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5/13/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior Kaitlyn Keon won Team MVP honors, and classmate Lauren Vella garnered the Panda Cup, headlining Brown University women's ice hockey's annual team awards, head coach Robert Kenneally '90 announced on Wednesday.
In addition to the selection of Keon (Toronto, Ontario) as most valuable player and Vella (Staten Island, N.Y.) as the Tara Mounsey Award winner for the best defenseman and the Panda Cup recipient, the Bears honored four other performers.
Sophomore Maddie Woo (Plymouth, Minn.) earned the Alli McMillan Unsung Hero Award, junior Alli Rolandelli (Minnetonka, Minn.) won the Chelsea McMillan Award for pride and perseverance, junior Kelly Micholson (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) took home both the Most Improved Player Award and the Coaches' Strength & Conditioning Award, and junior Hunter Davis (Clifton Park, N.Y.) gained the Academic Excellence Award.
Team MVP: Kaitlyn Keon (Community Health Concentrator)
- Finished second on the team with 19 points, 10 goals, and nine assists
- Earned ECAC Player of the Week honors on Nov. 11
- Led the team in power play goals (four), power play points (10), and faceoff win percentage (.515)
Tara Mounsey Award (Best Defenseman) & Panda Cup: Lauren Vella (History Concentrator)
- The Panda Cup is presented annually to the team member who has demonstrated outstanding team spirit, sportsmanship, and dedication.
- Finished fourth on the team with eight assists, to go with three goals for 11 points; led the team's defensemen in all three categories
- Ranked second on the team with 48 blocked shots on the year
Alli McMillan Unsung Hero Award: Maddie Woo (Engineering Concentrator)
- Finished fifth on the team with a career-high 12 points on five goals and seven assists
- Led the team's forwards with 39 blocked shots
- Totaled 57 shots on goal and scored two goals at Providence (Nov. 29)
Chelsea McMillian Award (Pride & Perseverance): Alli Rolandelli (Health and Human Biology Concentrator)
- Served team as assistant captain
- Played in 14 games after missing the first semester for personal reasons
- Totaled 16 blocked shots, an assist, and four shots on goal on the year
Most Improved Player & Coaches' Strength & Conditioning Award: Kelly Micholson (Health and Human Biology Concentrator)
- Finished second among defensemen on the team with 10 points on three goals and seven assists
- Led the team with 58 blocked shots with a team-high 42 blocks in league games
- Posted seven points on the power play
Academic Excellence Award: Hunter Davis (Political Science Concentrator)
- Garnered Winter Academic All-Ivy honors
- Represented Brown as an ECAC Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year Finalist
- Ranked fourth on the team with 27 blocked shots
