University of South Carolina Upstate

2011: Played in 17games and earned four starts for the Spartans as a truefreshman… Recorded back-to-back starts at Stetson (10/16)and against Mercer (10/21)… Played at least 40 minutes overthe final three games of the regular season… A member of theA-Sun All-Academic Team.

Before USCUpstate: Was a four-year letterwinner at Calvert HighSchool as a member of the varsity soccer team under the directionof head coach Dawn Lister… Named Second-Team All-Conferenceselection at the conclusion of freshman and sophomorecampaigns… Earned First-Team All-Conference accolades as ajunior and a senior… Was selected as team MVP, First-TeamAll-County and Calvert County Defender of the Year as asenior… Served as a Co-Captain as a senior and finished prepcareer with 18 goals and 12 assists… Earned scholar athletehonors each of her four years at Calvert… Played club soccerfor Chris Johnson as part of the Crofton Athletic Council for theU-18 Wolves… In 2009, her team advanced to the U.S. ClubSoccer Regionals… Was a rugby player with the PAX Rugby cluband was a violinist with Calvert''s Advanced Orchestra…Served as a volunteer soccer coach and assisted with the CalvertCounty Special Olympics.

Personal: Born onJuly 15, 1993 in Washington, D.C… Daughter of Donald andMary Ritts… Has an older brother, Donald… Majoring inbiology… Brother, Donald, played collegiate soccer atMethodist University in Fayetteville, N.C… Favorite song is“Don’t Stop Believin’”… Favoritesingers are Drake and Wiz Khalifa… Favorite actress is AnnaFaris… Favorite movie is “Step Brothers”…Favorite TV shows are “One Tree Hill” and“Spongebob Squarepants”… Favorite food is icecream… Favorite book is “Flipped”…Favorite season is summer… Favorite sports figure is MissyFranklin… Hero growing up was Mia Hamm… Most admiresCristiano Ronaldo, Missy Franklin and Alex Morgan… Favoritequote is "Go big or go home”… Enjoys soccer, rugby,swimming and horseback riding… Wants to travel theworld… Aspires to be a veterinarian.