LOUDONVILLE, NY - Kaiya Rain Tucker of Siena Women's Basketball earned her first career Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) weekly honor on Monday, as she was named the final Air Force Reserve MAAC Rookie of the Week of the 2025–26 season, the league announced Monday. 
 
Tucker turned in her third consecutive week averaging a double-double, posting 13.5 rebounds and 11 points per game to power Siena to a 2-0 stretch. The junior recorded her fifth double-double of the season in Thursday's win at Rider, erupting for a career-high 17 rebounds while adding 13 points in a dominant performance on the glass. 
 
She followed that effort with her eighth double-figure rebounding game of the year on Saturday against Marist, pulling down a team-high 10 boards and finishing just one point shy of another double-double with nine. Tucker also anchored the defensive end, swatting two shots in each contest to total four blocks on the week. 
 
Tucker and the Saints will travel to Atlantic City, NJ, for their MAAC Quarterfinal matchup against fourth-seeded Iona at noon on Saturday, March 7.