Women’s Basketball Team Awards Announced for 2021-22 Season

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth women's basketball team and Adrienne Shibles, the Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82 and Family Head Coach, announced its end-of-year team awards on Wednesday during a team banquet.

Earning the Gail Koziara '82 Most Valuable Player Award was sophomore Mekkena Boyd. The 5-8 guard from Williston, Vermont, started 25 of the 26 games, averaging 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds a game while leading the Big Green in assists (39), steals (36) and minutes played (24.2 per game). Of her 55 field goals, 16 came from behind the arc, and the Penn State transfer converted 71.4 percent (25-of-35) of her free throw attempts. Boyd scored in double figures six times, twice recording a season-high 14 points against Merrimack and Maine, but it was her 13 points and five steals at Cornell that lifted the Big Green to a thrilling 67-64 overtime triumph.

Junior Karina Mitchell was the recipient of the Larry Leavitt Leadership Award, given to the person who has shown hard work, dedication and improvement during the season. A 5-8 guard from Charlotte, North Carolina, Mitchell did whatever was asked of her on the court, averaging 10 minutes in her 22 games. She contributed 20 points and 37 rebounds to the team, tallying a career-high six points in the penultimate game at Penn in a career-high 23 minutes of action.

The Don Goss Spirit Award, given to the person who best embodies the spirit and determination that are a rich part of the Dartmouth women's basketball tradition, went to 5-11 forward Kaiyah Corona. The junior from Los Angeles, California, has not let injuries detract from her commitment to the team. After being sidelined as a rookie and having her sophomore season canceled by the pandemic, she once again was injured before the start of this past season. But she was able to get back on the court for three games late in the season, scoring the first five points of her career, including a 3-pointer, against Columbia.

The final team honor, the "GO" Award, is presented annually to the student-athlete who consistently demonstrated a commitment to improving the growth opportunities of her game. Junior Emma Koch, a 6-0 forward from Iowa City, Iowa, began the season coming off the bench and gradually saw her playing time increase before starting 10 of the final 13 Ivy League games. During the 2021 calendar year, she averaged 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11 games. But when the calendar flipped to 2022, her production rose to 5.2 points and 5.8 rebounds over her final 13 contests.

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