Player of the Week
Juana Camilion, Iona
Sr., Palma De Mallorca, Spain, IES Antonio Maura
 
Juana Camilion earns MAAC Player of the Week honors for the first time this season after averaging 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.5 steals to lead Iona to a perfect 2-0 weekend in conference play. Camilion has been a key piece to the success of an Iona team enjoying a current seven-game win streak that includes a record setting performance against Rider on 1/19 where the team broke an NCAA record for consecutive three’s (15) and three-point percentage (88.9%). In the win over Rider, Camilion recorded 21 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals. That performance was then followed up with a 21 point, nine rebound, four assist outing in a win over Siena on 1/21.  Camilion is one of Iona’s statistical leaders averaging 14.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game.
 
 
 
Rookie of the Week
Teresa Seppala, Siena
Fr., Tampere, Finland, Mäkelänrinteen lukio
 
Teresa Seppala claims MAAC Rookie of the Week honors for the third week in a row and fifth time this season. Seppala’s play helped Siena go 1-1 in conference play over the weekend, highlighted by a 17 point, eight rebound, three steal performance in a tough two-point loss to Iona on 1/21.  In two games this week, Seppala averaged 12.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. On the season, the freshman has started 13 of Siena’s 19 games and holds averages of 9.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.
 
 
 
The 2022-23 campaign culminates with the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 7-11 at Atlantic City's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fourth consecutive year. For all information regarding the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter. For tickets to the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit ticketmaster.com.
 
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 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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