2014 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Rena Heim
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Governor Mifflin
- Hometown:
- Mohnton, Pa.
Ranks fourth in program history in career saves (661).
2013: Only goalie on roster and played all 864 minutes ... second straight season with 200+ saves (259) ... 259 saves ranked fifth on Bison single-season list ... finished campaign with career-best .508 save percentage ... 17 double-figure save outings ... posted season-high 12 saves five times, including twice during postseason ... five of 11 steals came during postseason ... held opponent to six goals or fewer on seven occasions.
2012: Took over as primary starter in goal ... started 33 of 39 games ... started 31 of 32 games at one point ... posted team-high 279 saves to rank tied for second on Bucknell’s single-season list ... team-best save percentage (.458) ... 12 double-figure save performances ... five straight double-figure save outings in late February/early March ... season-high 13 saves vs. Iona and Harvard ... third on team with 42 steals ... season-high three steals on six occasions.
2011: Split time at goalie with veteran Brittany Connell ... saw action in 23 games, starting nine ... registered 123 saves, including season-high 12 vs. Gannon ... 12 saves marked most by a Bison in 2011 ... just three stops behind Connell for team lead ... .480 save percentage led squad ... seven outings with at least eight saves, although just one double-figure performance ... typically played second halves of games when splitting duties with Connell ... appeared in 16 straight games at one point with just one start during that span ... season-high two steals on eight occasions ... sixth on team with 22 steals.
Before Bucknell: Four-time letterwinner in water polo, swimming and track at Governor Mifflin High School ... two-time all-state selection in water polo ... two-year team captain ... held school record for saves by a goalie (311) at time of graduation ... swimming co-captain as a senior ... member of school-record holding 400 free relay team ... co-captain of track & field team as a senior ... four-time district medalist in shot put and discus ... earned academic awards for both water polo and swimming.
Personal: Rena Anne Heim ... born July 31, 1991 in Reading, Pa. ... daughter of Jack and Robin Heim ... father ran cross country at Messiah College ... mother earned her bachelor’s degree from Bucknell in 1979 and her master’s in 1986 ... maternal grandfather, Jesse Sheetz, earned a master’s degree from Bucknell in 1956 ... majoring in chemical engineering.
