Player of the Week
Sisi Eleko, Canisius
So., Montreal, Quebec, New Hope Academy
 
Sophomore forward Sisi Eleko began her season with a bang, becoming the first Griff in four seasons to total back-to-back double-doubles. She would notch her first double-double with a 15 point and career-high 19 rebounds at Buffalo before surpassing that with a career-high 24 points and 10 rebounds in Canisius' 78-62 win against Saint Francis. Through two games, she is averaging a double-double with 19.5 points and 14.5 rebounds while adding in one block and three steals.
 
 
Rookie of the Week
Meghan Andersen, Fairfield
Fr., Wantagh, N.Y., Our Lady of Mercy Academy
 
Freshman forward Meghan Andersen averaged a team-high 19 points per game while shooting 59 percent from the floor in her first collegiate week, helping the Stags to a 2-1 record. Andersen reached double-figures in every game. According to HerHoopsStats, Andersen became the first player since at least 2009-10 to record five 3-pointers, nine rebounds, six blocks, and three assists in a game against a Division I opponent; reaching those numbers in the win against Lipscomb. In the near upset at Vanderbilt, Anderson tallied eight of her 15 points in the fourth quarter helping the Stags in their comeback attempt. She recorded 19 points in her collegiate debut against Lehman, the most by a Stag freshman in their collegiate debut since 1979.
 
 
The 2023-24 campaign culminates with the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 12-16 at Atlantic City's Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fifth consecutive year dating back to 2020. For all information regarding the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter.
 
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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, 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. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.