Northeastern University Athletics

2016-17:
AWARDS & HONORS:
• WHEA Second-Team All-Star
• Runner Up for Best Defenseman in WHEA
• WHEA All-Academic Team

Skated in all 37 games and posted nine goals, eight assists and 17 points...scored two power-play goals and two game-winning goals...tallied two assists against St. Lawrence on Oct. 1...registered a goal and an assist in a two-game series at Lindenwood on Oct. 7-8...scored the game-winning goal against Syracuse on Oct. 15...tallied an assist in a 3-0 victory at Dartmouth on Oct. 21...notched a goal and an assist in a tie at Vermont on Nov. 18...added an assist against Boston College on Nov. 20...shined in a 5-3 win over Providence with two goals on Nov. 30...tallied a goal against Vermont on Dec. 3...tallied an assist in both games of the Hockey East quarterfinals against UConn on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25.

2015-16: 
AWARDS & HONORS:
• WHEA Honorable Mention All-Star

Appeared in 34 games and racked up 22 points on four goals and 18 assists...piled up 54 shots on goal and recorded a +26 rating...scored in a 9-5 win at St. Lawrence on Sept. 27...assisted on Kendall Coyne's power-play goal against Lindenwood on Oct. 10...picked up two assists against Mercyhurst on Oct. 17...posted a goal and an assist against Boston University on Oct. 24...scored the game-winning goal against Providence on Oct. 25...recorded an assist at Merrimack on Oct. 30...notched a goal and an assist in an 8-3 win at Merrimack on Nov. 13...picked up an assist on Coyne's power-play goal at Boston College on Nov. 20...picked up a helper on McKenna Brand's goal in the shutout victory over Connecticut on Jan. 22...racked up two assists in the 7-3 win over Connecticut on Jan. 23...notched an assist in the 5-2 victory against New Hampshire on Jan. 29...assisted on Denisa Krisova's goal in the 6-2 win over Boston University on Feb. 20...racked up three assists in the 6-2 quarterfinal series-clinching win over Providence on Feb. 27.

2014-15:
AWARDS & HONORS:
• WHEA Honorable Mention All-Star
• WHEA All-Academic Team

Second on the team in assists with 23, tied for first in blocks with 52 ... Scored in the second period against No. 1 Boston College (Nov. 8) ... Notched three assists in a 6-2 win against Providence (Nov. 16) ... Assisted on two goals against Vermont (Nov. 22) ... assisted on McKenna Brand's goal in a 5-1 win over Vermont (Nov. 23) ... Assisted on Hayley Scamurra's goal in the first period against Harvard (Nov. 29) ... Assisted on Denisa Krizova's power play goal at Boston College (Jan. 11) ... Added the primary assist on Kendall Coyne's first period goal against Boston University (Jan. 18) ... Tallied an assist in a 5-2 win over Maine (Jan. 24) ... Assisted on Denisa Krizova's goal at Maine (Jan. 25) ... Scored an unassisted goal in a win at Vermont (Jan. 30) ... Assisted on McKenna Brand's goal in the Beanpot semifinal against Boston College (Feb. 3) ... Assisted on the game-winning goal by Hayley Masters against Providence (Feb. 6) ... Tallied an assist in a 4-2 win at Connecticut (Feb. 14) ... Assisted on Lauren Kelly's goal in a win at UNH (Feb. 21) ... Tallied three assists in a win over UNH in the WHEA quarterfinals (March 1).

2013-14:
AWARDS & HONORS:
• 2013-14 WHEA First-Team All-Star
• 2013-14 WHEA East All-Rookie Team
• 2013-14 New England All-Star Team
• WHEA All-Academic Team

Skated in all 35 games and led all NU defensemen with 19 points on five goals and 14 assists ... Led all WHEA rookie blueliners in points ... Picked up her first career points with a goal and two assists (goals: EV by Colleen Murphy, PP by Katie MacSorley) against Providence (Oct. 25) ... Assisted on Chelsiea Goll's goal against Boston University (Oct. 29) ... Registered an assist on Tori Hickel's power play goal against Wisconsin (Nov. 15) ... Assisted on Katie MacSorley's game-winner at Vermont (Nov. 22) ... Recorded an assist on Melissa Haganey's first career goal at Vermont (Nov. 23) ... Contributed a power play goal against Harvard (Jan. 4) ... Recorded a two-point night after assisting on Brittany Esposito's power-play goal and netting an empty-net goal in a 3-1 win over UConn (Jan. 15) ... Tallied her second-career three-point game after contributing a power play goal and two assists versus Maine (Jan. 24) ... Assisted on Kelly Wallace's goal in a win over Vermont (Feb. 1) ... Recorded an assist on Kelly Wallace's power play goal in the semifinals round of the Beanpot Tournament against Harvard (Feb. 4) ... Extended her assist streak to three games after tallying a helper on Hayley Scamurra's game-winner against Providence (Feb. 8) ... Scored against UNH in the regular season home finale on Feb. 22.

Before NU: Played four seasons at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, helping the team to a 20-20-2 mark during her senior season … Posted 56 goals and 90 assists during her career, including 12 goals and 10 helpers during her senior campaign … Helped the team to a 145-57-18 record during her four seasons, and won the national championship during the 2009-10 season … Participated in national camps for four years, and was named the Team MVP of the Can/Am Tournament in 2011 … Also played lacrosse while in high school.

Personal: Born to Ross and Katherine Mottau … Cousin, Mike, played ice hockey at Boston College and is currently playing for the NHL's Florida Panthers … Class of 2018.

Flint on Mottau: "Heather is a great skater with lots of speed and will provide some offense for us from the back. She will be relied on to contribute right away.”
   

Season	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	Shot %	Pen-Min	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
2013-14	21	4	11	15	38	.105	9-18	+14	1	0	0
2014-15	21	2	14	16	35	.057	7-14	+12	0	0	0
2015-16	21	3	11	14	28	.107	10-20	+23	0	0	2
2016-17	24	5	4	9	39	.128	8-16	+11	0	0	0
TOTAL	63	9	36	45	101	.089	26-52	+49	1	0	2

 

CAREER GAME HIGHS	Number	Most Recent
Goals	2	Nov. 30, 2016 at Providence
Assists	3 (3 times)	Feb. 27, 2016 vs. Providence
Assist Streak	4 games (3 times)	Jan. 17-29, 2016
Points	3 (3 times)	Feb. 27, 2016 vs. Providence
Point Streak	7 games	Jan. 11- Feb. 6, 2015
Career Multi-Point Games	12	Nov. 30, 2016 at Providence