Siena's Edoka & Manhattan's Warley Claim MAAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors
Player of the Week
Emmanuella Edoka, Siena
Sr., F, Abuja, Nigeria/Bishop Kearney (NY)
Emmanuella Edoka tallied a career-best 19 points and 17 rebounds in Siena’s, 62-57, defeat of Sacred Heart on Sunday, December 17. Edoka shot 47.1 percent (8-of-17) from the floor and made three free-throws. She grabbed a game-high six offensive boards against the Pioneers.
Rookie of the Week
Courtney Warley, Manhattan
Fr., C, West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan
Courtney Warley made her first collegiate start against LIU Brooklyn on Saturday, December 16, in the Manhattan’s, 72-38, defeat of the Blackbirds. The freshman recorded her first collegiate double-double with a career-high 14 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes of play. She shot 80.0 percent from the field and tallied two assists and two steals.
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 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.