Offensive Player of the Week:
Sofia Diaz Alvarez, Wagner
Sr., Madrid, Spain, i.e.s Ortega y Gasset
Senior, Sofia Diaz Alvarez became the first Seahawk to score double digit goals in a single game with 10 against VMI on Sunday morning. She added three assists and three steals against VMI as well. Against Villanova, Diaz Alvarez tallied two goals and two steals.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Emma Gurasich, La Salle
Jr., Long Beach, CA, Ernest McBride
Emma Gurasich totaled 15 saves, three assists and five steals on another 2-0 weekend for the Explorers. She currently holds a .519 save percentage through 20 games.
Rookie of the Week:
Madeline Schultz, Marist
Fr., Tinley Park, IL, Tinley Schultz High School
Schultz helped lead Marist to a 2-0 weekend, putting up a total of nine goals in wins over Siena and Saint Francis-Brooklyn. In the Siena game, Schultz found the back of the net six times, adding in an assist and two steals as well. Against SFB, the freshman scored three times on four shots (75%).
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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