Siena’s Gerety, Monmouth’s Brager, and Iona’s Paavola Collect MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Siena’s Gerety, Monmouth’s Brager, and Iona’s Paavola Collect MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Kerry Gerety, Siena
So., Albany, NY/Guilderland
Gerety put up a 10-point week for Siena, scoring seven goals and tossing out three assists in a 1-1 week for the Saints. She scored five times and had a pair of assists in a 22-5 rout of Hartford, as the Saints set a new program record with 22 goals in a game. Gerety accumulated 7 ground balls on the week as well.
Defensive Player of the Week
Riley Brager, Monmouth
Sr., Reistertown, MD/Roland Park County
Brager finished with 25 saves in two games this week for the Hawks. On Wednesday's game against Wagner she had 17 saves - one shy of her career high. She came back and made 8 saves in Monmouth's win over George Washington on Saturday. She registered a 10.00 GAA on the week.
Rookie of the Week
Kati Paavola, Iona
Fr., Baltimore, MD/Notre Dame Preparatory School
In a 1-1 week for the Gaels, freshman Kati Paavola scored a team-high six goals on 11 shots while also collecting two ground balls. In Iona's 8-7 overtime win at Sacred Heart, the rookie paced the way with a career-best four goals on six shots with two ground balls. In Sunday's defeat to New Hampshire, Paavola scored two more times on five shots.
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.