Stephanie Heller Hometown: Loveland, Ohio High School: Milford Height: 5-8 Position: Midfielder Birthdate: 03/19/1979 Experience: 4L

2000: Bothered by an injury early in the season, but came back to play the final 19 matches ... made 16 starts ... named to the MAC All-Tournament Team ... had six points on the season ... scored the match-winning goal at Toledo ... other goal came vs. Ball State ... had assists in back-to-back matches vs. Kent State and UW-Green Bay ... named to the MAC’s Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive year.

1999: Played in all 19 matches, starting 18 ... scored a goal vs. Marshall ... had a pair of assists against Niagara ... nearly scored in the final seconds of regulation vs. Toledo in the season finale.

1998: One of just five players to start all 20 matches ... scored three goals on the year ... added three assists (all match-winners) ... her nine points tied her for sixth on the team ... had a goal and an assist in MAC win vs. Buffalo ... also scored goals vs. Dayton and Michigan State ... had assists against Western Illinois and Robert Morris ... of her 29 shots, 14 were on goal.

1997: Earned honorable mention on the Soccer Buzz First-Year All-National Team ... saw action in 16 matches ... tore her anterior cruciate ligament in the spring of 1997, and it was feared she might miss the season ... sat out only two matches before seeing action, however ... in fact, she led the team in scoring for much of the year before finishing in a third-place tie with 10 points ... had her first collegiate goal vs. St. Francis (Pa.) ... also scored goals against Toledo, Western Michigan and Youngstown State ... assisted on the match-winning goal vs. Buffalo ... also had an assist at Miami ... nine of her 19 shots were on goal, with four of those eluding the goalkeeper.

High School: Earned three letters for coaches Kate Klienhans and Don Moyer at Milford (’97) ... earned the Offensive MVP award for the Eagles as a senior captain, posting eight goals and two assists ... also earned All-Greater Miami Conference First-Team honors and honorable mention all-city (Cincinnati) that year ... had 20 career goals and 11 assists ... Eagles posted two third-place GMC finishes and advanced to district finals in 1995 ... earned all-city academic soccer award once and All-Southwest Ohio Academic Team Award three times ... earned three letters in track ... set school records in 800 meters and in four relay events ... National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name Stephanie Denise Heller ... a biology (pre-med) major at BG ... minored in chemistry ... finished with a 3.13 cumulative GPA ... born March 19, 1979, in Peoria, Ill. ... daughter of Larry and Marsha Heller ... has an older brother and a younger sister ... uncle, Bill Heller, played baseball and basketball at Penn State ... played club ball for Beechmont AJAX and the Loveland Tigers.

HELLER’S YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

Year     MP/MS  Shots   G-A=Pts.
1997     16/13   19      4-2=10
1998     20/20   29      3-3= 9
1999     19/18   18      1-2= 4
2000     19/16   30      2-2= 6
Career   74/67   96     10-9=29