EDISON, NJ – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced selections for weekly volleyball awards Tuesday and Rider University's Kiannisha Santiago was named MAAC Player of the Week and Makenna Mason was selected as MAAC Setter of the Week.
 
Santiago continued her dominant senior season, averaging 4.92 kills, 1.67 digs, and 0.92 blocks per set to lead Rider to three wins. After recording 17 kills on .433 hitting in just three sets at Saint Peter's, she posted a career-high 25 kills in four sets against Niagara. To wrap up the week, Santiago had 17 kills, including four in the fifth set as the Broncs topped Canisius. She also added seven blocks and seven digs in the match against Canisius.
 
Mason averaged 11.50 assists and 3.08 digs per set, recording three double-doubles, in a 3-0 week for the Broncs. She started the week with 30 assists and 11 digs against Saint Peter's. In four sets against Niagara, the junior had 58 assists and 14 digs. The 58 assists are the most by any player in the MAAC and third-most by any player in the country this season in a four-set match. She finished the week by recording 50 assists, 12 digs, and 5 kills in the five-set win over Canisius.
 
The Broncs are back in action Friday, visiting Merrimack for a 6 p.m. match.