Women's Basketball - Coach Profile: Laura Hogan
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Coach Hogan

A 1990 graduate of Delaware Valley and a member of its Hall of Fame, Laura Hogan is the program's all-time victory leader with 140 wins in 11 years as head coach.

In addition to the victory total, Hogan has led the Aggies to six Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC)/Freedom Conference playoff berths, three Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) playoff berths and one ECAC Southern Region Championship.

Five of the Freedom postseason berths have come in the last seven years, beginning with the 2000-01 campaign when Hogan directed that squad to the program's most successful season. The Aggies won 21 of 27 games, qualified for the Freedom Conference playoffs and captured the ECAC title. The team notched a school-record 11 straight victories to begin the year and the standout season season also produced the school's first All-American basketball player (male or female) in Alisa DiBonaventura.

The following year, Hogan led the 16 victories, including an upset win over No. 7 King's College in the Freedom Conference semifinals to put the team in the conference championship game for the first time in school history. They were also selected for the ECAC playoffs. The Aggies continued their knack for upsetting nationally-ranked teams with a triumph over No. 7 University of Scranton in 2003 and a victory over No. 20 DeSales Univeristy in 2004.

The 2005-06 campaign saw Hogan's team go 17-9 overall and 9-5 mark in the Freedom for the best regular-season conference record in her tenure. The Aggies also earned a semifinal berth in the Freedom Conference playoffs.

Hogan's first playoff season came in 1998-99. She lost her starting center to an injury in the preseason, but rallied her squad for an 18-9 record and the team's first trip to the postseason since 1993. They reached the quarterfinals of the MAC playoffs and the championship game of the ECAC Southern Region playoffs. Hogan was rewarded for her efforts as she was voted the MAC-Freedom League's Coach of the Year. She was also one of six coaches nominated for the Middle Atlantic Region Coach of the Year Award.

Hogan was a three-time team MVP and MAC-Northeast Section all-star during her playing career. She earned MAC-Northeast Section MVP honors following the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons. Hogan was also named an ECAC Southern Region all-star on two occasions and was voted its MVP in 1988-89. She graduated as the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,413 points (record surpassed since then).

The Aggies recorded 56 wins, qualified for the ECAC playoffs three times and reached the MAC playoffs on two occasions during Hogan's playing career. She helped cap Delaware Valley's 20-7 season in 1988-89 by leading the team to the ECAC Southern Region title.

In addition to her basketball duties, Hogan serves as the Delaware Valley's Assistant Athletic Director and Senior Women's Administrator.