PSU DuBois honors women's basketball team

PSU DuBois honors women's basketball team

photo: seated Coach Pat Lewis, Athletic Coordinator Ken Nellis. standing Jordan Fairman, Karlee Cyphert, Karly Carnovale, Kiley Lewis, Patience McCullough, Linsey Mizic.

Women's Basketball honors players at Banquet

April 21, 2013

The Penn State DuBois women's basketball team held it post season recognition banquet on Saturday at Luigi's Ristorante.  Coach Lewis and players were joined by parents and family members to celebrate the 2012-13 season and honor players with team awards and recognize academic excellence.

After enjoying a delicious meal Coach Lewis gave a re-cap of the season and spoke briefly about his players.  Two players who played their final season at DuBois Karly Carnovale and Karlee Cyphert will be missed for their play on the court and their leadership off the court.  Three team awards were presented by Coach Lewis; Team MVP was awarded to Karly Carnovale for her outstanding play and leading the team in scoring.  Coaches Award was presented to Freshman Jordan Fairman for her work ethic, positive attitude, and commitment to the team. The final team award was Rookie of the Year which went to Freshman Kiley Lewis who led the team in rebounds.

Highlighting the dinner was the presentation of the PSUAC Academic All-Conference awards; where all six eligible players received academic all-conference certificates for earning a gpa of 3.0 or higher. (Carnovale, Cyphert, Kiley Lewis, Jordan Fairman, Patience McCullough, and Linsey Mizic)  The seventh player on the team, Nicki Hurler was not eligible for the award since she joined the team in January.

Karly Carnovale was selected to the PSUAC All-Conference 2nd team and Karlee Cyphert was selected as Honorable Mention.  Coach Lewis thanked all the parents for raising such great young ladies and special guest Mac and Karen Crumrine for supporting the team at each game over the past six seasons.