Heather Bustanoby

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Princess Anne
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.

As a junior (2008) -- NFHCA All-West Region second team... Named to the All-BIG EAST second team... Started all 21 games... Registered four shutouts on the season... Posted a 14-7 record and a 1.60 goals-against average... Recorded a .730 save percentage... BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 29)... Over the summer played in the USA Field Hockey National Championship for the Midwest High Performance team... Selected to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV first team... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad.

As a sophomore (2007) -- Played in four games with one start... Logged in 107:28 minutes and allowed one goal... Posted a 0.65 goals-against average... Registered three saves for a .750 save percentage... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's Scholar in the fall and spring... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad.

As a freshman (2006) -- Played in four games... Logged 60:16 minutes in the cage, posted six saves for an .857 save percentage... Allowed one goal for a 1.16 goals-against average... Dean's Scholar in the fall and spring... Named to Athletic Director's honor roll in the fall and spring... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad... Earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors.

In High School -- Lettered four years in field hockey under coach Denise O'Connell... Played for 2005 Virginia state runner-up and co-district champion Princess Anne High School... Her team also won the state championship in 2004... All-Beach District Player of the Year in 2005... Earned first team All-Region and All-State honors in 2005... Named to the All-Beach first team in 2004 and 2005... U19 National Futures participant from 2004-06... Also lettered in soccer.

Personal -- Full name is Heather Rene Bustanoby... Daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Bustanoby... Birthdate is December 30, 1987... Majoring in psychology and communications... Best moment of her athletic career so far was winning the Virginia state finals in 2004... What she likes most about Team Cardinal is the atmosphere and all the people involved... Her brother Jeremy is her role model.