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Senior captain Tehresa Coles needs just one more steal to break Siena's all-time career record

Women's Basketball

Gameday Central - Siena at Manhattan (7 PM)

Feb. 19, 2015

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RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Siena Women's Basketball looks to gain steam heading into the home stretch of the regular season when the Saints battle Manhattan at 7 p.m. at Draddy Gymnasium. Gameday central coverage begins with the radio pregame show at 6:30 p.m. locally on WVCR 88.3 FM "The Saint" and online at SienaAllAccess.com.

Mike Demos and Steve Amedio have the call of the game locally on WVCR 88.3 FM "The Saint" and online at SienaAllAccess.com, beginning with pregame coverage at 6:30 p.m. To watch or listen to the game in addition to following the live stats and reading the game notes, click the corresponding links at the top of the page. Follow @SienaSaints on twitter for courtside updates and join the conversation using the hashtag #SienaSaints.

With just four games remaining in the regular season, Siena (14-11, 7-9) is currently tied with Rider for sixth place in a log jammed middle of the pack in the MAAC. The Saints enter play tonight a game behind fifth place Niagara, but also just a game ahead of both Canisius and Monmouth which are currently tied for eighth place. The top-five seeds in the upcoming MAAC Tournament hosted by the Saints at the Times Union Center will receive first round byes.

Manhattan (2-22, 1-14) meanwhile currently sits last in the MAAC having lost 11 straight. The Jaspers are a game and a half back of 10th place Saint Peter's.

Siena overcame 25 turnovers in the first meeting between the teams, a 59-51 win by the Saints on Jan. 24 in Loudonville. The Saints out-rebounded Manhattan by 22 and also grabbed more offensive rebounds (21) than the Jaspers had total rebounds (19). Senior captain Tehresa Coles scored 18 points in the win - including her 1,000th career point - and freshman forward Margot Hetzke added a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds on her 19th birthday.

Here's 10 things to know about tonight's game
1.) Siena continues its three-game road trip tonight, tied for its longest of the season (Jan. 4-11)
2.) The Saints are an impressive 9-3 in true road games. Siena's nine road wins are tied with 11 other schools for 11th most nationally.
3.) At 14-11 the Saints are off to their best 25-game start since the 2003-04 season (15-10). With one more victory the Saints would achieve their winningest season in 11 years since winning 17 games during the 2003-04 season.
4.) Senior captain Tehresa Coles is tied with Mary Gaudreau `83 for the most steals in program history with 281. Coles is just 10 assists shy of potentially becoming just the sixth player in MAAC history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists and 250 steals.
5.) Converted post player Ida Krogh has dished out 116 assists this season, marking the highest single-season program total in 11 years since Nathalie Marchino recorded 127 during the 2003-04 season
6.) Siena leads the MAAC and ranks 35th nationally in rebound margin (+6.6). Iona out-rebounded the Saints in their most recent game Sunday, snapping Siena's 26-game streak of out-rebounding the opposition.
7.) The Saints have increased their shooting percentage (.402) by nearly five percent from last year. Siena's field goal percentage is its highest since shooting at a 40.5% clip during the 2008-09 season.
8.) Siena has MADE more free throws (378) than its opponents have ATTEMPTED (362) and are averaging 21.6 free throw attempts per game. The Saints averaged 27.9 free throw attempts per game in non-conference play, but just 18.0 in MAAC action.
9.) Siena leads the all-time series with Manhattan, 39-20. The Saints have won seven of the past eight meetings, and Siena's 33 regular season conference victories over the Jaspers are their most against any opponent.
10.) Manhattan has lost 11 in a row and have averaged just 47.9 points over that time. The Jaspers rank third worst nationally (out of 343 ranked teams) in scoring (49.5), ninth worst in three-point field goal percentage defense (.366), 20th worst in field goal percentage defense (.438) and 26th worst in rebound margin (-5.9).

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Players Mentioned

Margot Hetzke

#11 Margot Hetzke

Forward
5' 11"
Freshman
Ida Krogh

#2 Ida Krogh

Guard/Forward
6' 0"
Sophomore
Tehresa Coles

#25 Tehresa Coles

Guard
5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Margot Hetzke

#11 Margot Hetzke

5' 11"
Freshman
Forward
Ida Krogh

#2 Ida Krogh

6' 0"
Sophomore
Guard/Forward
Tehresa Coles

#25 Tehresa Coles

5' 9"
Sophomore
Guard