The Arcadia University Department of Athletics and Recreation presents the 2019-20 Arcadia Knights Awards Week, beginning Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8. The Arcadia Knights Awards Week presentations will be available to view on all of the Knights' social media platforms, including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and arcadiaknights.com.
Arcadia Knights Awards Week: Woman of the Year
The NCAA established the Woman of the Year Award in 1991 to celebrate the achievements of women in intercollegiate athletics. The award is unique because it recognizes not only the athletics achievements of outstanding young women, but also their academic achievements, community service, and leadership. NCAA member institutions from all three divisions nominated their own Woman of the Year. To be eligible, these women must have competed and earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport and must have completed eligibility in their primary sport.
TAYLOR DUNN - Women's Basketball
Senior | Chalfont, Pa. | Central Bucks South
A two-time, First-team All-MAC Commonwealth selection, Dunn started all 76 games in her three-year career after transferring to Arcadia her sophomore year. The Chalfont, Pa. native became the fifth player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points and graduates fourth on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,230 points. Dunn was also a 2019 Academic All-MAC selection and was named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll twice in her career.
A psychology major, Dunn maintained a 3.968 GPA during her time at Arcadia and was a member of Psi Chi (International Honors Society in Psychology) and the Phi Kappa Phi Honors Societies. Dunn also organized a virtual 'Fight for Air Climb' for the American Lung Association in March in addition to volunteering time with MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) to package meals for the less fortunate among her serveral community service intiatives.
(Video) "Congratulations, Taylor, what a huge accomplishment on earning the NCAA Woman of the Year Award through Arcadia Athletics. Nobody is more deserving of this award than you because it's an all-encompassing award. All of your athletic achievements, your academic achievements and excellence, and all of your community service you've done makes you truly deserving of this award. You definitely leave some big shoes to fill, not just for the women's basketball program, but for all of Arcadia Athletics. We're definitely going to miss having you around and wish you the best of luck in everything that you do." - Rose Katz
(Head Coach, Women's Basketball)
Arcadia Knights Awards Week Schedule
(all presentations begin at 12 p.m. EST)
Monday, May 4
-Awards of Merit
Tuesday, May 5
-Male and Female Athletic Training Awards of Grit
-Male and Female Strength & Conditioning Awards
-Team Strength & Conditioning Award
Wednesday, May 6
-Male and Female Scholar Athletes of the Year
-Male and Female Team Academic Awards
Thursday, May 7
-Shirley Liddle Service Award
-ECAC Award of Appreciation
-NCAA Woman of the Year Award
Friday, May 8
-Male and Female Senior Athletes of the Year
-President's Cup
