Newsstand: Michigan women's basketball hands out team awards
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Michigan Wolverines women’s basketball reached the Elite Eight for the first time in program history but fell to Louisville. Now that some time has passed since the end of the season, the Wolverines handed out their team awards. As expected, senior forward Naz Hillmon, who declared for the 2022 WNBA Draft, won the MVP Award. Here are more of the awards.
• Danielle Rauch earned the Diane Dietz Michigan Way Award, given to honor the student-athlete who best embodies the values and work ethic of a Michigan women’s basketball player, and shared the Academic Excellence award, honoring a senior who achieved on the court and in the classroom who plans to attend graduate school.
• Emily Kiser earned the Heart and Hustle award for accumulating the most stickers for hustle plays during games and was a co-recipient of the Academic Excellence award, honoring a senior who achieved on the court and in the classroom who plans to attend graduate school.
• Amy Dilk was given Samantha Provenzano Perseverance Award for her contributions to the team this past season and for overcoming adversity.
• Leigha Brown picked up the Unsung Hero award, given to the player whose contributions might not always appear in a box score but are invaluable to the team.
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• Maddie Nolan was named Most Improved after going for 8.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in 29.0 minutes per game.
• Laila Phelia earned the Chuck Raab Impact Award, which was established this season and given to the student-athlete whose high character and spirit of teamwork made a positive impact on the team.
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