Monmouth’s Ceraso, Delliturri and Niagara’s Braniecki Named Levy Recognition MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Award Winners
Defensive Player of the Week
Stephanie Delliturri, Monmouth
Fifth Year, Ringoes, NJ/Hunterdon Central Regional
Delliturri backstopped the Hawks to two wins in three games in a six-day period last week. Delliturri recorded a 7.92 goals against average over those three games, recording a total of 32 saves in three games. In Monmouth’s season-opener against Iona she had a career-high 14 saves while allowing just three goals and followed that up with nine saves in each of Monmouth’s next two games.
Offensive Player of the Week
Nicole Ceraso, Monmouth
Fifth Year, Massapequa, NY/Plainedge
Nicole Ceraso led the Hawks in scoring in their first three games of the 2021 season, averaging six points a game. Ceraso recorded eight points, including seven assists (second most in a single game in Monmouth history) in Monmouth’s 15-3 opening day win over Iona. She came back and had three goals and an assist against the Red Foxes two days later. With her last goal in Friday night’s game against Marist, Ceraso became Monmouth’s all-time leader in points scored with 252. Finishing her third game in six days Ceraso had another hat trick and three assists in Monmouth’s 15-5 win over the Gaels to complete the sweep.
Rookie of the Week
Lexi Braniecki, Niagara
Fr., Canandaigua, NY/ Canandaigua Academy
Lexi Braniecki scored three goals in her collegiate debut and had one caused turnover in the season opener at Fairfield on March 13. Braniecki scored on her first career shot to give Niagara a 1-0 lead three minutes into the game. She netted Niagara’s third goal for a 3-2 lead and tied the game at 7-7 with her third goal with 15:55 left in the second half.
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) celebrates its 40
th year of competition during the 2020-21 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.