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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Joe Lehrman
Dave Schofield '71
Max Sacco
Max Sacco
Joe Lehrman
Max Sacco
Max Sacco
Marist Athletics
Olivia Witkowski

11 Grace Heeps

  • Position
    Guard
  • Height
    5-11
  • Class
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown
    East Greenbush, N.Y.
  • Highschool
    UAlbany
  • Twitter
    @graceheeps32
  • Instagram
    @graceheeps

Biography

AWARDS
CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (2024)
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 17, vs. New Hampshire (1/24/21)*
Rebounds: 11, at Mount St. Mary's (2/10/24)
Assists: 7, vs New Hampshire (1/25/23)*
*- Achieved while at UAlbany
2023-24 • GRADUATE SEASON
• One of two players to start and appear in all 31 games
• Finished season third all-time for minutes played in a season (1087) and is tied for ninth in games started in a season (31)
• Made her Canisius debut at Big Four rival Buffalo (Nov. 6), scoring five points, grabbing two rebounds and career-high four steals
• Tied with Mackenzie Amalia for the team lead in steals (39)
• Nabbed a career-high 11 rebounds at Mount St. Mary’s (Feb. 10)
• Scored 10-or-more points on seven occasions
• Tallied a season-high 15 points against Quinnipiac (Jan. 18)
• Had four assists on four occasions
• Knocked down a season-high four 3-pointers at Marist (Dec. 18)
• Played over 30 minutes in all but two games and appeared in a season-high 44 minutes at Colgate (Nov. 16)
• Tied her career-high in blocks with two at Little Three rival St. Bonaventure (Nov. 30)
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played at three seasons at UAlbany (2020-23)
• Helped the Great Danes to the NCAA Tournament in 2021-22 and WNIT in 2022-23
• America East Elite-18 Award Winner in 2022-23
• CSC Academic All-District Honoree in 2022-23
• Started in 82 of a possible 84 games over three seasons
• Ranked in the top-15 in the America East in assists and minutes per-game during her senior campaign
• Team captain her junior and senior season
• Recorded career-high 10 rebounds at Navy on Nov. 16, 2023
 Amassed a .338 FG%, 30 three-pointers, 126 rebounds and 139 total points with 64 assists, 31 steals, and 13 blocks in 1143 minutes of play during her final season with the Great Danes
• Made her UAlbany debut and first collegiate start against Hofstra on Dec. 11, 2020
• Attended UMass Amherst during the 2019-20 season, appearing in 17 games
• During her prep career, lettered two years in basketball at Northfield Mount Hermon High School where she was a team captain as a senior
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Colin and Rebecca Heeps
• Has two brothers, Cameron and Henry
• Pursuing her masters in sports administration

Statistics

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