Siena could not hold off a late charge by the overall top seed Louisville Cardinals. Siena took their first lead of the game at 9:17 but Louisville charged back with a late run and held off the Saints to go to Indianapolis. Edwin Ubiles led the Saints with 24 points and 8 boards. Alex Franklin [...]
CBS will air a special on senior captain Kenny Hasbrouck and his family during halftime of the Syracuse / Arizona State game. It is tentatively scheduled for 12:50pm.
Anthony Macri writes a Basketball Prospectus Unfiltered piece saying the Saints need to execute 3 keys: 1.) Ronald Moore controls tempo, turnovers and shot selection 2.) The Saints get production from everyone on the floor throughout the game, preventing the Cardinals from focusing their pressure on just one or two players 3.) Siena forces Louisville [...]
Louisville is an elite team, we already know that. They play great defense behind the three point line and inside the arc as well. They like to play at Siena’s high tempo and will press often. Siena, coming off one of the worst offensive performances this season, will have to put that behind them and [...]
Rebounding did in the Buckeyes last night. Columns are already out that the Buckeyes blew it. Ohio State Head Coach Thadd Matta had this to say: “We were never in the game mentally the way we needed to be,” Matta said after the eighth-seeded Buckeyes were bounced in the opening round for the first time [...]
Not an amazing game offensively for the Saints but Ronald Moore makes HUGE shots to beat the Buckeyes. #9 Siena shot 33% from the field, their lowest percentage of the season. Siena‘s 51 rebounds are a season high, 21 of those being offensive rebounds which is also a season high. Alex Franklin (10 pts, 13 [...]
Siena is ready to go to work. There are expected to be a lot of Ohio State fans but also many Louisville fans who might stick around and root for the Saints. Joe Lunardi likes the Saints to advance, John Gasaway doesn’t think so. If anyone remembers, Kenny Hasbrouck was in a scoring slump early [...]
If you’re not heading to Dayton, OH, you’ll want to be surrounded by Saints, so I’ve compiled this short list of places you can watch in the company of your fellow Alum… Albany, NY O’Toole’s, Colonie Hartford, CT Butterfly Restaurant New York, NY Copper Door, Union Square Long Island, NY Phil’s Place, Wading River Boston, [...]
Matt Barker took out some time from his site, BuckeyeBanter.com, to join us to take a closer look at the Buckeyes for Friday night’s game. He also asked us to preview the Saints and we were glad to oblige. Siena Saints Blog: What’s been the factor crucial the Buckeyes success this year? Matt Barker: I [...]