lone goal of Centennial Conference win at McDaniel
2019
• Became the first Muhlenberg freshman to be named CC rookie of the year and also the All-CC first team
• Set the program’s freshman record for points in a season
• Also tied the program’s freshman record for assists in a season
• One of eight freshmen in Division III to score 30 points
• Led the Mules and tied for second in the CC in points, goals and assists
• Netted seven goals over the first six games of his career
• Scored two goals in collegiate debut vs. Susquehanna
• Scored lone goal in wins vs. Drew, Ursinus and ECAC quarterfinal vs. NYU
• Racked up a season-high seven points on two goals and three assists vs. Centenary
• First Mule since 1987 to be involved in five goals in a game
• Scored “Golden Goal” on penalty kick less than a minute into overtime in come-from-behind win vs. DeSales
• Totaled four points on a goal and two assists vs. Marymount in the ECAC Tournament
Personal
• Was a four-time all-league first-team selection at Lancaster Catholic High School
• Lancaster-Lebanon League player of the year
• Played center attacking mid and served as team captain
• Named team's defensive player of the year in basketball and also lettered in tennis
• Parents are David and Anne Marie Richards
• Born May 19, 2001
• Cousin of former Mule soccer players Eric, Todd and Dave Ervin
• Brother of former Mule football player Bobby Bushong
• A double major in business administration (marketing concentration) and media & communication
