Clara Larripa

In an all-read Richmond uniform, Clara Larripa lifts the ball into the air down the field for Spider Hockey

Grace Wiggins and Freya MacKay watch as Clara Larripa hits the ball on a corner play.

Spider field hockey's number 20 Clara Larripa swings her stick and connects with the ball

Position:
Forward/Midfield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
St. Trinnean's
Hometown:
Buenos Aires, Argentina

2024 Season (Sophomore):

NFHCA All-South Region First Team
Atlantic 10 Conference First Team
Atlantic 10 Conference Academic Team
Preseason All Atlantic 10
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
In first season with Richmond, led the team with 32 points on 12 goals and 8 assists in 19 starts
Scored a career-high four against William & Mary (Sept. 1) in the span of five minutes of game action
First NCAA Division 1 player to post a four-goal game (Sept. 1)
Named A-10 Offensive Player of the Week on September 9 after a 2-0 weekend after assisting a game-tying goal against App State (Sept. 6) and scoring twice against Temple (Sept. 8)
Scored the game-winners against Temple and La Salle
Tallied at least one point in six-straight games (Sept. 15-Oct. 6)
In Atlantic 10 contests: second offensively on the team with eight points on two goals and four assists
Finished the season ranked third in the A-10 in total goals (12) and goals per game (0.63), fourth in points per game (1.68) and seventh in assists per game (0.42)

Prior to Richmond:
Larripa, a forward, paced La Salle with 27 points on 12 goals and three assists. One of her four game-winning goals, an overtime winner over VCU, sealed the Explorers first postseason berth since 2011. She put together a .632 shots-on-goal percentage, putting 24 of her 38 shots on goal in 19 starts. Larripa also collected Atlantic 10 Conference First Team and NFHCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team accolades after pacing the league in goals, second in game winning goals and third in points.

Prep:
A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Larripa was a team captain for her prep team, St. Trinnean’s Aires, and collected Best Sportman and Best Player of the Team awards.