JERSEY CITY, NJ - Saint Peter's University men's soccer senior forward
Jordan Jowers and women's basketball redshirt-senior
Taiah Thornton have been named Peacocks of the Month. Both Jowers and Thornton had strong showings in their respective fields of play over the past month, leading to the recognition.
Jowers has led the men's soccer team to an impressive start for its 2020-21 campaign, as the Peacocks have begun the year 2-0 through conference play for the first time since the 2015 season. The senior forward has led the offensive attack for the squad, pacing the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) leaderboards with 1.5 goals per game and three points per game thus far through the season. The senior's most pivotal performance of the month came in the team's season opener against Fairfield on March 26, when the Middlesbrough, England native notched two goals against the Stags off two successful penalty kicks. The conversions included the golden goal in the 75th minute, as Jowers fired a shot into the center of the net, sneaking it past an outstretched Fairfield goalkeeper. Entering April, Jowers is the only MAAC player with three goals on the season.
Thornton played a crucial role in the women's basketball program's best season in over a decade, culminating in the team's first appearance in the MAAC Women's Basketball Championship Final since 2002. Through the month of March, Thornton averaged 12 points per game and led the team to a 13-15 overall finish, marking the best overall record since the program achieved the same mark in 2008-09. Under Thornton's leadership, the women also finished out the year with a 10-9 MAAC record, marking Saint Peter's first winning season through league play since the team went 10-8 against MAAC opponents in 2008-09. The Pennsauken native led the team in scoring in two of their five March outings, with her best performance of the month coming in the Peacocks' 58-51 upset win over Marist in the regular season finale on March 5. Thornton finished with 19 points in the affair, leading all players while adding on five assists and three rebounds. On March 8, Thornton became the first Peacock named to the Women's Basketball All-MAAC First Team since Tania Kennedy earned the distinction in 2009.
