AWARDS
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (2/10/20–2/16/20)
AS A 5TH YEAR (2023) | Game-By-Game Statistics
Made 46 starts for the Mavericks - 20 at third base and 26 at shortstop....tabbed a .279 batting average and 23 RBI...turned in nine multi-hit games...hit .279 in conference play alone...put up two home runs.
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022) | Game-By-Game Statistics
Missed the first half of season due to injury... made 15 appearances for UTA with eight starts in the outfield, two at first base, two at third base and one at designated player... tabbed eight hits on the season and six RBI... knocked three home runs with two coming from UTA's series at App State (4/29-30/22) and one against Texas State (5/5/22).
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2021) | Game-By-Game Statistics
Missed first half of season due to a concussion… appeared in 15 games for the Mavericks, making five starts at second base, two at second base and four in the designated player position…in the season opener, Cortemelia went 2-3 with a home run and two RBI vs. No. 6 Arkansas.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020 – Season Cut Short Due To Coronavirus) | Game-By-Game Statistics
Appeared in all 25 games for the Mavs, making 23 starts (15 at third base and eight at DP) … finished the year leading the Mavs in six different statistical batting categories (five or more plate appearances) including home runs (5), RBI (17), walks (12), total bases (40), slugging percentage (.606) and on-base percentage (.430) … tied for the team-lead in batting average (.333) … finished second on the team in hits with 22 and in runs scored with 14 … stole five bases on eight attempts … struck out (10) fewer times than she walked (12) on the season … hit seven RBI in a game against UTSA, tying for the second-most in a single-game in UTA history (2/23/20) … tied for the most hits and runs scored in a single-game in program history with four apiece (both coming against Kansas City on 2/15/20) … recorded 11 total bases in the same game, the most in a single-game in the Sun Belt Conference this season ... had two multi-home run performances in 2020 (two vs Kansas City – Feb. 15 & two vs UTSA – Feb. 23) … finished with the most walks in a single-game on the season with three against Troy (3/06/20) and the most in a single-game in the SBC … finished tied for the most multi-hit performances on the season with five such efforts.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (Blinn College – 2019) | Game-By-Game Statistics
NJCAA All-American ... Region XIV Player of the Year ... First Team All-Region XIV ... First Team All-Conference ... NFCA Midwest All-Region ... Finished the season tied for third in the Region XIV South Division in RBI (49) and fourth in batting average (.422) ... Lead the Bucs in batting average (.422), hits (73), doubles (16), on-base percentage (.490) and slugging percentage (.613 ... Second on the team in runs scored (49) ... Led the Bucs to a program best 23-1 conference record.
AS A FRESHMAN (Louisiana – 2018)
Redshirt season
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Laura Oltman at Brazoswood High School ... Played for Diamond Sports Hotshots (Premier team, 18U Gold) club team ... Earned Second Team All-District honors as a utility player in 2014 ... Earned Honorable Mention All-County honors in 2014...Earned First Team All-District and All-County honors in 2015...Earned First Team All-District, All-County and All-State honors in 2016 ... Selected to the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star team in 2017 ... Earned First Team All-District, All-County and All-State honors in 2017 ... Named Brazoswood's Offensive Most Valuable Player in 2015 and 2017 ... Helped lead Brazoswood to the third round of playoffs in 2014 and 2016, the fifth round in 2015 and the first round in 2017 ... Member of the National Honor Society and earned Academic All-State in high school.
PERSONAL
Born April 9, 1999 ... Daughter of Amy and Neal Hegefeld and Chris Cortemelia ... three siblings – Haly, Mikalah and Rowan ... Kinesiology major.
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