Quinnipiac’s Kelly and Rider’s Iswalt Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
Rich Kelly
Quinnipiac University
Men’s Basketball
Kelly scored 39 points over two games this week for the Bobcats, surpassing the 1,000-point plateau for his Quinnipiac career. He scored 29 points in a win over Fairfield on Friday night, becoming the 15th player in QU program history to reach 1,000 career points. He shot 6-of-15 from three-point distance for the week, adding a combined 10 assists and two rebounds. Kelly currently leads the MAAC in scoring (17.3 PPG).
Olivia Iswalt
Rider University
Women’s Swimming & Diving
Senior Olivia Iswalt had her strongest meet of the season last week for the Broncs. She racked up two individual wins in the pool in a dual-meet win over Lafayette. Iswalt came in first place in both the 50 free (24.84) and the 100 free (54.22).
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.