Player of the Week
Lou Lopez-Senechal, Fairfield
Sr., Grenoble, France, NABA Academy
Lopez-Senechal averaged 28.0 point per game and shot 56 percent in Fairfield's 1-1 week which included a career-high 29 points in the win at Navy. The Preseason MAAC Player of the Year hit 23 field goals on the week and also shot 45 percent from 3-point range and averaged 4.5 rebounds.
Rookie of the Week
Bella Nascimento, Manhattan
Fr., Grafton, MA, Shepard Hill Regional/Worcester Academy
Bella Nascimento averaged 10.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assist over 20.0 minutes per game in helping Manhattan to a perfect 2-0 week. She shot 46.7 percent (7-for-15) from the floor and a perfect 100.0 percent (4-for-4) from the line. In a pre-Thanksgiving win at LIU, Nascimento scored 11 points with three rebounds. She followed that up with nine points, two rebounds and two assists vs. FDU. For the season, Nascimento is averaging 8.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 1.3 apg.
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 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 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.
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