Niagara's Towns & Quinnipiac's Williams Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Player of the Week
James Towns, Niagara
Jr., Detroit, MI/Henry Ford
Towns averaged team-highs in points with 17.5 per game and in assists with 7.5 per game while averaging 6.0 rebounds as the Purple Eagles went 2-0 with wins at Pitt and at home versus New Hampshire. Towns shot 61.9 percent from the field for the week, including a season-high 69.2 percent against New Hampshire. In the victory at Pitt on December 3, Towns had 12 points, dished out a career-high nine assists and grabbed six rebounds. Towns led all scorers with a season-high 23 points, including the game-winning basket, to lift Niagara over New Hampshire on December 9. Towns also led the game in assists with six and had six rebounds.
Rookie of the Week
Tyrese Williams, Quinnipiac
Fr., Beacon, NY/Cardinal Hayes
Williams recorded 26 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists over two Quinnipiac wins this past week, earning double-figure point totals in each game. He has tallied 9.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a freshman, starting in all eight Quinnipiac games to date.
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 38
th 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.