Siena’s Elisa Mevius earns MAAC sweep
Two days after her 55foot buzzer beater improbably lifted Siena over Niagara, Elisa Mevius has hit another unique distinction, becoming the first Saint to sweep the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference weekly awards.
Mevius, a freshman from Grunberg, Germany, earned both Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors for the Siena women’s basketball team. It is the first time that a player from Siena has won both awards in one week. Mevius has now taken home the Rookie of the Week award on four occasions this year, while teammate Teresa Seppala has won the award on seven occasions. Mevius is the first recipient of a Player of the Week award for the Saints this season.
She averaged 25 points, five rebounds, two assists, and two steals during home wins over Manhattan and Niagara on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.
Mevius’ buzzer beater — dubbed the “Mevius Miracle” — earned the No. 2 spot on the ESPN Sportscenter “Top Plays” of the night on Saturday.
More women's basketball: Ualbany’s Kayla Cooper was named the America East Player of the Week on Monday. Cooper led the team with 19.0 points per game and 10.5 rebounds per game in victories over Bryant and Binghamton. At Bryant, Cooper finished with her 10th career double-double and fourth of the season with 21 points and 12 rebounds on Wednesday. She then had 17 points and nine rebounds against Binghamton on Saturday. The Frederick, Md., native shot 63.6 percent from the field for the week.
Men's basketball: Ualbany big man Jonathan Beagle has tied a Great Danes record by winning his seventh America East Rookie of the Week award. Beagle, a 6-foot-10 forward from Hudson Falls, averaged 14 points and nine rebounds in games against Bryant and Binghamton. Beagle has now tied the record of Jon Iati, set during the 2003-04 season. Beagle has two opportunities to break the record before the America East Tournament begins the week of March 4 . ... Siena standout Michael Eley has won his fifth MAAC Rookie of the Week award after averaging 17 points and four rebounds this week in victories over Mount St. Mary’s and Marist. Eley scored 23 points off the bench in his return from illness against Mount St. Mary’s, and then scored 11 points as a backup against Marist.
Men's ice hockey: RPI junior Lauri Sertti has taken home his second ECAC Hockey Defender of the Week award after tallying a goal and three assists in a 4-2 victory over Yale on Saturday. Sertti also took home the award on Oct. 17 after scoring three points in victories against LIU and Army.