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Manhattan’s Lordier and Sacred Heart’s Kowalski Named MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week

Male Student-Athlete of the Week
Ryan Lordier, Manhattan, Baseball
Jr. / Millbrae, CA, Capuchino High School
 
Ryan Lordier has performed to the tune of a team-high .333 batting average, .849 slugging percentage and .410 on-base percentage in his first season for the Jaspers. As the everyday second baseman, Lordier is a regular fixture toward the top of Manhattan’s line-up, with at least one hit in 15 of his last 19 games. The native of Millbrae, California has three five-game hitting streaks this season and ranks second on the Jaspers with 48 hits which is spread across 13 multi-hit games. Lordier is a junior economics major who compiled a 3.8 GPA in Fall 2024.
 
Female Student-Athlete of the Week
Sam Kowalski, Sacred Heart, Softball
Jr. / San Clemente, CA, San Clemente
 
Kowalski has been outstanding during her third collegiate season. The San Clemente, Calif., native ended the regular season first in the MAAC with 5.21 hits/seven innings and opposing batting average (.203). Kowalski is also tied for second in strikeouts (175) and fourth in ERA (2.21). The junior captain has tallied career-highs in ERA and strikeouts, needing 41 more to crack the top-five single-season program record book. Her 175 strikeouts is the most by a Pioneer since Emily Orosco had 206 in 2018.
 
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 University, 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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