Elizabeth Heffernan

About Elizabeth: Born 4/20/92...Is the daughter of Dan and Maureen...Has one brother, Michael, as well as one sister, Kathryn.

Hobbies: writing, reading, making jewelry

Most Admired Person: Her mom, because she is always there for her family and takes time out of her day to spend time them. She can always rely on her to be there support whenever there are problems. She is one who can tough it out when on vacation in the middle of nowhere in 111 heat index just because her kids enjoy it.

High School Highlights: Played for Mrs. Jean Moore and was a part of the Crusaders Conference Championship team as a senior. She also won the 2009 Spencer Tournament doubles championship.

Aside from athletics, she was named the Student of the Year in both English and Theology, earned Student of the Month honors in several areas, and was a member of the National Honor Society.

College Highlights: In her first season as a Beaver, Elizabeth competed in both singles and doubles play in 2010. In singles play, she competed in the third and fourth positions and recorded her first victory against Carly Villano of Loras College 6-2 and 7-5 on September 4. In doubles play, she competed in the third spot and won her first match against Caitlin Dolan/Rebecca Weglarz of Loras College 8-2. As a sophomore in 2011-12, she ranked seventh in the conference among all players who played in the number three spot, with a 7-5 record. Her eight overall singles victories ranked second on the team, while her six doubles triumphs tied for the team lead. BVU finished seventh in the conference standings as a team, marking its highest finish since 1998.