Heintschel Voted First-Team Academic All-American

MUNCIE, Ind. -- One of the most decorated players in Ball State soccer history added another major honor Thursday. Senior goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel was named a first-team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Heintschel, who earned third-team honors last season, became the first player in program history to garner Academic All-America honors twice. She is only the second BSU soccer player ever to earn first-team recognition, joining Skylar Chew in 2012.

The three-year team captain from Oregon, Ohio, capped her career this fall as the winningest keeper in school history with 35 career victories. Her 0.77 goals against average over the past four years also set a school record and ranks third in Mid-American Conference annals.

Heintschel has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA throughout her college career on Ball State's grueling chemistry, pre-med track. She is a three-time Academic All-District and three-time Academic All-MAC performer.

For her success both on and off the field, Heintschel was named last week to the Senior CLASS Award First Team, recognizing the top five players in the country in terms of demonstrated excellence in four C's: community, classroom, character and competition.

Heintschel led the MAC this season with a 0.70 goals against average and a .855 save percentage. She helped the Cardinals become the first MAC team to win three consecutive divisional championships.

Heintschel is a two-time All-MAC First Team goalkeeper, earning the nod in both 2015 and 2016 as she helped Ball State win back-to-back league regular season titles.

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