NEWTOWN, PA (June 30, 2025) -- The King's College men's ice hockey team placed three on the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Academic All-MAC Team as announced by MAC Executive Director Megan Morrison on Tuesday morning. The honorees included seniors Ethan Hersant and Kent Lee and sophomore Diego D'Alessandro among the XX recipients.

This year marks the eighth, ninth, and 10^th Academic All-MAC accolades in men's ice hockey program history and the most in a single season since the program placed two on the team in the 2019 season.

The Winter Academic All-MAC teams recognize the top student-athletes both in the classroom and in athletic competition during the 2025 spring semester. The MAC sports information directors nominate and vote on the Academic All-MAC teams, giving 50 percent weight on both academic success and athletic success. A student-athlete must have a spring semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.20 or higher to be eligible for the award.

Hersant picks up his second Academic All-MAC award to go along with his decorated career with the Monarchs. The senior forward appeared in all 25 games, totaling 30 points from 15 goals and 15 assists, scoring five power play goals and four shorthanded goals. He set single season records with 15 goals and 326 face off wins and finished his career as the program leader in face off wins with 642 and short-handed goals with six and second in points with 57 in just two seasons at King's. An All-MAC First Team honoree, Hersant studied English and posted a 3.66 GPA this spring.

Lee also adds another accolade to his list of career honors as the MAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year and All-MAC First Team honoree appears on his first Academic All-MAC Team. The senior forward skated in all 25 games this season, totaling 33 points from 11 goals and 22 assists with six power play goals and three game winning goals. He finishes his career as the all-time leader in points with 87, goals with 30, assists with 57, power play goals with 12, game winning goals with seven, and games played with 96 in his career. An accounting major, Lee finished with a 3.37 GPA in the Spring 2025 semester.

D'Alessandro caps off a strong sophomore campaign with his first Academic All-MAC recognition. The goalie collected All-MAC Second Team honors, appearing in 11 games with 311 saves for a .945 save percentage and 1.81 goals against average. He set single-season records with six wins, save percentage, and goals against average. The accounting major recorded a 3.87 GPA this spring.

The complete 2025 Men's Ice Hockey Academic All-MAC Team can be found below:

2025 Men's Ice Hockey Academic All-MAC

Name	Class	School
Justin Pare	First Year	Alvernia
Joey Arnold	First Year	Alvernia
Ethan Hersant	Senior	King's
Diego D'Alessandro	Sophomore	King's
Kent Lee	Senior	King's
Matt Dimaline	First Year	Neumann
Liam McCanney	Senior	Stevenson
Jack Perna	Senior	Wilkes
Cole Jungwirth	Graduate	Wilkes
Joe Johnson	Senior	Wilkes