Shippensburg University Athletics

2011 (Junior): In her third season with the Raiders, Heimsoth again served as the team’s primary setter, this time etching her name in the school record book. She finished the season with 1,286 assists, good for third-most in SU single-season history. One of just two players to play all 137 sets on the season, Heimsoth was second on the team in three categories: a .228 hitting percentage (among those qualified), a career-best 345 digs (2.52 per set) and 43 service aces. She also added career highs with 71 kills and 37 total blocks. Heimsoth recorded a career-best 59 assists against Kutztown in one of five games in which she totaled at least 50 assists. She recorded at least 20 assists in all but two matches on the season and in two different matches connected on a career-high five service aces. Heimsoth also added double-digit digs in 16 different matches, including a career mark of 20 against Alderson-Broaddus as well as 16 in the PSAC quarterfinal loss to Lock Haven.

2010 (Sophomore): In her second season, Heimsoth continued her solid production as the team’s primary setter for the Raiders. She contributed 820 assists through 33 matches and improved her digs total with 246. As a server, Heimsoth recorded a career-high 49 aces that led the Raiders. Heimsoth contributed 11 or more assists in every match that she played: including a season-high 40 against Lenoir-Rhyne and Mercyhurst, 37 against Fairmont State and Millersville, and 36 against East Stroudsburg and West Chester. Her season-high in service aces was four, a number that was recorded five times. In fact, Heimsoth finished 25 of her 33 matches with as many or more service aces than errors. Offensively, Heimsoth contributed 17 kills and hit .173.

2009 (Freshman): Heimsoth wasted no time becoming an integral setter for the Lady Raiders in her first season with the team. Among all PSAC setters, Heimsoth ranked ninth with an average of 7.99 assists per set en route to a team-high total of 927. She also ranked second on the team with 235 digs, including seven games with double-digit digs and a career-high 17 against C.W. Post. One of her best games of the season came in the PSAC Quarterfinals at Kutztown, when Heimsoth totaled 45 assists to complement 14 digs, two kills and two service aces. Overall, Heimsoth had eight games with at least 40 assists, including a career-high 62 assists in an epic five-set match at East Stroudsburg. In addition to her offensive success, Heimsoth totaled 31 service aces and 17 block assists.

Liberty High School: Heimsoth won four letters and provided over 1,000 sets for the Hurricanes under head coach Ginnie Rohn. She also competed for club team Crosscourt under coach Sharon Shoemaker. Heimsoth received honorable mention as a senior and was an all-district second team selection as a sophomore and a junior.

Personal: Andrea Claire Heimsoth is the daughter of Neil and Cathy Heimsoth. She is majoring in exercise science while seeking a minor in coaching.