Siena snaps their school record and nation’s longest 15-game winning streak falling 87-74 at Niagara for their first MAAC loss since Feburary 27, 2009.
Siena’s loss snaps a 15 game win streak and gives the Saints their first loss of 2010, their last loss was December 12, 2009 at Northern Iowa. This year, four of the Saints’ five losses have been by nine points or more.
Led by Tyrone Lewis’ game high 24 points on 7-13 shooting, the Purple Eagles went on a 15-1 run the second half to put the game out of reach for the Saints. Kashief Edwards turned in a career high 20 points on 9-14 shooting.
Ryan Rossiter led the Saints with 23 points, on 8-16 shooting, and 12 rebounds. Edwin Ubiles was held to just 12 points on 6-15 shooting as Siena struggled against the home court advantage of the Purple Eagles.
Alex Franklin was held to just one second half point and went 2-8 from the field, scoring just 9 points.
Siena struggled to find the outside shot as Kyle Griffin and Clarence Jackson combined to go 2-10 from three point range.
O.D. Anosike ended up one off his season-high with 6 points off the bench for the Saints.
[...] had to write the Siena recap as they fell, on National TV, to Niagara on the road. Find it here. I put an interesting fact in there about the Saints on the road this [...]