While in high school, Habetz spent two years fighting the state courts for the opportunity to play baseball and eventually became the first female in the state of Louisiana to play high school baseball, earning All-District honors at Notre Dame High School She also earned all-state honors as a basketball player.
In 1993, she helped the Ragin' Cajuns advance to the Women's College World Series for the first time in program history.
At the time of her graduation she was the program's seventh leading scorer in women's basketball history with 1,192 points.
[6][7] During her time at Alabama she helped guide them to six SEC regular season titles, five SEC Tournament titles, 14 Women's College World Series appearances and in 2012 the Crimson Tide won its first national championship and the first for any Southeastern Conference program.
[8] On June 25, 2024, Habetz was named the head coach at Louisiana, returning to her alma mater.