LOUDONVILLE, NY – Siena saw two upperclassmen from its lacrosse programs honored with the Leo Dufort Student Athlete of the Month. Men's Lacrosse's Anthony Tebbano & Women's Lacrosse's Megan Power each earned the award for the month of February.
Entering the year as the Saints starting man in-between-the-pipes, Tebbano has seen action in all four games of the 00 season thus far, making 48 saves to help Siena to a 2-2 record on the young season. The junior has recorded double-digit saves in each contest, with a career-high 15 coming against UMass Lowell on February 21.
A biology major, Tebbano holds a 3.37 cumulative GPA, while posting a 3.91 mark during the Fall 2019 semester to earn a spot on the Siena President's List. He was a member of the MAAC Academic Honor Roll last season.
One of five seniors on the women's lacrosse team, Power has provided depth on the Saints' back line, appearing in 40 career games while making 20 starts. After appearing in each match last season, she has done so this year a well, collecting a pair of draw controls thus far. The Cranford, NJ native made an important draw control to allow the Saints possession in their MAAC Semifinal win over Monmouth last season, helping to punch the team's ticket to the Championship Game.
A psychology major, Power holds a 3.63 cumulative GPA, and most recently posted a 3.72 mark during the Fall 2019 semester. Shea has been a member of the Dean's List, as well as the MAAC All-Academic Team and the MAAC Academic Honor Roll.
The Leo Dufort Student Athlete of the Month Award is presented nine times annually (September-May) throughout the academic year. The award recognizes exemplary achievements in both academics and athletics. The late Leo Dufort received a B.S. in marketing and management from Siena in August of 1977. His entire academic career was completed on a part-time basis beginning in the spring of 1961, as a married adult while at the same time raising five children. He passed away suddenly of a heart attack while cross country skiing in February of 1993. His wife Jeanine wanted to do something to immortalize his memory. The original plaque was donated to athletics and the department began the Leo Dufort Student Athlete of the Month Award to help carry out his legacy. Dufort graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1954 and was a Navy Veteran (USS Bennington) who worked for JL Hammett Co. at the time of his death.
