EDISON, NJ (February 9, 2022) – Niagara’s Ally Haar and Rider’s Ben Woodward have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
 
Ally Haar
Niagara
Women’s Basketball
 
Ally Haar is a triple major, working towards degrees in finance, accounting, and economics. On the court, Haar is averaging 9.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per contest this season. Last Thursday the senior led Niagara with 19 points against Fairfield, matching her career-high six 3-pointers. On the season she has made a season-high 32, 3-pointers.
 
Ben Woodward
Rider
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
 
Woodward earned All-East at IC4A Cross Country Championships this past November, finishing 24^th, while carrying the momentum into the indoor track & field season, where he’s posted an IC4A qualifying time of 14:39.40 in the 5000m at the Terrier Classic, helped Rider’s DMR team to a first-place finish as well as a second-place finish in the mile (4:17.11) at the Spartan Invite and a third-place finish in the 3000m (8:30.84) at the Wagner Invitational. Woodward has also achieved in the classroom, posting a 3.98 GPA as an environmental sciences major.
 
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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