Marie-Claire Heller

Class:
Junior
High School:
East Chapel Hill
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.

As a junior (2006) - Named to All-BIG EAST second team... Started all 20 games in the cage... Posted a 12-8 record... Registered a 1.96 goals-against average... Ranked second in the league with 116 saves and a .857 save percentage... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List in the fall and spring semesters.. Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad.

As a sophomore (2005) -- Started all 21 games... Registered three shutouts... Posted a 14-7 record and a 2.13 goals-against average... Registered 66 saves and a .589 save percentage... Earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List in the fall and spring semesters.. Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad.

As a freshman (2004) -- Played in 18 games with 15 starts... Posted an 11-5 record... Led the MAC with a 1.75 goals-against average... Posted 71 saves for a .696 save percentage... Earned All-Mid-American Conference second team honors... Named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Squad, Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the Dean's List.

In High School -- Lettered four years in field hockey under coach Holly Bruland... Earned NFHCA Regional All-American honors (2003)... Two-time All-Conference team member... Participated in the National Futures Tournament (2002 and 2003)... Also lettered four years in lacrosse.

Personal -- Full name is Marie-Claire Heller... Nickname is MC... Daughter of James and Dara Heller... Birthdate is May 10, 1986... Major is sport administration with a minor in exercise science... Her brother Jesse plays football for Elon University... Athletic goal at U of L is to win an NCAA championship... Post college ambition is to win American Idol... Her proudest moment was winning the MAC... Athlete she most admires is Amy Tran... The biggest challenge she's had to overcome was sophomore mental block... Proudest moment of her life was deciding to play field hockey in college... Before every game she dances in the locker room... Most prized possession is an autographed basketball by the 2001 national champion Duke team and a magnolia necklace from her mother... Best part of Team Cardinal is feeling like you have tons of sisters... Best advice received is "Good posture!" (Christine Jackson).

Heller's StatisticsYear    GP/GS   MP  GA  GAA SV  SV% SH  W/L2004    18/15   1242:44 31  1.75    71  .696    2.0 11-62005    21/21   1508:25 46  2.13    66  .589    3.0 14-72006    20/20   1358:04 38  1.96    116 .753    1.0 12-8
Career  59/55   4109:13 115 1.92    253 .688    6.0 37-20