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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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23 Nicole Heffington

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Mentor
  • Hometown Mentor, OH
  • Major Early Childhood Education

Biography

Awards & Honors 
  • Became JCU All-Time Leading Scorer and All-Time Leader in Career Field Goals Made
  • 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • 2021 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ First Team All-American
  • 2021 WBCA Division III All-Star 
  • 2021 D3hoops.com First Team All-American
  • 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America
  • 2021 D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes, Co-Player of the Year
  • 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • OAC Player of the Week: 2/19/2018, 1/7/2019, 1/14/2019, 2/1/2021, 11/22/2021
  • D3Hoops.com Team of the Week: 1/26/21, 2/1/21
  • 2019-20 D3Hoops.com Preseason Fourth Team All-American
  • 2019 D3Hoops.com All Great-Lakes First Team All-Region
  • 2018 Great Lakes Region Co-Rookie of the Year
  • 2019, 2021 Helen Ludwig OAC Player of the Year
  • 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 First Team All-OAC  
  • 2019, 2021 OAC All-Tournament Team
  • 2018 OAC Freshman of the Year
  • 2021, 2020 Academic All-OAC

2021-22
  • Appeared in 25 games this season, starting all of them
  • Scored 42 points in two games of the OAC Tournament (2/22-24/2022)
  • Became the JCU Record holder in career points scored and career field goals made 
  • Scored a team high 22 points while adding nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Heidelberg (2/1/22)
  • Recorded 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in a win against Capital (1/29/22)
  • Managed 15 points and 5 rebounds in a win over Muskingum (1/22/22)
  • Scored a game-high 18 points while adding rebounds and 3 assists in a win over #11 Baldwin Wallace (1/19/22) 
  • Recorded 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a win against Wilmington (1/15/22)
  • Scored 12 points while adding 6 rebounds and 2 assists in a win against Ohio Northern (1/8/22)
  • Registered 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in a win over Maryville (TN) (12/21/21)
  • Managed 13 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in a loss against Transylvania (12/20/21)
  • Recorded 20 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds in a loss against Marietta (12/18/21)
  • Managed 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in a win against Capital (12/11/21)
  • Registered a team high 20 points and added 3 rebounds in a win against Mount Union (12/8/21)
  • Managed 18 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds in win against Muskingum (12/04/21)
  • Notched 16 points and 7 rebounds in win against Denison (11/23/21)
  • Lead the team with 26 points and 9 rebounds as well as a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line in win against Albion (11/20/21)
  • Lead the team with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, shot 10-for-17 from the floor including 4-for-5 from three in 32 minutes in win over Carnegie Mellon (11/13/21)
  • Recorded 11 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assist, 1 block and 2 steals in 31 minutes in the win over Case Western Reserve (11/12/21)
2021 
  • Started in all 15 games for the Blue Streaks 
  • Led the team in scoring with an average of 17 points per game and assists with 3.3 per game 
  • Contributed 6.5 rebounds per game 
  • Shot 53.4 % from the field. 
  • Surpassed the 1,500 career point mark against Wilmington (3/02/21)
  • Scored 30 points and grabbed eight boards in win against Mount Union (1/30/21)
  • Registered 23 points, five steals and five rebounds in victory over Mount Union (1/29/21) 
2019-20
  • Has started in all 25 games this season, scoring in double-digits in all but two games
  • Currently fourth in the OAC in scoring (14.8), fifth in rebounds (7.4), and fourth in assists (81)
  • Scored 14 points and added 10 rebounds in her season debut against Fredonia (11/15/19)
  • Registered 17 points, seven rebounds, and a career-high six assists against La Roche (11/16/19)
  • Recorded a season-high 24 points, six assists, and two steals against Mount Union (12/07/19)
  • Bounced back with an 18-point, nine-rebound performance against Muskingum (12/16/19)
  • Contributed 16 points (team high), 8 rebounds and 3 steals in win over Heidelberg (1/16/20)
  • Scored team high 13 points in win over Baldwin Wallace (1/22/20)
  • Led the team with 20 points over Marietta (2/1/20)
  • Scored 16 points in back to back games against Heidelberg and Capital (2/8)
  • Played 40 minutes, with 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists against Baldwin Wallace (2/12)
  • Grabbed a double-double against Otterbein with 18 points and 11 rebounds (2/19/20)
  • Had team-high 21 points along with 12 rebounds, 3 assists and three steals (2/22/20)

2018-19 
  • Started in all 29 games  
  • Became the third player in team history to be named the Helen Ludwig OAC Player of the Year
  • Finished third in the OAC with 15 points per game 
  • Also averaged 6.4 rebounds, two assists, and one steal per game
  • Scored a career high 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Heidelberg (1/9/19)
  • Had 25 points and eight rebounds against Otterbein (1/2/19)
  • Grabbed a career high 15 rebounds against Oberlin (11/17/18)

2017-18
  • Started in all 26 games 
  • Became the third player in team history to win OAC Freshman of the Year
  • Averaged 16.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game
  • Scored double figures in 22 of 26 games
  • Had seven double-doubles
  • Led the team in total points, rebounds, steals, blocks, field goal percentage, and three point field goal percentage
  • Performed in all facets of the game in her collegiate debut against La Roche (11/15/17), notching 15 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, four steals, and two blocks
  • Scored 28 points against Muskingum (12/2/17) while grabbing 12 rebounds
  • Went 10/15 from the field and 6/8 from beyond the arc to score 29 points against Wilmington (01/13/17)

High School
  • Prepped for Steve Thompson at Mentor High School 
  • Named First Team All-Conference twice
  • Earned Honorable Mention All-Ohio honors
  • Six-time Player of the Week by The News Herald and Cleveland.com
  • Tallied over 1,000 points
  • Landed on the Northeast Lakes All-District First Team
  • Also participated in National Honors Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters, CARDS and Relay for Life 
  • Was part of the Dean's List, Summa Cum Laude and registered a 4.0 GPA for all four years

Academics & Personal
  • Daughter of Jeff and Yvonne Heffington
  • Minoring in Leadership Development
  • Dean's List with a GPA of 3.56
  • Was a camp counselor for the City of Mentor

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2017-18First Year

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    23
  • 23

    2018-19Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    23
  • 23

    2019-20Junior

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    23
  • 23

    2020-21Senior

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    23
  • 23

    2021-22Graduate Student

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    23

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