Eastern Connecticut State University

Three-time team captain... at only 5-foot-9, ranks fifth all-time in rebounds (805) and sixth in
rebounding average (9.6), a pace just under 1,000 for a career... also ranks fifth in FTs (250), and sixth in FT attempts (360)... needs 23 points to become the 16th 1,000-point scorer in program history...has seen action in all possible 84 games, having started 81 in a row after coming off the bench in the first three of her career... has 29 career double-doubles in 84 games (34.5 percent)... 

Coach Bierly: “Jill has improved from last season with her overall confidence and a ton on experience.  She is a vocal leader and leader by example, and has become more consistent shooting the ball from the perimeter and is a force down low.  We look for her to score her 1000^th career point and grab her 1000^TH career rebound this year.  She has established herself as one of our go to players and an All-New England player.”

2014/15: Second-team All-New England by NEWBA, third-team All-Northeast Region by D3hoops.com, first-team repeater to All-Little East Conference team and repeater to LEC All-Defensive Team... academically, CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District 2 selection, LEC All-Academic Team qualifier and recipient of E-Club Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award... co-recipient of Holly E. Zimmerman Memorial Award... led the team in scoring (12.5), rebounding (10.0), FG percentage (45.2) and FTs taken (127) and made (88)... rebounding total of 310 was the fourth-most in a season in program history... helped Eastern win the two-game regional tournament by scoring 33 points and grabbing 25 rebounds -- recording double-doubles in each game... in the LEC tournament semifinal win over Keene State, grabbed 17 rebounds... equalled her career high with 19 rebounds Dec. 6 at Rhode Island College...  in a key LEC win at Western Connecticut Feb. 17, scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a victory that ended a two-game skid... in that game, was 10-of-18 from the floor and 8-of-11 from the stripe, with seven of her boards coming on the offensive end... led the Warriors in both points and rebounds seven times and posted a team-high 11 double-doubles...  season-highs (p-r-a-b): 28-19-4-1...

2013/14: One of two Eastern players named to the All-LEC team, the program's first first-team pick in seven years... one of the team's two LEC All-Defensive Team selections... fourth-team All-Northeast Region by D3hoops.com... only one player in the conference was named LEC Player-of-the-Week more often... only Eastern player named POW during the season, earning mention three times (in the first eight weeks)... two-time selection to the weekly NEWBA honor roll... in 14 LEC regular-season games, topped all LEC players in scoring average (14.9) and was second in rebounding (10.6)... overall, was second in the conference in rebounding (10.7) and seventh in scoring (12.7)... overall, led the LEC in defensive rebounding average (7.7) and shared the lead in LEC regular-season games with an average of 7.7... equalled the second-most double-doubles (12) by a conference player... one of three LEC players to record as many as six 20-point games during the year and was second in the conference (first among LEC returnees) with 16 games with at least ten rebounds... equalled the best FG percentage in a game by an LEC player (.818) by going 9-for-11 Feb. 2 vs. Plymouth State University... one of four LEC players to sink all of their FTs (8-for-8) in a game... had 14 points and tied her career high (set earlier in the year) with 19 points in a 14-point first-round LEC tournament win over Keene State College... shot better than 50.0 percent from the floor ten times, eight such games coming in a stretch of 12 contests which began second-semester play... connected on 57.1 percent of her shots in those dozen games... in her first season of eligibility, attained the standard for inclusion on the LEC All-Academic Team... season-highs (p-r-a-b): 27-19-5-2...

2012/13: Named to Little East Conference All-Rookie Team... one of five players to see court time in all 26 games... third on the team in starts (23) and fourth in minutes (29.4)... moved into a starting role in the fourth game of the season as one of two freshmen and did not relinquish it the rest of the season...  first on the team in FT pct. (.742), second in rebounding (7.9) and fourth in scoring (9.5)... eighth in the LEC in rebounding... led or shared the team lead in scoring or rebounding 15 times, including six times in the last seven games...was the Warriors' leading scorer and rebounder three tiimes... finished with at least ten points in ten of the last 11 games, once in that stretch scoring nine... last of six double-doubles came in the LEC playoff loss when she  scoring 16 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in 40 minutes... reached double figures in scoring and rebounding for the first time in the sixth game with 14 points and 14 rebounds in her second start, against New Paltz... season-highs (p-r-a-b): 20-15-4-2 

Career-highs (thru 14/15): 41 min., 28 pts., 19 rebs., 5 assists, 2 blocks, 4 steals, one 3-pter. ...

High School: Started for four years in basketball and also ran cross country and softball... as a senior in basketball, All-Western Mass and Berkshire County MVP...  member of four Berkshire County championship teams in basketball...senior captain...as a freshman part of Western Mass state semifinalist... in cross country, qualfied for Western Mass championships and helped team to Berkshire County championships as a sophomore... earned high honors academically every year, graduating 12th in her class...

Other: Played in Holyoke, MA in the summer of 2015 and in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League out of North Adams, MA in the summer of 2014... was a member of AAU 15U Division I state championship team... scored 19 points to help the West win the 2011 Bay State Games gold medal... has played for Mass Frenzy out of Northampton, MA...

PERSONAL: Born Jill A. Ritrosky March 9, 1994… Parents: Pamela and Myron…Sister: Alison… Brother: Tommy… Major: Sport and Leisure Management… Career Plans: Exercise physiologist… Residence: Pittsfield, MA…

CAREER STATISTICS

JILL... REVEALED

Favorite aspect of my sport: Teammates

Most difficult aspect of playing a sport in college: Time management

Personal goal for the season: Win LECs again

Favorite sport other than my own: Baseball

My favorite moment playing sports: Making it to the Sweet Sixteen last year

Biggest rival: Any LEC team

The biggest influence in my athletic career: Friends and family

Dream job: No job

If I were a superhero my superpower would be: Invisibility

Favorite athlete in my sport:  Steph Curry

Favorite movie quote: “I figure life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You don't know what hand you're gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you... to make each day count.” 

Favorite musical artist or song:  Zac Brown Band

Most despised professional athlete: Metta World Peace

Pet peeve: Making excuses

My life motto: YOLO

In 10 years, I hope that I am not (do not answer “dead”): Still in school

If I won lotto, this is what I would do with the money: Pay off school

Biggest waste of time:  Social media

Favorite smell:  Christmas Trees

If  I could go out on a date with a celebrity, the celebrity would be: Will Smith

If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to:  Ireland

One thing or person I would bring if I was stranded on a deserted island: Caleb because he would always find me food

This is impossible: Nothing

Biggest adjustment to college life: Being independent

What I will take away from my college experience (in addition to a degree):  Memories

If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: Disease

My spirit animal: Kitten

What I spent most of my time doing this past summer: Working

Deflategate: Did the punishment fit the crime?: Yes because Tom Brady was innocent

Last person I hugged: Lexis

Favorite TV show growing up: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Define success: Being happy

My happiest memory: Getting engaged!

If you had to move to a different state, where would you move?: Maine