Jen Heup

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Davidsonville, Md.
Prev School:
Ohio University

Junior Season (2008): Started all 16 games in goal for the Cardinals... Was co-captain for Louisville's inaugural season along with defender Jamie Ward... Won all 12 of the Cards' wins in 2008 allowing only 9.77 goals per game with a .426 save percentage... Had season-high 12 saves against Loyola on April 6... Had 11 saves twice, including wins over UConn and UC Davis... Allowed three or less goals in three games (Bryant, Robert Morris, Howard)... Also added 30 ground balls and nine caused turnovers.

Prior to U of L: Played two seasons at Ohio University before transferring to Louisville after the program at OU was discontinued... Started all 16 games for the Bobcats as a sophomore... Named the American Lacrosse Conference Goalie of the Year as a sophomore and ranked 13th in the nation in save percentage at .511... Had a career-high 18 saves against Virginia Tech in 2006 and had at least 10 saves in 12 of 16 games... Named Second Team All-Region as a sophomore... As a freshman, she played in nine games, starting in six, and finished with 66 saves for a save percentage of .504.

High School: Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse for Coach Julie Norton at South River High School... Named First Team All-County, First Team All-Galaxy, All-Metro, Coaches' First Team All-County and a Scholar Athlete... Also earned two varsity letters in field hockey for coach Laura Gerrior.

Personal: Born Jennifer Anne Heup on July 24, 1986... Daughter of Mike and Roxanne Heup... She has three brothers: Michael (29), Eric (25) and Stephen (25)... Majoring in liberal studies with a minor in communication and sociology... Her grandfather, Gordon Heup, competed in track and field at Rippon College.

Q&A with Jen: Her athletic goal at U of L is to accomplish all that she can with her team in the two years she has... Post-college ambition is to establish a career in fashion and start a family... Two reasons she chose U of L were the support from the athletic department and the ambitions of the coaching staff... Best moment in her athletic career was earning 2006 ALC Goalie of the Year... Best advice she's ever received is to always do the right thing no matter what... The community support for athletics is what she likes best about the city of Louisville... She'd select Reese Witherspoon to play her in a movie... Her most prized possession is her grandfather's cameo ring... After her career at U of L is over, she would like to be remembered as a dedicated student-athlete with a great sense of style... Advice she'd give a young player is don't give up; trust her, it'll be worth it... Something about her that most people would be surprised to know is that she's deathly afraid of frogs, a definite phobia... Athlete she most admires is her favorite Special Olympics athlete, her brother Michael... Hobbies and outside interests include shopping, dressing up, going to the races at Churchill Downs and making sweet playlists on iTunes... Her pre-game rituals include wall-ball and eye-hand coordination drills... If she could have dinner with three people (living or deceased), it would be CoCo Chanel, Paula Dean (she'd cook) and Prince William (he'd pay)... Her biggest pet peeve is a self-centered person with no compassion for others... Her biggest challenge to overcome has been starting over at a new school with a new team, but she says it's the best thing that's ever happened to her... Says the most important aspects of her game are mental toughness and eye-hand coordination... The proudest moment of her life was when she was first offered a scholarship to play Division I lacrosse... Her role model is her mommy.

CAREER STATSYR      G/GS  MIN    GA  GAA   SV  SV%  GB  TO  CT2005    9/6   429:04 65   9.09  66 .504 17   3  22006   16/16  935:51 184 11.80 192 .511 55  24 122008   16/16  878:31 143  9.77 106 .426 30   6  9Total  41/38 2243:26 392  9.56 364 .481 102 33 23