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MAAC Championships – Quarterfinals
No. 6 Niagara (13-17, 9-9 MAAC) vs. No. 3 Siena (16-13, 11-7 MAAC)
Saturday, March 3 – 12:00 p.m.
Times Union Center – Albany, N.Y.
TV Coverage: ESPN3
Player Of The Year
- Forward Victoria Rampado was named MAAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year, announced on March 2.
- Rampado is only the third player in NU women's basketball history (Samantha David, Eva Cunningham) to earn MAAC Player of the Year honors.
- She is the 12th player in MAAC history to earn both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors in their career.
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Purple Points
- The No. 6 seed is Niagara's highest seed since the 2014-15 season, when the Purple Eagles were also the sixth seed.
- NU's 12 wins are the most regular season wins since 2014-15 (14 wins) and the Purple Eagles' nine MAAC wins are the also the most since 2014-15 when they also had nine. They finished the regular season winning three of their last four games.
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All-MAAC Honors
- Forwards Victoria Rampado and Kaylee Stroemple earned All-MAAC honors, announced on Monday, Feb. 26.
- Rampado was a unanimous selection to the All-MAAC First Team and Stroemple was selected to the All-MAAC Third Team.
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Niagara In The MAAC
- Niagara leads the MAAC in free throw percentage (76.7%), is second in field goal percentage (40.5%) and is the third-highest scoring offense (66.0 points per game). The Purple Eagles are third in the MAAC in steals with 8.7 steals per game and in assists (14.2 assists per game) and are fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (31.6%).
- Victoria Rampado leads the league in scoring with 20.8 points per game and is second in rebounding with 9.8 rebounds per game. She is third in free throw percentage (82.5%).
- Jamie Sherburne is third in the MAAC in assists, averaging 4.2 assists per game.Â
- Maggie McIntyre is fourth in the MAAC in 3-point field goal percentage (40.0%).
- Kaylee Stroemple is seventh in field goal percentage (45.5%) and is tied for fourth in offensive rebounds with 2.6 per game.
Last Time Out
- The Purple Eagles defeated No. 11 Saint Peter's, 60-48, in the first round of the MAAC Championships on March 1.
- Victoria Rampado led the Purple Eagles with 15 points and nine rebounds.
- Maggie McIntyre led the team in steals with five, which is a career-high.
- Jai Moore added 13 points and four steals and Jamie Sherburne had 11 points for Niagara.
On The Court
Siena Saints (16-13, 11-7 MAAC)
- Guard Kollyns Scarbrough leads the Saints in scoring and rebounding, averaging 15.8 points per game and 7.4 rebounds per game. She is third in the MAAC in scoring and fifth in rebounding. Scarbrough leads the league in field goal percentage (50.6%) and fourth in steals (2.0 steals per game).
- Guard Aaliyah Jones is third in the MAAC in steals with 2.0 steals per game. Forward Maddie Sims is fifth in blocked shots with 1.1 blocks per game.
- Siena is the fifth-highest scoring offense in the MAAC, averaging 61.2 points per game. The Saints are second in steals (9.7 steals per game) and sixth in field goal percentage (38.5%).
