Laura Kurz played basketball for Villanova from 2007-2009 after transferring from Duke where she played from 2004-2006. She is currently the assistant coach for the Drexel Women's Basketball Team, and has previously coached at Villanova and Lehigh. Laura talks about growing up in Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania in an athletic family, how she got into basketball, her AAU career with the Philly Belles, and her great 5 year varsity career at Germantown Academy where she is the all-time leading scorer. She describes the recruiting process, why she chose Duke, what it was like to play for Gail Goestenkors, and making it to the Final Four in 2006. Laura discusses her decision to transfer, choosing Villanova, her 2 great seasons there, playing for Harry Perretta, and playing overseas in Greece for a season after graduating. She then discusses how she got into coaching, her time at Lehigh and Penn Charter, her 5 years at her alma mater and what it was like to coach with Harry Perretta through his retirement, and her new job as assistant coach at Drexel University.
