Student-Athletes of the Week (6/27)
MAAC Sports
Male S-A of the Week
Bryan Goossens
Baseball, Senior, RHP, 6'3", 210, Hanover Park, IL/Hampden, MA/Minnechaug Regional
The Saints' senior captain was named to the MAAC All-Tournament Team this spring after pitching Siena to the program's fourth consecutive MAAC Championship Series. Goossens recorded four wins, four saves and tossed a pair of complete games in 18 appearances (seven starts) this spring. Siena College's 2013 Male Rookie of the Year, he graduates ranking third all-time in program history in starts (43), fourth in innings pitched (280.2) and seventh in appearances (63), and was a key cog in the Saints' weekend rotation as a sophomore during the program's 2014 MAAC Championship run and ensuing trip to the NCAA Tournament. Named Siena College's Leo Dufort Male Student Athlete of the Month for May, Goossens was a four-time MAAC Academic Honor Roll selection and was also named to the MAAC All-Academic Team in each year of eligibility. He accrued a perfect 4.0 GPA during his final Spring 2016 semester, and was heralded at Siena College's 2015-16 All-Sports Celebration with an Academic Honor award which is bestowed upon seniors who maintain a cumulative grade point average between 3.2-3.69. Goossens finished with a 3.61 cumulative GPA and received his degree in accounting.
Female S-A of the Week
Stacey Klempel
Softball, Senior, OF, 5-9, Winter Garden, FL/Ocoee/Indian River State
Klempel is a Sports Management major and Marketing Minor with a 3.5 GPA She knocked in the eventual game-winning run in her final collegiate game against Monmouth on May 8. This past season, she appeared in 42 games and recorded 17 hits, had seven runs scored, six doubles, a triple and eight RBIs. She was a member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.