2005: Named to Daktronics Great Lakes Region Second Team and All-GLIAC Second Team...Earned GLIAC All-Tournament Team, Great Lakes Region All-Tournament Team and NCAA Division II Elite Eight All-Tournament Team honors...Played in 127 games and all 38 matches for the Lakers...Tied for second on the team with 349 kills for an average of 2.75 kills per game...Posted a .258 hitting percentage...Ranked second on the team with 40 service aces and 329 digs...Tallied six solo and 46 assisted blocks...Recorded 10 or more kills in 18 matches...Posted 10 or more digs in 14 matches...Had a double-double in kills and digs in nine matches...Recorded at least one service ace in 21 out of 38 matches...Had at least one block in 27 out of 38 matches...Tallied a season-high 18 kills, 12 digs, a season-high five assists, three blocks, and two service aces in a 3-1 win at Michigan Tech (10/28/05)...Posted a season-high 19 digs, along with 10 kills and three total blocks in just the second match of the season against Seattle Pacific (8/26/05)...Recorded 11 kills, four service aces, and 16 digs in a 3-2 win over Florida Gulf Coast (9/2/05)...Tied her season-high with 18 kills, 12 digs, and four assisted blocks in the semifinals of the NCAA National Championships against Tampa (12/2/05)...Averaged 4.22 kills, 2.56 digs, 0.44 blocks, and a .426 hitting percentage as the Lakers went 3-0 in the Great Lakes Region Tournament...Led the team with 3.08 kills, while adding 3.08 digs and 0.85 blocks per game in the NCAA Elite Eight...Finished the season with 10 kills, 15 digs, and tied her career-high with six assisted blocks as the Lakers defeated Nebraska-Kearney to claim the NCAA DII National Championship title...Helsen ranks eighth on GVSU's career leaders list with 160 service aces.
2004: Earned All-GLIAC First Team honors...Named to AVCA Great Lakes Region Honorable Mention team...Played in 111 games and 33 matches as a sophomore for the Lakers...Led the Lakers with 56 service aces...Averaged 0.50 aces per game, which ranked fifth in the GLIAC...Recorded 3.03 digs and 2.63 kills per game...Was fourth on the team with a .260 attack percentage...Added 27 assists and 34 assisted blocks...Tallied 10 or more kills 12 times and 10 or more digs 18 times...Posted a season-high 19 kills, a .415 attack percentage, 13 digs, three aces, and two blocks in a 3-1 win over Hillsdale College (10/15/04)...Recorded a season-high 22 digs, 16 kills, three service aces, and four assisted blocks in a 3-2 victory against Wheeling Jesuit (9/10/04)... Hit .647, while adding 13 kills, 11 digs, and two assisted blocks in a 3-0 sweep over Saginaw Valley State (10/30/04)...Posted 12 kills, 15 digs, and two service aces in a 3-2 win over Hillsdale College in the semifinals of the GLIAC Tournament (11/13/04)...Tallied 16 kills, a .412 attack percentage, three aces, 13 digs, and a season-high five assisted blocks in a 3-1 win at Northwood (10/29/04).
2003: Played in 136 games and all 38 matches as a freshman for the Lakers...Ranked fourth on the team in kills with 276...Averaged 2.03 kills per game...Recorded 870 total attacks and 39 assists...Was second on the team with 64 service aces...Ranked third on the team with 329 digs...Averaged 2.42 digs per game...Ranked fifth on the team with 53 total blocks...Tallied a career-high 19 kills against Wheeling Jesuit (9/5/03)...Notched a career-high 48 total attacks in a 3-2 win over Findlay in the GLIAC Tournament...Posted six service aces in a 3-2 win against Northwood (10/3/03)...Tallied 13 kills and 16 digs in a 3-2 home win against archrival Ferris State (10/7/03)...Recorded six assisted blocks against Northern Michigan in the GLIAC Tournament Championship match (11/15/03)...Posted 10 or more digs in 17 games...Tallied 10 or more kills in 12 matches.
High School: Prepped at Ravenna High School under head coach Rick Rykse...Three-time all-conference and all-area honoree...Named to first team all-state as a senior...Helped team to conference co-championship her senior year and state runner-up her junior year...Also played basketball...Was a member of Student Council and National Honor Society for two years.
Personal: Daughter of Tony and Jane Helsen...Enjoys going to the beach and shopping...Majoring in secondary education.
