Fairfield’s Gori and Iona’s Williams Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
Peter Gori
Fairfield University
Men’s Swimming & Diving
Peter Gori helped lead the Stags to a head-to-head victory over Colby College last week at RecPlex Pool. The sophomore picked up an individual silver medal in the 200M Free (1:57.44) and swam the fastest leg (24.04) for the 200M Free Relay team as the Stags set a school record in the event with a time of 1:37.9. In the classroom, Gori excels as a Mechanical Engineering major.
De’jah Williams
Iona College
Women’s Basketball
Redshirt sophomore De’jah Williams paved the way for Iona in its MAAC-opening win with a career-high 20 points over the defending league champion Quinnipiac Bobcats last Thursday. Williams shot 9-15 from the floor, including two three pointers, while securing five rebounds across a career-best 34 minutes of action.
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.