Donohue, Dirrigl Earn Student-Athlete of the Week Awards
MAAC Sports
Meghan Donohue
Women’s Basketball | Senior | Forward | 6’1”| Mogadore, O.H./Archbishop Hoban
A senior captain for the Saints, Donohue has left her mark on the Siena community. She has been a captain for the women's basketball program for three seasons. Donohue has played and started in every game for Siena throughout her four-year career. She is just 45 points shy of being the 27th member of the 1,000 point club. In the past four games she has been the Saints leading scorer, while scoring 18 points against both Fairfield and UNH. Donohue leads the MAAC in field goal percentage this season shooting 61.0% from the floor. From the charity stripe she is shooting 87.8% and ranks first in the MAAC and 46th in the nation, and only one of 10 that has more than 40 attempts from the free throw line. She was named to the Preseason Second Team All-MAAC her junior year. As a sophomore, she ranked second in the MAAC shooting 50.3% from the floor. She was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team her freshman year as well as being named MAAC Rookie of the Week three times. .
Dan Dirrigl
Swimming & Diving | Junior | Free/Fly | 6’1” | Clarence, N.Y./St. Joseph Collegiate Inst.
Canisius junior Dan Dirrigl holds the top time in the men’s 200 free, 100 fly and 200 fly, as well as being a part of top relay times in the 200 and 400 medley relays for the Griffs through the team’s first six meets.
Dirrigl set personal bests in the 100-yard and 200-yard fly at the 2016 MAAC Championships, while also recording five first place finishes in the 2015-16 season.
The junior holds school records in the 100 fly and is a part of a school record in the 200 medley relay. Aside from his swimming accolades, the accounting major currently holds a 3.80 GPA.