2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Makala Heidelberg
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- West Orange
- Hometown:
- Winter Garden, Fla.
2021: Did not make an appearance.
2020: Named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week after ranking second in the league in digs per set with 5.38 (1/25)โฆEarned her 1,000th career dig in the Green Waveโs match against Stephen F. Austin (1/30)โฆTotaled 119 digs (4.76 per set) and four service aces in seven matches in the spring before her season was cut short due to an injuryโฆNotched a season-high 29 digs in her final match of the spring at UCF (2/6), also totaling 28 digs in non-conference play against UNO (1/23)โฆRecorded double-digit digs in six of seven matches as Tulaneโs starting libero.
2019: Played in 113 sets, seeing action in 29 of Tulaneโs 33 matches as a sophomoreโฆ Finished second on the team in digs with 387, averaging 3.42 digs per setโฆ Had 160 kills, averaging 1.42 kills per set at the netโฆ Earned 47 blocks, with 20 service aces and 17 assistsโฆ Had 22 matches with double-digit digs, while having six matches with double figure killsโฆ Was third on the team in double-doubles with fiveโฆ Earned a new career high in digs with 25 against Ole Miss, adding six kills, two aces and a block against the Rebelsโฆ Had 13 kills and eight digs against Ohio Stateโฆ Against Bowling Green had 12 kills, 21 digs and two blocksโฆ Had 10 kills, 14 digs and a block against Western Kentuckyโฆ Had 12 kills and hit .242 with 17 digs against Memphisโฆ Had 15 kills and hit .407 with 16 digs against SMUโฆ Against ECU had 12 kills, 15 digs and two acesโฆ Earned a career-high seven blocks, three service aces and seven kills against USFโฆ Had 20 digs against Houston and 22 digs against Temple.
2018: Played in 140 sets in 38 matches in her first season in New OrleansโฆNamed the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Freshman of the YearโฆLed all freshmen with 293 total kills, averaging 2.09 per setโฆFinished second on the team with 534 digs and an average of 3.81 per setโฆEarned a career-high 16 kills in non-conference play against Georgia Tech (8/31) while hitting .313โฆRecorded a career-high 23 digs in postseason action against Arkansas State (11/29) and a high of seven blocks against Temple (10/21)โฆRecorded 10+ kills in 12 matches and 10+ digs in 33 matches, tallying 11 double-doublesโฆAdded 73 total blocks and 27 service aces in her freshman yearโฆNamed to the AAC weekly honor roll on two occasions (9/3, 11/12)โฆNamed I-10 Tournament MVP (8/25) and earned a spot on the Georgia Tech Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/31)... Was named to the 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2018 and spring 2019.ย
Personal: Majoring in communication...Daughter of Alex and Arnetta Heidelberg.
MAKALA'Sย NOLA STORYย
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
It means resiliency, being a part of a culture that rebuildsย
What drew you to New Orleans?
The culture, it's different than Orlando and something I was looking forward to
Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
Magazine Street or anywhere with food
What was your first impression of New Orleans?
It was a very lively city
