Women's Basketball Earns Several Honors at Louies Student-Athletes Awards Show
April 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball
The team earned Best Championship Performance after reaching the program's third ever Final Four.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville athletics department relished in the successes of all of its teams and student-athletes on Monday night at The Louies Student-Athletes Awards Show.
Following the winningest season in program history, women's basketball earned several honors.
Arica Carter claimed the comeback player of the year award. The starting point guard, after missing the 2016-17 campaign due to an injury, helped Louisville to its third Final Four. Carter was named to the Lexington Region All-Tournament Team after averaging 7.3 points and 4.0 assists, while shooting better than 50 percent from 3-pt range. She finished the year with 151 assists, fourth most in the ACC.
Myisha Hines-Allen was named Ed Kallay Senior of the Year, while Asia Durr was named Junior of the Year. The duo combined for 3,771 points during their career, making them one of the most prolific one-two punches in program history.
Both were named All-ACC First Team, while Durr was named ACC Player of the Year and Hines-Allen was named ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
The highlight of the night was when the team earned Best Championship Performance by a team for their 76-43 win over Oregon State that earned them the program's third ever trip to the Final Four.
The full list of awards is below:
adidas High Performance Athlete of the Year
Male: Brendan McKay (baseball)
Female: Mallory Comerford (swimming and diving)
L1C4 AwardÂ
Reggie Bonnafon (football)
Record-Breaking Performance
Lamar Jackson (football)
Breakthrough Athlete
Melanie McHenry (volleyball)
Comeback Player of the Year
Arica Carter (women's basketball)
Best Championship Performance – Individual
Tate Schmitt (men's soccer)
Best Championship Performance – Team
Women's basketball's win to advance to the Final Four
Moment of the YearÂ
Baseball's win over Kentucky in the Super Regional
Kentucky Farm Bureau CardsCARE Individual
Kaela Dickerman (women's soccer)
Linda Mutter (track and field)
Kentucky Farm Bureau CardsCARE Team
Women's Soccer
L-Club Cardinal Cup
Male: Tennis
Female: Field Hockey
Central Cardinal Club Leadership Award
Male: Anas Mahmoud (basketball) and Quentin Snider (basketball)
Female: Kirsti Harrison (rowing)
Outstanding Senior Cheer AwardÂ
Heather Aaron
Outstanding Senior Ladybird AwardÂ
Ryleigh Vertes
Outstanding Senior Pep Band AwardÂ
Bethany Wilker
Freshman of the Year
Men: Nicolas Albiero (swimming and diving)
Female: Lauren Hartlage (golf) and Emina Ekic (soccer)
Sophomore of the Year
Male: Andrej Barna (swimming and diving) and Keegan de Lange (golf)
Female: Dorcas Wasike (cross country)
Junior of the Year
Male: Jerin Allen (track and field)
Female: Asia Durr (basketball)
Ed Kallay Senior of the Year
Male: Edwin Kibichiy (track and field)
Female: Myisha Hines-Allen (basketball)
