Player of the Week
Amani Free, Quinnipiac
Sr., Syracuse, NY, Cicero-North Syracuse
 
In a 2-0 week for the Bobcats, Free averaged 20.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Free earned her first start of the season and totaled 19 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and four steals in a win at Saint Peter's on Monday. She followed that performance with a season-high 21 points and added eight rebounds in a home victory over Manhattan on Saturday.
 
Rookie of the Week
Aaliyah Parker, Niagara
Fr., Cheektowaga, NY, Cardinal O’Hara High School
 
Niagara freshman Aaliyah Parker averaged 16.7 points (52.6 FG%), 5.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game as the Purple Eagles finished the week 1-2. In the comeback win against Rider, the freshman dropped a season-high 22 points, going 8-for-14 from the field, while also grabbing five rebounds. At Monmouth, Parker grabbed seven boards to go with 14 points and at Marist the forward scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds.
 
The 2021-22 campaign culminates with the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 8-12 at Atlantic City's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. Stay up to date with all MAAC basketball by visiting MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter. The road to AC!
 
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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