2024 Lacrosse Roster

Keith Lucas
Sam Jordan
Matt Pendleton
Mallory Peak
Brian McWalters

9 Emily Heller

  • Position M
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School West Babylon
  • Hometown Babylon, N.Y.
  • Instagram emilyheller_
  • Twitter emilyheller1

Biography

HONORS
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 IWLCA All-American Third Team
2024 Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
2024 Inside Lacrosse Mid-season All-American Second Team
2024 IWLCA South Region First Team

2024 All-AAC Tournament Team

2024 USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention
2024 AAC All-Tournament Team
One-time AAC Midfielder of the Week
Three-time AAC Honor Roll Selection

2023 IWLCA Second Team All-American
2023 ILWomen Third Team All-American
2023 IWLCA All-Region First Team
2023 AAC Midfielder of the Year
2023 All-AAC First Team
Three-time AAC Midfielder of the Week
One-time AAC Honor Roll selection

2022 ILWomen Honorable Mention Media All-America
2022 IWLCA All-Region First Team
2022 All-AAC First Team
2022 All-AAC Tournament Team
One-time AAC Honor Roll selection  
2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 AAC Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 AAC All-Academic Team
2020 AAC All-Academic Team
2020 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll 


FIFTH YEAR SENIOR SEASON (2024)

  • Started all 23 games, ranking third on the team in goals with 46, to go along with 7 assists, 25 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and 45 draw controls
  • Scored the overtime winner in Florida's first win of the season against Maryland on 2/24
  • Tallied her 100th career goal on 3/6 vs. UC Davis
  • Piled up a career high six points on 4/6 at East Carolina
  • Won a season high five draw controls against James Madison on 5/4
  • Totaled six hat-tricks, including tying a career high five goals on 5/2 vs. Vanderbilt
  • Recorded her 200th career draw control on 4/13 against James Madison, becoming the third player in program history with 100 goals, 100 ground balls and 200 draw controls
  • Ranks 14th all-time goals, 17th in points, fifth in ground balls and sixth in draw controls
SENIOR SEASON (2023)
  • Started all 21 games for the Gators during her senior campaign
  • Ranked in the Top-15 in the league in the following categories: goals per game (11th | 1.86), points per game (15th | 2.19), groundballs per game (12th | 1.90), draw controls per game (14th | 2.19)
  • Scored a career-high five goals against Temple on April 8
  • Tallied a career-high five groundballs and five caused turnovers against Mercer on March 22
  • Hit 100 career points on May 4 against East Carolina  
  • Finished the season with 39 goals, four assists, 46 draw controls, 40 groundballs, 15 caused turnovers and a .481 shooting percentage
  • Ranked fourth on the team in points and goals, third in caused turnovers and draw controls and first in groundballs 
  • Currently ranks sixth in program history with 177 draw controls, 13th in groundballs with 100, 18th in caused turnovers with 43, 19th in goals with 89 and 21st in points with 106
JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
  • Started all 22 games for the Gators during her junior campaign
  • Ranked eighth in the AAC in draw controls per game (3.45)
  • Recorded a career-high four goals and five points against Vanderbilt in the AAC Championship game on May 7
  • Tallied a career-high two assists against Temple on April 23, to pair with her career-best seven draw controls in the game
  • Finished the season with 31 goals, eight assists, 76 draw controls, 23 groundballs and 15 caused turnovers
  • Ranked second on the team in draw controls, third in caused turnovers, fourth in goals and fifth in points, groundballs and free-position goals
 
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)
  • Saw action in 20 games this season, including one start
  • Recorded 12 goals and two assists, earning a total of 14 points on the season
  • Tallied a career-high three points against Cincinnati (3/28)
  • In the AAC Semifinals against the Bearcats, she recorded a personal-best two caused turnovers (5/6)
  • Registered a career-high six draw controls at Old Dominion (4/25)
  • Finished the season with 42 draw controls, 22 ground ball, and seven caused turnovers
 
FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)
  • In the shortened 2020 season, she started all eight games
  • Scored two goals and added an assist in her collegiate debut against Colorado (2/8)
  • Recorded her first collegiate hat trick against High Point (3/7), scoring three goals
  • Registered two career-highs against Navy (3/10): groundballs (4) and draw controls (4)
  • Finished the season with 10 points on seven goals and three assists, also recorded 14 groundballs, 12 draw controls and six caused turnovers
    Finished fourth on the team in points, goals, draw controls and caused turnovers
  • Ranked third on the squad in groundballs and fifth in assists
 
BEFORE FLORIDA
  • Invited to try-out for U.S. Under-19 women’s lacrosse team
  • Named a “On the Rise” recruit by ILWomen
  • Selected as one of Newsday’s Top 100 girls lacrosse players for 2018
  • Finished the 2018 season with 31 goals and seven assists
  • Played for West Babylon High School
  • Played club for LI Top Guns
 
CAREER STATS
Season GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot % SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT
2020 8-8 7 3 10 18 .389 15 .833 14 12 5 6
2021 21-1 12 2 14 29 .414 21 .724 23 43 5 7
2022 22-22 31 8 39 67 .463 46 .687 23 76 19 15
2023 21-21 39 4 43 81 .481 64 .790 40 46 26 15
2024 23-23 46 7 53 103 .447 76 .738 25 45 27 11
TOTAL 72-52 135 24 159 298 .453 222 .745 125 222 82 54
 
CAREER HIGHS
Goals................................................................................................................................... 5, 2x, last at Vanderbilt (5/2/24)
Assists................................................................................................. 2, 4x, last at East Carolina (4/6/24)
Points................................................................................................................ 6, at East Carolina (4/6/24)
Shots........................................................................................................................... 9 vs. Maryland (2/26/22)
Ground Balls.................................................................................................................. 5 at Mercer (3/22/23)
Draw Controls............................................................................................ 7, 2x, last vs. Mercer (5/13/22)
Caused Turnovers...................................................................................................... 5 at Mercer (3/22/23)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

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    2021Sophomore

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    2022Junior

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    2023Senior

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    2024Graduate Student

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