Having lost two of their last three games, the Siena Saints head to Lawrenceville, New Jersey to face the only MAAC team that beat them last season. Coverage from Alumni Gymnasium will begin at 7PM on ESPNU.
When Rider faced Siena this earlier this season, the Saints’ dominant performance began Siena’s record 15 game winning streak. [...]

This Siena team has never lost at Niagara, now would be a good time to knock on wood. Under Fran McCaffery, the Saints are 7-1 against the Purple Eagles. Back in January, Siena beat Niagara handily thanks to the solid all-around-game of sophomore Ryan Rossiter.
This game, as it always does with Niagara is [...]

Siena’s win over Rider on Friday, January 9th was broadcast on ESPNU as the first of eight MAAC conference match-ups televised. At the time, it was a match-up for sole possession of first place in the conference. The Saints prevailed 91-81 with a mix of balanced scoring, which has become a hallmark of [...]

Word has it Edwin Ubiles’ 360 dunk will be featured tonight on the program. It will be on ESPNU.

ESPN seems to have a good memory of conference championships– Of the three “nationally” televised regular season games remaining on Siena’s schedule, ESPN is picking up both Siena/Niagara games (2007 MAAC Championship) for “national” TV. ESPNU also picked up Siena/Rider (2008 MAAC Championship) on 1/9.
It’s not really national TV, but it is available in [...]

Spartans Weblog summarized Oklahoma State:

2007-08 record: 17-16 (7-9 in the Big 12)
2007-08 tempo-free strength: Creating turnovers; the Cowboys ranked 32nd in the nation in defensive TO% at 24.0%
2007-08 tempo-free weakness: Giving up points at the line; Oklahoma State’s opponents put up a free throw rate of 44.1 (308th in the nation for OSU defensively)
2007-08 tempo: [...]

Wichita State outlasted Siena 72-70 at the Milk House this morning. Wichita State’s Clevin Hannah was unstoppable from three in the second half. The Shockers did a great job slowing down the game, taking long possessions, and hitting deep threes. Siena mostly beat themselves with turnovers. Kenny Hasbrouck finished the game [...]

Yet another 7:30am wake up call from Mickey and Minnie put another unpleasant end to a great night’s sleep. Breakfast was served promptly at 8am, the standard team pre-game meal. Following breakfast we had an hour to rest before we left for the Milk House. Leaving the Coronado Springs at 9:45, we arrived at the [...]

Not going to talk about these two teams much after their performances on Thanksgiving. Most of the fans here saw it on ESPN2. As they get ready after game planning each other in their hotel meeting rooms, we can give a quick turkey preview on this upcoming game.
The Shockers put up a real fight against [...]

Last night: Canisius and Loyola both lost, but Farfield got their first win of the season, beating up on Sacred Heart 70-54. Canisius lost to Buffalo, but almost staged a late comeback, 69-64, and Loyola fell to Cornell 82-72.
Earlier This Week: The Purple Eagles got a verbal commitment from (what is so far) the MAAC’s [...]