There has been a lot of buzz around the fact that Siena has won “14 in a row at home”. Despite how many times you see it in print or hear it on the air, know that this is actually false. Siena has won 14 games in a row at the Times Union Center, not [...]
Pete Iorizzo at the Times Union is reporting that Junior forward Cory Magee is done for the season and will likely undergo surgery on his left ear. The surgery was suggested to fix problems with Magee’s balance, which has been an issue since his concussions began. Read >> I’m just trying to stay positive,” Magee [...]
The Siena Saints defeated the Iona Gaels by the final of 69-68 at the Times Union Center on Monday night. The Saints improve to 10-0 in MAAC play while Iona falls to 5-5. Siena had a 55-43 lead in the second half until Iona fought back late to tie it at 61. Then came the [...]
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Ryan Rossiter has been named MAAC Player of the Week for the first time in his career. Rossiter becomes the fourth different Saint to win the honor this season, joining Kenny Hasbrouck (11/24), Edwin Ubiles (12/8) and Ronald Moore (1/12). He keyed Siena’s 82-65 win over Niagara Saturday. Rossiter had the top [...]
Today, GAME Inc. and CollegeInsider.com announced that they will hold a 16 team tournament for teams not invited to the NCAA or NIT tournaments this year. This will be the inaugural season for this tournament, which essentially guarantees that Siena will play postseason basketball. During the 2007-08 season 53 teams, that finished .500 or better, [...]
The Siena Saints fan base is starting to talk about the possibility of running the table over the duration of the regular season. It seems that the Saints themselves have learned to ignore speculation — putting the Old Spice Classic behind them and starting their own conference run, continuing now at 9-0 in the MAAC. [...]
Siena will jump George Mason and Illinois State when the new Mid Major Rankings come out on Monday. Both teams lost at least one game this week. Here’s how I see it shaping up tomorrow… Rank Team Record Last Week 1. #16^ Butler 18-1 (9-0) 1 2. #22^ St.Mary’s 18-1 (5-0) 2 3. #23^ Gonzaga [...]
Home Teams 20 Siena 37 Davidson 52 St.Mary’s 71 Creighton Away Teams 7 Butler 43 Miami (OH) 46 Utah State 53 George Mason * – Ratings are as of Saturday night. Kudos to soup for the info.
The Siena Saints (15-5 [9-0]) defeated the Niagara Purple Eagles (14-6 [5-3]) by the final score of 82 to 65 in front of 7,980 fans in Albany. The Saints led from start to finish in a nationally televised afternoon matinee. This is the best start for a MAAC team since Speedy Morris’ 1989-90 La Salle [...]
I’ll be floating around the TUC today, so please stop me and say Hi. For those who are home today, you can watch the game on espn360.com.