Heidi Thelen – DigNittanyVolleyball.com

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 (2026): “Heidi was kind of a right-side/middle player who could be inserted at either position. When she was playing right-side, she was able to score on serve reception by hitting out of the middle. And when she was in the middle, she could go behind as well as score in front of the setter. Heidi played a big role as a net player and starter for us and had great energy and a good spirit. She was a great team player the whole time that she was here at Penn State.”

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	Se
2014-15	Penn St.	9	6	10	1.111	2	22	0.364	0	0	1
2015-16	Penn St.	63	24	41	0.651	14	93	0.290	8	0.127	0
2016-17	Penn St.	118	34	205	1.737	67	518	0.266	3	0.025	0
2017-18	Penn St.	118	35	201	1.703	44	436	0.360	3	0.025	0
Totals:		308	99	457	1.484	127	1069	0.309	14	0.045	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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