- 2021-22 All-RMAC second team
- 2021-22 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2021-22 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
- 2022 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Feb. 7
- 2020-21 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2020 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
- 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
Career: Finished her MSU Denver career ranked third in program history with 1.4 blocked shots per game, fourth with 86 blocked shots and 17th with 6.1 rebounds per game. Also tied for eighth in offensive rebounds per game (2.4) and 26th in rebounds (379).
2021-22: All-RMAC second team selection. ... Fifth in the RMAC in both blocked shots (36) and blocked shots per game (1.2), good for 75th and 99th, respectively, in NCAA Division II. ... Fifth in the RMAC in rebounds (189) and sixth in offensive rebounds per game (2.5). ... In league play, tied for fourth in the RMAC with 6.5 rebounds per game, and sixth with 2.4 offensive rebounds per game ... Played in 30 games, starting 11, while averaging 9.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. ... Third on the team in scoring average, second in rebounds. ... Team-best blocked-shot average of 1.2 per game was the 11th-best single-season mark in program history. ... Shot 46.5 percent from the field (119 of 256). ... Had seven points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in 90-83 overtime loss to Texas Woman's in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. ... Scored 20 points on 8 of 9 shooting and added eight rebounds in 69-59 win at Chadron State on Feb. 25. ... Had back-to-back eight-point, eight-rebound games in 69-60 win over Regis on Feb. 5 and 86-78 overtime win against Colorado Christian on Feb. 8. Added two steals and three blocked shots against Colorado Christian. ... Ferocious in 74-67 overtime win against Nos. 13/9 Colorado School of Mines with 11 points, a career-high 16 rebounds while adding two blocked shots and two steals. ... Broke school record by making all 10 of her field goal attempts (the previous record was 9-for-9) while matching a career-high 23 points in a 64-58 victory at Adams State on Jan. 19. Also had 12 rebounds. • Matched season best with three blocked shots in a 76-62 win at No. --/22 Colorado Mesa on Jan. 14. ... Scored 10 points on 5 of 8 shooting while adding seven rebounds and two blocked shots in just 20 minutes of 80-52 win over South Dakota Mines on Dec. 18. ... Had 13 points and seven rebounds in just 22 minutes in 56-50 win over No. 13 Colorado Mesa on Dec. 5. • Outstanding in 76-54 win at Central Washington with career-high 23 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. Made 11 of 15 shots from the field. ... Forced to play extended minutes in an 86-83, triple-overtime loss at Texas Woman’s on Nov. 13, responded with 17 points and a career-best 14 rebounds to go with three blocked shots.
2020-21: Started the first three games of the season before missing the rest of the campaign. ... Averaged 12.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots in 21.7 minutes per game. ... Made 14 of 16 free throws for 87.5 percent. ... Led NCAA Division II in blocked shots (nine) and blocked shots per game (4.5) after the first two games of the season. ... Matched a 27-year-old program record with eight blocked shots against Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 28. ... Posted her second straight double-double to open the season against Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 28 with 14 points and 10 rebounds and was two blocked shots short of a triple-double. Also went 10-for-10 at the free throw line. ... Opened the season with her second career double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 78-72 win over Regis.
2019-20: Played in all 29 games, starting 10. ... Led the team in blocked shots (1.4 per game) with the eighth-best mark in program history, while her total of 41 blocked shots is the seventh-best single-season mark by a Roadrunner and ranks 17th on the career list. ... In league play, finished second in the RMAC with 1.6 blocked shots per game and she was third overall in the RMAC in blocked shots average. ... Ranked 72nd nationally in blocked shots and 74th in blocked shots per game. ... Ranked fifth on the team in scoring at 7.8 points per game and sixth in minutes per game (25.6). ... Second in rebounds per game (6.2). ... Averaged 2.0 blocked shots per game over her last 10 games, with a total of 20. ... Had a career-high 20 points on career-best 10 of 12 shooting (83.3 percent) from the field and matched a career-best with three blocked shots in an 83-79 win at Chadron State on Feb. 28. ... Scored 13 points and matched a career best with three blocked shots in a 69-58 loss to Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 8. ... Posted first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in a 62-53 win over Black Hills State on Feb. 1. ... Had a career-high 10 rebounds in 22 minutes Jan. 17 in a 57-51 win at CSU-Pueblo, then had a career-best seven assists in 16 minutes in a 77-43 win at New Mexico Highlands on Jan. 18. ... Had 15 points and matched a career best with nine rebounds in a 63-61 loss at Fort Lewis on Jan. 3, connecting on a career best of 2 of 3 from 3-point range. ... Scored 11 points while making 5 of 8 from the field in a 76-67 victory over Chadron State on Dec. 21. ... Stuffed the stat sheet in a 79-74 win over Regis on Dec. 6 with a career-high 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists, a career-high four steals and a blocked shot. ... Put up 10 points and grabbed six rebounds and had two steals at Minnesota State-Moorhead on Nov. 15. ... Had 17 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots against top-ranked defending national champion Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Nov. 9, her second game as a collegiate player. ... Made her MSU Denver debut Nov. 8 against Texas A&M-Commerce, scoring two points and grabbing five rebounds in a starting role.
2018-19: Redshirted.
High School: Cherry Creek High School, class of 2018. ... All-Centennial League as a junior...First team all-conference as a sophomore... Averaged 11.2 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the floor her senior year...Averaged 9.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg while shooting 48.8 percent as a junior...Academic All-State as a freshman, sophomore and junior and Academic All-State honorable mention as a senior...Played her junior and senior seasons for Chris Curneen at Cherry Creek...Attended Heritage High School in Saginaw, Mich., during her freshman and sophomore years...Four-year varsity letterwinner.
AAU Teams: Michigan Storm, Colorado Basketball Club
Personal: Born Jaela T. Richardson...Birthday is Nov. 30...Daughter of Jason Richardson, Jackie Paul, and Erick and Roshonda Schmitt...Jason Richardson scored 14,644 points in 14 NBA seasons with Golden State, Charlotte, Phoenix, Orlando and Philadelphia, averaging 17.1 pionts per game for his career....Has four brothers (Jason, Jaxon, Christian, and Maverick)...Majoring in finance.
