Male Student-Athlete of the Week
Andrew Cataldo, Fairfield, Men’s Swimming and Diving
So. / Albany, NY, The Albany Academy
Andrew Cataldo is a five-time winner of the MAAC Diver of the Week award during the 2024-25 season, including three straight honors from October 9-23. He earned a NCAA zone cut with his performance on the 1-meter board as part of the Boston University/Colgate meet on January 11, sweeping both the 1--meter and 3-meter events in that meet. Last season, Cataldo was named the Most Outstanding Diver and the Rookie of the Meet at the 2024 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships.
Female Student-Athlete of the Week
Teresa Seppala, Siena, Women’s Basketball
Jr. / Tampere, Finland, Mäkelänrinteen lukio
Seppala closed out an impressive semester by making the Dean's List with a 3.68 term GPA in Psychology. On the court, the six-foot junior guard has been named to the NCAA.com Week 10 starting lineup on Jan. 8, the Leo and Jeannine Dufort Female Student-Athlete of the Month for December and was the MAAC Player of the Week on January 6. The Preseason All-MAAC First Team selection has averaged 18.0 points on 46.1 shooting from the field, 95.1 shooting from the free throw line, 43.1 shooting from 3-point range to go along with 36.0 minutes, 6.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 2.15 steals per game. Seppala is just 44 points away from becoming the 31st player in program history to score 1,000 points in a Saints uniform.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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