“I looked down and I couldn’t believe they had uniformed cops at all the entry points. I just thought, ‘wow…they really don’t want us to storm the court.’ I mean cops? Is that really necessary?” Siena senior Kevin Risolo on the increased security for the MAAC championship game.
That was the general reaction from students [...]
In complying with MAAC tournament policy, Siena students will not be granted access to floor seating at the Times Union Center throughout the tournament. This includes the areas behind the baskets that normally holds the school’s well known Dog Pound sections filled with yellow-shirted students of the college. The floor sections will now be reserved [...]
Butler, much like Gonzaga, has built its basketball program up to the level where even casual Saints fans recognize this as a huge game for Siena with NCCA tournament implications. The students get that too.
Naturally, for a game of this magnitude, the Albany and Troy bars will open their doors for the early tip off [...]
There’s been a lot of buzz among the Siena fan base lately about the tarps behind the baskets in the lower bowl. A lot of what Pete Iorizzo wrote almost exactly one year ago still reigns true– spamming Siena’s employees with e-mail to ‘take them down’ isn’t going to change their decision. I’m [...]
Chris Farrell is in his first season as conductor of the Siena pep band. Here is an interview with Chris on some aspects of that job:
How do you prepare for the season?
We hold tryouts and practices in October. This year we had four tryouts and practices, so there isn’t a lot of preparation before [...]
The Siena Saints and Albany Great Danes renew their rivalry Saturday night December 5th, 7:00pm at the Times Union Center. What has become one of the most anticipated and exciting sporting events in the Capital Region is again on pace to draw a huge crowd, with ticket sales exceeding 11,000 as of yesterday.
The Saints have [...]
Who needs Duke/UNC when we have the capital region’s best sports rivalry game coming up this Saturday at the Times Union Center! In recent years this local ‘backyard brawl’ has been such a huge community event, and has brought some great memories to fans and students.
I love the UAlbany game. I remember going crazy [...]
McDonough talks OT and bowlingAs he was seated at courtside Tuesday at Times Union Center, moments after calling Siena's 59-53 victory over Northeastern as part of ESPN's college basketball marathon, Sean McDonough was beckoned by a few fans. One was wearing a Red Sox jacket. Another wanted to know about Syracuse basketball. – Read More [...]
Siena (0-0 2-0) emerged victorious in a low-scoring defensive battle against the Northeastern Huskies (0-0 0-1), winning 59-53. The Saints extend their Times Union Center winning streak to 22 games as timely outside shooting and clutch free-throws down the stretch helped Siena secure the win.
For the Saints this was a tale of two halves. [...]
Well, remember how people complain that not enough Siena students attend the games? Well, this season’s schedule is not going to make it any easier for students to get to the Times Union Center.
The school has done a much better job over the past three seasons of offering transportation to the games. But, [...]