Leigh Heffner

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Leigh Heffner
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Golden, Colo.
  • Position:
    D
  • Year:
    R-Senior
  • High School:
    Faith Christian
  • Previous College:
    Tennessee Tech
  • Major:
    Biology & Health Sciences
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  • pts
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Bio

In 2012 (Senior): Heffner started in six matches as a defender, tallying at least 90 minutes in five of her six appearances before suffering a season-ending knee injury… sat out the remainder of the 2012 season as a medical redshirt… scored her second career goal off a free kick from midfield in a 1-1 tie against High Point on Aug. 24… totaled three shots on the year, two of which were on a goal, accumulating a shot percentage of .333 and a shot-on-goal percentage of .667… named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… named to OVC Honor Roll.   

In 2011 (Junior): Heffner continued to assert herself as one of the conference’s best defenders in her junior season, garnering All-OVC second team honors for the second straight season… helped anchor the Golden Eagle back line while finishing among the team leaders in playing time, seeing more than 1,600 minutes on the season… started and played in 18 games and scored one goal… headed in a Sarah Gawthrop corner kick in overtime for her first career goal, providing the golden goal and giving Tech a 1-0 victory over Austin Peay on Oct. 16… took six shots on the season, four of which were on goal, and finished with a shot percentage of .167 and a shot-on-goal percentage of .667… named OVC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 18.

In 2010 (Sophomore): Heffner started 16 of 17 matches and played nearly 90 minutes in all of her appearances… named to the All-OVC second team and received the team’s Defensive MVP award… received Defensive Player of the Week honors after playing 200 minutes in weekend matches against Southeast Missouri and Eastern Illinois, anchoring the defense as the Golden Eagles won their first conference match of the season against SEMO… against EIU, helped Tech hold the Panthers to one goal in securing a 1-1 tie through 110 minutes of play… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as well as the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

In 2009 (Freshman): Heffner was a mainstay on defense her freshman year as she tallied 1764 minutes of playing time… appeared in every Golden Eagle contest, recording five shots on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Heffner comes to Tennessee Tech from Arvada, Colo., where she played high school soccer at Faith Christian High School. Through three seasons, she has been named Faith Defensive Player of the Year three times. A second-team all-state selection in 2008, Leigh was team captain, and led her team to a state championship in 2008.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Scott and Susie Heffner… born February 19, 1991… full name is Leigh Nicole Heffner… majoring in biology & health sciences.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 19 10
Games started 18 9
Goals 0 0
Assists 1 1
Points 1 1
Shots 12 7
Shot Pct .000 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 13 at Jacksonville State T, 0-0
Oct 18 UT Martin L, 2-1
Oct 20 at Southeast Missouri L, 1-0
Oct 25 Morehead State L, 1-0
Oct 27 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-1
Nov 1 at Belmont L, 2-0
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 17 at Tennessee Wesleyan T, 1-1 - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. Kennesaw State L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 25 Evansville L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 30 Alabama State L, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 1 at Northern Kentucky L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Findlay W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 8 at Ball State L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 15 at Middle Tennessee L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 20 Chattanooga L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 22 at ETSU W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 27 at SIUE W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Eastern Illinois L, 4-2 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 4 Austin Peay L, 5-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 6 Murray State L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 13 at Jacksonville State T, 0-0 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 18 UT Martin L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Southeast Missouri L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 25 Morehead State L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 27 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-1 1 1 0 1 1
Nov 1 at Belmont L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 17 at Tennessee Wesleyan T, 1-1 - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. Kennesaw State L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Aug 25 Evansville L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Aug 30 Alabama State L, 3-2 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 1 at Northern Kentucky L, 1-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 6 at Findlay W, 3-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 8 at Ball State L, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 15 at Middle Tennessee L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 20 Chattanooga L, 2-1 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Sep 22 at ETSU W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 27 at SIUE W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 29 at Eastern Illinois L, 4-2 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 4 Austin Peay L, 5-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 6 Murray State L, 3-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 13 at Jacksonville State T, 0-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 18 UT Martin L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 20 at Southeast Missouri L, 1-0 1 3 .000 2 .667
Oct 25 Morehead State L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 27 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Nov 1 at Belmont L, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 17 at Tennessee Wesleyan T, 1-1 - - - - -
Aug 23 vs. Kennesaw State L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 25 Evansville L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 30 Alabama State L, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 1 at Northern Kentucky L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 6 at Findlay W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 8 at Ball State L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 15 at Middle Tennessee L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 20 Chattanooga L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 22 at ETSU W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 27 at SIUE W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 29 at Eastern Illinois L, 4-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 4 Austin Peay L, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 6 Murray State L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 13 at Jacksonville State T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 18 UT Martin L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 20 at Southeast Missouri L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 25 Morehead State L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 27 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 1 at Belmont L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g a pts
2013-14 19 18 0 1 1
Total 19 18 0 1 1
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2013-14 19 .63 .000 .47 .750
Total 19 .63 .000 .47 .750
gp sh sh% sog sog%
2013-14 19 12 .000 9 .750
Total 19 12 .000 9 .750
gp yc rc pk gw
2013-14 19 0 0 0-0 0
Total 19 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2013-14 19 18 .00 .05 .05
Total 19 18 .00 .05 .05
gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 19 18 0 1 1
Conference 10 9 0 1 1
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 8 8 0 1 1
Away 10 9 0 0 0
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0
Result
Wins 3 3 0 0 0
Losses 15 15 0 1 1
Month
August 3 3 0 0 0
September 8 8 0 0 0
October 7 6 0 1 1
November 1 1 0 0 0
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 19 .63 .000 .47 .750
Conference 10 .70 .000 .40 .571
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 .75 .000 .50 .667
Away 10 .60 .000 .50 .833
Neutral 1 .00 - .00 -
Result
Wins 3 .33 .000 .33 1.000
Losses 15 .67 .000 .47 .700
Month
August 3 .33 .000 .33 1.000
September 8 .50 .000 .50 1.000
October 7 1.00 .000 .57 .571
November 1 .00 - .00 -
gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 19 12 .000 9 .750
Conference 10 7 .000 4 .571
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 6 .000 4 .667
Away 10 6 .000 5 .833
Neutral 1 0 - 0 -
Result
Wins 3 1 .000 1 1.000
Losses 15 10 .000 7 .700
Month
August 3 1 .000 1 1.000
September 8 4 .000 4 1.000
October 7 7 .000 4 .571
November 1 0 - 0 -
gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 19 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 10 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 8 0 0 0-0 0
Away 10 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 1 0 0 0-0 0
Result
Wins 3 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 15 0 0 0-0 0
Month
August 3 0 0 0-0 0
September 8 0 0 0-0 0
October 7 0 0 0-0 0
November 1 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 19 18 .00 .05 .05
Conference 10 9 .00 .10 .10
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 8 .00 .13 .13
Away 10 9 .00 .00 .00
Neutral 1 1 .00 .00 .00
Result
Wins 3 3 .00 .00 .00
Losses 15 15 .00 .07 .07
Month
August 3 3 .00 .00 .00
September 8 8 .00 .00 .00
October 7 6 .00 .14 .14
November 1 1 .00 .00 .00