Favre and Turner Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
Lea Favre
Women’s Basketball
Rider University
Junior forward Lea Favre had a solid week in the post for the Broncs as Rider went 1-1 in MAAC play. She averaged 16 points, five rebounds and one block per game as Rider moved into sole possession of second-place in the MAAC standings. In a 79-64 victory on the road over Niagara, Favre scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting. In the win, she hit all six of her free-throw attempts, while grabbing six rebounds and blocking a pair of shots. Since the start of MAAC play, Favre is shooting over 56 percent from the field and scoring in double figures. Her strong play has helped guide the Broncs to a 12-4 record, and has been one of the reasons Rider has stacked three 10-win conference seasons in a row for the first time since joining the MAAC.
Davauhnte Turner
Men’s Basketball
Saint Peter’s University
Senior guard Davauhnte Turner led the Peacocks in scoring during a 2-1 week, averaging 20.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. Turner was the team’s leading scorer in all three games last week, scoring 16 points against Siena and Marist, and 28 points against Niagara. He was stellar from behind the arc, hitting 11 out of 21 3-pointers, for an efficient 52.4% 3-point shooting average. Turner also went 11 of 13 from the charity strike and was perfect from the line in 2 of the 3 games. In the win over Niagara Turner made a career-high six 3-pointers.
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 38th 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.