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WBBALL: Four NCAA Tournaments, four friendships
The four seniors who made Judges history
by Melissa Siegel
Senior writer
Sports | 5/19/09
Posted online at 1:49 AM EST on 5/15/09
While the four athletes have grown closer on and off the court, they have also grown individually throughout their time at Brandeis. While Goyette missed the entire season this year with arthritis and a herniated disk in her back, she was optimistic about the team's progress and contributed with extra advice for her teammates from the sidelines.
"[Goyette is] probably the most unselfish person," Dadaos said. "I think we all knew that she was really clearly upset [about being injured] but she never let it affect any of us or let it show. She would have her time to be upset, but it was never around the team."
Meanwhile, Wells evolved into a more vocal leader on the court, Simon said.
"[Wells] probably matured most just as a person and [with her] personality," Simon said. "She got her nickname in freshman year-Bob-because she was like Silent Bob: She never spoke. [She matured] this year as a leader, one who was a vocal leader, not just a leader by example. She just improved tremendously in that sense."
Simon also mentioned how much Dadaos and Orlando improved their games throughout their time at Brandeis.
"Her game, her skills got better," Simon said of Orlando. "Each year, she got stronger, she became more of a leader throughout the years. [Dadaos], talentwise, improved immensely from her freshman [to] senior years."
While each of the four players have their own recruiting stories and reasons for attending Brandeis, Dadaos' journey was a bit unorthodox. Coming from a mediocre high school basketball team in Healdsburg, Calif., where she was a two-year captain, Dadaos wanted to play for a team that took basketball more seriously and would let her play in big games. She wanted to play at Brandeis so badly, she said, that she wrote Simon a letter asking the coach to give her a chance.
"I actually recruited Brandeis," Dadaos said. "I kind of found them and came and met the team. … I wanted to be on the East Coast and near a big city, and in a tough conference where I got to travel."
"[Goyette is] probably the most unselfish person," Dadaos said. "I think we all knew that she was really clearly upset [about being injured] but she never let it affect any of us or let it show. She would have her time to be upset, but it was never around the team."
Meanwhile, Wells evolved into a more vocal leader on the court, Simon said.
"[Wells] probably matured most just as a person and [with her] personality," Simon said. "She got her nickname in freshman year-Bob-because she was like Silent Bob: She never spoke. [She matured] this year as a leader, one who was a vocal leader, not just a leader by example. She just improved tremendously in that sense."
Simon also mentioned how much Dadaos and Orlando improved their games throughout their time at Brandeis.
"Her game, her skills got better," Simon said of Orlando. "Each year, she got stronger, she became more of a leader throughout the years. [Dadaos], talentwise, improved immensely from her freshman [to] senior years."
While each of the four players have their own recruiting stories and reasons for attending Brandeis, Dadaos' journey was a bit unorthodox. Coming from a mediocre high school basketball team in Healdsburg, Calif., where she was a two-year captain, Dadaos wanted to play for a team that took basketball more seriously and would let her play in big games. She wanted to play at Brandeis so badly, she said, that she wrote Simon a letter asking the coach to give her a chance.
"I actually recruited Brandeis," Dadaos said. "I kind of found them and came and met the team. … I wanted to be on the East Coast and near a big city, and in a tough conference where I got to travel."
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