Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame

Laurie Weinstein

  • Class
    1978
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball Excellence, Softball Excellence, Tennis Excellence

  • A pioneer for women's athletics at the University of Hartford.
  • Was a captain and starred on the first three varsity women's sports offered by the university (basketball, tennis and softball).
  • The only three-sport captain in the history of the University.
  • As a basketball forward, was a co-captain and the team's leading scorer for the first three years of the program's existence.
  • Her 16.7 ppg and 15.7 ppg scoring averages in 1976-77 and 1975-76, respectively, are among the top-10 single season scoring averages in program history.
  • Scored a then Hartford single game record 34 points vs. Quinnipiac (currently stands as the second-best single game)
  • As a softball player, participated in the first two years of the program's existence.
  • As a senior co-captain, played first base and hit .287.
  • Excelled academically, twice winning the Allan Wilson Scholar-Athlete Award.
  • Earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the College of Arts and Sciences.

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