Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2013-14at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 30 games and made 20 startsduring her junior season for the Runnin’ Bulldogs...Averaged10.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists...Scored a season-high23 points in the regular season finale against Charleston Southern(3/1/14)...Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds at Charleston Southern(1/23/14)...Recorded three blocks against Presbyterian(1/25/14)...Recorded a double-double against Lipscomb with 12points and 10 rebounds...Grabbed double-figure rebounds in twogames….Scored double-figures in 15 games...Led the team with3.2 free throws made per game

2012-13 at Gardner-Webb: Played in and startedall 31 games for GWU … Was third on the team with 9.3 pointsper game … Was also fourth on the team with 5.4 rebounds pergame … Totaled 289 points and 168 rebounds on the season… Recorded 23 blocks and 23 steals for the year …Also tallied 19 assists on the year … Shot 41.5 percent fromthe field overall on the season … Scored double digit pointsin 19 different contests on the year … Had a season-high 19points in the road win at Kennesaw State … Poured in 16points in the semifinals loss to Liberty at the Big SouthChampionship Tournament … Also had 16 points in the road winat UNC Asheville … Recorded 15 points in the home win overMontreat and in the road loss at Winthrop … Pulled down aseason-high nine rebounds in the home losses to Radford  andCharleston Southern … Hauled in eight rebounds at Longwood,versus Campbell, at Presbyterian and versus High Point … Hadtwo steals or more in seven different games … Registered aseason-high five blocks in the win at Asheville … Played 20minutes or more in 26 different contests on the season …Logged a season-high 34 minutes in the loss at Radford.

2011-12 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 29 games,starting 24 as a true freshman ... Made her first career start inthe home contest versus Appalachian State ... Averaged 5.2 pointsand 5.7 rebounds per game ... Was second on the team with 166rebounds on the year ... Was also second on the team with 54 madefree throws on the year ... Recorded 16 assists, 11 blocks and 12steals on the season ... Averaged 24.4 minutes of action per gameon the year ... Had a season-high 11 points at home versus KennesawState and Wofford ... Scored 10 points in the overtime loss at hometo Presbyterian ... Hauled in double digit rebounds three times onthe season ... Had a season-high 15 rebounds in the double overtimewin at Radford ... Grabbed 14 rebounds in the home win over CoastalCarolina ... Also posted 11 rebounds in the loss at home toPresbyterian ... Her 12 defensive rebounds in the home win againstCoastal Carolina ranks fourth for the most defensive rebounds by aplayer in a single game in GWU's DI history ... Played aseason-high 38 minutes in the win at Radford and in the home lossto Presbyterian  ... Recorded 30 minutes or more ofplaying time in six different contests.

High School: Lettered at Salisbury High School inSalisbury, N.C. ... Was ranked No. 32 overall at the wing positionin the 2011 class by ESPN ... Also ranked as high as No.24 overall in the Top-25 of 2011 for North Carolina and SouthCarolina by the Queen City Hoops Report ... Atwo-time All-Conference selection ... Named Team MVP her senioryear ... Helped guide her team to three straight North CarolinaClass AA State Championships ... Was a member of the Carolina EliteAAU team ... Also an all-conference selection in track & fieldher senior year.

Personal: Jessica Christian Heilig was born onOctober 28, 1992 in Salisbury, N.C. ... Daughter of John Heilig andTeheisha Hamilton ... Has three siblings in Quavist, Kadeja andKayla ... Majoring in Sociology.

Favorite Bible Verse: Philippians 4:13