HANOVER, N.H. – Belle Koclanes, the Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82 Head Coach of women's basketball announced the 2018-19 DWB postseason award winners at the team's annual banquet at the Hanover Inn on Sunday night.
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Senior
Isalys Quinones was awarded the Gail Koziara '82 Most Valuable Player Award to cap off a successful career. From San Diego, Quinones is the only member of the team that started every game this season and led the team in scoring with 14.0 points per game and is second with 6.3 rebounds per game. She tied her career-high of 23 points on Feb. 23 against Brown. Quinones wraps up her Dartmouth career with 912 points, including 378 in 2018-19, 512 rebounds, 141 assists, 104 steals and 59 blocked shots.
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Senior
Cy Lippold was awarded the Larry Leavitt Leadership Award, which is given to the player who has shown hard work and dedication during the season. From the Bronx, Lippold has gone above and beyond to show her dedication to the team by coming back and playing the final two games of the season after a torn ACL, which she suffered on Feb 16. Lippold finished the year second on the team with 10.9 points per game and led the team with 4.3 assists per game. Â Â Â
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The Don Goss Spirit Award was awarded to senior forward
Emily Dryden. The award is given to the person who best embodies the spirit and determination that are a rich part of the Dartmouth women's basketball tradition. Dryden is described by coach Koclanes as being the ultimate teammate by being an example to the younger players and showing everyone how to do things the right way. Dryden appeared in 20 games in 2018-19 and started the final game of the season against Cornell.Â
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Sophomore guard
Elle Louie received the "GO" Award, which is given to the Big Green player who consistently demonstrated a commitment to improving the growth opportunities of her game. From Orinda, Calif., Louie earned her way into the starting lineup in the middle of the season, starting every Ivy League contest this year. The biggest impact that Louie made this season was on the defensive end, helping the team to the third best defense in the Ivy League. Louie scored a career high 13 points on Nov. 28 at Cal State Fullerton and pulled down double figure rebounds twice in 2018-19.
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