Men's Lacrosse

Rider’s Moreno and Manhattan’s Gucwa Named Hercules Tires MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week

EDISON, NJ (March 16, 2022) – Rider’s Lani Moreno and Manhattan’s Gucwa have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
 
Lani Moreno
Rider
Softball

Moreno was named First Team All-MAAC last season, joining teammate Elena Gonzalez in earning the honor. She hit a team-best .415 last season, good for second in the MAAC. Her 37 hits ranked seventh in the league, while her .574 slugging percentage ranked seventh and her .451 on-base percentage was eighth. Her nine doubles tied for most on the team and were seventh in the league. So far this season, she's hit .396 with six extra-base hits, including two home runs, to go along with 16 RBI's and eight runs scored as the Broncs have posted an 8-6 record. She's also achieved in the classroom with a 3.93 GPA as a cybersecurity major.
 
Kyle Gucwa
Manhattan
Men’s Lacrosse
 
Gucwa paces the Manhattan offense with 20 points through six games in 2022. The junior has 15 goals and five assists on the season powered a pair of four-goal games to open the season at No. 2 Duke and versus VMI. The Pottstown, Pa. native also tallied five goals in an 11-6 win over Wagner. Gucwa leads the team with 15 goals and shares the team lead in assists. Gucwa was named to the all-academic team last season and Second Team All-MAAC and All-Championship Team. 
 
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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