Player of the Week
Ny'Ceara Pryor, Sacred Heart
Jr., Baltimore, Md., Western
 
Junior guard Ny’Ceara Pryor led all scorers with a season-high 24 points in the Pioneers' dominant 79-57 win over Morgan State on Thursday evening. The star junior also tallied seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block. She hit her first 3-pointer of the season in the game and went 7-for-8 from the free throw line. Pryor finished four points shy of her career-high of 28 points. SHU's 22-point win is the team's largest of the season.
 
 
Rookie of the Week
Julia Karpell, Fairfield
Fr., Holmdel, N.J., Saint John Vianney
 
First-year guard Julia Karpell went 6-for-8 from deep with a career-high 18 points in Fairfield's win over Staten Island.
 
 
The 2024-25 campaign culminates with the 2025 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 11-15 at Atlantic City's Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the sixth consecutive year dating back to 2020. For all information regarding the 2025 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 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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