Player of the Week
Kaety L’Amoreaux, Fairfield
Jr., Endwell, NY, Maine Endwell
Katey L'Amoreaux averaged 27.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 4.5 steals in Fairfield's 1-1 week. She also shot 63 percent from the floor and 53 percent from long-range while hitting eight total 3-pointers. In the win against Richmond, she tallied a career-high 31 points while draining five 3s and tying a personal-best with six steals. In the game against Howard she led the team with 23 points with 19 coming in the second half.
Rookie of the Week
Christina Pham, Fairfield
Fr., Boston, MA, Noble and Greenough
Christina Pham averaged 12.0 points per game for the Stags in a 1-1 week. Pham drained a combined eight three-pointers at a 53 percent clip in the two contests. In the win at Richmond, she drilled six triples and finished with 18 points.
The 2025-26 campaign culminates with the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 5-10 at Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 2026 will be the seventh consecutive year Boardwalk Hall will host the annual championship dating back to 2020. For the second straight season, the championship field will feature the conference's top 10 teams. Additionally, with the shift of the basketball championship schedule to a week earlier, the women’s championship game will be a standalone contest on Monday, March 9, while the men’s championship game will air live nationally on ESPN or ESPN2 on Tuesday, March 10. For all information regarding the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit
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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 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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