University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2024-25: Played in 22 games, earning five starts … Averaged 2.0 points a game … Hit 38.3 percent of her shots from the floor and 83.3 percent from the charity stripe … Netted eight points against Lenoir-Rhyne … Tallied three points against No. 14 Carson-Newman … Garnered three points, three rebounds and an assist against Emmanuel … Accounted for three points, three rebounds and an assist at Tusculum … Grabbed a rebound in the win over Winston-Salem State … Had a rebound in the win at Barton … Had four points and two steals at Lander … Totaled two points and had a rebound against Francis Marion … Scored two points, had three boards and a block at Belmont Abbey … Had a steal against GCSU … Tallied five points and two steals at Flagler … Registered four points at Columbus State … Posted a steal against Clayton State … Scored two points and had three rebounds at No. 5 North Georgia … Dished out an assist at Georgia Southwestern … Recorded two points against Columbus State … Posted two points and two assists against No. 8 North Georgia … Recorded five points and two steals against Lander.  
     
2023-24: Played in all 28 games, earning 23 starts … Averaged 5.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game … Tallied 38 assists and a team-high 32 steals … Scored seven points, had four rebounds, added two assists and two steals in the overtime win over Lenoir-Rhyne … Had three assists at Carson-Newman … Tallied 10 points, five rebounds and three steals at Emmanuel … Added seven points and a steal at Winston-Salem State … Had nine points and four steals against Belmont Abbey … Recorded 13 points, six boards and five assists in the win over Barton … Added a point in the win over Erskine … Netted five points at No. 6 Catawba … Rattled off seven points and three boards in the win over Mount Olive … Tallied nine points and four rebounds at Lander … Poured in eight points and had eight rebounds at Georgia College & State … Recorded three points and three rebounds against Flagler … Scored a point and had two assists at Augusta … Registered four points at Georgia Southwestern … Posted nine points and five rebounds against Columbus State … Tallied three points at USC Beaufort … Scored seven points and had two rebounds at Clayton State … Posted seven points, six steals and five rebounds against North Georgia … Scored eight points and had three boards against the Bobcats … Recorded two points at Flagler … Tallied five points, three assists and two steals against Augusta … Totaled four points against Georgia Southwestern … Had six points and three rebounds at Columbus State … Garnered two points and three steals against USC Beaufort … Totaled three points and five boards in the win over Clayton State … Added five points and three rebounds at North Georgia … Posted two points and an assist against Lander.                                                  

Previous School: Attended Miami Dade College … Averaged 16 points and three rebounds a game … Hit 46.6 percent of her shots from the floor, including 40.5 percent from downtown. 

High School: Attended Salpointe Catholic H.S. … Accounted for 15 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 steals a night as a senior … Tallied 14.4 points, 6.3 Rebounds and 2.5 steals a game her junior season … Netted 13.5 points a game and snagged 4.7 boards a contest her sophomore season … Played AAU ball for Az Supreme.

Personal: Jaya Y. Nelson was born December 15 in Tucson, Ariz. … Daughter of Jimmie and Yvonne Nelson … Has five siblings – Evan, who attends Harvard, Jolee, Jayci, Emmitt and Jorjah … Majoring in criminal justice.