College years
Hlede was a communications and psychology double major at Duquesne University, where she led the Atlantic 10 conference (A10) in scoring during all of her four years (1994–1998). In 1995, she was named A10 rookie of the year, and by her senior year, she had netted a total of 2,631 points, becoming the only Duquesne player (male or female) to score over 2,000 career points. [1] Hlede holds a number of other school records: steals (334), assists (570), three-pointers made (162), three-point percentage (.356), as well as most points scored in a single game (42 points against University of Dayton on 11 February 1998). Some of her collegiate awards are: ESPN Academic All-American (1996, 1997, 1998), [2] A10 Player of the year (1996, 1998), A10 first team All-Conference pick (1995–1998), Kodak District 2 All-American (1995–1998), and Kodak National honorable mention All-American (1995–1998). In 2003, she was inducted into the Duquesne University Sports Hall of Fame and was the first female athlete in university history to have her jersey (#25) retired.
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