MAAC Honor Roll Inductees - Siena
MAAC Sports
EDISON, N.J. - On November 1, the MAAC will recognize 23 significant men's and women's basketball players at the fourth annual Honor Roll Dinner at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Two former student-athletes from each institution will be enshrined in The MAAC Experience, the league's exhibit at the Hall of Fame. Bios for each honoree will be featured on MAACSports.com as we count down to the private event.
Doug Poetzsch ’85 – Siena College
Doug Poetzsch earned spots in Siena’s all-time records ranking eighth for rebounding with 742 career rebounds and 13th for career points amassing 1,398 during his time as a Saint. He led the helm as team captain from 1984-85, guiding a Siena team that would post the program’s first Division I 20-win season. He also became the first junior in Siena’s Division I history to be selected as captain. Poetzsch averaged 18.9 points per game as a senior from 1984-85, and earned the honors of 1985 Second Team GTE Academic All-American, 1985 Honorable Mention Associated Press All-American and 1985 ECAC Metro All-Conference team.
Lily Grenci ‘13 – Siena College
Lily Grenci ranks 23rd in scoring in Siena women’s basketball history (1,074), fourth in free throws made (347) and 19th in rebounding (624). The two-time Saints team captain ranked second in the MAAC in scoring and third in rebounding in both her junior and senior seasons. A two-time First Team All-MAAC selection and 2013 MAAC All-Tournament Team selection, Grenci became the first student athlete in program history to be named one of just 30 candidates nationally for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award. Excelling off the court as well as on it, Grenci was a two-time Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar Athlete Team selection, three-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection, was inducted into Siena College’s Alpha Kappa Delta International Society in Sociology and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Siena College in 2013 with a B.A. in Sociology. Lily is currently entering her second season as a women’s basketball graduate assistant coach at Division II LeMoyne College under former head coach Gina Castelli.