Wheeling University Athletics

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
NCAA Division II Statistical Rebounding Champion (16.0 rpg.) ... D2CCA Second Team All-American ... D2CCA First Team All-Region ... First Team All-MEC ... MEC All-Tournament Team ... USBWA Division II National Player of the Week (Feb. 12) ... two-time MEC Player of the Week (Feb. 3, Feb. 10) ... ranked 15th in Divison II and third in the MEC with 21.0 ppg. ... led the nation with 16.0 rpg. ... finished 21st in Division II and second in the MEC with 2.20 blocked shots per game ... ranked 45th nationally and fourth in the MEC with 2.47 steals per game ... ranked third in Division II with 25 double doubles ... finished 10th in Divison II and fourth in the MEC with a 59.3 field goal percentage ... set school records in points (630) rebounds (480), rebounds per game, blocked shots (66), blocked shots per game, field goals made (264), double-doubles (25), defensive rebounds per game (10.4), and offensive rebounds per game (5.6) ... started all 30 games ... five games with 30 points or more ... seven games with 20 rebounds or more ... 10 games with three blocks or more ... posted 27 points and 19 rebounds at West Virginia State ... finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds at Glenville State ... recorded 14 points, 17 rebounds and established season highs with eight blocked shots and five assists versus Concord ... went for 22 points and 21 rebounds versus Malone ... established a season-high with 35 points on 15-of-18 shooting with14 rebounds at Fairmont State ... tallied 24 points and 26 rebounds in a win over West Liberty ... dropped 33 points and added 21 rebounds at Charleston ... established a career-high and matched the NCAA Division II single-game rebounding record with 36 rebounds to go with 23 points and six blocked shots in a win over West Virginia State ... finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds at Glenville State ... posted 30 points with 17 rebounds versus Fairmont State ... dropped 20 points and 20 rebounds in the MEC Tournament First Round versus Davis & Elkins ... tallied 11 points and a MEC Tournament record 24 rebounds in the Quarterfinals versus Notre Dame

Also a member of the Wheeling Track & Field team ... named the 2019 MEC Track & Field Freshman of the Year

PRIOR TO WHEELING
Played a partial season at California (Pa.) ... appeared in six games ... season-high eight rebounds versus West Virginia State ... transferred to Wheeling mid-season and sat out due to NCAA transfer rules

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Cambridge ... set all-time school records with 1,553 points and 1, 115 rebounds ... named second-team all-state as a junior and first-team all-state as a senior ... received special mention all-state as a sophomore ... tabbed district and league Player of the Year as a senior ... earned first-team all-district, all-league, and all-conference honors three times ... member of district and conference championship team as a senior ... member of section championship team as both a junior and senior ... played in the OHSBCA North-South Game ... also member of soccer and track & field teams ... qualified for state championship four times in the high jump ... earned all-state honors in high jump four times ... placed second at the state championship as a junior ... earned first-team all-conference in soccer as a senior ... received conference honorable mention in soccer as a junior ... played in the OVAC Senior All-Star match ... involved in National Honor Society ... earned academic letter

PERSONAL
Daughter of Kevin and Sally Ritz ... has two brothers and one sister ... father was a pitcher in MLB for nine seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Colorado Rockies ... sister Molly played at fellow MEC school Notre Dame (Ohio) from 2011-15 ... brother Kyle played men's basketball at Wheeling from 2013-17 ... played AAU for Ohio Express