The Saints (20-4, 13-0) continue their winning ways in front of a sell out crowd as they beat the Iona Gaels (17-7, 9-4) 88-68. This is the team’s 14th straight win, and their 33rd at home.

Siena spread the scoring around with Alex Franklin leading the way with 23 points. Clarence Jackson added 20 points coming off six 3-pointers and two foul shots. Once again, Ryan Rossiter puts up a double-double effort with 19 points and 12 rebounds. During the game Ronald Moore became the 35th player in Siena history to reach the 1,000 career scoring mark. Siena shot exactly 50% from the field and hit nine 3’s. The Saints extended their 10 point halftime lead up to 23 points less than ten minutes into the second half.

Scott Machado led all scorers with 24 points. Big man Alejo Rodriguez had a double-double of his own with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Known as one of the conference’s best 3-point shooting teams the Gaels were hampered in the first half after going 0-8 from 3-point range. They ended up shooting 4-18 from beyond the arc and 38% from the field. One positive that can be taken away for this team was their 90% foul shooting numbers.