Ms. Kurtz was a four year starter for the women's basketball program. She earned numerous awards during her time at Beaver. She was named PSUAC all Conference all four years, named 1st Team USCAA All-American twice, and PSUAC All-Academic Team three times. She is the second leading scorer in Penn State Beaver history, scoring 1705 career points. She also holds the single game scoring record with 36 points. During her time, her team was just as successful. In four years, the team won 80 games, 4 conference titles, a USCAA National title and had 2 other USCAA final four finishes.