Offensive Player of the Week
Maddy Theriault, Fairfield
Jr., Palmer, M, Palmer
Junior forward Maddy Theriault tallied three goals and an assist in Fairfield's 2-0 week. She accounted for all three of Fairfield's goals in the vital win against Canisius and now leads the MAAC with 25 points and 11 goals.
Defensive Player of the Week
Ellie Sciancalepore, Rider
Gr., Randolph, NJ, Randolph
Goalkeeper Ellie Sciancalepore posted her Rider-record, 21st and 22nd career shutouts to keep the Broncs' MAAC Championship hopes alive this week to defeat Saint Peter's and Marist, both on the road. She made 14 saves in the two clean sheets. She began the week with eight stops in a 1-0 win at Saint Peter's on Wednesday, before making six saves in blanking the Red Foxes on Sunday.
Rookie of the Week
Klara Bengtsson, Quinnipiac
Fy., Stockholm, Sweden, Bromma Gymnasium
First-year midfielder Klara Bengtsson recorded a goal in two games for the Bobcats this past week. Bengtsson was credited with Quinnipiac's game winning goal on Saturday against Iona on Senior Day. Bengtsson has nine points (3 goals, 3 assists) in nine conference games this season.
The 2024 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship is an eight-team, single-elimination championship taking place November 3-10, 2024. Each match during the championship will be hosted by the higher seed and all rounds of the championship will reseed. The quarterfinals will take place on Sunday, November 3, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 7, and concluding with the championship final on Sunday, November 10. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship, please visit
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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