University of Minnesota Athletics

2022-23 • Fifth-Year Season:

• Patty Kazmaier Top Ten Finalist
• First Team All-American
• All-USCHO First Team
• WCHA Forward of the Year
• All-WCHA First Team
• WCHA All-Tournament Team
• WCHA Player of the Year Finalist
• Preseason WCHA Player of the Year
• Led team in points (67), goals (30), assists (37), +/- (+38) and shorthanded goals (4)
• Led the NCAA in goals and faceoff wins (539) and ranked second in points and shorthanded goals
• 2x HCA National Player of the Month (Dec., Feb.)
• WCHA Forward of the Month (Feb.)
• 4x WCHA Forward of the Week (Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Dec. 12, Jan. 23)
• WCHA All-Academic Team
• Skated in 169th career game - new program record (Feb. 25)
• Ended career with 173 games played - most in program history
• Became 9th Gopher to reach 200 career points on Jan. 14
• 4 assists on opening weekend vs. Bemidji State (Oct. 7-8)
• Tallied three points (2g-1a) in series victory at No. 1 Ohio State (Oct. 28-29)
• Scored overtime winning goal in 3-2 win over No. 5 UMD (Nov. 4)
• Recorded four points in series sweep over No. 5 Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 4-5)
• Tied a career-high with five points (2g-3a) in 6-0 win at Minnesota State (Dec. 3)
• Set a new career-high with four assists in 6-0 win vs. No. 14 St. Cloud State (Dec. 9)
• Scored third-career hat trick and added two assists at No. 14 St. Cloud State (Dec. 10)
• Posted a new career-high nine points in a single series vs. No. 14 St. Cloud State (Dec. 9-10)
• Scored fourth-career hat trick vs. Merrimack (Jan. 6)
• Tallied four-point game (2g-2a) at Bemidji State (Jan. 20)
• Posted three assists in 4-2 win over No. 1 Ohio State (Feb. 3)
• Scored three goals in series against No. 8 Wisconsin (Feb. 10-11)
• Scored four goals in series sweep over St. Thomas (Feb. 24-25)
• Recorded three assists in 2023 WCHA Final Faceoff
• One of nine Gophers to appear in all 39 games

2021-22 • Senior Season:

• Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner
• WCHA Player of the Year
• First Team All-American
• WCHA Offensive Player of the Year
• All-WCHA First Team
• All-USCHO First Team
• CoSIDA Academic All-District, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten member
• 2x HCA National Player of the Month (Nov., Feb.)
• 3x WCHA Forward of the Month (Nov., Jan., Feb.)
• WCHA Forward of the Week (Jan. 24)
• 20 multi-point games
• Six multi-goal games
• Eight consecutive multi-point games (Oct. 23 - Nov. 26)
• Four assists in series sweep over Bemidji State (Oct. 29-30)
• Recorded second-career hat-trick and career-high five points (3g-2a) in 10-0 win over RIT (Nov. 12)
• Recorded a career-best plus-seven rating in 10-0 win over RIT (Nov. 12)
• Notched five points (2g-3a) in series sweep over St. Cloud State (Nov. 19-20)
• Recorded four points (2g-2a) in 4-0 win over Mercyhurst (Nov. 22)
• Recorded six points (1g-5a) in series sweep over St. Thomas (Jan. 8-9)
• Tallied three assists in loss to Minnesota State (Jan. 15)
• Recorded five points (2g-3a) in series sweep over Bemidji State (Feb. 4-5)
• Tallied four points (1g-3a) in 5-3 win at St. Cloud State
• Recorded four points (2g-2a) in 7-1 win at St. Thomas (Feb. 17)
• Scored in six straight games from Feb. 17 to March 5
• Led nation in points (66) and finished second in goals (29)
• First Gopher to tally over 60 points in a single season since Dani Cameranesi (2015-16)
• Led team in points (66), goals (29), assists (37), shots (235), game-winning goals (6), and short-handed goals (5)
• Tallied second most shots in a single season in program history (235)
• Her five short-handed goals ranked third in program history in a single season
• One of nine Gophers to appear in all 39 games

2020-21 • Junior Season:

• WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• WCHA Forward of the Week (Jan. 12)
• Ranked third on the team with 16 points and nine assists
• One of 14 Gophers to appear in all 20 games
• Ranked second on the team with 74 shots on goal, three game-winning goals, and a plus-11 plus/minus rating
• Four multi-point games
• scored the game-winner and added an assist for two points (1g-1a) in a 4-1 win over St. Cloud State (Jan. 9)
• Recorded first career hat trick, including the game-winner, in a 4-0 win at St. Cloud State (Jan. 10)
• Scored the game-winner and added an assist in a 7-4 win at Ohio State (Jan. 29)
• Recorded three points (1g-2a) in a road sweep at Bemidji State (Feb. 19-20)

2019-20 • Sophomore Season:

• All-WCHA Third Team
• WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Ranked third on the team with a career-high 43 points, 18 goals, and three power-play goals
• One of 15 Gophers to play in all 36 games
• Ranked second on the team with 25 assists
• Ranked second on the team and sixth in the WCHA with 168 shots on goal
• Tied for fourth on the team with a +32 plus/minus rating
• Ranked third on the team with 10 multi-point games, including three multi-goal games and five multi-assist games
• Back-to-back four-point games in 8-1 win over Colgate (Sept. 28) and 6-0 win over Minnesota State (Oct. 4)
• Had a career-high six points (3g-3a) in sweep over Minnesota State (Oct. 4-5)
• Recorded 50th career point with two points (1g-1a) in 4-2 win over St. Cloud State (Oct. 20)
• Scored the game-winner and added an assist in 4-0 win over Minnesota State in U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Faceoff Classic (Dec. 7)
• Tallied three assists in 5-4 (OT) loss at Wisconsin (Jan. 24)
• Recorded three points (1g-2a), including scoring the game-two game-winning goal, in series sweep at Bemidji State (Feb. 7-8)
• Tied her career high with four points (2g-2a) in 5-1 win over Minnesota State (Feb. 21)
• Tied her career-high with three assists in 7-3 win over St. Cloud State (Feb. 29)

2018-19 • Freshman Season:

• WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year
• WCHA All-Rookie Team honoree
• WCHA Rookie of the Month (Nov.)
• WCHA Forward of the Week and NCAA Third Star of the Week (Oct. 16)
• 3x WCHA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 27, Jan. 8, Jan. 15)
• Third on the team with 35 points and 22 assists
• One of 11 Gophers to play in all 39 games
• Fourth on the team with 13 goals
• Led the team with 147 shots on goal
• Second on the team with four multi-goal games
• Tied for second in the WCHA and ninth in the nation with a team-best five game-winning goals
• Ranked fifth in the WCHA with 3.77 shots on goal per game
• Led WCHA rookies with nine points (2g-7a) on the power play
• Ranked third among WCHA rookies and sixth among NCAA rookies with 0.90 points per game
• 11 multi-point games
• Made college debut in season-opening 4-2 win over Mercyhurst (Sept. 28)
• Scored first collegiate goal in 5-0 win over Mercyhurst (Sept. 29)
• Scored overtime game-winning goal in 4-3 (OT) win at St. Cloud State (Nov. 17)
• Named to the Windjammer Classic all-tournament team
• Made NCAA Frozen Four debut

High School/Club: A 2018 graduate of Red Wing High School where she played for Wingers under coaches Scott Haley, Dan Anderson, and Tony Casci • a three-sport letterwinner for the Wingers, earning six letters in hockey, two in track & field, and one in soccer • four-time all-conference and three-time all-state honoree • four-time USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA honoree • 2018 USA Today High School Sports All-USA Girls Hockey Player of the Year • 2018 Minnesota Ms. Hockey award winner • 2018 all-metro first team • served as hockey team captain as a junior and senior • recorded 104 points (74g-30a) in 29 games as a senior in 2017-18 • named to 2018 Minnesota State Class A all-tournament team after recording nine points (7g-2a) in three state tournament games as Red Wing finished as consolation runners-up • placed third at the Minnesota State Class A Tournament three-straight years as a seventh grader in 2012-13, and eighth grader in 2013-14, and a freshman in 2014-15 • two-time Missota Conference champions and three-time Big Nine Conference champions • member of U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team • three-time gold medalist with the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team at the 2018, 2017, and 2016 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships • named Best Forward and Tournament MVP at the 2018 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship after recording eight points (4g-4a) while captaining Team USA • three-time member of the U.S. Women's Under-18 Select Team at the Under-18 Series vs. Canada (2015, 2016, 2017) • attended three USA Hockey Women’s National Festivals (2015, 2016, 2017) • attended 2016 U.S. Women’s National Team Four Nations pre-camp • attended USA Hockey national development camps • played club hockey with the Minnesota Machine, Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps, and the Minnesota Girls Elite League.

Personal: Daughter of Amy and Tony Heise • has two siblings, Nathan and Ryan • Kinesiology major • shoots right • high school teammates with Gopher alumnae Paige Haley and Nicole Schammel • mother Amy and father Tony both played college basketball at UW-River Falls • enjoys baking, juggling, and hanging out with friends.