Coach DeVito: “Mark comes to Eastern from Oakwood Academy. He came into pre-season in top fitness and has a relentless work ethic. He is a very versatile player who will either solidify our back line or be a dangerous attacking player.”
High School: Four-year soccer starter at midfield and forward... earned All-New England, All-State and all-conference laurels... team reached semifinals of New England championship during his junior year... twice named team MVP... team captain...
PERSONAL: Born Mark W. Richards August 4, 1994... Major: Economics…Parents: Anette and Wayne… Sibling: Tyler... Residence: Springfield, MA…
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP | GS | Min.- | Avg. | G | A | TP | Shots | GWG |
| 2013 | 13 | 12 | 893 | 68.7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 12 | 893 | 68.7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
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MARK....REVEALED
Favorite activity other than sports: Playing FIFA
Best place for pizza: Pizza Shoppe, East Longmeadow MA
Favorite actor: Chris Morrison
Most difficult aspect of college: Waking up
Something that you may never live to see: Time Travel
Most important thing in your life: Family and Friends
When you were young, favorite game to pass time on a car trip: Pokémon, Gameboy advance.
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Amount of running
Best athlete of all time: Sam Connor
Sport requiring the most strength: Water Polo
Greatest song ever: Anything by JD Askin
Favorite pro team: Boston Celtics
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: The College Process
One thing you would like to do before you die: SkyDive
Greatest coach (any level) of all time: Coach DeVito
Your favorite moment of all time: 18th Birthday
Your greatest thrill in sports: Playoff wins
Most influential person in the world: Tarek Dahdul
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living:
Automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money:
Favorite amusement park ride: Superman, 6 flags New England
A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: Drawing
Favorite city ever visited: Boston
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Curling
Greatest fear: Spiders
Scariest insect: Spider
Pet Peeve: Writing formal emails
Red Sox or Yankees: Red Sox
Longest you’ve ever gone without sleep: 24 Hours
Something no one would miss if it was blown up: The Martinelli Pool
Best vacation of all time: Dominican Republic
Worst vacation of all time: Dominican Republic
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: 10 dollars
