Rita Lang

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: © Derek Johnson 2019

Photo by: Todd Goodrich

Photo by: Todd Goodrich

Team bonding retreat to Kalispell/Glacier National Park

Year:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
M
Hometown:
Sherwood, Ore.
Previous School:
Sherwood HS

2020-21 (senior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference
Started all 11 matches for a team that went 9-2-0 and advanced to the NCAA tournament
One of six players who scored multiple goals
Totaled four points on two goals ... Both were game-winners
Scored the only goal in 1-0 overtime win at Idaho on a free kick
Scored team’s second goal in 3-1 home win over Eastern Washington
Took 10 shots on the season, putting five on goal
Averaged 66 minutes per match
Played a season-high 75 minutes against South Carolina in NCAA tournament match

2019 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference
Played in all 19 matches, getting 13 starts
Ranked second on the team with eight points
Tied for the team lead with four goals, two of which were game-winners
Scored game-winner in 76th minute in 1-0 home win over Weber State
Netted first and third goals in Montana’s 4-0 home win over Portland State
Put the Grizzlies up 1-0 in 14th minute in 1-1 draw at Northern Colorado
Scored four goals on just 15 shots, 10 of which were put on goal
Twelve of 15 shots came after the team’s Big Sky schedule opened
Played all 110 minutes in 0-0 home draw with Sacramento State

2018: Redshirt season

2017 (freshman season):

Played in 14 of 21 matches
One of six players on the team with at least one goal and one assist
Recorded both in 2-1 road win over previously unbeaten Northern Iowa
Tied the match in the 56th minute, assisted on Raye Burton’s game-winner less than two minutes later
Goal was the first allowed by the Panthers in 595 minutes to start the season
Took two shots on the season, putting one on goal

Career Highs
Goals: 2 (Portland State, 10.20.19)
Assists: 1 (Northern Iowa, 9.10.17)
Points: 4 (Portland State, 10.20.19)
Shots: 3, two times
Shots on goal: 2, three times
Minutes: 110 (Sacramento State, 10.18.19)

Personal: A 2017 graduate of Sherwood High ... The daughter of Mark and Isabel Lang ... Has two older sisters, Anna and Clara, and a younger brother, Alex ... A psychology major.