Marquette University Athletics
Volleyball Names Erica Heisser as Assistant Coach
7/21/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
"We are thrilled to have Erica join our staff this season," said head coach Pati Rolf. " We are fortunate to have a woman who is so caring of others continue in our program. Not only will she be a tremendous mentor to our younger players, but also has the ability to train the middle blocker position, which will help us a great deal. I think most importantly she understands the new generation of athletes and Marquette as a whole.?
Heisser, a three-year letterwinner for the Golden Eagles, helped lead the team to 22-7 record, the best Division I record in school history, and an appearance in the Conference USA championship game in 2004. She led the team in blocks with 2.61 per game and was second on the team in attack percentage, hitting 28.3 percent. Heisser also finished second on the team in kills with 339, while being one of the most accurate on the team, hitting over 30.0 percent seven times.
Outside of volleyball, Heisser was the president of the Student Athlete Advisory Council in 2004 and a four-time member of the C-USA Commissioner?s Honor Roll. She was presented with the Cura Personalis award at the end of the 2004-05 school year by Marquette University. She graduated from Marquette in May 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Spanish.
Prior to her collegiate playing career, the Grand Rapids, Mich., native came to the Marquette program from Forest Hills Central where she earned four letters in volleyball. Heisser landed first-team honors on state, area, region and conference teams and was named team MVP. Selected by the Detroit Free Press as a Scholar- Athlete. She was also chosen as the Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior. Heisser was picked as her high school's Female Athlete of the Year Award winner and helped her team to a No. 2 ranking in the state of Michigan. A two-time letterwinner in basketball, Heisser played club volleyball for the Kentwood Volleyball Club and the Grand Rapids Pride.
The Golden Eagles will open the 2005 season at home with the Marquette Kick-off hosting Virginia Commonwealth University, North Dakota State and Pacific at the Al McGuire Center August 26-27.
