2017 Soccer Roster
Alyssa Heintschel
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Clay
- Hometown:
- Oregon, Ohio
Awards
CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team (2016)
All-MAC First Team (2015, 2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (First Team, 2016; Second Team, 2015)
NSCAA All-Region Second Team (2016)
NSCAA Scholar All-Region Second Team (2016)
Academic All-MAC (2015, 2016)
MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2015, 2016)
MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Three Times)
MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (Twice)
Career Notes
Enters her senior season with the best goals against average in school history (0.79) … ranks second in Ball State annals with 18 solo shutouts and fourth with 29 career wins … maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA as a chemistry major.
2016 (Junior)
An Academic All-America Third Team and Academic All-District First Team selection by CoSIDA … tabbed the All-MAC First Team goalkeeper for the second straight year … named to the All-Region Second Team and the Scholar All-Region Second Team by the NSCAA … started all 15 games in which she appeared, including 10 of BSU’s 11 league games … posted a record of 10-2-3 overall and 8-1-1 in MAC play … led the league during conference play in goal against average (0.58), shutouts (6) and shutout average (0.6) … her 0.82 GAA for the full season ranked second in the MAC and 44th nationally … shut out five of the first six conference opponents, including four in a row … shut out ACC opponent Louisville with a career-high 11 saves in a 1-0, double-overtime win … named MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13) for that performance … selected twice as the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (Sept. 14 & Oct. 19) … a team captain … an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete selection.
2015 (Sophomore)
An All-MAC First Team selection … an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete selection … an Academic All-District Second Team choice by the College Sports Information Directors of America … named MAC Defensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 31 and Nov. 2) … posted 14 wins, one shy of the Ball State record and the most by a BSU goalkeeper since 2005 … ranked second in the MAC and 23rd in the country with a .634 goals-against average … started in goal for all 20 games … recorded seven solo shutouts and combined on two others … registered 47 saves and a .783 save percentage.
2014 (Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games and made eight starts … started the final eight games of the season … ended the year with a 5-3-0 record, a 1.06 goals against average and a .828 save percentage … recorded shutouts in each of her first three starts, marking the first time Ball State shut out three consecutive opponents since 2007 … finished the season with four shutouts and one combined shutout … posted a career-high seven saves on three occasions … allowed only one goal through her first 465 minutes of action, including a streak of 369 straight scoreless minutes.
High School
Lettered four years at Clay High School for coach Scott Warner … three-time Goalkeeper of the Year in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference … four-time first-team all-conference selection … four-time all-district choice, including three times on the first team … recorded 24 career shutouts, including nine as a junior and eight as a senior … posted a 0.94 goals against average with 97 saves as a senior … made a total of 412 saves over her career … played for the Pacesetter Soccer Club and coach Danny Fisher … helped her club team to a state championship (2008), a state runner-up finish (2013) and a Mead Cup championship (2009) … also lettered in basketball at Clay … ranks fifth in her high school class academically … a National Honor Society member … achieved commended status in the National Merit Scholarship program.
Personal
Full name is Alyssa Renee Heintschel … daughter of Eric and Cyndi Heintschel … has one sister, Samantha, and two brothers, Logan and Mason … born March 21, 1996 in Toledo, Ohio … a chemistry major.
