2009 Women's Soccer Roster

Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009

9 Heidi Gassaway (Garrett)

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Riverside, CA
  • High School Martin Luther King HS

Biography

Career Finished her UC Riverside career ranked fifth on the Highlanders career goals, points and shots lists ...

2009 Ranked third on the team in shots on goal and fourth in shots ...

2008 Ranked first in the conference averaging 0.56 goals per game, second with 1.31 points per game, fourth in total points and goals, fifth in shots per game, and seventh in total shots ... Ranked second on the team in goals, assists, points, shots, and game-winning goals ... Sat out four games due to injury ...

2007
Tore her ACL in preseason and sat out the entire season with a medical redshirt ...

2006 Tied for fourth in the Big West and led the Highlanders in assists and finished third on the team in goals scored ... Saw her first collegiate action in a start in the season-opener at Colorado College on August 25 ... Picked up the first assist of her collegiate career on a pass to Tessa Lennala that proved to be the game-winner in a 3-1 win over Southern Utah on September 3 ... First goal for the Highlanders was the game-winner in a 1-0 victory at No. 22 Fresno State on September 22 ... Added two additional game-winners on the year – at San Jose State on September 24 and at Long Beach State on October 29 ... Earned Big West Player of the Week honors and a spot on the Soccerbuzz.com Elite Team of the Week for her play from September 17-24 ...

High School Lettered in both soccer and football at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside ... Earned First-Team All-Sunkist and Ivy Leagues in soccer ... Named First-Team All-CIF ... Helped the Wolves to the CIF semifinals ... Named “Press-Enterprise” Player of the Year ... Scored 100 goals in her high school career ... Also was the place kicker for the Wolves football team, earning First-Team All-League honors ...

Personal Heidi Marie Gassaway is the daughter of Rance and Kathi Garrett ... Her brother, Levi, currently plays baseball at Cal Baptist University ... Considers Michelle Akers, who has overcome more physical adversity than any other athlete, to be her biggest athletics influence ... Majoring in business ... Roots for the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and MLB’s Los Angeles Angels ... Her favorite novels are “Redeeming Love" and "My Sister's Keeper” ... Loves to eat chocolate cake and pizza ... Enjoys watching “So You Think You Can Dance,” “What Not to Wear” and “Project Runway” ... Likes doing hair and make-up in her spare time ... Her most memorable sports moments are scoring the winning goal in the CIF quarterfinals and kicking a 48-yard field goal ...



Year Team GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT
2006 UCR 17-12 4
5
13
22
.182
13
.591
0-0
3
0-0
2007 UCR Medical Redshirt
2008 UCR 16-15 9
3
21
51
.176
26
.510
1-0
2
0-0
2009 UCR 18-7 0 0 0 23 .000 12 .522 0-0 0 0-0
  Totals 51-34 13 8 34 96 .135 51 .531 1-0 5 0-0

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2006Freshman

    Forward
    5'8"
    9
  • 9

    2007Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8"
    9
  • 9

    2008Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8"
    9
  • 9

    2009Junior

    Forward
    5'8"
    9