Oct. 13, 2006

Volleyball standout Kristin May will be inducted into the Siena College Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 21. The ceremony will take place following the women's volleyball team's match with Rider University. The match is set to begin at 4 p.m. in the Alumni Recreation Center. A cocktail reception, scheduled for 6 p.m., precedes the induction ceremony in the ARC lobby.

May becomes the second volleyball player inducted in to the Siena College Sports Hall of Fame, joining teammate Rochelle Travers '96, a 2002 inductee. She will be the 96th overall inductee. The Siena College Sports Hall of Fame honored its first inductee, Howard Tucker (men's basketball) in 1964.

May ranks first on Siena's all-time charts with 1,464 career kills, and third in games played (419), digs (1,165) and aces (160). She was named MAAC Rookie of the Year in 1993 and MAAC Player of the Year in 1994. In 1995, she was recognized as one of just 19 Division I student-athletes on the National GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American Team, earning third team honors. May was a three-time (1994, 1995 and 1996) GTE/CoSIDA Regional selection.

Siena won the MAAC Championship in each of her four seasons with the program. In 1995, she helped Siena to its first NCAA Tournament after an NCAA play-in win over Colgate, and, in 1993, Siena played in the NIVC. As a senior in 1996, May set the Siena single season record for kills per game (3.87 - since broken) and hitting percentage (.351 - for outside hitters). She was named All-MAAC for the third time in her career as a senior.

The consummate student-athlete, May graduated with a 3.8 grade point average in psychology.

The induction ceremony is open to the general public and free of charge.