Player Profile

Heidi Witschi
THIS YEAR: Returns for her fourth season as one of 11 seniors...Has 13 career goals.
2011 (junior): Missed the first five games of the year due to injury, but played in 16 matches, starting 15 times...Scored three goals and recorded one assist...Had a goal and an assist in Azusa Pacific's NAIA quarterfinal 4-0 victory over Mobile (Ala.)...Finished with 29 shots, putting 13 on frame.
2010 (sophomore): Received playing time in 23 games, starting in 17 of them ... Recorded six goals and three assists for a total of 15 points ... 13 of her 38 shots taken were on goal ... Scored the game-winning goals against Concordia (twice) and Fresno Pacific.
2009 (freshman): Appeared in 21 games, starting seven times as a 2009 freshman ... Tallied four goals and two assists on the season ... Scored the game-winner to lift the Cougars to a 1-0 victory over Point Loma Nazarene ... In the 8-0 victory over Menlo made two of her four shots and assisted a goal.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity soccer at Central Valley Christian High in Visalia, Calif., under head coach Jacob DeGroot ... Was a two-time team offensive player of the year ... Named 3-time All-Central Sequoia League first-team ... Captained the undefeated in conference Cavaliers as a 2009 senior.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 5, 1991, in Reedley, Calif. ... Parents are Rudy (contactor) and Debi (manager) Witschi ... Has two brothers (Nate, Josh) ... Older brother, Nate, also attends Azusa Pacific ... Is majoring in business administration.
