Women’s Basketball Adds Five for 2023-24 Season

HANOVER, N.H. — Linda Cimino, Dartmouth's Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82 and Family Head Coach of Women's Basketball, has announced the program's Class of 2027. The five newcomers look to make immediate contributions to the Big Green, who return each of their top three scorers from the 2022-23 season.

Dartmouth begins its 2023-24 campaign on Monday, Nov. 6 with a trip to Bryant and hosts its first game at Leede Arena on Sunday, Nov. 12, welcoming Siena for the home opener.

The five first years, listed numerically, are as follows:

Nina Minicozzi
No. 1 | 5-8 | Guard
Belmont, Mass. | The Rivers School
Before Dartmouth: McDonald's All-America nominee as a senior … Earned All-NEPSAC and All-ISL honors as a junior … Middlesex League MVP as a junior … 1,000-point scorer … NEPSAC AA All-Star as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of William Minicozzi II and Colleen Doherty-Minicozzi … Has two brothers, one currently plays basketball at MIT … Plans to study and pursue a career in mathematics.

Meena Tate
No. 2 | 5-11 | Forward
Iowa City, Iowa | Iowa City West
Before Dartmouth: Two-time Mississippi Valley Conference First Team honoree (junior and senior) … MVC Second Team as a sophomore … Also earned MVC First Team accolades in soccer and track and field.
Personal: Daughter of Eric and Mercy D'silva Tate … Has one brother and two sisters.

Cate MacDonald
No. 4 | 6-1 | Forward
Lynnfield, Mass. | Lynnfield High School
Before Dartmouth: First Team All-Star for NEPSAC Class AA as a senior … Lakes Region All-Star as a junior … First Team All-Star in the Cape Ann League as a freshman … Helped lead her golf team to a Lakes Region Championship during her senior year.
Personal: Daughter of Christopher and Pamela MacDonald … Has three sisters … Plans to study economics and pursue a career in business law.

Lucija Banovic
No. 21 | 6-0 | Forward
Zagreb, Croatia | Lucijan Vranjanin
Before Dartmouth: Named Most Valuable Player while playing in the Croatian U17 National League … Won Croatian U19 National League three straight years, along with a pair of Croatian U17 National League titles … Croatian Women's Premiere League runner-up in 2022-23 … Finished fifth in the U18 Women's European Championship B in 2021-22.
Personal: Daughter of Tomislav and Sandra Banovic … Has one brother … Plans to study computer science and pursue a career in technology.

Sierra Carson
No. 22 | 5-8 | Guard
Norway, Maine | Oxford Hills Comprehensive
Before Dartmouth: Miss Maine Basketball finalist as a senior at Oxford Hills … AA North Player of the Year in back-to-back years … Won state championships in 2019-20 and 2022-23 … Bangor Daily News First Team as a junior and senior … Also an accomplished field hockey and track and field athlete.
Personal: Daughter of Patrick and Kimberly Carson … Has two brothers and one sister … Mother played softball at Bradley … Brother Colton plays baseball at Maine … Sister Brooke plays field hockey at Southern Maine … Plans to study biology and pursue a career in medicine.

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