Vera Heering

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Defense
Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-8
High School:
Ds Pierson College
Hometown:
Den Bosch, The Netherlands

2019 - Freshman: Played and started in all 20 games ... Played a vital role in the backfield and on defensive penalty corners, consistently on-field for over 50 minutes per game ... Had three points on the season with a goal against Lock Haven (10/18) and an assist against No. 10 Harvard (9/16) ... Anchored a defense that averaged one goal against in conference play ... Held conference opponents under six shots on goal four times ... Helped the Minutewomen collect six shutouts during the regular season, including four against A-10 opponents and one against No. 25 Northeastern (Oct. 4) ... Part of a squad that won its final five Atlantic 10 Conference games to earn the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.

Heering on UMass: "I wanted to play field hockey in the United States. UMass has a good team and is also a very good University."

Before UMass: Played in the Dutch National Youth League with HCDB under head coach Jaimy Hulsker, before joining Union in Nijmegen where Heering played for Jouk Nijenhuis ... Four-time national runner-up in the Dutch Youth League ... Won a national indoor title in 2017-18 ... Helped Union to a senior league runner-up finish in 2018-19.

Personal: Is the daughter of Albert Heering and Emmie Habes ... Has two siblings, Peter Paul and Sophie ... Was born in Willemstad, Curaçao ... Intends to study psychology at UMass.