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Alarie Named PSWA Amateur Athlete of the Year
December 12, 2019 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Bella Alarie has been named the Philadelphia Sports Writers' Association's (PSWA) Amateur Athlete of the Year, the organization has announced.
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The 116th PSWA banquet is on January 20, 2020 at the Cherry Hill Crowne Plaza. Tickets for the banquet can be purchased here. Previous winners include Jalen Brunson, Justin Watson, Tyler Matakevic, John Robertson, Elena Della Donne, Matt Ryan. Sheila Reid, Jameer Nelson, Brian Westbrook, Archie Griffin, Randy White, John Cappelletti, Joe Theisman, and Bill Toomey.
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The two-time Ivy Player of the Year has seen action in five games this season, posting 15.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.2 blocks per game.
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Alarie was named a Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) Honorable Mention All-American after the Tigers won their second straight Ivy League regular season and Tournament title last year. She is just the third Tiger to ever reach that milestone, but the first to do so after her junior campaign. The Bethesda, Md., native broke the team's single-season record for points per game (22.8) while her 210 field goals, 525 points, 65 blocks were the second most, her 408 field goal attempts were fourth highest and 10.6 rebounds were sixth. She became the first player since Ellen DeVoe in 1984-85 to average a double-double for an entire campaign.
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In the summer, Alarie helped her country earn a silver medal at the Pan American Games. She also led her team make the semifinals at the 3x3 stop in Italy, the quarterfinals in China and the semifinals at the national event in Las Vegas.
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The 116th PSWA banquet is on January 20, 2020 at the Cherry Hill Crowne Plaza. Tickets for the banquet can be purchased here. Previous winners include Jalen Brunson, Justin Watson, Tyler Matakevic, John Robertson, Elena Della Donne, Matt Ryan. Sheila Reid, Jameer Nelson, Brian Westbrook, Archie Griffin, Randy White, John Cappelletti, Joe Theisman, and Bill Toomey.
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The two-time Ivy Player of the Year has seen action in five games this season, posting 15.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.2 blocks per game.
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Alarie was named a Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) Honorable Mention All-American after the Tigers won their second straight Ivy League regular season and Tournament title last year. She is just the third Tiger to ever reach that milestone, but the first to do so after her junior campaign. The Bethesda, Md., native broke the team's single-season record for points per game (22.8) while her 210 field goals, 525 points, 65 blocks were the second most, her 408 field goal attempts were fourth highest and 10.6 rebounds were sixth. She became the first player since Ellen DeVoe in 1984-85 to average a double-double for an entire campaign.
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In the summer, Alarie helped her country earn a silver medal at the Pan American Games. She also led her team make the semifinals at the 3x3 stop in Italy, the quarterfinals in China and the semifinals at the national event in Las Vegas.
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