
Julie Richards
| Number | 40 |
|---|---|
| Class | So |
| Position | C |
| Height | 6'2 |
| Hometown | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Prev. School | Doherty HS |

Statistics
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Season GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005-06 26-26 751 28.9 144-363 .397 5-26 .192 70-106 .660 42 124 166 6.4 91 5 40 66 75 14 363 14.0 2004-05 27-27 752 27.9 85-264 .322 25-84 .298 37-56 .661 23 163 186 6.9 102 6 14 65 105 14 232 8.6 2003-04 26-5 510 19.6 59-175 .337 14-52 .269 26-40 .650 31 92 123 4.7 91 8 21 32 69 16 158 6.1 2002-03 21-0 218 10.4 27-86 .314 4-20 .200 15-21 .714 20 31 51 2.4 47 2 4 13 26 6 73 3.5
Notes:
2005-06: Named second team All-RMAC Western Divison honors ... Ranked first in the RMAC in rebounds with 2.88 per game ... Ranked 12th in the RMAC in scoring with 14.0 per game ... Ranked 15th in the RMAC in rebounds with 6.4 per game Led the team in blocks with 75 ... Was second on the team in rebounds with 6.4 per game and 166 total
2004-05: Named second team All-RMAC Western Division honors ... Played in all 27 games averaging 8.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per contest ... Blocked 105 shots ... Had five double-doubles ... Had nine points and nine rebounds in the season opener at Division I Wyoming on Nov 21 ... Scored 18 points and blocked six shots at Colorado Mines on Jan 7 ... Had 15 points, five rebounds, and four blocks on Jan 21 at Mesa State ... Blocked eight shots to go along with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Colorado State- Pueblo on Jan 29 ... Had a career-high 24 points to go along with 11 rebounds and seven blocks against Fort Lewis on Feb 5 ... Was name RMAC player of the week.
2003-04: Played in 26 games with five starts ... Led the RMAC and ranked No. 10 in the nation in the blocked shots per game with 2.7 ... Also averaged 6.1 points per game ... Was third on the team in rebounding, 4.7 per game ... Set the school's single-game record for blocks with nine and flirted with a triple-double, posting 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Adams State on Jan 31 ... Started the season off with 11 points against Eastern New Mexico on Nov 11 ... Had 12 rebounds and eight points vs. Colorado College on Dec 9 ... Had a career-high 14 rebounds on Dec. 12 vs. Colorado Christian ... Had 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Colorado College ... Had eight points and nine boards vs. Fort Lewis on Jan 30 ... Had 10 points, six rebounds, and five blocks and Mesa State on Feb 27.
2002-03: Played in 21 games as a freshman ... Averaged 3.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... Finished second on the team in block shots was 26 ... Had a career-high nine points and six rebounds against Nebraska-Kearney on Jan 17 ... Had a career-high seven blocks to go along with six points and six rebounds against Fort Hays State on Jan 18 ... Had seven points and three rebounds vs. Adams State on Feb 1 ... Had seven points and five rebounds at New Mexico Highlands on Feb 7.
Pre UCCS Notes:
Before UCCS: Played her high school ball at Doherty, were she finished her senior season third in the state in blocks ... Helped lead the Spartans to back-to-back Metro League Championships ... Also helped Doherty to back-to-back class 5A State championships games ... Was a member of the Spartan team that won the Farmington Tournament in New Mexico and the Gillette Tournament in Wyoming ... Graduated in the top 10% of her class and was a member of the National Honor Society
Personal Notes:
Personal: Majoring in Sports Health and Wellness ... Also enjoys playing football and hanging out with her family and friends ... Has three older sisters; Sara, Lauren, and Janice ... Parents are J and Susan Richards ... Born October 2, 1984.
Stories featuring Julie Richards | |||
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| November 16, 2012 | Eastern New Mexico defeats UCCS in season-opener | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (0-1) lost its season opener to the Eastern New Mexico Zias Sunday afternoon. Eastern New Mexico beat the Mountain Lions 65-55 in front of 105 fans at the Lions’ Den. | |
| November 23, 2009 | Lowe named player of the week | Mallory Lowe of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference East Division Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. | |
| March 2, 2006 | Sauter, three others named All-RMAC | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs senior Jennine Sauter was named first-team All-West Division by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the RMAC announced Thursday. Three other Mountain Lions, Julie Richards, Stephanie Sauter and Maribeth Martinez were also honored by the conference. | |
| March 1, 2006 | UCCS eliminated in RMAC playoffs | DURANGO – The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs dug itself a hole too deep for even an inspired second-half defensive effort to overcome as the Mountain Lions were defeated 69-54 by the Fort Lewis Skyhawks Wednesday evening in the first round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference playoffs. | |
| February 24, 2006 | Martinez leads UCCS into playoffs | Talk about taking it right down to the wire. | |
| February 23, 2006 | Sauter grabs record in loss | Jennine Sauter scored 21 points to become the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ all-time single-season scoring leader, but the Mountain Lions suffered their third straight defeat, 82-69 to the Mesa State Mavericks Thursday night at Grand Junction. | |
| February 18, 2006 | Skyhawk gets hot like Moulton lava in win over UCCS | COLORADO SPRINGS – Amy Moulton scored 34 points as the Fort Lewis Skyhawks defeated the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 71-59 Saturday night at the Lions’ Den. | |
| February 11, 2006 | UCCS never trails in win over CSU-Pueblo | COLORADO SPRINGS – Stephanie Sauter scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the second half as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs defeated the Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves 74-64 Saturday night at the Lions’ Den. | |
| February 7, 2006 | UCCS outplayed at Highlands | LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Despite 19 points by Jennine Sauter, the University of Colorado at Colorado was defeated 73-58 Tuesday night by the New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls at the John A. Wilson Complex. | |
| February 4, 2006 | UCCS women win first RMAC road game | ALAMOSA – Who said anything about a road jinx? | |
| February 3, 2006 | Road woes continue for UCCS women | DURANGO – The Mountain Lions continued to be road kill Friday night. | |
| January 31, 2006 | UCCS gets first road win | COLORADO SPRINGS – Jennine Sauter posted game-highs of 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to a 72-65 victory over Colorado College in a women's basketball game on Tuesday night at CC's Reid Gymnasium. | |
| January 28, 2006 | Sans Richards, UCCS falls to Division I Bears | Jennine Sauter had 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds but the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs couldn’t keep pace with the Division I Northern Colorado Bears in a 72-55 loss Saturday afternoon in Greeley, Colo. | |
| January 27, 2006 | UCCS a half short of a whole | PUEBLO – The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women’s basketball team learned an important geometry lesson Friday night – it takes two halves to make a whole. If there’s just one half, well, that creates a hole. | |
| January 24, 2006 | UCCS women win fourth straight | Jennine Sauter scored 23 points as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs won its fourth straight game and sixth of its past seven with a 66-53 victory over the New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls Tuesday night at the Lions’ Den. | |
| January 23, 2006 | Sauter named player of the week for second time | Jennine Sauter was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference West Division Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. | |
| January 21, 2006 | Lions spring into first with win over Mesa State | Julie Richards had 27 points and 12 rebounds to help the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs take sole possession of first place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Western Division lead with a 71-70 victory over the Mesa State Mavericks Saturday night at the Lions’ Den. | |
| January 20, 2006 | Sauter helps UCCS overcome second half deficit | Jennine Sauter scored 28 points to help the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs overcome an 11-point second-half deficit and defeat the Western State Mountaineers 66-59 Friday night at the Lions’ Den. | |
| January 16, 2006 | Trio of 20-somethings leads UCCS past Colorado College | A trio of 20-somethings wrought havoc upon the Colorado College Tigers Monday night. | |
| January 14, 2006 | UCCS no match for Lopers without Richards | Playing without center Julie Richards, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs proved to be no match for the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers in a 75-40 loss Saturday at Kearney, Neb. | |
| January 9, 2006 | Sauter named player of the week | The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced Monday that UCCS forward Jennine Sauter was named the West Division player of the week. | |
| January 8, 2006 | "Other" Sauter keys UCCS win | Call it the Stephanie Sauter factor. | |
| January 5, 2006 | Defense key's UCCS win | Behind an inspired defensive effort, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women’s basketball team defeated the Colorado Christian Cougars 71-39 Thursday night at the Lions’ Den. | |
| January 3, 2006 | Richards named Player of the Week | Mountain Lions senior Julie Richards was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference West Division Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. | |
| December 22, 2005 | Lions give Air Force a scare | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs threw a big scare into the Air Force Falcons Thursday at Clune Arena before finally succumbing 68-56. | |
| December 17, 2005 | Free throws lead Metro State past UCCS | DENVER – Julie Richards had 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots, but the Mountain Lions couldn’t overcome a 20-5 Metro State free throw advantage as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was beaten 72-61 by the Roadrunners Saturday night at the Nest. | |
| December 16, 2005 | Women's basketball falls to Regis | DENVER – The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions fell behind early Friday night and never fully recovered in a 66-53 loss to the Regis Rangers at Regis Fieldhouse. | |
| December 10, 2005 | Late rally falls short in home loss | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs mounted a late rally but the effort stalled as the Mountain Lions lost 66-53 to the Fort Hays State Tigers Saturday night at the Lions’ Den. | |
| December 8, 2005 | Sauter, Mountain Lions win RMAC opener | Jennine Sauter scored 29 points to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to a 70-60 victory over the Chadron State Eagles Thursday night at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in the Rocky Mountin Athletic Conference opener for both teams. | |
| November 26, 2005 | Unlikely shooter downs Mountain Lions | LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Tay Mathis scored 30 points on 12-of-17 shooting, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range, as the Tampa Spartans defeated the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 69-53 Saturday night in Game 3 of the CCU Thanksgiving Tournament. | |
| November 25, 2005 | UCCS rally falls short in loss to Sterling | LAKEWOOD, Colo. – A University of Colorado at Colorado Springs rally fell short as the Mountain Lions were defeated 81-73 by the Sterling Lady Warriors Friday night at Colorado Christian University. | |
| November 19, 2005 | Buffs stampede UCCS | Jennine Sauter and Julie Richards scored 18 points each but the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was crushed 105-69 by the West Texas A&M Lady Buffs Saturday night at Alamosa. | |
| November 18, 2005 | Sauter's big night helps Stratton win her coaching opener | ALAMOSA – Jennine Sauter scored 35 points, the second-highest total in school history, as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs gave Jessika Stratton a victory in her first game as coach of the Mountain Lions, 76-72 over the Pittsburg State Gorillas Friday night. | |
| October 27, 2005 | Women's basketball preview | It’s going to get a little lonely on the bench for new University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women’s basketball coach Jessika Stratton. | |
| March 3, 2005 | Richards named second-team All-RMAC West Division | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs center Julie Richards was named second-team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference West Division, the conference announced Friday. | |
| February 27, 2005 | Season comes to an end with loss to Mavs | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end with a tough loss at home to the Mesa State Mavericks Saturday night. Mesa beat the Mountain Lions 69-64. | |
| February 25, 2005 | Mountain Lions beat Mountaineers | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs dominated the second half as they beat the Western State Mountaineers 76-53 Friday night in the Lions’ Den. | |
| February 18, 2005 | That was easy...Fort Lewis smokes CU-Colorado Springs | Fort Lewis held the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to 16.9 percent shooting as they smoked the Mountain Lions 69-32 Friday night. | |
| February 14, 2005 | D-I Bears too much for Mountain Lions | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs played well early before being overwhelmed by the Northern Colorado Bears Monday night in Greeley. Northern Colorado beat the Mountain Lions 73-54. | |
| February 5, 2005 | Richards has career night as Mountain Lions beat Skyhawks | Hot shooting led the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to an upset victory over the Fort Lewis Skyhawks Saturday afternoon at the Lions’ Den. The Mountain Lions shot 42.6 percent as they outlasted the Skyhawks 62-54. | |
| February 3, 2005 | Mountain Lions lose big lead, stil beat ASC | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs squandered a 17-point second half lead but still managed to pull off a crucial win over Adams State Thursday night in the Lions’ Den. Behind 16 points from Jennine Sauter CU-Colorado Springs beat the Grizzlies 60-55. | |
| January 29, 2005 | Comeback falls short vs. Pueblo | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ furious comeback bid came up just a little short Saturday night at the United States Olympic Training Center. Behind 16 points and 14 rebounds from Lauren Westerman Colorado State-Pueblo held on for a 67-65 win over the Mountain Lions. | |
| January 23, 2005 | The Great Leap Backwards | One step forward and two steps back. It’s hard to get any where at that pace, but unfortunately that is exactly what the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has done all season. The Mountain Lions latest steps backwards came Saturday night in Gunnison where they lost to Western State 64-49. | |
| January 22, 2005 | Mountain Lions beat Mesa | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs got just what it needed Friday night in Grand Junction. The Mountain Lions got themselves back into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference playoff race by beating the Mesa State Mavericks 69-60. | |
| January 11, 2005 | Winless Wildcats no match for Mountain Lions | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs broke its four-game losing streak by walloping the Johnson and Wales Wildcats 91-47 Tuesday evening in the Lions’ Den | |
| January 8, 2005 | Richards breaks record in loss | GOLDEN, Colo. – Julie Richards broke the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs career blocked shot record and added 18 points, but the Mountain Lions were unable to overcome the red-hot Colorado School of Mines Orediggers and a huge rebounding disparity in a 51-40 loss Friday night at Volk Gymnasium. | |
| December 20, 2004 | Regis beats Mountain Lions 53-43 | The effort was back for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Monday night in the Lions Den against the Regis Rangers. After a lackadaisical performance Saturday afternoon against Metro State, the Mountain Lions once again proved they can play with anybody in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Regis trailed by seven at the half before beating CU-Colorado Springs 53-43. | |
| December 11, 2004 | Sauter, Richards lead Lions past Chadron State | CHADRON, Neb. - Jennine Sauter scored 24 points, while Julie Richards added 12 points and nine rebounds – all in the second half – to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to a 71-61 victory over the Chadron State Eagles Saturday night at Armstrong Gymnasium. | |
| December 9, 2004 | Fort Hays beats women's basketball at their own game | HAYS, Kan. - The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was beaten at its own game Thursday night. | |
| November 30, 2004 | CU-ColoradoSprings shuts down Tigers, wins home opener | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs used smothering defense to shut down the Colorado College Tigers Tuesday evening in the Lions’ Den. | |
| November 27, 2004 | West Texas routes CU-Colorado Springs | After already playing two Division I opponents (one an exhibition), the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs' schedule didn’t get much easier Saturday afternoon when it traveled to Canyon, Tex. to play No. 22 West Texas A&M Buffalos. | |
| November 21, 2004 | Wyoming beats UCCS in season opener | Don’t let the score fool you; this was a great way for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women’s basketball team to start its season. | |
| November 11, 2004 | Women's basketball season preview | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women’s basketball has some big shoes to fill. | |
| February 20, 2004 | Mountiain Lions' playoff hopes fading after loss to CSU-P | Two weeks ago Colorado State-Pueblo destroyed the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 82-44 in Pueblo. | |
| February 14, 2004 | Lions lose fourth straight RMAC game | This was not the gameplan that the Mountain Lions want to make standard. | |
| February 7, 2004 | Ugly loss at CSU-Pueblo | This was one rough weekend for the Mountain Lions. | |
| February 3, 2004 | Richards named player of the week | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs sophomore Julie Richards was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference West Division player of the week, the conference announced Tuesday. | |
| January 31, 2004 | Mountain Lions keep on rolling, beat Adams | Maybe it’s a little early to be throwing around the old “p†word, but the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is playing playoff-caliber basketball right now. | |
| January 30, 2004 | Mountain Lions stun Fort Lewis | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (7-10, 5-5 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) came back from an eight-point second half deficit to shock the Fort Lewis Skyhawks (13-5, 7-3) 41-38 Friday evening at the Lions Den. | |
| December 12, 2003 | Mountain Lions win RMAC opener over CCU | Julie Richards set a new school record for blocked shots in a game as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (2-4, 1-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) won its conference opener 59-44 over the Colorado Christian Cougars Friday night in the Lions’ Den. | |
| December 9, 2003 | Mountain Lions win first game of the season over Colorado College | For the first three weeks of the season the University of Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs (1-4) had been struggling to score and to rebound. | |
| November 22, 2003 | Mountain Lions lose second game of PSU-Chatters Classic | Saturday’s 72-51 loss to Pittsburg State dropped the University of Colorado at Colorado State Mountain Lions to 0-3 for the young 2003-04 season. It also continued an education that they hope yields results when they get into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference portion of their schedule. | |
| November 21, 2003 | Good second half but no cigar | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions matched the Southwest Baptist Lady Bearcats hoop for hoop in the second half of Friday nightÃs game at Pittsburg, Kan. Unfortunately, two halves were played and the Mountain Lions lost 63-43 in the first game of the Chatter Roundball Classic, hosted by Pittsburg State. | |
| November 14, 2003 | Women's Basketball Preview | Last season, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, without a single senior on the roster, went 7-20 overall, 5-12 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Mountain Lions finished fifth in the West Division and played very competitive in most games, with five of their losses coming by five points or less. | |














































































































