Three members of Waubonsee Community College's women's basketball program were recognized for their outstanding play this season by the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) and the NJCAA Region 4 Basketball Committee. Headlining the Chiefs' honorees was record-setting sophomore guard Brooke Heiman who was named to both the ISCC First Team and All-Region First Team. Freshman forward Emily Hurst was selected to the All-ISCC Second team, while sophomore Angelina Schlinger chosen All-ISCC Honorable Mention.
An Indian Creek High School product, Heiman led the Chiefs in scoring with a 21.6 points-per-game (ppg) average to finish sixth nationally among all NJCAA Division II players. She also averaged 9.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, while shooting 41.5 percent from the floor. Heiman was in the top-25 nationally in eight other statistical categories as well including third in total points (671), fourth in free throws made (163), fifth in field goals made (238) and seventh in free throw percentage (86.2), which were all Waubonsee single-season records. She was named the Region 4 Division II Player of the Week three times during the season. Overall the 5'9" shooting guard established 10 new standards in the Chiefs' record book including career marks for defensive rebounds (339) and free throw percentage (83.7 percent). Heiman also finished in the top-5 of Waubonsee's record book in 10 other categories, finishing second in career points with 1,161 and offensive rebounds with 211, and third in career double-doubles with 27. The Compton, Illinois native averaged 19.7 ppg over the 59 games she wore a Chiefs' uniform the last two years.
Hurst, a graduate of Rosary High School in Aurora, was 15th among all NJCAA Division II players with 93 steals. The 5'10" forward averaged 14.0 ppg and 8.2 rebounds per contest, while handing out 103 assists and hauling down a team-leading 192 defensive rebounds. The Chiefs' point guard, Schlinger finished fourth nationally in assists with 192 and seventh with an average of 6.0 assists per game. An Oswego High School alumnus, the 5'7" Schlinger also averaged 8.7 ppg overall, while also averaging 11.0 ppg over 14 ISCC games.
Head Coach Jim Williams, in his sixth year as head coach at Waubonsee, guided the Chiefs to a 14-18 overall record, finishing 7-7 in the ISCC. Williams' squad finished in the top-30 nationally in six categories including 17th in field goals made, 18th in points per game, 19th in assists per game and 25th in free throw percentage.
