Dec. 9, 2013
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COLLEGE PARK, MD. - Siena Women's Basketball faces arguably its stiffest test of the season when the Saints face perennial national power and eighth ranked Maryland at 7 p.m. at the Comcast Center.Gameday Central coverage begins with the radio pregame show at 6:30 p.m. in the Capital Region on WVCR 88.3 FM "The Saint" and online at SienaAllAccess.com.
Mike Demos and Steve Amedio have the call of the action beginning with the Berkshire Bank Pregame Show at 6:30 p.m. Listen in the Capital Region on WVCR 88.3 FM "The Saint," or free online or through your iOS device (such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch in addition to any devices that support Adobe Flash 10.1 or greater) at SienaAllAccess.com.
You can also watch the game through Maryland's multimedia platform and learn more about the matchup through the game notes by clicking on the corresponding links at the top of the page. Additionally, follow @SienaSaints on twitter for in-game updates.
Siena (4-3) has never beaten a nationally ranked opponent as the Saints are 0-13 all-time vs. Associated Press Top-25 teams and 0-14 against ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll Top-25 teams. Maryland (8-1) is ranked eighth in both polls.
The Saints are coming off a thrilling 64-60 win over Buffalo Saturday in which Siena overcame a 13-point deficit. With a win in either of its final two non-conference games, the Saints would finished with a winning regular season non-conference record for the first time in 11 years.
The Saints and Terrapins meet for the fourth time with Maryland winning the previous three meetings. The programs met for three consecutive seasons from 2004-06. Most recently, top ranked and defending National Champion Maryland overcame a late first half deficit to defeat Siena 93-54 here in College Park on Dec. 4, 2006.
Siena is 7-15 all-time against the 15 current members that comprise the Atlantic Coast Conference. However, the Saints have never defeated a program that was a member of the ACC at the time the game was played, having gone 0-7.
Winners of six in a row with their only loss this season against top ranked Connecticut, Maryland is led by two-time reigning ACC Player of the Year and ACC Preseason Player of the Year Alyssa Thomas who leads the nation with eight double-doubles over her first nine games. Maryland is 102-6 (.944) all-time in non-conference home games here at the Comcast Center.
