2010 SEASON: Richel started in 40 of 51 games played during the season ... Hit. 178 with 1 home run and 10 RBI ... Recorded eight runs scored, five doubles, three sacrifice bunts, a sacrifice fly, and a stolen base ... Matched a career-highs with three hits and a pair of doubles at Centenary (3-20-10) ... Matched a career best with three putouts vs. Western Illinois (4-17-10) ... Made several diving catches from her position in right field ... Had three multi-hit games and has 17 overall ... Had one multi-RBI game and has eight overall ... Author of the GoBison.com blog "Peanut Gallery".
2009 SEASON: Started in 56 of 58 games played ... Had 12-game hitting streak from end of freshman year to start of sophomore season ... Hit .272 with five doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI ... Recorded 23 runs scored, 19 walks, seven stolen bases, four sacrifice hits and one sacrifice fly ... Collected a career-high three RBI with one swing, a home run, vs. Eastern Illinois (3-7-09) ... Scored a career-high three runs at UNI (3-30-09) ... Matched a career best with three putouts at Oklahoma (5-15-09) ... Had a career-high four fielding chances vs. UNI (3-7-09) ... Had a career best six at-bats vs. Oakland (4-10-09) ... Hit by pitch on five occasions.
2008 SEASON: Started in 50 of 53 games played during the season ... Entered sophomore year with six-game hitting streak ... Hit .284 with nine doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI ... Ranked 35th in NCAA Division I statistics in toughest to strikeout ... Struck out only eight times in 143 at-bats or once every 17.6 at-bats ... Recorded 18 runs scored, 17 walks, five stolen bases and three sacrifice hits ... Belted a 1-2 pitch over the right field fence with two outs in the ninth inning to lift NDSU to a 1-0 win over Southern Utah (5-3-08) as the Bison clinched the Summit League regular season title ... Had nine multi-hit games including a season-high three against UT-Arlington (2-16-08) ... Collected a pair of runs batted in four times including vs. South Dakota State (4-28-08) ... Belted two doubles vs. Providence (3-1-08).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of St. Ignatius Prep High School ... A four-year starter for head coach Danielle Devencenzi at St. Ignatius College Prep ... Three-time first team all-West Catholic Athletic League selection ... Three-time captain was named to the Burlingame all-tournament team in 2005 ... One of eight members of the San Jose Strikkers 18U Gold summer league team to commit to Division I softball programs ... A black belt in karate ... Standout field hockey player for the Wildcats ... Earned first team all-league honors in 2003 and second team in 2004.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Roel and Richenda Briones, Pacifica, Calif ... Majoring in political science with a minor in criminal justice at NDSU ... Would like to become a successful lawyer.
