Rider’s Johnson and Manhattan’s Davis Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
Rider’s Johnson and Manhattan’s Davis Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners

Rider’s Johnson and Manhattan’s Davis Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners

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Player of the Week
Stella Johnson, Rider
Jr., Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic
Junior guard Stella Johnson recorded the second triple-double in program history to lead Rider to an 85-67 victory over Mount St. Mary's last week. She scored a career-high 35 points on 14-of-19 shooting, including hitting 6-of-8 from three-point range. She also grabbed 12 rebounds and tied a career-high with 10 assists. Johnson also added six steals and one block. It marked the first triple-double in program history to be done with points, assists and rebounds and it was the first triple-double for the Broncs since February of 1995. The triple-double was the first for a MAAC player since January of 2005. Johnson has scored 20 or more points in five straight games dating back to last season. Her 35 points were two shy of a single-game program record and marked her first career 30-point game. It was also her second career game with 10 or more assists. She is the fifth player in Division I this season to record a triple-double.

Rookie of the Week
D’yona Davis, Manhattan
Fr., Bronx, NY/Truman
Davis scored a team-high 18 points against Stony Brook on November 17, going 6-9 from the floor and 2-4 from three-point range, while adding a rebound and two steals. She continues to start for the Jaspers, averaging 19 minutes per game. Over the week, she compiled a .444 field goal percentage and .250 percentage from three.

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 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 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.