EDISON, NJ – Niagara's Stephen Hasse and Rodrigo Almeida have been named to All-MAAC teams, the conference office announced Monday morning.
 
Hasse, a member of the Niagara leadership group and an offensive facilitator was named to the All-MAAC First Team at defense. The senior has started all 19 games for the Purple and White, playing in over 1,700 minutes. Hasse has assited on eight goals while scoring one of his own in a 2-0 win over Canisius for a total of 10 points on the season.
 
Almeida, the second leading scorer in the league was named to the All-MAAC Second Team. The Portugal, native has scored eight goals including a pair of game winners and three assists for a total of 19 points on the season while starting all 19 games and playing in over 1,500 minutes for the Purple Eagles.
 
The MAAC also announced the All-Academic Team with 15 Purple Eagles; Almeida, Asher Barnes, Luigi Boa Morte, Ricky Francisco, Nuukele Gboe, Hasse, Landon Hungerford, Breandan Kirwan, Gabriel Mikina, Emmanuel Obiefuna, Kevin Payne, Jayson Repine, Cameron Roach, Josh Savoni and Jordan Acevedo earned a spot on the All-Academic Team.
 
To be eligible for the All-Academic Team a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a 3.2 GPA or higher.
 
 Up Next
 • Niagara will take on No. 1 Quinnipiac in Hamden, Conn., on Thursday. The game will kickoff at 12 p.m. from QU Soccer Stadium. 
 
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