JACKSONVILLE – Head coach Julie Davis Carlson has announced the addition of
Nicole Heiser to the list of incoming players for the 2012 soccer season.
Heiser joins the Jacksonville State program after spending the 2011 season at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga. The 5-foot-6 defender is a native of Strongsville, Ohio and attended Strongsville High School.
Heiser, who red-shirted for the Eagles last year, played four seasons at SHS for Jon Felton. She helped the Mustangs finish fifth in the nation and reaching the state final four in Ohio. Heiser started all 21 games as a senior with 11 shutouts and just ten total goals. She earned All District and All Conference honors along with being selected as a Greater Cleveland All Star. On the club level, Heiser was a member of the 2009 National Champion Super Y Team.
"We are delighted that Nicole (heiser) has chosen to pursue her career at JSU. We initially had been recruiting for our 2011 class, so it nice to see her coming over to us with a year of experience and four years left to play,” said Carlson. “We feel that she will add to our midfield and defensive style in areas that we continue to improve and strengthen. She came from a dominant and talented club soccer environment with the Internationals. We know she is well coached and well versed in her soccer knowledge."
A multi-talented athlete at SHS, Heiser also played two years of basketball and participated in track.
Heiser becomes the seventh newest Gamecock to join the soccer program. Carlson added six freshmen during the Spring signing period.
