Niagara’s MacCheyne and Manhattan’s Prestiano and Burns Collect MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards

4/15/2019 2:00:00 PM

Offensive Player of the Week
Rachel MacCheyne, Niagara
Sr., Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder High
MacCheyne had a monster week for Niagara, garnering 16 points (12 G, 4 A) and breaking several program records while keeping the team's playoff hopes alive. Her nine-point effort (7 G, 2 A) against Marist made her the program's all-time leading goal scorer and put her over 50 goals on the season, the third time she's accomplished the feat. Against Iona, MacCheyne notched seven points (5 G, 2 A) to go along with six draw controls to give her 301 for her career. That surpasses the previous school record of 296 and makes her the first Purple Eagle to ever reach 300.

Defensive Player of the Week
Nikki Prestiano, Manhattan
Sr., Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown
Prestiano went 2-0 between the pipes with an 8.5 GAA while posting a .414 save percentage. The senior made six saves, including the 500th of her career, in a 14-8 win over Iona. She followed that up with six more saves in a narrow 11-9 win over Quinnipiac that locked up a MAAC Championship berth. Prestiano also went over 100 saves for the third-straight season.

Rookie of the Week
Cassidy Burns, Manhattan
Fr., Massapequa, NY/Plainedge
Burns scored four goals and added four assists, two ground balls and two draw controls while leading Manhattan to a perfect 2-0 week. Her four assists gave her a rookie school-record 21 on the season, surpassing Rory Maguire's mark of 18 set in 1999. She began the week with three goals, two assists and two draw controls in a 14-8 win over Iona. The freshman followed that up with a goal and two more assists in helping the Jaspers secure a MAAC Tournament berth.

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.