Monmouth’s DiLaurenzio and Niagara’s Bucken Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
Louis DiLaurenzio
Monmouth University
Men’s Cross Country
For the third straight meet, sophomore Louis DiLaurenzio led the Hawks individually, this week finishing with a time of 25:12.5 in the 8K at the Princeton Invitational on Saturday morning. DiLaurenzio's time was good enough to finish 63rd out of 235 runners. He also led the Blue & White this season at the Paul Short Run and at the Henry Mercer Invitational.
Hadley Bucken
Niagara University
Women’s Soccer
Hadley Bucken is a four-year letter winner on the women’s soccer team and has been a mainstay on the backline. She has played in 68 career games, starting in 66. This season, she serves as the lone captain and has started in every game. She is a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team honoree and is a member of the National Student Nurses’ Association. She will earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing and plans to work as a pediatric registered nurse after graduation.
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 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 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.