Heidi Schlegel Biography

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... Dorothy Bowers is the only Penguin to score more points in a two-year stretch... 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) | Game-By-Game Stats: 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 38 points were the 12th most ever scored in a Horizon League game and tied for the eighth most ever by a Penguin... Her 16 field goals in the Valpo contest tied for the sixth-most in a game in school history and were the most since 1988... Made 14 free throws against the Crusaders, which tied for the third-most for a game in school history... 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... Upped her averages to 20.7 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 53.1 percent during conference play... Against league opponents, ranked second in scoring, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage, third in rebounding, eighth in minutes and 11th in steals... Named Horizon League Player of the Week a league-leading three times – on Jan. 12, Feb. 9 and Feb. 16... Was the only player in the conference to win the award in back-to-back weeks... Named the College Sports Madness High Major Player of the Week on Feb. 23 and was noted for her performances by espnW... 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, which ranked second in the Horizon League... Led the Penguins in scoring 22 times and was the top rebounder 23 times... Also led YSU in steals 18 times... Matched her career high of five assists twice, and her average of 2.1 assists per game was the best of her career... Had multiple steals in the final seven games of the season.

2013-14 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: 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... Melissa Thompson had the assist on her milestone bucket... 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... Was even better in Horizon League play, averaging 20.3 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting 49.8 percent from the field... Was second in the league during conference play in scoring while also ranking second in free-throw percentage, tied-for-fourth in rebounding and eighth in field-goal percentage... Her 13 free throws at Akron were the second most by a Horizon League player during the season and tied for the fourth-most a Penguin in school history... 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... Played fewer than 20 minutes in the three games she did not reach double figures... Of her 10 double-doubles, nine came in conference play... Four of them came in consecutive games from Jan. 29 to Feb. 8... Made 29 consecutive free throws, the third-longest streak in school history, from Jan. 25 to Feb. 15... Scored a career-high 28 points twice – at Oakland (2/8) and at UIC (1/11)... Had 19 points and a career-high 19 rebounds at Valparaiso (1/9)... Became the fifth Penguin to grab at least 19 rebounds in YSU's Horizon League era... Had five assists three times... Her five steals against IUPUI (1/4) were the most by a Penguin during the season... Blocked a shot in two games... Played a career-high 46 minutes in a double-overtime win over Malone (12/16)... Named preseason Second-Team All-Horizon League in the conference poll and by CollegeSportsMadness.com.

2012-13 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: 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 on 5-for-11 shooting with five rebounds in 22 minutes (3/21)... Was YSU's first player off the bench 20 times in the 21 games she did not start... Missed the first three games of the year with a concussion and missed the game at VCU (1/4) with the flu... Scored a season-high 18 points, going 5-for-8 from the field and 7-of-9 from the free-throw line, in the win at Cleveland State (1/24)... Had eight rebounds in that contest as well as a win at Wright State (2/3)... Made a career-high nine free throws against the Raiders... Had three assists twice... Posted five steals, one off her career high, against Wilmington (12/9)... Made a 3-pointer in each of her final three games.

2011-12 (R-Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: 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... Ranked 27th in the conference in scoring, 12th in 3-point shooting percentage and 14th in free throw percentage... Led YSU in points four times, in rebounds three times and in steals five times... Registered eight double-digit games and two double-doubles... Scored a career-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 a career-high 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... Also scored 17 points against Northern Iowa (11/26) and IPFW (11/13)... Poured in 18 points, her highest during league play, at Detroit (2/25)... Sank a career-best six free throws against the Titans... Made three 3-pointers against Western Michigan (11/30), Ohio (12/9) and Butler (2/4)... Played 35 minutes at LMU (11/25) and at Cleveland State (3/5) in the Horizon League Tournament... Her block came at Butler (1/5).

2010-11 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: 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... Entering the game, she had made six field goals for the season... Also had four steals against the Broncos, matching her output from her six games... Scored 11 points in the win over Bucknell (11/24)... Scored six points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at American (12/4)... Six of those eight boards were at the offensive end... Scored five points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds at Bowling Green (11/17)... Had a career high two assists at Kent State (12/1)... Was held out of the opener at Pitt with a broken nose.

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... Became the fourth player in school history to eclipse 1,000 career points despite missing half of her sophomore year.

Personal: Earned her bachelor's degree in middle childhood education in May 2014... Is currently working toward her master's in interdisciplinary communications... Parents are Karl and Marian... Has one brother (Hans)... Is the 2014-15 recipient of the Jack and Mary Kay McFadden Scholarship.

Single-Game Highs:

Points: 38, at Milwaukee -- 2/19/15 ; at Valparaiso -- 2/21/15
Rebounds: 19, at Valparaiso -- 1/9/14
Assists: 5, 6 times
Steals: 6, at Cleveland State -- 3/3/12
Blocks: 2, at Detroit -- 2/14/15
FG made: 16, at Valparaiso -- 2/21/15
FG attempts: 24, at Valparaiso -- 2/21/15
3FG made: 4, at Tennessee State -- 11/30/14
3FG attempts: 7, at UIC -- 2/9/12
FT made: 14, at Robert Morris -- 12/17/14 ; Valparaiso -- 3/7/15
FT attempts: 17, at Green Bay -- 2/23/14