Player of the Week
Teresa Seppala, Siena
So., Tampere, Finland, Mäkelänrinteen lukio
 
Sophomore guard Teresa Seppala averaged 24 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor, 6-10 from long range, and 10-12 from the free throw line over two games last week. She went for a career-high 29 points (9-17, 4-6 from three, 7-8 FT) while adding six rebounds, one assist, one block, and one steal against Fairfield, and then led the Saints to a road win at Saint Peter's with 19 points, eight boards, one assist, one block, two steals, 7-11 from the field, 2-4 from three, and 3-4 from the FT line.
 
Rookie of the Week
Meghan Andersen, Fairfield
Fr., Wantagh, N.Y., Our Lady of Mercy Academy
 
Freshman “roadrunner” Meghan Andersen averaged a team-best 22.5 points per game and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 59 percent from the floor and 56 percent from 3-point range in a 2-0 week that helped the Stags clinch the MAAC Regular Season Championship. She averaged 4.5 3-pointers per game and 2.5 steals per game.
 
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.
 
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