Male Student-Athlete of the Week
Domagoj Stabek, Fairfield, Men’s Tennis
Jr./ Zagreb, Coratia, Prva ekonomska škola High School
Domagoj Stabek concluded his junior season with a pair of singles wins this past week. He took a pivotal three-set match on Thursday at Quinnipiac and then closed the campaign with a 7-5, 6-0 victory in the sweep of Niagara. For the season, Stabek went 3-2 in MAAC singles matches. In the classroom, he is an International Business major in Fairfield's Dolan School of Business.
Female Student-Athlete of the Week
Emma Petersen, Siena, Softball
Sr./ Phoenix, AZ, Xavier College Preparatory
Petersen is one of 51 student athletes at Siena who is a member of the prestigious 4.0 GPA club from the fall 2025 semester as a business major. The senior has maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA as well with plans to become a lawyer. The two-time All-MAAC Academic member and three-time All-MAAC Honor Roll member has also been named to College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) All-District Team, is an Academic All-America Finalist, the Eastern Athletic Communications Association (EAST-COMM) Academic Honor Roll and was an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.
Petersen currently ranks fifth in the MAAC in slugging percentage (.646), ninth in OPS (1.020), second in RBI (33), sixth in hits (46), fourth in home runs (nine) and 10th in at bats (127). On the season, she's batted .362 for the second highest battling average on the team.
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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