No doubt, this was Niagara’s game. Ive got to give it to Mihalich on this one, they beat us at our own game. At times they couldn’t hit a lay up, but when they needed to, they sure could throw down. Siena could not withstand the long scoring drout (that ticker was on 53 forever), [...]
Here are quotes from the press conference following Siena’s win over the Niagara Purple Eagles 83-65. Fran McCaffery:
I thought the key to the game was how we defended in the second half of the game…We were plus 11 rebounding in the second half. We did a much better job covering up on rebounding the ball.
Why [...]
The top two teams in the MAAC will square off Saturday afternoon at 1pm in the Times Union Center as the Siena Saints (11-4, 4-0) host the Niagara Purple Eagles (10-6, 3-1) in what has become the conference’s biggest rivalry. The Saints will try to extend their 28 game home winning streak in what will [...]
At this point, what else is new; lots of good stuff from the man, the myth, the legend, Pete Iorizzo the last few days– Fran’s comments on Yard, tickets flying out the box office, and getting ready for Niagara is all covered over at the Times Union. Our Niagara preview will be out later [...]
Keepin’ Track of the MAAC: Part Two
The MAAC’s official blogger, Steve Amedio combines his 20 years of experience covering Siena and the MAAC at his site: Keepin’ Track of the MAAC. He’s witnessed college basketball games at over 130 different venues and wrote the MAAC Preview in The Sporting News. In our second part we talk [...]
Peeking over the edge on the cusp of greatness, while searching the present for clues to the future.
You can take a look at my season ending essay to get a feel of what I was thinking going into this essay. I’ve been working on other writing projects, and working in general like we all [...]
Under Fran McCaffery, the Saints are 6-1 against the Purple Eagles– with the lone loss coming in the 2007 MAAC Championship. By the time they square off Saturday, both teams will have had 6+ days to prepare for one another. It looks like we are in store for another [highly offensive] 1 vs. [...]