Player of the Week
Michael Baer, Siena
Gr., Bettendorf, IA, Bettendorf/Iowa
 
On Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Night, Michael Baer, who had lost his father, John, to bladder cancer just five days earlier, had a storybook performance to lead Siena Basketball in a 70-53 rout of defending MAAC Regular Season Champion and preseason favorite Iona at MVP Arena. The one-time student manager turned walk-on at Iowa, who had entered play averaging just 3.8 points per game, posted a career-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and added 12 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double. Baer buried huge back-to-back threes towards the tail end of a decisive 20-2 run to open the second half, increasing the lead from just seven to 13 at that time.
 
Rookie of the Week
Trace Salton, Marist
Fr., Lake Oswego, OR, Lake Oswego
 
Trace Salton set career highs with 13 points and seven rebounds and tied his career high with two steals against Rider on Jan. 27. He then contributed nine points, six rebounds, a blocked shot, and a steal against Siena on Jan. 29. For the week, he averaged 11.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting .571 (8-for-14) from the field and .429 (3-for-7) from three-point range.
 
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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