17 Danika Heaney
Danika Heaney
  • Height:
    5'4"
  • Year:
    2023
  • Hometown:
    Palo Alto, Calif.
  • High School:
    Henry M. Gunn
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Chemistry
  • Pronunciation:
    Dan-ICK-uh HE-knee
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    1
  • a
    0
  • pts
    2
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    0

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:
  • 2021 NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team
  • 3x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2020, 2021, 2022)
2022:
  • Appeared in all 16 games with 15 starts as a senior
  • Scored first collegiate goal against Clark on Oct. 5
  • Took 11 total shots with seven shots on goal
2021:
  • Appeared in fourteen matches while earning fourteen starts as a junior
  • Secured an assist on Sept. 30 against Framingham State
2020:

  • Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic

2019: 
  • Started and appeared in one game as a first year for the Blue
  • Made collegiate debut in the season opener against Simmons on Aug. 30
Before Wellesley:
  • Attended Henry M. Gunn High School, graduated in 2019.
  • Was on varsity soccer for all four years
  • High School MVP 2019, 2018, and 2017
  • Won All-League First Team in 2019
  • Helped guide PA club team to victory NorCal State Cup Championship, NPL Championship League, and 2018 Copa Surf.
Personal:
  • Daughter of Kirsten and Michael
  • Mother, Kirsten '87, is a Wellesley alum and former four-year member of the crew team
  • Born in Palo Alto, Calif.
  • Has one sibling, Kerawin
  • Owner of the cutest cat in the world, Marlena!
Why Wellesley? 
  • Chose to attend Wellesley because she loves the academic environment, beautiful campus, and fantastic tight-knit community.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 8 WPI T, 0-0
Oct 11 at MIT L, 1-0
Oct 19 Babson L, 2-1
Oct 22 Emerson T, 0-0
Oct 26 at Wheaton T, 1-1
Oct 29 at Mount Holyoke W, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Games 16 10
Games started 15 10
Goals 1 1
Assists 0 0
Points 2 2
Shots 11 6
Shot Pct .091 .167
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 1 Simmons W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 7 at Endicott L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 10 at Suffolk W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 14 Lesley W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 17 Coast Guard L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 21 at Framingham St. W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 24 at Springfield L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 28 Curry W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 1 at Smith L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 5 Clark L, 2-1 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 0
Oct 8 WPI T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 11 at MIT L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 19 Babson L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 22 Emerson T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 26 at Wheaton T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 29 at Mount Holyoke W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2019-20 1 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
2021-22 14 14 .00 .07 .07 .64 .000 .14 .222
2022-23 16 15 .06 .00 .13 .69 .091 .44 .636
Total 31 30 .03 .03 .10 .65 .050 .29 .450

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2019-20 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
2021-22 14 14 0 1 1 9 .000 2 .222 0 0 0-0 0
2022-23 16 15 1 0 2 11 .091 7 .636 1 0 0-0 0
Total 31 30 1 1 3 20 .050 9 .450 1 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 16 15 .06 .00 .13 .69 .091 .44 .636
Conference 10 10 .10 .00 .20 .60 .167 .40 .667
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 8 .13 .00 .25 .75 .167 .63 .833
Away 8 7 .00 .00 .00 .63 .000 .25 .400
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 5 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .50 .500
Losses 7 7 .14 .00 .29 .57 .250 .57 1.000
Month September 8 7 .00 .00 .00 .63 .000 .38 .600
October 8 8 .13 .00 .25 .75 .167 .50 .667

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Event Total 16 15 1 0 2 11 .091 7 .636 1 0 0-0 0
Conference 10 10 1 0 2 6 .167 4 .667 1 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Location Home 8 8 1 0 2 6 .167 5 .833 1 0 0-0 0
Away 8 7 0 0 0 5 .000 2 .400 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Result Wins 6 5 0 0 0 6 .000 3 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 7 7 1 0 2 4 .250 4 1.000 0 0 0-0 0
Month September 8 7 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0 0-0 0
October 8 8 1 0 2 6 .167 4 .667 1 0 0-0 0