Biography
The Hawks' most prolific power hitter with two seasons yet remaining? quick hands, excellent arm strength and foot speed to compliment? 2-time 1st Team NEC selection? a tremendous team player boosting the Hawks defensively as needed in the outfield and pitcher?s circle and offensively in the batter?s box.
2005 [Sophomore]: Earned second straight first-team All-Northeast Conference honors as a utility player?Established a school record for career home runs (17) in only her second season, broke the record when she belted her 9th round-tripper of the season against Wagner (5/2)?Her nine homers ranks second in school history in a single season?.her 35 runs batted in ranks 4th all-time in Monmouth?s single-season RBI totals?ranked second in the NEC home runs, third in slugging pct., third in RBIs...Started 46 games for the Hawks, including 25 in leftfield, 16 in the circle, 3 in centerfield, and 2 as the designated hitter?Led team in slugging percentage (.593), RBIs (35), doubles (7), home runs (9), ranked second in runs scored (32) and total bases (83)?in the circle for the Hawks, Gordon was posted double digit wins for the first time, with a 10-10 record?Logged 58 strikeouts in 108 1/3 innings of work while posting a 3.81 earned run average?Logged 45 hits in 140 at-bats for a .321 batting average, which ranked 4th on the team?Earned her 3rd career NEC Player of the Week honor after hitting .579 with two home runs, nine RBIs, and eight runs scored during the week of 4/25?hit a pair of home runs in Hawks? first-ever sweep of in-state rival Rutgers, including a go-ahead, two-run blast in the top of the seventh inning of game two, ended that doubleheader 7-for-8 with seven runs batted in and seven runs scored (4/20)?went 3-for-5 in a sweep of CCSU that same week, and sparked a four-run rally in the bottom of the sixth, with a go-ahead RBI double, as well as winning both ends of the doubleheader in the circle, posting a four-hit shutout in the nightcap...Earned second career NEC Pitcher of the Week honor for the week of April 4, after tossing a complete game five-hitter over Columbia, then won the nightcap after pitching three innings of relief?Went 2-for-2 with two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBIs in loss to Colgate (3/12)?Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs in win vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (4/4)?Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBIs in defeat of St. Francis (N.Y.) (4/16)?Picked up win after throwing three innings of relief, allowing only one earned run in comeback win over LaSalle (4/7)?Posted a complete game four-hitter, allowing no earned runs, in 3-2 win over Manhattan (4/6)
2004 [Freshman]: Garnered first-team All-Northeast Conference honor as a utility player? Ranked 1st in the NEC and 1st for the Hawks with 8 home runs? Registered highest slugging percentage in the NEC by a margin of over 100 points?Her slugging mark of .667 was 48th best among all Division I hitters? Ranked 4th in the NEC and 1st for the Hawks with a .343 batting average, logging 34 hits in 99 at-bats? Led team in multiple RBI games (7), slugging percentage (.667), on-base percentage (.421), total bases (66), and triples (2)? Tied teammate Dawn Gilchrist with 23 RBI and 10 multiple game hits? Started 35 games for the Hawks, including 23 as the designated player, 11 in leftfield, 10 in the circle, and 1 in rightfield? Appeared in 14 games as a pitcher, posting a 5-6 record with a 3.90 earned run average? Logged 43 strikeouts in 61 innings of work? Earned her first NEC Player of the Week honor on March 29th after hitting .500 (9-18) with 4 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 2 stolen bases, and 9 RBI? Earned her 2nd NEC Player of the Week honor along with her 1st NEC Pitcher of the Week honor on May 3rd after batting .529 (9-17) with 2 home runs, 4 runs scored, and 6 RBI at the plate while posting a 3-0 record on the mound with a 0.82 earned run average? Registered an 8-game hitting streak in the month of March (3/13-3/28), going 12-26 (.462) with 3 home runs, 2 triples, 2 doubles, 9 RBI, 5 runs scored and 2 stolen bases? Went 2-3 with a double and 2 runs scored in the nightcap sweep of Wagner College (4/10)? Hit 1-2 with a 3-run homerun in a win over Rutgers University (4/21)? Went 3-3 with a homerun in a win vs. Columbia (4/28)? Batted 3-6 in a split with Rider University, logging a double, a run scored, and an RBI? Pitched a 5-hit shutout against St. Francis (P.A.) (5/1), striking out 6 and walking none?Also went 2-3 with a grandslam in the St. Francis (P.A.) triumph.
High School: Two-sport standout at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Flourtown, Pa... Earned four letters in softball... Selected all-league on three occasions... Led team to League Championships in 2002 and district playoffs all four years, including the state quaterfinals in 2003... Named MVP in both 2002 and 2003... Lettered two years in soccer and led squad to district playoffs in 2000.
Personal: Daughter of Keith and Lorraine Gordon... Born Heather Marie Gordon on September 21, 1985... Majoring in communications.
