Heidi Thelen

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Heidi Thelen #19 MB 6’2″

Russ Rose Then (2015): “Heidi has made positive strides in her game. Hopefully this year she’ll come out and be a little stronger at the middle blocking position.”

Russ Rose Now (2025):

2015 Stats Leaders

2015 Cumulative Team Stats

2015 Season (Sophomore) Season Recap: Totaled 41 kills in 23 matches on the year, while also finishing third on the team with 1.05 blocks per set …Made her 2015 debut against Buffalo (8/28) with 7 blocks … Posted 3 kills and a career-high 9 total blocks against Stony Brook (8/29) … Recorded 2 digs and 4 blocks against Villanova (8/29) … Had 4 kills on .800 hitting against No. 21 Colorado (9/4), adding 7 blocks … Recorded 3 kills and 2 blocks at Notre Dame (9/12) … Logged 5 kills on 9 perfect swings against South Florida (9/19), adding 5 blocks … Recorded 4 blocks against No. 21 Minnesota (9/26) … Matched a career-high mark with 9 blocks at No. 23 Michigan (10/21) … Had 2 digs and 2 blocks against Michigan State (10/21) … Posted 1 block against Michigan (11/18).

NCAA Tournament: Totaled 2 blocks and 1 kill in the NCAA First Round match against Howard (12/4) … posted a career-high 7 kills on .875 hitting, adding 1 block in the NCAA Second Round match against Dayton (12/5) … recorded 1 block in the NCAA Regional Semifinals against Hawaii (12/11).

2017 Season (Senior)

2016 Season (Junior)

2014 Season (Freshman)

2015 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 7 12/05/2015 Dayton
Assists 5 09/11/2015 Eastern Ky.
Points 8 10/21/2015 Michigan
Digs 2 10/24/2015 Michigan St.
Total Blocks 9 10/21/2015 Michigan
Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2014-15 Penn St. 9 6 10 1.111 2 22 0.364 0 0 0 0.000 1
2015-16 Penn St. 63 24 41 0.651 14 93 0.290 8 0.127 0 0.000 0
2016-17 Penn St. 118 34 205 1.737 67 518 0.266 3 0.025 0 0.000 0
2017-18 Penn St. 118 35 201 1.703 44 436 0.360 3 0.025 0 0.000 0
Totals: 308 99 457 1.484 127 1069 0.309 14 0.045 0 0.000 1
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2014-15 Penn St. 1 0.111 0 1 6 7 0.778 0 0 14 1.556
2015-16 Penn St. 11 0.175 0 7 59 66 1.048 10 1 77.5 1.230
2016-17 Penn St. 27 0.229 0 8 86 94 0.797 4 1 256 2.169
2017-18 Penn St. 33 0.280 3 10 105 115 0.975 6 0 263.5 2.233
Totals: 72 0.234 3 26 256 282 0.916 20 2 611 1.984
2015 Match Stats Attack Set Serve Defense Block
Date Opponent Score K E TA % AST E SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE TB BHE PTS
08/28/2015 vs Buffalo W 3 – 0 1 2 4 -0.25 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 7 0 5.5
08/29/2015 vs Stony Brook W 3 – 0 3 0 5 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 9 0 8
08/29/2015 vs Villanova W 3 – 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 1.5
09/04/2015 vs Colorado W 3 – 0 4 0 5 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 7.5
09/05/2015 vs Stanford W 3 – 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 3
09/11/2015 vs Eastern Ky. W 3 – 0 1 1 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
09/12/2015 at Notre Dame W 3 – 0 3 0 5 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 4.5
09/12/2015 at Mississippi St. W 3 – 0 0 1 3 -0.333 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
09/18/2015 at Auburn W 3 – 0 4 1 7 0.429 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 6
09/19/2015 vs St. John’s (NY) W 3 – 0 3 0 10 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 4.5
09/19/2015 at South Fla. W 3 – 0 5 0 9 0.556 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 7.5
09/23/2015 vs Wisconsin W 3 – 0 1 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
09/26/2015 vs Minnesota W 3 – 2 2 3 6 -0.167 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 4.5
10/02/2015 vs Nebraska L 2 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/10/2015 at Northwestern L 2 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/16/2015 vs Indiana W 3 – 0 1 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
10/17/2015 vs Purdue W 3 – 0 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/21/2015 at Michigan W 3 – 2 3 1 7 0.286 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 9 1 8
10/24/2015 at Michigan St. W 3 – 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
11/06/2015 at Rutgers W 3 – 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11/18/2015 vs Michigan L 1 – 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
12/04/2015 vs Howard W 3 – 0 1 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2
12/05/2015 vs Dayton W 3 – 1 7 0 8 0.875 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
12/11/2015 vs Hawaii L 0 – 3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.5
Totals: 41 14 93 0.29 8 14 0 0 0 11 7 59 10 66 1 77.5
Before Penn State: A 4-year letter winner at Notre Dame Academy and 2-time Best Offensive Player selection … Earned Class AAA All-State accolades in 2013, while also picking up All-State honors by the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association (KVCA) in 2013 … also earned 2011 and 2013 KVCA Region 9 Player of the Year honors … earned all-tournament team honors at AAU Nationals in 2012 and 2013 with her club team, Tri-State Elite, garnering AAU All-America honors in 2011 … a 2013-14 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American.

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