Player of the Week
Meghan Andersen, Fairfield
Jr., Wantagh, NY, Our Lady of Mercy Academy
Meghan Andersen led the Stags in scoring during a 3-0 week. Andersen recorded a 22.3 scoring average while shooting 53 percent from 3-point range in the three wins. She stuffed the stat sheet on Monday in a win over Manhattan, scoring 18 points, with five rebounds, three assists, and three steals. On Thursday against Canisius, Andersen totaled 19 points. She highlighted her week with a 30-point performance against Niagara on Saturday.
Rookie of the Week
Francesca Schiro, Siena
Fr., Hillsborough, NJ, Hillsborough
Francesca Schiro nearly posted a double-double in a 2-0 week for the Saints with 18.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game. In Siena's win over the Mount on Jan. 1, the freshman secured her first career double-double behind 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds — which also served as a game high. Schiro followed with her fifth 20-point game of the season in Siena's win over Iona Saturday, dropping a team-high 23 on 50% shooting (8-16). She also tied a team-high with two steals in the win over Iona and distributed the ball evenly over the two games with seven total assists.
The 2025-26 campaign culminates with the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 5-10 at 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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