LOUDONVILLE, NY – A pair of Siena Lacrosse graduate students were recognized as the latest recipients of the Leo Dufort Student Athlete of the Month awards. Men's Lacrosse's Dylan Pape and Women's Lacrosse's Jenna Colabufo each received the honor for the month of February.

A five-year member of the program, Pape returned to the program as its primary faceoff take this season, and has logged 287 faceoff wins in 33 career appearances for the Saints. The West Islip, New York native has netted three career goals, totaled 142 ground balls, six caused turnovers, and took home a pair of MAAC Faceoff Player of the Week honors last season. Pape graduated with a degree in finance last May, and currently holds a 3.75 cumulative GPA in graduate school. He has been a member of the MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll throughout college.

Also a five-year member of her program who has been a staple on the defensive side of the field, Colabufo has played in 64 career games and has totaled 62 ground balls, 42 caused turnovers, and 31 draw control wins. A Second Team All-MAAC honoree her junior year, she earned First Team All-MAAC honors her senior season and was a Preseason All-MAAC selection prior to this season. The Bethlehem, New York product earned a degree in economics last May, and currently holds a perfect 4.0 in graduate school. She has made the MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll throughout her collegiate career, and was a CSC Academic All-District Team selection last season.

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.