Offensive Player of the Week
Babacar Diene, Rider
Sr., Thies, Senegal, CEM Ballabey
Diene had a natural hat trick and added an assist in the Broncs' 4-1 regular-season-capping victory over Saint Peter's on Wednesday. The goals gave him a team-high 10 goals (prior to his 11th in the MAAC Quarterfinals Sunday) and the assist pushed his point total to 23, also a team high. The hat trick was the first by a Bronc in more than nine years. The last Bronc to achieve the feat was Zach Bond on Oct. 22, 2014, also against Saint Peter's, while the last time a Bronc had as many as seven points in a single game came exactly 21 years ago Wednesday, when Sandro DeCristofaro had a hat trick and an assist at Iona on Nov. 1, 2002.
Defensive Player & Rookie of the Week
Bennet Glinder, Siena
Fr., Bremen, Germany, Schule an der Ronzelenstrabe
Siena freshman goalkeeper Bennet Glinder recorded his fourth shutout of the season with five saves in Siena's 2-0 win against Marist in the regular season-finale to lock up the No. 2 seed in the 2023 MAAC Championship. Glinder successfully defended against 17 shots in the win.
The 2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship will take place from November 5-12. The six-team, single-elimination championship will be hosted by the higher seed of each match. The opening round will take place on Sunday, November 5, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 9, and concluding with the championship match on Sunday, November 12. For all information regarding the 2023 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship, please visit
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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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
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