Women's Basketball

Quinnipiac’s Haywood and Iona’s El-Sandali Named Hercules Tires MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week

EDISON, NJ (December 8, 2021) – Quinnipiac’s Cur’Tiera Haywood and Iona’s Ehab El-Sandali have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
 
Ehab El-Sandali
Iona
Indoor Track & Field
 
In the first indoor event of the 2021-22 campaign, El-Sandali ran the second-fastest indoor 5,000-meter time in Iona history with a 13:28.79. He finished 11th overall in a race that saw a mix of college and pro-athletes. With several indoor opening meets happening across the country, the Top 14 times in the NCAA this weekend competed at Boston University. El-Sandali's time ranks eighth fastest in the NCAA and is now a NCAA Indoor Qualifier. His 5,000 time is now in the top 5 on Canada’s all-time indoor list. 
 
Cur’Tiera Haywood
Quinnipiac
Women’s Basketball
 
Cur'Tiera Haywood had a strong week for the Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team, scoring double figures in both games for the Bobcats. She averaged 16.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 12-for-14 (.857) from the field and 5-for-7 (.714) from beyond the arc in those contests. A native of Yukon, Okla., she has shot 12-for-14 (.857) from the field and 5-for-7 (.714) from beyond the arc in those contests. Haywood scored a season-best 17 points against Hartford, going a perfect 7-for-7 from the field, including 3-for-3 from three. She followed that performance with a game-high 15-point showing against Yale.
 
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 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 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.
 
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