Male Student-Athlete of the Week
Grant Randall, Quinnipiac, Men’s Basketball
So. / Queens, NY, Putnam Science Academy
Randall has posted back-to-back record-setting performances for Quinnipiac men's basketball over the past week. He scored a career-high 22 points on Friday night at Manhattan (1/2/26), then followed that up with another benchmark performance of 25 points in QU's win vs. Mount St. Mary's on Sunday (1/4/26). Randall is averaging 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Bobcats during a breakout sophomore campaign. He's currently shooting 48.6% from the field.
Female Student-Athlete of the Week
Jackie Piddock, Marist, Women’s Basketball
Sr. / Adams, NY, South Jefferson
Piddock has provided consistent leadership on and off the court for the Red Foxes. A season ago, she was the only player to start all 31 games and led the team in steals with 36. This season, Piddock has started all 14 games, averaging 7.6 points, 3.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 43.9 percent (18-for-41) from three-point range. On Dec. 7, Piddock erupted for 26 points (8-11 FG, 4-4 3Pt, 6-6 FT), six assists and four rebounds to lead the Red Foxes to an overtime win over Lafayette. She leads Marist in total assists (42), assists per game (3.0), and free throw percentage (min. 10 attempts), shooting 87.5 percent (21-for-24). Piddock is also the only Red Fox with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio. In the classroom, Piddock is a biology major who has earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors and CSC Academic All-District recognition in each of the past two seasons. She was also prominently featured in a Marist University marketing campaign.
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 2024-25 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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