Player of the Week
Teresa Seppala, Siena
So., Tampere, Finland, Mäkelänrinteen lukio
 
Sophomore guard Teresa Seppala averaged a double-double of 20.5 points and 13.5 rebounds to help the Saints to a pair of wins and to lock up a top-three seed in the 2024 MAAC Championships. Seppala went for 18 points, 11 rebounds one assist, and one steal on Thursday against Marist, and then exploded for 23 points, a career-high 16 rebounds, two assists, and three steals on Saturday against Mount St. Mary's. Her rebound total was the most by a Siena player in two years and the one of just nine single-game performance of 16 or more rebounds in the MAAC this season.
 
Rookie of the Week
Meghan Andersen, Fairfield
Fr., Wantagh, N.Y., Our Lady of Mercy Academy
 
Freshman “roadrunner” Meghan Andersen averaged 13.5 points per game to go along with 7.5 rebounds in helping the Stags to a 2-0 week. She also averaged 3.0 blocks, 2.0 steals, and 1.5 assists while shooting 38 percent from the field. Defensively, she helped to hold Manhattan and Quinnipiac's leading scorers Anna Foley and Petra Juric to a combined 4-for-21 from the field and 14 total points.

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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