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Kiersten Hening Season 2019

PositionM/D
Height5-4
ClassSophomore
HometownMidlothian, Va.
High SchoolJames River

2020: Played in three games, starting in the season opener at Virginia ... Charted 124 minutes for the season.

2019: Appeared in all 19 matches and started the last 18 … Was also one of five Hokies to see more than 80 percent of the total team minutes played for the year, logging 1,665 total minutes of action, second most among field players … Recorded her lone point with an assist on the game winner versus the College of Charleston (9/13) … Took just one shot, but it was not on net.

2018: Was an early-enrollee, joining the program in January ... Appeared in all 22 matches, with 19 starts … Made collegiate debut in season opener versus San Diego (8/17) … Made her first start against UNCW (8/24) … Played 1,680 minutes during the season … Took just one shot, in was on goal … Registered first collegiate point with an assist on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at No. 17 Texas in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship’s first round, as Tech was one of just two programs to knock off a seeded team in the opening round.

Club: Played five years with Richmond United under coach Aaron Brunner and Rob Ukrop... Participated in the Player Development Program in Richmond, Virginia.

High School: Three-year letter winner at James River for coach Ian Stowe... Was named to the first team all-conference list for three consecutive seasons... Was a member of the National Honor Society and honor roll student.

Personal: Kiersten Lindsey Hening … Born February 2, 2000 in Richmond, Virginia … Daughter of Sterling and Sonja Hening ... Has an older brother, Austin, and a younger brother, Brandon … Majoring in public health.