Siena’s Lopez Torres and Saint Peter’s Williams Named Hercules Tires MAAC Student Athletes of the Week
Siena’s Lopez Torres and Saint Peter’s Williams Named Hercules Tires MAAC Student Athletes of the Week
EDISON, N.J. (Dec. 9, 2020) – Siena College's Guillermo Lopez Torres and Saint Peter's University's Kendrea Williams have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
Guillermo Lopez Torres
Siena University
Men's Tennis
A four-year member of the men's tennis squad, Lopez Torres went 6-8 in singles play during the 2019-20 season while competing at the no. 2 & 3 spots during the Saints' abbreviated campaign. He was also one half of the team's top doubles squad that went 7-5 and was named the MAAC Player of the Week on February 26, 2020. A member of both the MAAC All-Academic Team and the MAAC Academic Honor Roll, Lopez Torres holds an impressive 3.97 cumulative GPA in biology, including a perfect 4.0 mark during the Spring 2020 term. Aside from being a member of Siena's 4.0 Club, he has twice been named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar and serves as a tutor in the Athletic Department's S.A.IN.T.S Office.
Kendrea Williams
Saint Peter's University
Women's Basketball
A staple of the Saint Peter's offense in 2019-20, Williams has already made a significant impact heading into her second season playing in the blue and white. Through four games, the redshirt senior has paced the team in scoring twice, including a season-high 19 points against Morgan State on December 5. Most recently, the Piscataway native put up 13 points against Seton Hall on December 8, marking her third double-digit performance of the season. A leader in the classroom as well as on the court, Williams earned a spot on the 2019-20 MAAC Women's Basketball All-Academic Team and will look to repeat the achievement in 2020-21.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40
th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.