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Heidi Schlegel

Heidi Schlegel

  • Class
    2015
  • Induction
    2025
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball

Career Notes
Became the fifth player in school history to be named first-team all-conference twice and the first to do it since 2000...finished her career as the program’s all-time leader in free throws made (498), while also ranking fourth in points (1,729), fifth in minutes, sixth in games played and double-doubles, seventh in rebounds (796), eighth in field goals, ninth in points per game and 16th in 3-pointers...scored 1,205 points over her final two years...finished her career ranking 13th in Horizon League history in points...signed with the BG Donau-Ries Club of the Bundesliga in Germany following her career.

2014-15 | Senior Season
Named First-Team All-Horizon League and Academic All-Horizon League for the second straight year... Joined YSU Athletics Hall of Fame members Dorothy Bowers, Danielle Carson, Liz Hauger and Brianne Kenneally as the only two-time first-team all-conference players in program history... Named YSU’s Coach Ed DiGregorio Most Valuable Player... Was YSU’s first ever Senior CLASS Award candidate in women’s basketball... Member of the WBCA “So You Want To Be A Coach” Class of 2015... Started all 32 games at forward... Averaged 18.3 points and 9.4 rebounds while shooting 48.2 percent from the field in 33.5 minutes per game... Totaled 584 points, the eighth most for a season in school history... Made 153 free throws, which was second in school history only to her record total of 192 as a junior... Became YSU’s career record holder in free throws at Detroit on Feb. 14... Made 27 consecutive free throws from Dec. 17 to Jan. 10, which tied for the fifth-longest streak in school history... Grabbed 302 rebounds, which was the seventh-highest total in school history... Became just the fourth Penguin to surpass 300 rebounds in a season... Her 1,072 minutes were the fourth-most in school history... Ranked third in the Horizon League in both scoring and rebounding while also ranking second in field-goal percentage, fourth in free-throw percentage and 12th in steals... Scored 38 points in back-to-back games at Milwaukee and Valparaiso on Feb. 19 and Feb. 21... The 76 combined points were the most in school history in consecutive road games... Owned the Horizon League’s top two spots in points and field goals made during the year... Named HL Player of the Week a league-leading three times – on Jan. 12, Feb. 9 and Feb. 16... Was also a two-time conference scholar-athlete of the month... Named the Most Valuable Player of the Teresa Phillips Thanksgiving Classic... Scored in double figures 28 times... Posted 12 double-doubles.

2013-14 | Junior Season
Voted First-Team All-Horizon League, Horizon League All-Tournament Team and Academic All-Horizon League... Was the first YSU junior to be named first-team all-conference since Brianne Kenneally in 1999-2000... Other YSU juniors to be named first-team all-conference are Leslie Majewski (1998-99), Liz Hauger (1995-96) and Dorothy Bowers (1986-87)... Set a new school record for points by a junior with 621, breaking Bowers’ mark of 618... Only Bowers and Wanda Grant (1979-80) averaged more points per game as a junior... Set YSU single season school records for free throws made (192) and free throws attempted (238)... She made 52 more free throws than Kenneally’s previous record of 140... Her record-breaking free-throw came on Feb. 15 against Valparaiso with 15:30 left in the first half... Scored at least 20 points on 19 occasions, which was the most since Bowers had 26 20-point contests in 1986-87... Became the 18th player in school history to record 1,000 career points and the ninth to do it as a junior... Her 1,000th point came at Green Bay on Feb. 23 on a field goal with 19:02 remaining in the first half... Was one of two Penguins to start all 31 games... Averaged 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds, both of which were career highs... Led YSU in field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage (.807)... In the Horizon League, ranked second in scoring, second in 20-point games, third in double-doubles, fourth in free-throw percentage, fourth in offensive rebounds, fifth in rebounding, ninth in field-goal percentage, 11th in defensive rebounds...Named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Feb. 24 after averaging 24 points and 7.5 rebounds in pair of road wins at Milwaukee and Green Bay... Named the Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Month for December and January... Scored in double figures in 28 of her 31 games, including the final 15.

2012-13 | Sophomore Season
Was limited to 22 games but ended up as YSU’s second leading scorer... Averaged 9.8 points and 4.5 rebounds and shot 80.6 percent from the free-throw line... Ranked fourth in the Horizon League in free-throw percentage, 10th in steals (1.6 per game), 12th in offensive rebounds and 23rd in scoring... Her lone start of the season came against Cleveland State on Feb. 21, and she suffered a knee injury in that contest that made her miss the final five games of the regular season and the YSU’s two games in the Horizon League Tournament... Returned for the WNIT game against Indiana State and posted 12 points.

2011-12 | Redshirt Freshman Season
Played in 27 games, 17 of which she started at forward... Scored 261 points on 84 field goals, 27 of which were 3-pointers, and 66 free throws... Added 123 rebounds, 31 assists, one block and 28 steals... Averaged 9.7 points and 4.6 rebounds overall and 9.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in Horizon League play... Shot 41 percent overall, 31.8 percent from 3-point range and 71 percent from the charity stripe... Registered eight double-digit games and two double-doubles... Scored a season-high 21 points in 32 minutes at Ohio... Was 7-of-12 from the field, made three 3s and was 4-for-4 from the free-throw line... Posted 12 rebounds to go along with 16 points at Cleveland State in the regular-season finale (3/3)... Also registered a double-double against Loyola Marymount with 17 points and 10 rebounds (11/25)... Named to the LMU DoubleTree L.A. Westside Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team.

2010-11 | Freshman Season
Played in seven games at forward before missing the rest of the season with a foot injury... Applied for a medical redshirt... Scored 47 points on 15 field goals, five of which were 3-pointers, and 12 free throws... Shot 38.5 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 80 percent from the free-throw line... Added 25 rebounds (3.6 per game), two assists and eight steals... In the final game, she scored a career-high 18 points in overtime loss at Western Michigan (12/12)... Set highs in field-goals made (seven) and 3-pointers (three) against the Broncos.

High School
Named the Northwest District Co-Player of the Year and Second-Team All-Ohio as a senior as she averaged 17.8 points... Helped lead Wapakoneta to the Division II state title game as a junior... Averaged 15 points and nine rebounds while shooting 60 percent from the floor and 77 percent from the free-throw line as a junior for the Redskins... Set the school single-season rebounding record with 244, and her 405 points as a junior ranks as the second-highest in school history.

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