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2009 Laurel Heilman headshot

Laurel Heilman

  • Class
    1986
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball
Laurel Heilman (1986) was a four-year letter-winner and two-time team captain at The Rock. She was captain of the 1985-86 PSAC championship team and earned All-PSAC first-team academic and athletic honors. In her senior season, she averaged 10.3 points per game (third on the team), shot .446% from the field, and recorded a team-high 98 assists.
 
Following receipt of a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education/health in 1986, Coach Heilman remained at The Rock and served two seasons as an assistant coach while she completed work on her Master of Education degree in athletic administration.

Coach Heilman left The Rock in 1988 to become assistant coach at her high school alma mater, Bethel Park, for one season. She was then named as an assistant coach at Rochester before accepting the job as head coach at Allegheny College in 1992.
At Allegheny, Coach Heilman compiled a 109-95 record in eight seasons and departed two wins shy of becoming the Gators’ all-time winningest coach. She led Allegheny to 16 or more wins three separate seasons and coached 10 all-conference performers.

Coach Heilman then came back to coach The Rock’s women’s basketball team, tallying a 110-159 record in ten seasons at SRU. Heilman is the longest tenured women’s basketball coach in Rock history, and her 110 wins are second all-time. Three of her Rock teams earned berths in the conference playoffs. She also coached four players who attained All-America and first-team All-PSAC honors.
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