Feb. 25, 2007

Siena Men to Face Manhattan in Quarterfinals of MAAC Tournament Saints and Jaspers Set to Square off Saturday at 2 PM in Bridgeport

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - The Siena men's basketball team earned the #4 seed in the upcoming MAAC Championships this coming weekend at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. The Saints face #5 seed Manhattan at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the quarterfinal round. Siena swept the season series with the Jaspers winning both games by double figures.

The winner will advance to Sunday's semifinal round for a 6 p.m. game against the winner of #1 Marist vs. the winner of the first round game between #8 Canisius and #9 Saint Peter's.

MAAC Tourney Schedule:

First Round
Game 1: (Friday at 7:30 p.m.) #9 Saint Peter's vs. #8 Canisius
Game 2: (Friday at 10 p.m.) #10 Iona vs. #7 Rider

Quarterfinals
Game 3: (Saturday at 2 p.m.) #5 Manhattan vs. #4 Siena
Game 4: (Saturday at 4 p.m.) Game 1 Winner vs. #1 Marist
Game 5: (Saturday at 7:30 p.m.) #7/#10 Winner vs. #2 Niagara
Game 6: (Saturday at 10 p.m.) #6 Fairfield vs. #3 Loyola

Semifinals
Game 7: (Sunday at 6 p.m.) Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
Game 8: (Sunday at 8 p.m.) Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner

Championship Game
Game 9: Monday at 9 p.m. Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner