Marist's Gilmer & Duffell Claim MAAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors
Player of the Week
Alana Gilmer, Marist
R-So., F, North Easton, MA/Archbishop Williams
Alana Gilmer averaged 20.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game, while shooting 60.0 percent from the field, 60.0 percent from three, and 92.0 percent from the free-throw line in a (3-0) week for Marist. Gilmer notched her seventh and eighth 20-plus point performances of the season in the Red Foxes’ victories over Niagara and Canisius. Against Canisius, Gilmer matched her career-high with 27 points and shot 10-of-11 from the field, 2-of-2 from three-point range, and 5-of-5 from the foul stripe.
Rookie of the Week
Willow Duffell, Marist
Fr., F, Harriman, NY/Monroe Woodbury High School
Willow Duffell takes home her second-straight MAAC Rookie of the Week honor. Duffell averaged 7.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in a three game week for the Red Foxes. Duffell shot 55.0 percent from the field as Marist picked up road wins against Saint Peter’s, Niagara, and Canisius. The freshman had two games with nine rebounds and two games with eight points.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.