Canisius’ Hinriksdottir and Monmouth’s Thomas Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
Canisius’s Hinriksdottir and Monmouth’s Thomas Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
Player of the Week
Sara Hinriksdottir, Canisius
Sr., Keflavik, Iceland/Keflavik
Senior Sara Hinriksdottir averaged 21.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists over the last two games, highlighted by her league-leading seventh double-double versus Siena on Friday night. Against the Saints, Hinriksdottir scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. The senior then followed up Friday night with a 24 point, five rebound, and six assist performance on Sunday. The Keflavik, Iceland product made a career-high five 3-pointers (5-for-5) against the Hawks.
Rookie of the Week
Lucy Thomas, Monmouth
Fr., Ocean, NJ/St. Rose
In Monmouth's 2-1 week, Thomas averaged 13.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. She nearly registered a double-double against Saint Peter's on Tuesday with eight points and 10 rebounds. In the win over Niagara on Saturday, she scored a career-high 20 points on 7-10 from the floor. She scored in double-figures for the 13th time this season on Sunday at Canisius.
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 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 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.