July 17, 2013

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Once again Siena College set a new record by placing 123 student athletes on the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2012-13 school year. Nearly 42% of Siena's student athletes encompassing 17 teams that compete in the MAAC boast cumulative GPA's of 3.20 or better.

A total of 1,626 student athletes from the MAAC were honored encompassing the 10-member institutions and 14 associate members that comprised the league during the 2012-13 school year. To be eligible for the MAAC Academic Honor Roll, an athlete must hold a grade point average of 3.20 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

It marked the eighth consecutive year in which Siena placed at least 80 student athletes on the MAAC Academic Honor Roll. Thirteen of the Saints' 17 MAAC programs posted cumulative team GPA's of 3.0 or higher and Siena student athletes possess an impressive 3.11 cumulative GPA on the whole.

For a third consecutive year women's soccer led all programs tying a record with 12 MAAC All-Academic Team selections last fall. While inclusion on the honor roll necessitates a 3.2 GPA or better, the Academic Team does not include freshman. Sixteen of the 23 student athletes that comprised the 2012 women's soccer team earned MAAC Academic Honor Roll accolades.

Additionally, men's soccer set a program record with 10 student athletes named to the MAAC All-Academic Team last fall and men's tennis tied for the conference lead with six selections.

Not included in Siena's MAAC Academic Honor Roll selections are nine student athletes from the field hockey program who were named to the Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll last fall.

Siena's 2012-13 MAAC Academic Honor Roll selections