CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Became the first Nittany Lion to record five seasons with 20-or-more points...Tops the program charts with 137 career points, 74 career goals, and 19 power-play goals at conclusion of 156-game career…Became first Nittany Lion to win three All-CHA First Team honors and second to win CHA Player of the Year in 2021-22 (Kiara Zanon, 2020-21)...Was first in program history to win CHA Rookie of the Year in 2017-18.
Season: 2021-22: Named Penn State's second-straight CHA Player of the Year (Zanon, 2020-21)...Selected to her third All-CHA First Team...Set single-season program records with 40 points and 20 goals. 2020-21: Became first Nittany Lion to be named to multiple All-CHA First Teams...Was first Nittany Lion to have four seasons with 20-plus points. 2019-20: Scored 13 goals to become just the second Nittany Lion (Bowman, ’17) to have three seasons with double-digit goal totals. 2018-19: Became just the third Nittany Lion to be named to the All-CHA First Team…Scored 15 goals, good for fifth on Penn State’s single-season list. 2017-18: Set the Penn State single-season goals record with 19…Named program's first-ever CHA Rookie of the Year…Established Penn State’s single-season power-play goals record with 10.
Game: Became second Nittany Lion (Bowman) to have multiple career hat tricks with second vs. RIT (3/6/2020)…Scored first hat trick in PSU postseason history vs. RIT (3/6/2020)…Posted first hat trick to tie program single-game goal record vs. Lindenwood, 2/24/18...Ranked second in program history with four-point game (2G, 2A, 2/10/21 vs. RIT)...Tied program standard with two power play goals in a game two different times (2/24/18 vs. Lindenwood & 2/10/18 at Merrimack).
2021-22 • SENIOR+ SEASON
AWARDS: Named Penn State’s second-ever CHA Player of the Year…Earned First Team All-CHA honors for the second-straight season…Named Co-CHA Sportsmanship award recipient…Two-time CHA Forward of the Week in September and October…Dubbed CHA Forward of the Month in November…Earned Penn State’s prestigious John W. Oswald Award for her leadership.
SEASON: Topped Penn State record books as program’s all-time goal scoring and points leader thanks to PSU record 40 points and 20 goals…Led the team with 143 shots on goal and five power play goals…Completed the season with a team best +23 rating…Recorded a career-best point streak with 14 points in eight games and posted 11 multi-point games.
RANKINGS: Topped the conference for points per game, goals, goals per game, and game winning goals…Posted in the national leaderboards as seventh in game winning goals, 10th in goals per game, and 14th in power play goals.
St. Lawrence (9/23): Tied the game at 2-2 in the third period with her first goal of the season. No. 7/8 Boston College (10/1): Led the Nittany Lions with six shots on goal…Scored early in the first period to capture a lead for the Nittany Lions, capturing her 99th career point. Holy Cross (10/9): Reached the century mark with her 100th career point on a game-opening assist…Added a pair of goals for first multigoal game of season in 6-2 win. Brown (10/24-25): Set program record with 105th point off an assist to Kiara Zanon in her 131st career…Added a goal for her 23rd career multipoint game. Lindenwood (11/5-6): Tallied five points in weekend sweep…Scored a goal and two assists in game one win…Dished out a pair of assists to win game two of series. Syracuse (11/19-20): Netted the game-winning overtime goal in 1-0 win on road…Set new program goal-scoring record with her 63rd score. No. 7/6 Minnesota-Duluth (11/26): Scored twice in Penn State’s first ranked victory since 2018 in 3-2 win over Bulldogs. No. 2/2 Ohio State (11/27): Scored 11th goal of the season on the power-play against eventual national champion Buckeyes. at New Hampshire (12/10): Set personal-high with eight-game point streak after an assist in 3-0 win. vs. Boston Univ. (1/2): Recorded a point on all three PSU goals in 3-0 shutout of Terriers. Mercyurst (1/28): Scored two goals on Friday, including the game-winning goal 16 seconds into overtime. Syracuse (2/4): Notched one assist to the lone goal of a 1-1 tie to extend her point streak to seven games. Cornell (2/8): Tallied one assist in the 5-0 shutout win for her 133rd career points, good for 15th-most in conference history. LIU (2/12): Tied her single-season program goal record with her 19th goal of the season on a power play in a 2-0 shutout win. RIT (2/18): Set new program high with her 20th goal of the season.
2020-21 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Voted to All-CHA First Team to become first Nittany Lion honored on first team multiple times...Honored as CHA Individual Sportsmanship award recipient for her leadership and representation of Penn State in program's first championship season...Selected CHA Player of the Month for second time in her career (November).
Season: Named team captain...Finished season ranked second on team with 20 points (7G, 13A) in 17 games played...Recorded career-best seven-game point streak with 11 points (1/24-2/10)...Posted four multi-point outings...Completed season with +15 rating...Ranked second on team with 78 shots on goal.
Rankings: Tied for fifth in scoring in CHA with 20 points...Finished tied for sixth in CHA with teammate Lyndie Lobdell in assists with 13.
Lindenwood (11/29-30): Opened season with back-to-back two-point games in series sweep...Netted 19th career power-play goal in game-one win...Set tone with goal 39 seconds into game two and added assist in second period in game-two victory...Moved into third on program scoring list (81 points) passing Shannon Yoxheimer ('16). at Syracuse (12/11): Dished assist to Julie Gough to begin third-period comeback...Tied score with great backhand shot with 10:31 left in regulation. at Robert Morris (1/9): Assisted on both of Jessica Adolfsson 's scores to clinch road series sweep in 4-1 win. Mercyhurst (1/24): Dished out assist on Kiara Zanon's opening goal to begin seven-game point streak in 4-1 win. at Lindenwood (1/29): Distributed two assists for fifth-career two-assist effort in 6-2 rout. Robert Morris (2/5-6): Ripped shot on net that rebounded to Kiara Zanon for game-winning score in third period of 2-1 game-one win...Iced game two's 4-1 victory with empty-net goal to complete statement conference sweep. RIT (2/10): Set career high with four-point game on two goals and two assists...Netted first career shorthanded goal in second period of 7-1 victory.
2019-20 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Became second Nittany Lion to garner CHA Player of the Month honors (Bowman) after earning award for December…Named CHA Player of the Week for the third time in career 12/9…Selected to CHA All-Tournament Team.
Season: Named an alternate captain…Played in all 36 games, including 100th career game 2/8 against Robert Morris…Scored team-leading 13 goals with four scored on the power play…Added eight assists for 21 points…Had four multipoint games…Scored four goals in three-game stretch 12/6/-1/3 and again in a two-game span 2/29-3/6.
Rankings: Tied for seventh in CHA with 13 goals…Ranked tied for fourth in CHA with four game-winning scores.
RPI (10/11): Moved into fourth all-time on career scoring list (58) with her second goal of the season. at Providence (10/19): Scored a goal in a 2-2 tie. RIT (12/6-7): Set program record for career power-play goals scored (15) with her marker in 3-0 win in game one…Scored two goals in the third period to secure win in game two. Robert Morris (2/8): Moved into second on the career goal-scoring list with her 43rd in her 100th career game. vs. RIT (3/6): Became first Nittany Lion to record postseason hat trick in 4-1 CHA Tournament first-round win.
2018-19 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Invited to 2019 U22 USA Hockey Women's National Festival...Became just the third Nittany Lion to be named to All-CHA first team…Chosen CHA Player of the Week (11/27).
Season: Named an alternate captain…Played in all 36 games…Led the Nittany Lions with 28 points and 15 goals…Had a team-best seven multi-point games…Ranked second on team with 13 assists…Scored a goal in 13 games...Had a goal in three-straight games (11/20-30).
Rankings: Tied for third in CHA in scoring with 28 points…Ranked third in CHA with 15 goals scored…Tied for second in CHA with four game-winning scores…Finished fourth in CHA with 13 power-play points…Tied for ninth in CHA with 13 assists.
at No. 5 Colgate (9/28-29): Had four points (2G, 2A) in season-opening series…Scored goal and two assists in 4-2 win in game two. Providence (10/20): Scored two goals in 5-3 win. at Mercyhurst (10/27): Had another three-point effort with a goal and two assists. at RPI (11/16): Scored game-winning goal and added an assist in 4-0 shutout. RIT (11/20-21): Scored both game-winning goals with 14 total shots in series sweep. Lindenwood (1/21): Netted both goals in a 2-1 win…Tied program record with 14th career power-play goal, also game-winner. vs. RIT (3/6): Scored goal and assist in CHA Tournament first-round victory.
2017-18 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Invited to 2018 U22 USA Hockey Women's National Festival...Named program’s first ever CHA Rookie of the Year…Chosen to All-CHA second team…Named to CHA All-Rookie Team…Earned CHA Rookie of the Month accolades three times (September/October, December, & February)…Selected CHA Rookie of the Week four times...Tabbed CHA Player of the Week (12/4).
Season: Played in all 36 games…Led team with 28 points and 19 goals…Paced team with 15 power-play points and four game-winning goals…Had points in 21 of 36 games played…Finished second on the team with 131 shots on goal…Produced a five-game point streak (10/20-11/3)…Scored 10 goals in the final seven games of the season (2/10-3/2).
Rankings: Tied for NCAA lead and paced CHA with 10 power-play goals…Ranked second in CHA with 19 goals scored…Surpassed all CHA freshmen with 28 points…Ranked third in CHA with four game-winning goals.
Union (10/6): Recorded first career point on an assist in a 3-1 win. at Merrimack (10/20-21): Scored first career goal (10/20)...Registered another goal in 4-3 win in game two (10/21). Robert Morris (10/28-29): Had first multi-point game with a goal and two assists (10/28).Finished series with three points (1G, 2A). at RIT (12/1): Had first multi-goal game with two scores in a 5-0 win. at Mercyhurst (2/10): Scored twice, both on the power play, in a 3-3 comeback tie. RIT (2/16-17): Scored three goals in the series. Lindenwood (2/24): Tied Penn State single-game high and scored programs' seventh hat trick with three goals in 6-0 win…Tallied two scores on power play to become first Nittany Lion with multiple two power-play goal games. vs. Lindenwood (3/1): Scored game-winning goal late in the third period in CHA Tournament first round victory. vs. Robert Morris (3/2): Added another postseason goal in semifinal.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Won two gold medals with the U.S. Women’s U18 National Team at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships...Named the USA’s top forward at the 2017 IIHF Under 18 World Championships...Participated in the U18 USA Hockey Women's National Festival in 2016...Attended Wayzata High School and was a four-year letterwinner...Captained high school team during senior year in 2016-17...Selected as an All-Minnesota honoree in 2016-17...Named four-time All-Lake Conference honoree...Minnesota Ms. Hockey Semifinalist in 2016-17...Recorded 20 points on 11 goals and nine assists in 19 games as a senior...Netted 41 points on 20 goals and 21 assists in 25 games during 2015-16...Recorded 35 points on 13 goals and 22 assists in 2014-15.
PERSONAL
Parents are Patrick and Stacey Heising...Has an older brother, Chase, and a younger sister, Brynn..Graduated in May 2022 with degree in chemical engineering.
Career: Became the first Nittany Lion to record five seasons with 20-or-more points...Tops the program charts with 137 career points, 74 career goals, and 19 power-play goals at conclusion of 156-game career…Became first Nittany Lion to win three All-CHA First Team honors and second to win CHA Player of the Year in 2021-22 (Kiara Zanon, 2020-21)...Was first in program history to win CHA Rookie of the Year in 2017-18.
Season: 2021-22: Named Penn State's second-straight CHA Player of the Year (Zanon, 2020-21)...Selected to her third All-CHA First Team...Set single-season program records with 40 points and 20 goals. 2020-21: Became first Nittany Lion to be named to multiple All-CHA First Teams...Was first Nittany Lion to have four seasons with 20-plus points. 2019-20: Scored 13 goals to become just the second Nittany Lion (Bowman, ’17) to have three seasons with double-digit goal totals. 2018-19: Became just the third Nittany Lion to be named to the All-CHA First Team…Scored 15 goals, good for fifth on Penn State’s single-season list. 2017-18: Set the Penn State single-season goals record with 19…Named program's first-ever CHA Rookie of the Year…Established Penn State’s single-season power-play goals record with 10.
Game: Became second Nittany Lion (Bowman) to have multiple career hat tricks with second vs. RIT (3/6/2020)…Scored first hat trick in PSU postseason history vs. RIT (3/6/2020)…Posted first hat trick to tie program single-game goal record vs. Lindenwood, 2/24/18...Ranked second in program history with four-point game (2G, 2A, 2/10/21 vs. RIT)...Tied program standard with two power play goals in a game two different times (2/24/18 vs. Lindenwood & 2/10/18 at Merrimack).
2021-22 • SENIOR+ SEASON
AWARDS: Named Penn State’s second-ever CHA Player of the Year…Earned First Team All-CHA honors for the second-straight season…Named Co-CHA Sportsmanship award recipient…Two-time CHA Forward of the Week in September and October…Dubbed CHA Forward of the Month in November…Earned Penn State’s prestigious John W. Oswald Award for her leadership.
SEASON: Topped Penn State record books as program’s all-time goal scoring and points leader thanks to PSU record 40 points and 20 goals…Led the team with 143 shots on goal and five power play goals…Completed the season with a team best +23 rating…Recorded a career-best point streak with 14 points in eight games and posted 11 multi-point games.
RANKINGS: Topped the conference for points per game, goals, goals per game, and game winning goals…Posted in the national leaderboards as seventh in game winning goals, 10th in goals per game, and 14th in power play goals.
St. Lawrence (9/23): Tied the game at 2-2 in the third period with her first goal of the season. No. 7/8 Boston College (10/1): Led the Nittany Lions with six shots on goal…Scored early in the first period to capture a lead for the Nittany Lions, capturing her 99th career point. Holy Cross (10/9): Reached the century mark with her 100th career point on a game-opening assist…Added a pair of goals for first multigoal game of season in 6-2 win. Brown (10/24-25): Set program record with 105th point off an assist to Kiara Zanon in her 131st career…Added a goal for her 23rd career multipoint game. Lindenwood (11/5-6): Tallied five points in weekend sweep…Scored a goal and two assists in game one win…Dished out a pair of assists to win game two of series. Syracuse (11/19-20): Netted the game-winning overtime goal in 1-0 win on road…Set new program goal-scoring record with her 63rd score. No. 7/6 Minnesota-Duluth (11/26): Scored twice in Penn State’s first ranked victory since 2018 in 3-2 win over Bulldogs. No. 2/2 Ohio State (11/27): Scored 11th goal of the season on the power-play against eventual national champion Buckeyes. at New Hampshire (12/10): Set personal-high with eight-game point streak after an assist in 3-0 win. vs. Boston Univ. (1/2): Recorded a point on all three PSU goals in 3-0 shutout of Terriers. Mercyurst (1/28): Scored two goals on Friday, including the game-winning goal 16 seconds into overtime. Syracuse (2/4): Notched one assist to the lone goal of a 1-1 tie to extend her point streak to seven games. Cornell (2/8): Tallied one assist in the 5-0 shutout win for her 133rd career points, good for 15th-most in conference history. LIU (2/12): Tied her single-season program goal record with her 19th goal of the season on a power play in a 2-0 shutout win. RIT (2/18): Set new program high with her 20th goal of the season.
2020-21 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Voted to All-CHA First Team to become first Nittany Lion honored on first team multiple times...Honored as CHA Individual Sportsmanship award recipient for her leadership and representation of Penn State in program's first championship season...Selected CHA Player of the Month for second time in her career (November).
Season: Named team captain...Finished season ranked second on team with 20 points (7G, 13A) in 17 games played...Recorded career-best seven-game point streak with 11 points (1/24-2/10)...Posted four multi-point outings...Completed season with +15 rating...Ranked second on team with 78 shots on goal.
Rankings: Tied for fifth in scoring in CHA with 20 points...Finished tied for sixth in CHA with teammate Lyndie Lobdell in assists with 13.
Lindenwood (11/29-30): Opened season with back-to-back two-point games in series sweep...Netted 19th career power-play goal in game-one win...Set tone with goal 39 seconds into game two and added assist in second period in game-two victory...Moved into third on program scoring list (81 points) passing Shannon Yoxheimer ('16). at Syracuse (12/11): Dished assist to Julie Gough to begin third-period comeback...Tied score with great backhand shot with 10:31 left in regulation. at Robert Morris (1/9): Assisted on both of Jessica Adolfsson 's scores to clinch road series sweep in 4-1 win. Mercyhurst (1/24): Dished out assist on Kiara Zanon's opening goal to begin seven-game point streak in 4-1 win. at Lindenwood (1/29): Distributed two assists for fifth-career two-assist effort in 6-2 rout. Robert Morris (2/5-6): Ripped shot on net that rebounded to Kiara Zanon for game-winning score in third period of 2-1 game-one win...Iced game two's 4-1 victory with empty-net goal to complete statement conference sweep. RIT (2/10): Set career high with four-point game on two goals and two assists...Netted first career shorthanded goal in second period of 7-1 victory.
2019-20 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Became second Nittany Lion to garner CHA Player of the Month honors (Bowman) after earning award for December…Named CHA Player of the Week for the third time in career 12/9…Selected to CHA All-Tournament Team.
Season: Named an alternate captain…Played in all 36 games, including 100th career game 2/8 against Robert Morris…Scored team-leading 13 goals with four scored on the power play…Added eight assists for 21 points…Had four multipoint games…Scored four goals in three-game stretch 12/6/-1/3 and again in a two-game span 2/29-3/6.
Rankings: Tied for seventh in CHA with 13 goals…Ranked tied for fourth in CHA with four game-winning scores.
RPI (10/11): Moved into fourth all-time on career scoring list (58) with her second goal of the season. at Providence (10/19): Scored a goal in a 2-2 tie. RIT (12/6-7): Set program record for career power-play goals scored (15) with her marker in 3-0 win in game one…Scored two goals in the third period to secure win in game two. Robert Morris (2/8): Moved into second on the career goal-scoring list with her 43rd in her 100th career game. vs. RIT (3/6): Became first Nittany Lion to record postseason hat trick in 4-1 CHA Tournament first-round win.
2018-19 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Invited to 2019 U22 USA Hockey Women's National Festival...Became just the third Nittany Lion to be named to All-CHA first team…Chosen CHA Player of the Week (11/27).
Season: Named an alternate captain…Played in all 36 games…Led the Nittany Lions with 28 points and 15 goals…Had a team-best seven multi-point games…Ranked second on team with 13 assists…Scored a goal in 13 games...Had a goal in three-straight games (11/20-30).
Rankings: Tied for third in CHA in scoring with 28 points…Ranked third in CHA with 15 goals scored…Tied for second in CHA with four game-winning scores…Finished fourth in CHA with 13 power-play points…Tied for ninth in CHA with 13 assists.
at No. 5 Colgate (9/28-29): Had four points (2G, 2A) in season-opening series…Scored goal and two assists in 4-2 win in game two. Providence (10/20): Scored two goals in 5-3 win. at Mercyhurst (10/27): Had another three-point effort with a goal and two assists. at RPI (11/16): Scored game-winning goal and added an assist in 4-0 shutout. RIT (11/20-21): Scored both game-winning goals with 14 total shots in series sweep. Lindenwood (1/21): Netted both goals in a 2-1 win…Tied program record with 14th career power-play goal, also game-winner. vs. RIT (3/6): Scored goal and assist in CHA Tournament first-round victory.
2017-18 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Invited to 2018 U22 USA Hockey Women's National Festival...Named program’s first ever CHA Rookie of the Year…Chosen to All-CHA second team…Named to CHA All-Rookie Team…Earned CHA Rookie of the Month accolades three times (September/October, December, & February)…Selected CHA Rookie of the Week four times...Tabbed CHA Player of the Week (12/4).
Season: Played in all 36 games…Led team with 28 points and 19 goals…Paced team with 15 power-play points and four game-winning goals…Had points in 21 of 36 games played…Finished second on the team with 131 shots on goal…Produced a five-game point streak (10/20-11/3)…Scored 10 goals in the final seven games of the season (2/10-3/2).
Rankings: Tied for NCAA lead and paced CHA with 10 power-play goals…Ranked second in CHA with 19 goals scored…Surpassed all CHA freshmen with 28 points…Ranked third in CHA with four game-winning goals.
Union (10/6): Recorded first career point on an assist in a 3-1 win. at Merrimack (10/20-21): Scored first career goal (10/20)...Registered another goal in 4-3 win in game two (10/21). Robert Morris (10/28-29): Had first multi-point game with a goal and two assists (10/28).Finished series with three points (1G, 2A). at RIT (12/1): Had first multi-goal game with two scores in a 5-0 win. at Mercyhurst (2/10): Scored twice, both on the power play, in a 3-3 comeback tie. RIT (2/16-17): Scored three goals in the series. Lindenwood (2/24): Tied Penn State single-game high and scored programs' seventh hat trick with three goals in 6-0 win…Tallied two scores on power play to become first Nittany Lion with multiple two power-play goal games. vs. Lindenwood (3/1): Scored game-winning goal late in the third period in CHA Tournament first round victory. vs. Robert Morris (3/2): Added another postseason goal in semifinal.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Won two gold medals with the U.S. Women’s U18 National Team at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships...Named the USA’s top forward at the 2017 IIHF Under 18 World Championships...Participated in the U18 USA Hockey Women's National Festival in 2016...Attended Wayzata High School and was a four-year letterwinner...Captained high school team during senior year in 2016-17...Selected as an All-Minnesota honoree in 2016-17...Named four-time All-Lake Conference honoree...Minnesota Ms. Hockey Semifinalist in 2016-17...Recorded 20 points on 11 goals and nine assists in 19 games as a senior...Netted 41 points on 20 goals and 21 assists in 25 games during 2015-16...Recorded 35 points on 13 goals and 22 assists in 2014-15.
PERSONAL
Parents are Patrick and Stacey Heising...Has an older brother, Chase, and a younger sister, Brynn..Graduated in May 2022 with degree in chemical engineering.