Player of the Week
Janelle Brown, Fairfield
Sr., Middle Island, N.Y., Longwood HS
Senior guard Janelle Brown had the game of her career, posting a personal-best 35 points on 15-for-17 shooting in her dominant game at Sacred Heart. Brown scored 23 of the team's final 25 points including the final eight field goals. She netted the game-tying bucket with under one second remaining and would also connect on the go-ahead basket in overtime
Rookie of the Week
Fatmata Janneh, Saint Peter's
Fr., London, England, Barking Abbey Sixth Form
Freshman forward Fatmata Janneh had a total of seven points during the first quarter against LIU. She finished the game with her second career double-double and a season-high of 17 points. Against Fordham, Fatmata Janneh was the lead scorer for the Peacocks, scoring 12 points after shooting 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. Janneh collected two rebounds and three steals as well.
The 2023-24 campaign culminates with the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 12-16 at Atlantic City's Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fifth consecutive year dating back to 2020. For all information regarding the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, 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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