Siena’s Kmack and Canisius’ Eells Named Hercules Tires MAAC Student-Athletes of the Week
EDISON, N.J. (Mar. 31, 2021) – Siena’s Hayley Kmack and Canisius’ Kevin Eells have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
Hayley Kmack
Siena
Women’s Lacrosse
A co-captain for the 2021 season, Kmack transferred to Siena from Manhattan following the 2019 season, and immediately became a contributor on the team. The Slingerlands, New York product registered 13 goals and seven assists for 20 total points in all 19 games for the Saints, helping the program to advance to the 2019 MAAC Championship Game. Sidelined due to injury in 2020, Kmack has rebounded to start in four and appear in all five of Siena's games so far in 2021, with three goals two assists to her name thus far.
A member of Siena's 4.0 Club throughout her collegiate career, Kmack holds a perfect academic mark, and will graduate in the spring with a degree in psychology. She has been a member of both the MAAC All-Academic Team and the MAAC Academic Honor Roll and serves as a member of Siena's Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
Kevin Eells
Canisius College
Men’s Lacrosse
Eells took part in four contests last spring for Canisius, recording a ground ball against Air Force. During his freshman campaign on Main Street, Eells played in 13 games including one start, posting seven caused turnovers and and three ground balls. A native of Monument, Colo., Eells was named to the MAAC All-Academic Team in 2020. He is studying psychology at the College.
Young, a native of Camillus, NY, is a two-time member of the MAAC All-Academic Team, being selected in 2019 and 2020.
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.