Mar 4, 2008

SCIAC Announces Women's Basketball Post Season Awards


Kourtney Zilbert '11 and Rosario Rios-Aguilar '10 were named to All-Conference teams when the SCIAC announced its post-season awards on March 4.  Zilbert earned a spot on the All-SCIAC first team while Rios-Aguilar was honored with a second team nod.

Zilbert averaged nearly a double-double with 11.9 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.  She had seven double-doubles on the year.  She finished in the conference's top fifteen in offensive rebounds (1st), total rebounds (2nd), steals (2nd), field goal percentage (6th), scoring (8th) and assists (15th). 

Rios-Aguilar also averaged close to a double-double this season.  She led the Poets with 12.6 points per game and was second on the team with 8.5 rebounds per game.  She recorded five double-doubles, including a 25-point, 16-rebound performance in a Poet victory over Cal Lutheran on January 12.  She finished among the top fifteen in the conference in rebounding (3rd), scoring (7th), minutes played (9th), field goal percentage (10th), assists (12th) and steals (12th).

The Poets had an overall record of 12-13 and finished fifth in the conference with a 7-7 record.