Despite missing almost three games this year, Owen Wignot has logged the third most minutes on average this season behind the two seniors– Rossiter and Jackson. He’s also got the best 3 Point FG% on the team, and it’s not a fluke. Owen is 14/32 (43.8%) while Brookins is 13/38 (34.2%) and Clarence is 20/53 [...]
Banged up, outsized and overmatched, the underdog Siena Saints managed to dig deep and find one more stone to sling, playing the role of midmajor David to a power conference Goliath yet again Wednesday night. This time, the Saints managed to topple Georgia Tech, 62-57, while playing in front of an enthused and vocal crowd [...]
The Saints, led by their senior leaders, managed to hold on to their first home win of the 2010-11 season over Florida Atlantic 72-69 at the Times Union Center Monday night. While the Siena seniors led with big numbers, it was sophomore Jonathan Breeden sealed the game with two free throws with 4.2 seconds to [...]
The Saints, plagued by injuries, struggled to hold off MAAC favorite Fairfield and lost 72-55 at the Times Union Center Friday night. The Stags used an 8-0 run to take a five point halftime lead and took control of the game with a 15-1 run in the second half. Jonathan Breeden and Trenity Burdine made [...]
Turnovers, timeouts, and tenaciousness. The three T’s that spelled trouble for the Saints in only their second loss to UAlbany in a decade. A lot of grumbling was heard leaving the Times Union Center as to why the Saints had four timeouts at the end of regulation, and chose not to call one and set [...]
As we reach the 10th ever Albany Cup at the Times Union Center on Saturday, let’s take a look back at some of the best games in recent history between the local schools. Both rivals have multiple NCAA Tournament appearances and have given the Capital region an intense rivalry. However, Siena has dominated the Division [...]
Siena could have fouled Dan Mavraides in the last possession of regulation, but elected not to and it cost them. The Saints were ahead 69-66 with under 10 seconds to go– Princeton brought the ball down the court after a timeout and Mavraides buried a 3 pointer with less than a second to go in [...]
2009 Siena @ Butler: 17pt. loss, 15.4% from 3, -1 Assist/TO ratio, 11-17 FT’s 2010 Butler @ Siena: 13pt. loss, 18.2% from 3, -3 Assist/TO ratio, 7-15 FT’s A telling sign of where the two programs are right now– Butler is clearly the elite of the mid-major crop, the standard that everyone else strives to [...]
ALBANY – Quotes recapping Tuesday nights 70-57 loss to Butler in their Bracketbuster rematch. Ryan Rossiter’s Big Night (26 points) in the loss Butler Head Coach Brad Stevens “I told Rossiter, I’m blown away by how much he’s improved. I didn’t think last year he could score like that with a guy between him and [...]
ALBANY – The Saints suffered their second straight home loss Tuesday night at the Times Union Center, in a 70-57 loss to national runner-up Butler. Siena cut the Bulldogs’ lead to three coming out of the halftime break by feeding the ball inside to MAAC Preseason Player of the Year Ryan Rossiter, who led the [...]